"The Fairphone 6 arrives almost two years after the 5, a testament to the company's approach to the upgrade cycle. If anything, I suspect the company would be frustrated if Fairphone 5 owners were considering a new model already - these are phones to keep, to repair, and to hold on to until the bitter end. The newest Fairphone continues the company's commitment to user-repairability, long-term customer support, and ethical production. That means compromises for the consumer: You'll find more powerful phones with prettier displays and more capable cameras for less money. But this year those compromises are smaller and easier than ever before, while the phone remains a lot better for the planet - you can't say fairer than that."
"The Fairphone 6 is available now across the UK and Europe. It costs €599 / £499 for a version running Fairphone's custom Android software, which is fairly close to the stock experience, or €50 / £50 more running /e/OS, a privacy-centric, Google-free version of Android made by Murena. If you're in the US, that's the only model available, and you'll have to buy it directly from Murena for $899, a price that Murena founder and CEO Gaël Duval told me reflects tariffs on US imports."
Fairphone 6 prioritizes user-repairability, long-term customer support, and ethical production while trimming compromises compared with prior models. Two software options are offered: Fairphone's near-stock Android and /e/OS, a privacy-focused, Google-free build by Murena. European pricing is €599 / £499 for the Fairphone OS model and €50 more for /e/OS; in the US only the /e/OS model is sold through Murena at $899 due to import tariffs. /e/OS includes tracking protections, geolocation spoofing, IP hiding, and an app "Wall of Shame" that lists apps by tracking attempts, emphasizing privacy over mainstream spec competition.
Read at The Verge
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