You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone In the US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Your iPhone, SamsungGalaxy, andGoogle Pixel have a 1-year warranty. Unless you cough up extra dough for an extended service plan, you'll pay a hefty fee if you damage the screen and need a replacement (around $329 for aniPhone 17done directly fromApple). But it doesn't have to be this way. What if you could order the part from the manufacturer and…
American consumers can now purchase the Fairphone, a repairable and sustainably built Android smartphone, thanks to the Dutch company Fairphone. The Fairphone (Gen 6+) comes with a screwdriver and offers affordable replacement parts, including a screen for just $90, a USB-C port for $20, and a battery for $40. With 12 modular elements that can be swapped by the user, this phone stands out as the only smartphone series to receive a perfect 10/10 repairability score from iFixit.
Additionally, it boasts a 5-year warranty and software updates through 2033. The latest iteration of the Fairphone features a newer Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor and double the RAM, bringing its total to 12 GB, but otherwise remains largely unchanged from its predecessor. The phone is now available in Cobalt Blue, paying homage to the miners who extract cobalt for phone batteries and the company's commitment to improving working conditions in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Fairphone (Gen 6+) is priced at $650 and is available on Amazon and Fairphone.com, and it is officially certified to work on T-Mobile and AT&T's networks. While the Fairphone makes its U.S. debut with its flagship smartphone, the company previously entered the American market last year with its repairable earbuds and headphones.
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