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[–] absquatulate@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Is it me or did they get slightly more vague on their marketing materials, wrt the environmental impact ( at least compared to fp5 ) ?

Also the battery seems a bit harder to replace, as you now need a screwdriver. It does appear to be more flush, so it may be due to size constraints.

Edit: and there's "more" replaceable parts because the back is split in two. That split might prove better for durability tho, because pulling the back on their older phones felt like it would break every time.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 31 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Screwdrivers are pretty entry-level tools though.

[–] absquatulate@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I know I know, but it was really convenient to keep a spare battery and do a quick swap on the fp4.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 3 points 11 hours ago

Then again it seems battery life is a lot better this time around, so this should ideally be less necessary.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 points 13 hours ago

That's a pretty fair point, though I assume a spare powerbank would solve the problem nearly as well (albeit slower and with a cable).