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Can you elaborate on why? Like, I'm not surprised, I just am not involved in this space enough to know why.

The bigger they are, the easier they are to repair. So repairable phones in general are going to be on the bigger side.

1. No internal battery means it's not a product with a built-in obsolence period (which is fairly short, 3-5 years)
2. Most of the better audio gear are all wired
3. I mean, it's simple economics: Not paying for all the extra stuff to make it wireless means you get better value for audio quality
4. Many people here are enthusiasts in tech and hardware, we likely have more than a few devices. Switching between devices with BT is a fucking PITA.

Most of the issue stems from annoying dongles that wired headphone users typically don't want to carry.

The situation with fairphone is especially infuriating however, as omitting the headphone jack goes against the whole point of fairphone IMO.

Bluetooth headphones, as convenient as they are, have integrated lithium batteries, which are harmful for the environment. They also have a very short, finite lifespan. Despite these issues, fairphone removed the headphone jack on the fairphone 4 and 5, while simultaneously releasing true wireless Bluetooth earphones that are not repairable. Their whole brand is based on creating ethically sourced, repairable products, so offering an inherently unrepairable item for sale is rather disappointing. I am aware that they offer over ear headphones that are repairable, but I think they shouldn't sell true wireless earphones until they come up with a real repairable design.

In contrast, there are wired headphones from the mid 1980s that are still functional and still sound amazing, even if they aren't as convenient to use. There are also modern wired headphones and IEMs (In-Ear Monitors) that have removable, standardized cables. This is great since the cable is what breaks on wired headphones 99% of the time.

I don't want to buy more shit I got to remember to charge when I already have a few nice 3.5mm headsets. I know its going to be dead every time I want to use it. I got to pair it every time I switch devices. It works on everything that has the right hole even if its older than your parents.

Its just extra work unless its your daily driver.

I use a headphone jack daily, it is a must for me. Not going to do a stupid Bluetooth adapter or dongle cable that can get lost or damaged

The only way I can play music from Spotify or youtube in my car is through a headphone jack, I value it very deeply because of that. It's much cheaper to buy a phone with a jack than it is to replace my car

Not being able to listen to wired audio while charging is a dealbreaker. And not needing a dongle is convenient.

it's useful. I use it.

I can't charge and use iem together

It's a 778G equivalent, from what I can tell, how is that even low end?

Buy an FP3 or 4 if you don't need these features.

Wait doesn't that defeat the point then?

According to CNET not as good as pixel, but it is honestly fine in my eyes.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/fairphone-5-review-the-phone-that-wants-to-save-the-world/

Their promo video looks good. Though it is a promo video.

My guess is that it won't have the bells and whistles of Samsung or Google Pixel devices. That doesn't really seem to be the goal with the device though.