Fairphone’s new cables and chargers are LONGTIME®-certified. Here’s what that means.
Fairphone's new cables and chargers are LONGTIME®-certified. Here's what that means. - Fairphone
If I make a "love you LONGTIME®" joke will it get deleted?
I was going to say that's my goddamn trademark see you in court. /s
Glad to see someone with the same sense of humour lol.
I'm a bit surprised I've never heard of LONGTIME. Seems like they're doing exactly what I've wanted - searching out products designed to last.
That said, not sure I need a Buy It For Life cable. Far more interested in BIFL appliances.
I've heard a lot of people use Anker cables for BIFL? Or perhaps just they are the longest lasting I've heard of
https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/long-life-32-cable-1m-1883
Nice they got proper specs
Long life but no long cable 😢
2.5m for the slow-data version
I don't give a shit about what fairphone does anymore. They removed the headphone jack to follow trends and sell their own pos wireless earbuds.
Just another company attempting to leverage its green messages to get more sales.
No organisation is perfect but to use this one point as a reason they are evil is absurd. No one else seems to make a product that is anywhere near as sustainable, environmentally conscious and ethical. You gotta pick your battles and imo this is a battle for when the whole industry has taken up fairphone's standards
Never called them evil. Id probably put it closer to misguided.
They are battling for industry standards? Yet they just follow the industry trend?? Which is it? imo you can't have both.
It just informed me of the fact they if they were tasked with doing something for their consumers and longevity or doing something for their bottom line they are gonna pick their bottom line. Right now most their bottom line benefits from being "eco aware" telling you they will be in it for the long haul. But I don't really trust that will always be the case cause they already showed what corner they thought they could cut and still keep users "happy". Influence And Money destroys most.
Wireless headphones are destined to be landfill waste practically from the day they are made. Just because they made theirs a little user serviceable doesn't negate the fact that when the Bluetooth codec on em gets too old or incompatible they will be trash. Unlike wired headphones which don't need to rely on any of that and can last basically as long as you take care of them or the physical materials degrade.
How does removing the headphone jack change their position?
It does dilute it somewhat since it means there are more batteries and integrated circuits in stuff that don't necessarily need it. I personally don't think it's a problem (as I have indicated in my other response) cause I just prefer Bluetooth headphones anyway but ultimately they aren't the most environmentally conscious way to listen to music
It's just bullshit to me. There was no reason to do it other than industry trends and their want to sell their own wireless headphones (another industry trend).
There was no reason they couldn't do both keep a headphone jack and sell wireless headphones. But they looked at the bottom line and went with the option that was good for their pockets, not their consumers.
to be honest, I agree with you somewhat. but it's the best we got for now till a competitor comes along.
that being said though headphone jacks are SO annoying because they make noise and fall out so easily, I wish we could get a 2nd USBC instead.
also I'm gonna keep using my Pixel 8 till security updates run out then see how fairphone is doing. It was a tough decision to get the pixel but the fairphone 5 wasn't sold where I live back then :(
Which is a damn shame.
have you seen miad 01? it's more of a dac with a phone but they got 4.4mm, i think it's a cool idea
edit: idk what kinda jacks you had, maybe i'm not using it that much but i've never had one fall off, even on a phone that i reassembled before. what kind of failure point was it?
WTF, they want 35€ for a 1m cable?! I'm sorry, but Im gonna take 6 cables for 6€ that do exactly the same thing.
Thats quite unlikely, try to find a usb c cable that actually speaks 40 gig or at least 20 like this one, they are a bit cheaper what fairphone is asking, but the cables that can actually deliver are quite pricey. The cheap ones you see only do 480 mbit or power online and not 240 watts
Since they got rid of the headphone jack and started selling disposable Bluetooth earphones I don't pay any attention to fairphone.
It's not just the headphone jack quality has plummeted since the 3, yes you can get security updates but the warranty returns mean you're probably putting more into landfill than buying a Motorola every 2 years.
i have the fairbuds because i was tired of my batteries running dying. but man, these headphoned sound like shit and cant even sync to video. i bought them in 2025. also the replaceable battery looks off the shelf but is proprietary. so if they decide to stop selling them my headphones die anyway.
The headphones they sell are actively the least disposable ones you can buy. That being said, it's not the most sustainable way to listen to music. Imo, they removed it too make engineering the phone easier. If that means they can reduce the price from what it would have been and make the phone more repairable, then I'm happy for that compromise.
Have you owned a fairphone? From experience with my gf's fp4, she has not had to keep sending it back in due to hardware issues. If it was such a big issue as you seem to think, they would have gone out of business with all the replacements they would need to do...
Doesn't their new phone not have USB 3 support for the port??
Who are all these people that have outlets next to where they usually use a phone and can use a 1m cable? All my cables are 2m because power sockets tend to be near the ground and phones and other items you charge tend to live on tables, desks and shelves. I don't understand why the USB spec considers 1m to be enough for anything.
The length limit is because the data rates are so high in USB 3.2 that timing is very tight and signal integrity degrades very quickly with natural cable capacitance. Charging via USB-PD does not have the same limitations, but it's suffering from the one-cable-does-it-all nature of USB-C
Tbf the 2.5m version is only 5€ more
I have seen the light, give me 3m or give me death
It made some sense when the primary function was to sync the phone (iPod, camera, etc.) with a computer. Then I honestly think that companies just never wanted to take the on cost of the cable being longer and heavier especially when they could sell you a second one for more profit and claim some green wins in the weight and material reduction.
There are these nifty little devices that let you extend and even multiply your wall outlets away from the wall. I have one attached to my nightstand and one on my desk. Both also have USB outlets so no need for adapers.
A pro tip is to run one of these genious things behind your media furniture so you no longer need to plug every single device into their own wall socket.
Technically, usb chargers are converters, not adapters. Also, I'd never trust the usb ports on a power strip. But hey, you do you.
I like a 2m cable for sure but a 3’ cable should reach most any table, desk, or nightstand. I only have one 6-10’ cable and it’s because it’s routed through my desk. A 3’ standard has been working fine for most people for a long time and saves on materials.
Average desk height is like, 30in. If the outlet is 6in off the ground, that gives you 1 foot of leeway to the nearest outlet. Hopefully it's next to the desk.
Average elbow height for men seems to be about 1m, give or take. Have to stand next to the outlet to use it plugged in.
I'm only buying 2m+ cables for wall charging, data transfer cables can be shorter and so can cables for battery banks.
I feel like having to hug a power socket constantly is a worse solution to just having all my USB cables be 2m long especially if you want a clean desk.
For example this setup is not possible with just 1m if you actually want to also use the phone