Fairphone releases a Fairphone 5 with 6gb RAM and 128gb storage for €150 less - eviltoast
  • CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Framework uses high end SOCs. And doesn’t have to write as much code to make it all work ootb. Fairphone has to choose an SOC that will be supported by manufacturer for as long as possible since they’re on the hook for supporting the fairphone for so long. Only SOCs that are supported long term are designed for industrial/enterprise type use

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      15 days ago

      Fairphone should try to get their hands on Google’s SoC and board support package. Perhaps a special deal. That’ll get them long software support without any special SoC engineering. Just improve the high level Android apps and sell parts. This would let them be closer to what Framework is. Framework writes almost no software for their hardware.