Want a Sustainable Android? The Modular Fairphone 6 Delivers

The sustainable technology manager, Fairphone, unveiled his latest modular device Thursday during an event in Amsterdam, presenting a clear challenge to traditional phones in the world. The Fairphone 6 is a fully repairable Android phone designed to last, with what the company says it is its lowest carbon footprint to date.

Fairphone is a phone manufacturer like no other. Rather than being just another technological company creating a generic Android phone, Fairphone is a Dutch social enterprise focused on the value that is purchased in terms of equipment ethically and paying fair salary bonuses to workers in a supply chain where factory conditions include protection against harmful chemicals and a voice in workplace decisions. It also encourages Fairphone owners to replace parts rather than throwing their devices and upgrading frequently.

Although it is technically Fairphone 6, the company wants it to be known as just the fairphone – the thought being that you should not need to upgrade your phone every few years at the next generation of devices. Fairphone promises seven Android updates and supporting software and repairable parts up to 2033 with this device.

Previous Fairphone phone – The Fairphone 5 – marked 7/10 in our exam. But he also won a 10/10 Dismantling score Ifixit. Ifixit is a leader in the supply of tools and knowledge so that people can repair their electronics and was at the forefront of the thrust Legislation on the right of compensation.

The fairphone is fully modular, with replaceable elements that make it both easy to repair and more fun. You can replace the battery, the screen, the camera, the ports and other components – and break the rear cover to fix the accessories such as a transport cord or a card support.

A lemon green switch on the phone side allows you to switch between the standard Android 15 interface, with all the features of Google Gemini AI that you could expect, and a “essential” monochrome interface which offers access to corecations, including call, messaging and web route.

Our greatest criticisms of Fairphone 5 were poor battery life and camera performance. According to Fairphone, its new device contains a larger battery which can last 53 hours, as well as a 50 megapixel camera improved in AI. We hope that these are up to their promise, which will be crucial for the test of this phone, because the rest of the industry sticks to its annual upgrade cycle.

The interior chip is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7S Gen 3, which also provides fleas to all the best Android phones on the market. Its performance will also help determine the longevity of the phone.

The Fairphone 6 will be available for £ 499 ($ ​​680) from your COOP and AO in the United Kingdom and Via Murrena in the United States.