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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (9 children)

I will have to consider Fairphone when I am looking for my next phone. Looking at their site, my only hesitation is about water resistance. I understand that repairability comes at the cost of making everything glued and sealed shut, but I drop my phone in water once every couple of years. If that risks killing it, it is not going to be a phone that will last long in my hands.

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  • [–] 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Have you considered not dropping your phone in water?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Hard to avoid when you have a toddler and dog bowls around...

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    Is it?

    I feel like people have had toddlers and dog bowls for a long time, and that people in the past have been ableto keep certain things away from water successfully. Perhaps if you have increased opportunities to get the phone wet, you should take extra precautions.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    It's got a rating. Not sure if water resistant or proof. They didnplan for it to be in rainy environments. Also, phone is modular and repairable by design.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    It is rated as water resistant, capable of withstanding a jet of water.

    Repairability depends on what breaks. If water getting into the phone fries the CPU, it does not seem fixable. Glancing at the site, I could not find a part on sale, probably because the cost of a replacement part would cost almost as much as replacing the phone.

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