For years, the process of buying a phone remained largely the same.

You're buying a phone based on its specifications and ultra-budget price, not after-sales support.

All those decisions now apply to buying a phone.

Fairphone also recycles old phones of other brands, even if you're not buying a phone from the company.

They don't want a disappointed customer buying a phone with a feature they simply can't use, Mr Long told news.com.au.

So, you'll save yourself the extra cost of buying a phone case too, I'd say the Pixel 5 is pretty good deal.