@corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 10 months agoThese repairable phones still aren't built to lastwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10cross-posted to: android@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkThese repairable phones still aren't built to lastwww.spacebar.news@corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareWastedJobelinkfedilinkEnglish23•edit-210 months 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-square@Successful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilink10•edit-210 months 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.