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Choosing what matters for the Fairphone 5 battery
Product 02 February 2024
We’re extremely proud of the Fairphone 5 battery. You’ve heard us sing its praises before, and we’re about to do it again: this battery is a small-but-mighty symbol of Fairphone’s mission to build fairer electronics. We’ve integrated fair lithium and Fairtrade gold in its supply chain. Its cobalt supports ...
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Security Update: APEX Modules Vulnerability FIXED
Product 30 January 2024
In November 2023, a security vulnerability was detected in an assorted list of smartphones, including the Fairphone 5, by Meta Red Team X. Fairphone took immediate action to release a security fix in mid-December that solved the issue, meaning that every Fairphone model is now secured against this vulnerability. The ...
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Have you seen the schematics for the Fairphone 5?
Long-Lasting Design 24 January 2024
It’s been less than six months since we released the Fairphone 5. Which seems like a fairly short window for an electronics manufacturer to come out with full blueprints for their flagship device. Wait a minute. Are we the only ones releasing schematics at all? via GIPHY Well, there you have it. ...
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What are Cobalt Credits?
Fair Materials 11 January 2024
How Fairphone and the Impact Facility (TIF) developed a new system to enable investment into improving working conditions of artisanal cobalt miners in DR Congo. As part of our engagement in the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA), Fairphone and The Impact Facility worked on finding a solution for downstream companies to ...
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10 Lessons We Learned in 2023
Community 09 January 2024
No two years are the same when you’re trying to shake things up like we are. But 2023 really was a special one. It marked a decade of change, a decade of challenging the status quo and defining the new normal for the electronics industry. We’ve always known it ...
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What do all our certifications mean?
Good Business 29 December 2023
Ever since we got started, Fairphone has made it a point to make sure the products we sell and the company itself stick to the highest standards of sustainability as possible. It’s what we keep telling the world. But don’t just take our word for it; We have a ...
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“The Fairphone experiment is changing the tech industry.”
Good Business 19 December 2023
That’s what iFixit founder and CEO Kyle Wiens thinks after tracking Fairphone’s journey over the last ten years. Read what he has to say about Fairphone’s transformative impact on the industry, from the Fairphone 1 to the Fairphone 5. It’s been almost ten years since Fairphone launched an important experiment: ...
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Fairphone just went platinum… again!
Good Business 15 December 2023
We are super excited and proud to share that EcoVadis has awarded Fairphone Platinum status, and we have received the highest score ever in our industry. EcoVadis is the global standard for business sustainability ratings and the last word when it comes to monitoring sustainability in global supply chains. ...
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Six ways to make your headphones sound better
Long-Lasting Design 13 December 2023
So you bought a new pair of headphones, but you feel there’s something missing in the sound. Or maybe you feel your existing pair isn’t delivering the same zing it did when you first got them. Either way, there are a few hacks you can use to get them ...
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