• FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Don’t even have to update it. Just open source the device tree etc and I’ll make the effort to port LineageOS myself.

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    2 days ago

    The fairphone is not getting updates.

    They are months behind, and many phones they should be updating to this day run extremely EOF software

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      Outdated info iirc. This was the case with android 13 for fp3, which they skipped completely and jumped to 14. They also still push updates regularly for all phones later than fp2.

      And if you want bleeding edge updates, no phone maker does that and youll have to look at lineageOS, which tends to break things once in a while.

      ( im a fp4 user with lineageos running android 15, sep 3 update )

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      1 day ago

      Care to elaborate?
      As far as I know, even the older fairphones from 5 years ago or so still have a regular 2-month update cycle?

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    highly recommend the refurbished market

    lots of pixel 4a 128 (not 5G) with healthy batteries that support Lineage OS knocking about

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      2 days ago

      This is likely to be different for every person, so no judgements, but I don’t think a flip phone can ever qualify as “compact.”

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        2 days ago

        I’m confused then.

        • Moto Razr (when closed) is 103,295 cubic mm in volume
        • Jellymax (a phone your graphic labels as compact) is 126,975 cubic mm in volume

        Moto Razr (again when closed) is substantially smaller than Jellymax at its largest dimension (88mm for Moto vs 128mm for Jellymax)

        What is the criteria here for a “compact phone” then?

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          It depends on why you want a compact phone. If it’s to fit into small pockets then the flip phones do great, but if it’s because modern phones are too large to comfortably hold and use for your hands, or because you want a smaller screen (for less distraction or for better battery life) then the flip phones are pretty bad.

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              23 hours ago

              Didn’t realize the outer screen was fully featured now, that does make them a lot more intriguing!

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                I can’t say I use the outside screen a ton (because my eyes are getting old and a larger screen helps that so I unfold to use for longer periods), but I do use it for quick checks and media controls for streaming apps often. I’ve only run into one app that I’ve tried that doesn’t work on the outside screen and that is Microsoft Authenticator (MFA app) as it requires a separate type of screen unlock instead of the normal screen unlock challenge. Gmail, cal, chrome, firefox (Ironfox) all work on the outside screen. Another nice thing is, on the outside screen you can get the full on-screen keyboard for typing too, but it takes up about half the real-estate when its up.

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            I don’t know, but it’s closer to the one on the right

            So that one on the right looks like the Razr V3 (circa 2004) with the dimensions of 98 x 53 x 13.9 mm. By that measure the Jellymax you’re labeling as a “compact” phone doesn’t qualify as compact as it has a significantly larger largest dimension and total volume that either the modern android Razr or the 2004 Razr.

            So I’m still confused what you definition of compact is for a phone, but you and others here clearly know what you want even if I can’t figure it out. I’ll leave you to it.

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    2 days ago

    My Pixel 5 is small, do they not make a small one anymore? In inches it’s about 3" across and 5.5" long.

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    Not an Apple fan but their SE gets updates for a good amount of time, about 1cm bigger length and width than their first SE but it might fit your criteria.

    Samsung Flip is a compact clamshell that becomes a regular sized phone.

    The ASUS Zenphone 10 is on the smaller size but barely qualifies as a small phone so up to you, expecting updates to 2027.

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    I want the opposite: a foldable with a 10" inner screen, thinner or as thin as the Fold 7, but with no comically large camera bump (and without sacrificing image quality).

    Also a microSD slot, two day battery life, seven years of updates, and front cameras hidden under the screens (going back to to the hole punch was the dumbest decision Samsung has ever made.)

    But most importantly of all: an unlocked bootloader.