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Comparison of FP5 with /e/os preinstalled vs. installing it myself (shop.fairphone.com)

submitted 1 week ago by promitheas to c/[email protected]

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I've been checking the page linked above every day hoping the bigger spec version of the FP5 (more ram+storage) with /e/os preinstalled will be back in stock, but for the past month or month and a half its remained out of stock.

I would like to make the switch as soon as possible, but I'm not sure when it will be back in stock. Just so I have a complete and well-informed picture of my options, would it be possible to have a tl;dr of the comparison between the preinstalled version and the stock version where I put /e/os on it myself? I'm talking about stuff like warranty voiding, issues with the install process, etc...

Thanks in advance!

p.s. Anyone have any idea when it will be back in stock? :p

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have no comparison but was in a similar boat when the FP5 launched. I was not sure how long my phone's cracked display would last. I installed e/OS manually at the time (a beta release) and can't remember any substantial issues. I can't compare with a preinstalled version because I did not order that.

I think there's a forum. Perhaps ask there if they know when they'll be back in stock?

[–] promitheas 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea I think thats a good idea. Do you think I should ask in the Fairphone forum, or the /e/os forum?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would ask in the e/OS forum. The old thread was tagged with FP5. Scanning through the forum I also found a mention to mail support for a question related to reselling. You could reach out through https://murena.com/contact-us/ directly.

[–] promitheas 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you, ill do that ☺️