Dutch smartphone maker Fairphone has made a name for itself by building sustainable products that are meant to last a long time. That’s because the company’s phones have user-repairable designs and the company sells spare parts (and sometimes even hardware upgrades). Last year the company expanded into the wireless audio space with the launch of […]
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Fairphone hits pause on its Fairphone Easy subscription service
Dutch smartphone maker Fairphone makes devices that are designed to be long-lasting, easy-to-repair, and manufactured with ethically-sourced materials whenever possible. So two years ago, when the company launched a subscription service, it was a bit different than most plans that let you pay for a phone in installments. Fairphone Easy subscribers were effectively leasing phones […]
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Lilbits: Bluesky now supports federation, Windows 11 prepares for WiFi 7
A few weeks after emerging from invite-only status, social network Bluesky has taken another major step toward doing the thing that makes it more than just a Twitter X clone: it’s opened the doors for federation. In a nutshell, that means the Bluesky network isn’t just going to be hosted on Bluesky’s servers anymore. Anyone […]
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Fairphone 5 schematics, repair, and recycling documentation is now available
Fairphone has been putting an emphasis on the repairability and sustainability of its phones for much of the past decade. The company has a long track record of delivering software updates for old phones, offering phones with user-replaceable batteries, and selling spare parts for users that want to perform their own repairs. Starting with the […]
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Fairphone releases Android 13 for the Fairphone 4
Most modern smartphone makers release several new models every year. Dutch company Fairphone takes a slower, more deliberate approach, releasing one new phone every few years… but offering long-term support for hardware as it ages. So a little over a month after introducing the Fairphone 5, the company has announced an official Android 13 update […]
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Fairphone 5 is a repairable €699 smartphone with 8 years of software updates
Fairphone is a Dutch smartphone company that does things a little differently than most. When the company first launched a decade ago, the emphasis was primarily on the use of ethically-sourced materials, but since then Fairphone has added a focus on sustainability. Recent phones have had modular, repairable designs, and Fairphone sells spare parts for […]
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Fairphone 5 leaks suggest a modular, repairable phone with a faster processor and updated design
26 Comments on Fairphone 5 leaks suggest a modular, repairable phone with a faster processor and updated designFairphone’s next smartphone is on the way, nearly two years after the company’s Fairphone 4 first launched in Europe. While Fairphone hasn’t officially said anything about its next phone yet, details about the upcoming Fairphone 5 have begun to leak in recent weeks. In June Android Authority published a series of pictures showing the phone’s […]
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Fairphone releases Android 13 for the Fairphone 3 and 3+
Dutch smartphone maker Fairphone doesn’t release new products very often. Instead the company focuses on long-term sustainability by selling modular, repairable phones (and spare parts) and offering long-term software support. The latest case in point? The company has just released an Android 13 update for the Fairphone 3, a smartphone that originally shipped with Android […]
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Murena Fairphone 4 brings the repairable smartphone to the United States with /e/OS software
4 Comments on Murena Fairphone 4 brings the repairable smartphone to the United States with /e/OS softwareDutch company Fairphone has been making modular, repairable smartphones using sustainable and ethically-sourced materials (where possible) for the better part of a decade. But up until now they’ve only been available for purchase in Europe. That changes today with the launch of the Murena Fairphone 4, which comes from a partnership between Fairphone and the […]
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FairBuds XL are high-end wireless headphones with a modular, repairable design
Fairphone has been on a mission to make smartphones more sustainable via long-term support, modular, repairable, and upgradeable hardware, and the use of ethically-sourced materials when possible. Now the company has brought that same ethos to the wireless audio space. As expected, the company has launched a new pair of Fairbuds XL headphones. These wireless, […]