corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 14 days agoThese repairable phones still aren't built to lastwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkThese repairable phones still aren't built to lastwww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareWastedJobe@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-214 days agoI think this is why Fairphone chose an SoC that is usually used in industrial/IoT hardware for the FP5. They’ll apparently get software support from Qualcomm until 2028.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-214 days agoDue to choosing a chip intended for IoT use, the FP5 should even get updates for eight years, until 2031.
I think this is why Fairphone chose an SoC that is usually used in industrial/IoT hardware for the FP5. They’ll apparently get software support from Qualcomm until 2028.
Due to choosing a chip intended for IoT use, the FP5 should even get updates for eight years, until 2031.