The Fairphone (Gen. 6) is a 6.31-inch Android 15 smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC designed to be sustainable and repairable with eight years of software updates, a 5-year warranty, a modular design, and the use of recycled materials.
The Fairphone (Gen. 6) – not sure why it was not just called Fairphone 6 – offers mid-range features with an octa-core processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS and microSD card storage, a 6.31-inch touch screen display, two rear cameras, a front-facing camera, 5G, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.4 LE connectivity, as well as support for NFC for payment, and a USB-C port for charging and expansion.
Fairphone (Gen.6) specifications:
- SoC – Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform
- CPU – Octa-core Kryo CPU with 1x Prime core @ 2.5 GHz, 3x Performance cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x Efficient cores @ up to 1.8 GHz
- GPU – Adreno GPU
- NPU – Hexagon NPU
- Built-in 5G Modem
- System Memory – 8GB LPDDR5
- Storage – 256GB UFS 2.1, microSD card slot up to 2GB
- Display – Replaceable 6.31-inch Full HD LTPO P-OLED with 2484 x 1116 resolution, up to 120 Hz refresh rate, touch screen with 240 Hz sample rate; Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
- Replaceable cameras
- Main camera
- 50MP Sony Lytia 700C sensor
- Autofocus with 10 cm minimum focusing distance, ToF sensor
- 10x digital zoom
- Optical (OIS) image stabilization
- Ultra Wide camera
- 13MP image sensor
- ƒ2.2 5 elements
- Autofocus, Macro Mode, 2.5cm minimum focusing distance, ToF sensor
- Electronic (EIS) image stabilization
- Front-facing camera
- 32MP Samsung KD1, AF sensor
- 0.75x and 1x digital zoom
- Display usable as flash
- Camera modes – Slo-mo up to 1080p120 or 720p240, time lapse, video, photo, portrait, pro, panorama, supernight
- Main camera
- Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Supported formats: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD,aptX adaptive
- Wireless
- Cellular
- Bands
- 4G – 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/25/26/28/32/38/40/41/42/66/71
- 5G – n1/2/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66/71/77/78
- Dual SIM: one Nano-SIM slot and one eSIM (embedded SIM), both 5G enabled
- Bands
- Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 LE
- GNSS – GPS/AGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
- NFC for card payments & more
- Cellular
- USB – Replaceable USB 2.0 Type-C OTG port to connect SD card, audio amplifier, network adapter
- Sensors and Security
- Fingerprint scanner (integrated in power button)
- Facial recognition
- Hall sensor
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Compass
- Light Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Sustainability
- Made with >50% fair or recycled materials
- 14 recycled or fair mined materials across all parts
- Recycled materials: aluminium, copper, steel, indium, magnesium, nickel, plastics, rare earths, tin, zinc
- Fair mined materials: gold, silver, cobalt (through credits), and tungsten
- Made in fair factories and supports living wages for factory workers
- 100% electronic waste neutral
- Green energy is used in manufacturing
- Battery – Replaceable 4,415 mAh Li-Ion battery good for 12 hours of web browsing, 53h52 mixed play time (as per EU Energy label value); 50% charge in 25 minutes with 30W charger
- Dimensions – 156.5 x 73.3 x 9.6mm
- Weight – 193 grams
- Ingress Protection – IP55
- Drop Test – ICE 60058-2-31 up to 1.8m
- Military Test – MIL-810H up to 1.5m
Optional accessories include a protective case, a flipcase, a screen protector, a finger Loop, a card holder, and a lanyard. It ships with Android 15 by default with “Fairphone Moments” distraction-free mode that can be activated with the lime switch. Alternatively, a version of the Faiphone (Gen. 6) with /e/OS “deGoogled” Android OS can also be purchased instead (at a premium)
Compared to the Fairphone 5, the new Fairphone (Gen. 6) switched to a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset (vs QCM6490) with at least six Android upgrades from Android 15 onwards until at least 2033, offers a better camera system with two rear cameras, a Gorilla Glass 7i scratch-resistant display (vs Gorilla Glass 5), a lighter and thinner design, and lowest carong footprint yet for a Fairphone.
The Faiphone (Gen. 6) can be purchased in Europe for 599 Euros with Android 15 or 649 Euros with e/OS. People living outside of Europe can purchase the latter on the Murena website for $899. It’s not exactly the most cost-effective phone around, but I suppose that’s the cost of sustainability and repairability.
Via Liliputing
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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