Introduction and specs Two years after the previous generation, Fairphone introduced the Fairphone 5 with numerous upgrades to the hardware and tweaks to the design to fit the company’s mission to reduce e-waste and promote sustainability. The company says more than 70% of the materials used are either recycled or …
Read More »Weekly poll results: the sustainable Fairphone 5 has its fans and its detractors
It’s certainly not for everyone, but the Fairphone 5 is the perfect phone for some people – about one fifth of voters in last week’s poll can see themselves using this devices for the next 8 years, happy in the knowledge that they have a phone that is kind to …
Read More »Fairphone 5 in for review
There are a few angles to the Fairphone 5. The key one is right in the name – fair – the device is made by people who want to help make the world more sustainable. The people who build the phone are paid a living wage and will recycle your …
Read More »Weekly poll: will you use the Fairphone 5 for the next 8 years?
Apple has a reputation of having the best software support in the smartphone world, but when iOS 16 arrived in 2022, it was only for phones from 2017 and onward – 2016’s iPhone 7 and iPhone SE were dropped. That’s better than Android makers, which only do OS updates for …
Read More »Week 35 in review: Huawei Mate 60 Pro, Fairphone 5, Realme GT5 official
Week 35 brought us lots and lots of new hardware – Huawei surprised the world with the announcement of the Mate 60 Pro and Mate 60. The Pro has a triple dot notch on the front, with a selfie camera and a 3D tOf sensor. Other notable features include a …
Read More »Fairphone 5 goes official with 5 years warranty, up to 10 years of software support
Well, this was faster than expected – the Fairphone 5 is now official and you can already pre-order one from the company’s online store. There is only one version and it costs €700/£620 (up from €580/£500 for the previous model), you only need to pick a color: Matte Black, Sky …
Read More »Fairphone 5 specs leak: up to 8 years of support, new AMOLED display, more modules
Detailed information of the upcoming Fairphone 5 leaked, including the announcement date – tomorrow. The new model will be more powerful, more repairable, more durable and with longer support and, unfortunately, more costly. The Dutch phone company made an interesting choice for the chipset, it went with a Qualcomm QCM6490. …
Read More »Fairphone 5’s key specs revealed by Geekbench
Fairphone unveiled the Fairphone 4 in September 2021, and it’s expected to get a successor soon since images of the Fairphone 5 leaked last month revealing the smartphone’s design. There’s no word from Fairphone about the Fairphone 5 yet, but its launch shouldn’t be too far since the smartphone popped …
Read More »Fiarphone 3 and Fairphone 3+ get Android 13, support window might expand to 2026
Last week the Fairphone 4, originally launched in Europe back in 2021, finally made it to the US, although in an altered software form, ‘de-Googled’ as they say. Today the sustainable smartphone company is in the news again, this time related to its previous models, the Fairphone 3, which was …
Read More »Modular Fairphone 4 finally lands in the US but isn’t running Android anymore
The Fairphone 4 modular smartphone launched back in 2021, at least in Europe. It’s only now making its way to the US, believe it or not, but with a twist. The device is being brought to the States by Murena, a company that specializes in “de-Googling” Android phones. As such, …
Read More »Fairphone 5 images leaks, show slimmer bezels and a transparent colorway
A new Fairphone is on the horizon, it is coming to replace the Fairphone 4, which will be two years old in September. Images that were allegedly created by the company itself before being “borrowed” by someone who shared them with Android Authority. The broad strokes are the same with …
Read More »Fairphone launches Fairbuds XL: modular, repairable over-ear headphones
Fairphone entered the headphone market with its TWS buds in 2021, now the company has introduced its first over-ear headphones. This one feels closer to the spirit of Fairphone as it’s not only made out of recycled materials, it’s very easy to repair too. The design of the new Fairbuds …
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