Fairphone’s most repairable phone yet is now available in the US at $650
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Fairphone’s newest flagship, the Gen 6+ repairable smartphone, is now officially available in the United States. The device launches at a price of $650, marking the company’s first official handset release in the U.S. Fairphone also announced that it intends to introduce new phone generations roughly every two years.
Written from all 8 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Wired·Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the US
- The Verge·Fairphone’s latest repairable phone is going on sale in the US
- TechCrunch·Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too
- Engadget·Fairphone is finally releasing its first official handset in the US
- TechMeme·Dutch company Fairphone launches its $650 flagship repairable Fairphone (Gen 6+) in the US and plans to keep launching new phone generations every two years (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)
- Hacker News·Fairphone is now officially available in the United States
- Ars Technica·Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650
- The Next Web·Fairphone’s most repairable phone yet is now available in the US at $650
Fairphone Gen 6+ sells in the U.S. for $650. It has a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, 12 GB RAM, 256 GB storage with microSD, a 4,415 mAh battery (30 W charging), and a 6.31-inch LTPO OLED display (10-120 Hz, 1,400 nits). The phone is IP55, offers 12 replaceable parts, uses a single T5 torx screwdriver, and contains about 50% recycled materials. It ships with Android 16, a seven-year software support window, and a Cobalt Blue finish.