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€600 is the minimum for a Fairphone. A new cheap one by a major brand would be €150.
I'd definitely like some privacy on my phone but damn.
It's 150 because they're subsidizing the phone so you'll pay for service, addons, and so they can sell your data and bloatware. Fairphone isn't expensive, the other phone is artificially cheap.
You're right. They do get us with all the bloatware and other nefarious stuff. Time to start saving.
They're kinda comparing apples and oranges, fairphone doesn't really have a budget phone.
They just have one model, which they gradually upgrade the hardware of and gives a new number.
Right now there's barely any sellers of a Fairphone 4 as an example, and you're able to get it for ~400 euroes from refurbished condition sellers.
Most brands, continues to sell old models. Which ends up as the budget phone 3 generations down the line. But fairphone doesn't, they only sell a fairly powerful phone from new condition.
Fairphone costs cheapest in carbon footprint and disruption caused to copper mining communities.
It's more expensive for you, sure, but it's the least costly option in grand scheme of things.
It's the cheapest they have, but not really a cheap model. Those are pretty decent specs for the price. Unfortunately I don't know any smartphone selling for under 200$/€ that doesn't suck.
FF3 can be bought for under £200 second hand and that doesn't suck. FF4 if you are lucky may fit into that price range too.
What's ff3? I only get final fantasy stuff
What phone can you get for 150 that has a user replaceable battery, that is made with sustainable materials and that pays the workers over minimum wage?
If you are looking for budget phones, get a FF3/4 second hand. That is what I did and its great.