Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650
Available in the US
Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
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. 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. And yes, the battery is removable.
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. Half of the phone is made from recycled materials, and it has a microSD card slot. How retro.
Specs at a glance
| Fairphone Gen 6+ ($650) | |
|---|---|
| SoC | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Memory | 12GB |
| Storage | 256GB plus microSD |
| Display | 6.31-inch 1116×2484 LTPO OLED, 10-120 Hz, 1400 nits |
| Cameras | 50 MP f/1.88 primary, 13 MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 32 MP f/2.0 selfie |
| Software | Android 16 |
| Battery | 4415 mAh removable battery, 30 W wired charging |
| Connectivity | 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth v5.4, SIM+eSIM |
| Measurements | 156.57 mm × 73.28 mm × 9.6 mm, 193 g |
| Colors | Cobalt Blue, Horizon Black, Forest Green |
Upgrades from the Fairphone 6
The Fairphone Gen 6+ is not an entirely new phone, but it is slightly upgraded from the regular Fairphone 6. The processor is slightly more powerful, with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor replacing the Gen 3 in the previous phone. The RAM has also been increased from 8GB to 12GB, a rarity during our current global RAM shortage. Fairphone also offers the device in a new “Cobalt Blue” color, which is a reference to the company’s efforts to support ethical cobalt mining in Africa.
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