Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.socialM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agoFairphone CEO says it’s a ‘myth’ that sustainable tech has to cost more and be of lower quality: ‘Neither is needed’www.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1472arrow-down16
arrow-up1466arrow-down1external-linkFairphone CEO says it’s a ‘myth’ that sustainable tech has to cost more and be of lower quality: ‘Neither is needed’www.techradar.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.socialM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down3·2 days agoWhy is the fairphone more expensive than comparable hardware, then?
minus-squareneo2478@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·2 days agoA lot of it is also economies of scale and full control of the supply chain. The unethical behavior is to squeeze as much profit as possible.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoEach new Fairphone is increasingly more custom whereas the first ones used more stock parts. When you order elections from China, manufacturers might refuse to make custom parts for a small room, or charge a lot for it.
minus-squareschubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoIs the Fairphone 6 really significantly more expensive still?
minus-squareKryptonBlur@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoI don’t think it is. In the UK its price and specs seem pretty on par with the Pixel 9a
minus-squarekepix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down17·2 days agocause its marketed towards richer westeners who cant even unlock a phone
Why is the fairphone more expensive than comparable hardware, then?
A lot of it is also economies of scale and full control of the supply chain. The unethical behavior is to squeeze as much profit as possible.
Each new Fairphone is increasingly more custom whereas the first ones used more stock parts. When you order elections from China, manufacturers might refuse to make custom parts for a small room, or charge a lot for it.
Is the Fairphone 6 really significantly more expensive still?
I don’t think it is. In the UK its price and specs seem pretty on par with the Pixel 9a
cause its marketed towards richer westeners who cant even unlock a phone