Fairphone 2 support ends after seven years, last update coming in March Comments
- YUKI93
- K1L
The fact that this phone got an official Android 10 OS update despite shipped with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box shows just how truly ahead Fairphone is when it comes to software support. Samsung still got a long way to catch up with Fairphone.
- AnonD-731363
- Lfw
This is pretty interesting my only problem is after 7 years this phone is good only for most basic apps.
Maybe the software is still very updated but its hardware got very outdated.
- Anonymous
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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023Impressive for an Android phone, but I will still have to say it … iPhone 6s from 2015 is stil... moreImpressive from Apple. Generally, getting an iPhone and keeping it forever is the best option for most people trying to lessen their environmental impact. That doesn't mean they should be the only option. Fairphone is the most sustainable Android manufacturer and running it with CalyxOS combines that sustainable footprint with software longevity.
- Trooper
- mEk
joe nodden, 09 Jan 2023Ok so give me the link to the Fairphone 2 page. Look before replying. There's a whacking great search box at the top of every GSMArena web page. Maybe try using that ?. Oh, and less demands and more manners are in-order, don't you think...
- Vonas
- dSV
oofio2461, 09 Jan 2023Motorola would never. Motorola is currently offering 3 years of major OS updates to their edge 30 ultra phones, better than most other companies do for Android (exception of Samsung, but I hate them with all my heart)
- Trooper
- mEk
TheArtist, 09 Jan 2023Sustainable development is the right method. Companies like Fairphone must be appreciated. Now... more"Reduce, Reuse & Recycle, the 3 R's to save this planet."
It's not the planet we are trying to save, it's everything that lives on it now, and in the future. The planet (Earth) will be fine, whether we (its living beings and all the other species) continue to exist here, or not...
- joe nodden
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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023What has got anything to do ? Also, Fairphones are already on this website. Check before commentingOk so give me the link to the Fairphone 2 page.
Look before replying.
- EskeRahn
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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023Impressive for an Android phone, but I will still have to say it … iPhone 6s from 2015 is stil... moreWell if aPple did not maim the firmware while doing their 'updates', then you could have had a valid point.
Please explain why my ancient Iphone 6 turned OFF eats the battery much faster than if you leave it ON in Aeroplane mode? The only explanation I have is that the iCrooks have installed some sh!t that is actively running wasting the battery, when you turn it 'off', to trick people into thinking the battery is dead. And for some reason they forget to run their malware in Aeroplane mode - or maybe the malware crashes when it can not send the data they steal? (if they respect Aeroplane mode).
- Anonymous
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joe nodden, 09 Jan 2023Why are you making an article about a device you don't even have on your website?What has got anything to do ? Also, Fairphones are already on this website. Check before commenting
- Anonymous
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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023Add the European Nokia to the mix too because they are only supporting up to 3 years. I though... moreThe current Nokia isn't the old nokia so they are very different than the old one. HMD global is reportedly chinese but trying to look like European. Overall, the amount of support should be as per specs of device. Samsung can maybe do 5 years support on flagship but that is it, because anymore would mean slow phone and who would like that
- Anonymous
- SYq
TrainingAddict, 09 Jan 2023But why update for so many years if everyone will replacephone within three years ? I don... moreThat's the whole story about Fairphone, the users keep the devices for so many years because it's possible, unlike pretty much any other brand on the market
- Anonymous
- 3SI
Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023But what's the point when Apple slowed it down with updates? A company like fairphone wou... moreYou still live in February 2016? 🤡 I won’t explain it 7 years later. You should have gotten it by now.
- Anonymous
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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023Impressive for an Android phone, but I will still have to say it … iPhone 6s from 2015 is stil... moreBut what's the point when Apple slowed it down with updates? A company like fairphone would never do that.
- ALPHABOY17
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Hemedans, 09 Jan 2023Fair phone 2 was released in 2015 with 2014 flagship soc, sd 801. Its still more powerfull tha... moreMy old samsung galaxy alpha had SD801/E 5430, and got only ONE year of updates.
My S8 is still running fine, but it didn't even got android 10, despite being one of the, if not the most beloved S at that time.
This "garbage" phone (or how some people mention it on internet) got more software support than phones with 4-5 generations of hardware ahead of him.
If you hadn't mentioned this phone had SD801, I would've thought it was using a SD615/617.
- Hemedans
- CAF
TrainingAddict, 09 Jan 2023But why update for so many years if everyone will replacephone within three years ? I don... moreThey have around 100k user of fair phone 2, enough for small company to operate.
- Hemedans
- CAF
notafanboy, 09 Jan 2023I'll take a great overall phone with 3 years of updates over a GARBAGE phone with 7 years... moreFair phone 2 was released in 2015 with 2014 flagship soc, sd 801. Its still more powerfull than today soc with Quadcore cortex A53 cpu wise, so it was not garbage.
Even their latest fairphone 4 had sd 750 with cortex A77. Its 2023 and still there are phones with cortex A73, A75 and A76.
- Anonymous
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notafanboy, 09 Jan 2023I'll take a great overall phone with 3 years of updates over a GARBAGE phone with 7 years... moreFairphone specs may have been not the best but it's a great concept they've introduced by supporting their phones for that long
All I'm saying is that phone companies should make their phones last longer. They should support their phones for longer. Their phones should be durable so they last. But that's against their profits, so they don't do that. Big L for the environment tho
- notafanboy
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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2023Fair phone: We provide 5 years of comprehensive OS and hardware support (ends up providing wit... moreI'll take a great overall phone with 3 years of updates over a GARBAGE phone with 7 years update support. Any day of the week.
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