Fairphone 5: Keeping it 10/10? | iFixit News
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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

  • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’ve got the Bose QC 45 headphones which can do both Bluetooth and 3.5 mm. The audio quality is the same between the two delivery methods. The only difference I’ve noticed is an occasional video/audio synching issue with Bluetooth which quickly corrects itself and is usually only an issue with older devices. It’s my understanding that this and the audio lag issue have been solved recently in newer devices.

    I personally think Bluetooth is a shit standard that has slowly been fixed over the years, but it’s pretty much 100% there at this point

    The real question I have is: is a decent DAC that hard to find? I bought a shit one because it’s only a back-up option for me, but I can’t imagine the good ones are scarce.

    • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Tell it to the phone companies. A DAC and amp should be part of my phone.

      Bose is shit.

      • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        No, the DAC used should be one that the headphones are designed for, so using integrated DAC of the Headphones should lead to best results just using a high end external DAC would be better.