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Meanwhile... my poor broken phone now won't be charged at all. Looking for a repair shop: I reckon it's "just" a matter of replacing the microUSB port (one shop even mentions that as a common problem). Then again, I don't know how much of a problem it might be to repair a Chinese phone they've never seen before.
- @mcscx@quitter.se repeated this.
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Next up: Fairphone, where the USB connector is on a replacable board!
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@mmn Is that dual-SIM? if not, not a candidate.
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@heluecht OK, that got me interested. So I looked at further specs... and it isn't quite up to what I'm looking for (apart from the essential Dual-SIM): quadcore (not ocatcode), and not a MediaTek chipset (which I prefer); 8MP+2MP cameras instead of 2x13MP (which I have now - that's a big difference!). Also an old Android version. OTH it does have 4G. I'll put it on my shortlist, but I'm afraid it needs to grow up a little more. @mmn
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s/ocatcode/octacore/
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@mmn Yes, the ethical aspect is important - but for me functionality comes first. It's not just about "technical specs", it's about the actual use I make of it. My current phone was carefully selected for just that. But forget about "interpolating" pictures. You can never get a better resolution from a lower one: you can get more pixels, but the image will be fuzzy. JPEF is lossy, and information that's no longer there cannot just be re-created out of nothing. More pixels gives you more to work with. The difference between 8MP (Fairphone) and 13.3MP (THL T100s) is huge. When buying my current phone I actually gave a better camera (2, even) priority over 4G support. So now I'm looking for a camera that's at least as good _with_ 4G support (and, as mentioned, absolutely dual-SIM, and MediaTek main chipset). I *use* these features, they're not just "nice to have".
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@leny that does look interesting, except that the Qualcom chipset gives me pause. I'll have to dive into that to see if I can get the see functionality I have now (notably, changing IMEI - which is a snap with MediaTek utilities). Anyway, this goes on my list of possible candidates. Thanks!
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So, I went to a repair shop; they told me the microUSB post (by itself) cannot be replaced, you also need the module as soldered on the board - and that's not standardized, and they don't have such modules for THL. Second-best solution I'd thought of: an external #charger for the battery. :) Yup, they had that - with two batteries, I can charge & keep one while using the other one in the phone. Problem solved. :) it's charging now. Not fast, but who cres - as long as it charges the battery!
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@leny also, teh dual-SIM is "hybrid" which means you either use a second SIM *or* a microSD card. For me that would mean no memory extension, I *always* use two SIMs. And it looks like the battery is not removable (something that is a lifesaver right now as it enables me to charge the battery outside the phone). But it's an attractive set of specs otherwise.