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zepto | karma 7190 | avg karma 1.03 · 2021-03-10 17:13:08

Cars and computers are quite different in terms of their components and life-cycles.

ClumsyPilot | karma 18478 | avg karma 2.3 · 2021-03-10 18:09:56+00:00

Pleaae demonstrate at least one occasion where making a device repairable increased waste

zepto | karma 7190 | avg karma 1.03 · 2021-03-10 18:16:54+00:00

Android phones are much more repairable e.g. with replaceable batteries and non-drm parts.

Despite this, they have have less than half the useful lifetime of an iPhone, and so generate much more waste.

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tpxl | karma 2629 | avg karma 2.32 · 2021-03-10 18:40:04

They may have a lower useful lifetime, but that is completely unrelated to their repairability.

zepto | karma 7190 | avg karma 1.03 · 2021-03-10 18:52:43

This is false.

iPhones are built to last longer by being more physically integrated, and the trade off is that they are less repairable.

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ClumsyPilot | karma 18478 | avg karma 2.3 · 2021-03-10 21:59:00+00:00

This is complete fantasy, there is no evidence that iphones are more physically resillient that a $150 crappy android phone.

I asked for evidence, not talking mumbobo-jumbo out of your rear

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tpxl | karma 2629 | avg karma 2.32 · 2021-03-11 21:25:17

Essentially every Android phone will reach EOL because of software, not because of hardware. I still use a 10 year old android phone running android 4, and while the hardware is damaged, the software is what keeps it back.

iPhones last longer because their software lasts longer.

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