Re:Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more...
by palata on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @05:17AM
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> they'll want one that is capable of
My feeling is that phones are not evolving that quickly anymore, though.
> If you upgrade a phone to get a new one with a better camera, well, the processor on the old one is probably decent still, it could be a mini PC where the camera quality doesn't matter.
Sure, but if you didn't need the mini PC in the first place, then it's not more sustainable than throwing it away. It's actually less sustainable, because now you consume energy for a mini PC you didn't need.
Not saying people should not get their new toy. Just that they should not pretend it's sustainable :-).
> Also, it's a status symbol, you can't just _not_ upgrade.
Around me it's become more and more of a status symbol to not upgrade. It's sometimes almost a competition of "who has the oldest phone", and nobody is impressed by someone buying the latest iPhone. So... it's not the same everywhere :-).
My feeling is that phones are not evolving that quickly anymore, though.
> If you upgrade a phone to get a new one with a better camera, well, the processor on the old one is probably decent still, it could be a mini PC where the camera quality doesn't matter.
Sure, but if you didn't need the mini PC in the first place, then it's not more sustainable than throwing it away. It's actually less sustainable, because now you consume energy for a mini PC you didn't need.
Not saying people should not get their new toy. Just that they should not pretend it's sustainable :-).
> Also, it's a status symbol, you can't just _not_ upgrade.
Around me it's become more and more of a status symbol to not upgrade. It's sometimes almost a competition of "who has the oldest phone", and nobody is impressed by someone buying the latest iPhone. So... it's not the same everywhere :-).