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Any idea if these will come to the US? Between this and frame.works notebooks, I’m pulling for repairability as a selling point.

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They seem to just be focusing on the EU but I recall my friend saying the device works on Verizon networks here. You can use one of those parcel shipping services to act as a middleman and get the phone to you.

The most sustainable phone is the phone you have right now. So if that one isn’t dying anytime soon maybe it’s best to wait and see if Fairphone expands it’s operations by the time you finally need a new one (which is what I’m doing).

Agree, and I appreciate their push for standards of living for their miners. Wish it was headed to the US. Wonder why it’s not.

I second this question. If they sold in the US, I'd have one.

It appears the previous model wasn’t available in the US which may also apply to the latest model

I don't think their volume justifies the expansion yet. They are an incredibly small company (around 90 people) that is doing a lot more than build a phone.

I'm writing this from a FP3 and I'm a bit thorn because I want a FP4 but this phone still works perfectly. I might get a new battery in the next months as this on e doesn't last a day outdoors anymore. It's also a seriously sturdy phone, already fell so many times on the floor.

Like someone said elsewhere (you?) the most sustainable phone is the one you already have. But that’s clearly not how business works. There’s something to be said for buying their hardware revisions to support the cause-unless they’re taking donations and you’re so inclined. The FP3 could itself become good marketing if you sell/donate it to someone who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity and could contribute in another way, for instance.

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