[Fnoord]

> They're still easy to repair, if you are somewhat skilled.

Which is a contradictio in terminis. If only a select few are able to repair the smartphone, then it is apparently difficult to repair the smartphone.

[Synaesthesia]

It's all relative. It's not a very difficult repair like say, replacing a screen on a Galaxy S8, iPad or Macbook Pro. You need some skills/experience and the correct tools and then it will take 15-20 minutes. An experienced phone technician will have no issues whatsoever. A relatively inexperienced, brave individual like me can do it alone in 30-60 min. But again, not like this Fairphone.