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Community 13 January 2025

We’re stepping into 2025 with a big shift—one that goes beyond a new logo and fresh colors. This is a milestone moment, built on more than a decade of learning, growth, and hard work. This rebrand is our long-term promise to you. When we first launched Fairphone, it was a ...

Give your eyes a break with this one simple trick.
Community 09 January 2025
Have you heard of the 20-20-2 rule? With our increasingly digital lifestyles, chances are your eyes need a break. The 20-20-2 rule is designed to do exactly that. Recent data shows that people all around the world spend approximately six and a half hours every day looking at screens connected ...
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We went to Tanzania to discuss Responsible Gold Credits
Fair Materials 05 December 2024
November 12th, 2024 I’m on my way to Africa right now. I’m going to see what responsible sourcing looks like in reality, and understand what it actually means for the community there. After taking over as Fairphone’s CEO in August, this is my first time visiting our on-the-ground partners in the sub-Saharan ...
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Can you solve our Christmas crossword?
Community 01 December 2024
Christmas games are always fun. In the spirit of the holiday season, we put together a fun game for our wonderful Fairphone community as well. If you can solve our Christmas crossword and unlock the secret code hidden inside, you stand to win a free Fairphone-branded 7-speed bike that’s ...
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The Fairphone 2 is reborn… as a circular microcomputer
Reuse and Recycling 28 November 2024
November 27, 2024. It’s a date we will always remember. It’s the day our beloved Fairphone 2 came back to life… in the form of the world’s first circular microcomputer. We couldn’t be prouder of this wonderful project our partners at Citronics have been working on. And the timing ...
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What are Fairmined credits?
Fair Materials 22 November 2024
We’ve said it before. We’ll say it again. Artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) play a crucial role in the mining industry, providing livelihoods for millions of people worldwide. But the reality is, working in these mines is often incredibly dangerous, and the communities involved are some of the most ...
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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 ...
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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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