Posted on Jul 13, 2021 by kingbeowulf
There are now some options for those that want to avoid the excessive expense and electronic waste of smartphones. Most manufacturers do want the consumer to constantly upgrade and thus make it difficult to perform any sort of repair of battery replacement. Two new companies want to change that cycle by providing sustainable, repairable smartphones with a longer life cycle that the typical 2 years. The goal is an easier to repair device that is also ecologically friendly.
Two relative newcomers to the scene are Teracube and Fairphone. Fairphone has been around for awhile and aims to make a sustainable device that is also modular. Thus, the end user can not only repair but upgrade various modules. Unfortunately, the latest Fairphone 3 and 3+ (€399 and €439, respectively) are not available in the USA. Teracube is a more recent player on the smartphone scene also aiming for sustainability and ease of repair. Since the Teracube is available in the USA, I decided to try it out and replace my 3 year old Nokia 7.1.
Jul 13, 2021
kingbeowulf