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You know what scares us about big tech? Planned obsolescence.

Good Business 31 October 2024

In the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk about something truly chilling in the electronics industry: planned obsolescence. Beyond the tricky spelling, the real horror lies in how common it’s become. When companies design products to expire on purpose, there’s a serious problem. Is there any evidence of companies actually doing ...

Here’s how you take contest-winning photographs
Community 08 October 2024
We ran a summer-themed photography contest in August, where contestants had to share what summer meant to them through an image. The only condition was the photo had to be clicked on a Fairphone. With hundreds of entries coming in and oodles of camera skills on display from our ...
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Have you seen the new Fairphone Timeline feature?
Community 26 September 2024
We can’t wait for you to check out the latest update to the Fairphone app: the Timeline feature. It’s now available to all Fairphone 3, 4 and 5 owners, and allows our community to take a look back at their Fairphone journey so far… and peek into the future ...
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How much RAM does your smartphone need?
Product 04 September 2024
Did you know the classic Nokia 3310 had just 1 kilobyte of onboard memory? If we told you back then that a mobile phone could boast over 24 million times that amount today, you would have laughed us out of the building. Over the years, we have seen RAM ...
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What’s the best age for your kid’s first smartphone?
Community 22 August 2024
“But all my friends have their own phone!” If you have a tween in the house, this might be something you’re hearing a lot, especially now with your kids going back to school soon. If there ever was a modern parenting dilemma, this is it. After all, mobile phones becoming ...
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E-waste Recycling: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Reuse and Recycling 13 August 2024
E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally. In 2022, a record amount of 62 megatons of e-waste was generated, with little to no information on how 78% of this is collected and recycled. The amount of e-waste generated annually is growing five times faster than the amount that ...
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Have you tried Desktop Mode with your Fairphone?
Product 25 July 2024
Did you know that your Fairphone 5 can double up as a personal computer? All you need is a monitor and an HDMI to USB-C cable to hook it up. Add a wireless keyboard and mouse, and you have all the convenience of a desktop set-up without an actual ...
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Android 14 is here. Here’s what’s changed.
Product 15 July 2024
Your Fairphone is about to get a brand-new Android experience. With Android 14, your device is more customizable, more secure, and more privacy-focused than ever before. At Fairphone, we are always listening to our community and exploring how we can incorporate their feedback with the latest updates. To that ...
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Can we outrace the e-waste problem? Yes, we can.
Reuse and Recycling 20 June 2024
2019. 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste generated. 2022. 62 million metric tons of electronic waste generated. 2050. 110 million metric tons of electronic waste projected. These aren’t figures we should be proud of. Sooner rather than later, we are going to start drowning in our own electronic filth, unless we ...
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Don’t read our 2023 Impact Report. Read this instead.
Good Business 07 June 2024
It’s been ten years since we started revolutionizing the electronics industry. A decade is a long time—depending on how you look at it. At Fairphone, it sped past, often feeling like there were never enough hours in the day. But when reflecting on what we achieved during that time, ...
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