Fairphone 2 is first smartphone to receive Blue Angel certification
I’m very proud to share some good news: the Fairphone 2 has now received the Blue Angel certification. With this distinction, our phone joins more than 12,000 products and services…
Next step in Life Cycle Assessment: Inventory Analysis
Fairphone puts social values first. But what about the environment? Over the course of designing the first Fairphone, a number of decisions were made that improved the phone’s environmental…
Our Approach to Research: Forming Working Groups
While the first Fairphones are in the final stages of production and approaching the assembly period, some of us on the team are already trying to actually "quantify" the potential…
UK launch of the Fairphone 2 at London Design Festival
We're packing our bags for the UK as we get ready for our pop-up space in London during the London Design Festival. Starting Saturday, 26 September, we’ll showcase our latest smartphone…
Guide to our new website
Some of our readers may remember our first “behind-the-scenes” post about the website describing our design process and gathering your feedback. Since that time in May when we launched…
Launching Fairphone 3D-printed cases with 3D Hubs
Fairphone’s 3D-printed case challenge Design A Day starts today! Attention current and future Fairphone owners: Do you want to have a unique case for your Fairphone designed directly…
Our online shop is open for pre-orders!
We’re ready to start taking your orders! As of today, we’re selling our second batch Fairphones in our shiny new online shop. Order your Fairphone now and join a movement to change…
Made with Care: Social Assessment Report
In our earlier blogs on choosing and selecting a production partner, I discussed how Fairphone wants to take a different approach in our relationships with production partners. Fairphone…
Tin and Tantalum Road Trip
What happens when the minerals, tin and tantalum, leave their mines in DR Congo and make their way into the supply chain all across the world? And, how does it finally end up in a Fairphone?…
First Fairphone Cost Breakdown
At last! The long-awaited, much-hyped "Cost Breakdown". Never heard of it? Well, good. We've got plenty of information in this blog post to introduce you to this new idea we want to…