Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?

Marion, 2025-06-29 11:36:

On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:23:40 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote :

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Google Pixel also removed the aux jack - even Fairphone did this,
starting with the Fairphone 4. And Fairphone is defnitely not a company
which wants to sell customers a new phone every year.

 
There is only one reason to remove the aux jack.
And that reason is not that it has been working fine for a very long time.

Also read this:
<https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/9836188988049-Audio-Jack-3-5mm>

Quote:

"Fairphone 4 is already thick by industry standard because modular
design makes our phone bigger than average. Modularity allows users to
repair their phone easily and keep it for as long as possible. Including
the headphone jack would have made the phone longer and thicker. We also
know from consumer feedback that smaller dimensions are very important
for handling and ergonomics."

But I know, that you will say, that Fairphone is also just wants to make
a lot money and their offering of spare parts to be able to repair a
phone without expensive tools is just there to distract customers from
the real reasons:

<https://shop.fairphone.com/spare-parts>

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