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A sustainable phone

Mar 11, 2015 6:48PM PDT

Hello all,

I have quite a simple question for you all. I am doing a little survey on a sustainable and 'fair' phone. This is particularly aimed at people from the USA.

Would you consider buying a sustainable and fair phone? And if you don't know what would you make wanting to buy this phone?


Yours sincerely

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depends
Mar 11, 2015 7:07PM PDT

I am going to spend my hard earned dollars on something that fits my needs. If a sustainable phone fits my needs then I would consider one.

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The last phone was around $350. Fits your needs?
Mar 11, 2015 7:39PM PDT

These are the specs:
tem
Description
Network Type 2G/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G/WCDMA: 900/2100MHz
OS Android™ 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset MT6589 (quad-core) @ 1.2 Ghz
System Memory 16GB (Storage) + 1GB (RAM)
Dimensions (mm) 126*63.5*10 mm
Primary Screen 4.3 qHD (960x540 pixels)
Glass Dragontrail Glass
Primary Camera 8MP AF (stabilization + image sensor)
Secondary Camera 1.3 Megapixels
Battery 2000mAh (Replaceable battery) - read more here
Weight 163 g
SAR Rating Head: 0.329 W/kg; Body: 0.693 W/kg
NFC Chip No
Headphones/Charger Not included by default (good for environment!)
Notification LED Yes


Details
Item
Description

SIM Card Dual SIM, Dual Stand-by. One SIM: 3G; one SIM: 2G. Standard format miniSIM card (not included).
Memory Card Type microSD (not included). Compatible SD, SDHC and SDXC types; up to 64GB.
Data & Charge Port MicroUSB 2.0, Type B
USB Version USB 2.0 High-Speed
USB On-The-Go (OTG) Yes
HDMI No
GPS Yes (with A-GPS)
WI-FI® 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR / v3.0 + HS
FM Radio No
Light Sensor Yes
G-Sensor Yes
E-Compass Yes
Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Flash Light Yes
Frequency Bands 2G/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G/WCDMA: 900/2100MHz
GPRS Class GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class Multi-Slot Class 12
UMTS Rate HSPA uplink cat 7 up to 11.5 Mbps
HSPA downlink cat 24 up to 42.2 Mbps
Video Decode Format MPEG4 (SP/ASP) /H.264:1080p@30fps
Video Encode Format
MPEG4 (SP) /H.263: 1080p@30fps
H.264: 720p@30fps

Audio Decode Format AAC, AAC+ v1, AAC+ v2, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, APE, FLAC, Midi, MP2, MP3, Vorbis, WAV, WMA
Audio Encode Format AMR-NB,AMR-WB,AAC,OGG
Streaming Media Yes
Screen Size 4.3"
Screen Resolution qHD IPS (960x540 pixels) (256 ppi)
Screen Color 16M
Touchpanel Type Capacitive
Primary Camera (Back) 8 Megapixels (Autofocus)
Primary Camera Sensor Type
CMOS BSI

Secondary Camera (Front) 1.3 Megapixels
Secondary Camera Sensor Type CMOS

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Sounds eerily similar to my last $150 phone.
Mar 11, 2015 10:27PM PDT

While it sounds so close to my last $150 phone, what's the extra 200 bucks for?

For the savings I could replace it when I drop or break it.
Bob

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Nothing to see here folks
Mar 12, 2015 12:27AM PDT

That phone lacks LTE, so it's a non-starter for many, many folks here in the USA. You clearly haven't done your research, since it also lacks the appropriate WCDMA frequeny bands for use on North American networks too.

Also, your understanding of the term 'sustainable' is lacking. Not the proper context here. Back to the drawing board you go...

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Here's that 200ish buck LTE phone.
Mar 12, 2015 2:53AM PDT
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Re: sustainable phone
Mar 12, 2015 6:28AM PDT

Yes, if it suits your needs then go for it. Sustainable and fair phone is really subjective. What may work for you, may not work for me. Streamline between what you need and what you want and trim down the difference.That should give you a fairly sound decision on what to buy.