Fairphone 1: Still going strong after 13 years

Fairphone 1: Still going strong after 13 yearsby FairphoneThe Fairphone team talk through two examples of where the original Fairphone 1 from back in 2013 are "still very much in use", but I think this post is a little disingenuous.Read post ➡ I saw this post on Mastodon, and clicked on it as the title and intro both read like there's people still using their original Fairphone 1 as a daily driver, after more than a decade. This surprised me as Fairphone clearly states that their phones are supported for 7 years, and according to this site the Fairphone 1 went end of life in July 2017 (that's 4 years of support for those who are counting). Reading the post it's clear that neither example is using their phone as a daily driver. One is sat on shelf, providing spare CPU capacity for scientific research, and the other is being used as a glorified MP3 player. The post irks me a little as it feels disingenuous. A phone having hardware that's able to turn on and function after 13 years is…

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