Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650
Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
The short version
- As smartphone designs have become more refined, they’ve also become less repairable.
- Fairphone bucks that trend, offering devices that can be fully disassembled and serviced using a single screwdriver.
- But its devices were a pain to get in the US until now.
What happened
The Dutch company has launched the Fairphone Gen 6+ in the US , offering not only the phone but a full line of accessories and replacement parts so you can keep your phone running for years. Don’t expect the Fairphone Gen 6+ to blow you away in the spec department—it focuses on being repairable and paying workers a fair wage.
Why it matters
Half of the phone is made from recycled materials, and it has a microSD card slot.
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