When comparing Puzzlephone vs Fairphone 2, the Slant community recommends Fairphone 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best modular smartphones?” Fairphone 2 is ranked 1st while Puzzlephone is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Fairphone 2 is:
The seven main parts of the phone (main chassis, battery, display assembly, rear camera, receiver, speaker and cover) can be swapped without changing anything else. The screen can be changed using just your hands, without any screwdrivers or tools.
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Pros
Pro Modular design
The Puzzlephone has 3 swappable hardware modules.
Pro Will provide a choice of operating systems
While the initial version will ship with Android, Puzzlephone will not be locked to a single operating system with later iterations.
Pro Modular
The seven main parts of the phone (main chassis, battery, display assembly, rear camera, receiver, speaker and cover) can be swapped without changing anything else. The screen can be changed using just your hands, without any screwdrivers or tools.
Cons
Con Provides less modularity than Project Ara
The phone consists of just 3 hardware modules - "The Spine", "The Hear" and "The Brain". The Spine has an LCD, buttons, speakers and a microphone, The Brain has CPU, GPU, memory and camera, and The Heart has a battery and any extra functionality depending on the module.