GoKawiilAs 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
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 last 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.