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Making the fair choice easier: Fairphone 4 is here
News 30 September 2021
Today I can throw back the curtain and announce: The Fairphone 4 >> I joined Fairphone four years ago. I knew nothing about phones. But I did know something about chocolate. And supply chains. As First Lady of Chocolate at Tony’s Chocolonely, I knew what it was like to work at ...
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An update on Fairphone 3
News 02 September 2021
As the saying goes “all good things must come to an end”. After a successful two-year run with the Fairphone 3, we are ending the sale of this phone. But just like what you’d expect from us, we will stick to our longevity promise to provide software and hardware ...
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Fairphone stepping up on fair lithium
News 19 July 2021
Here at Fairphone we have joined and are members of several sustainable and ethical initiatives that address both social and environmental issues. From being B Corp certified to receiving a gold certification from Fairtrade, we always strive for excellence. More recently, we have become a member of IRMA (Initiative ...
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It’s more than fair, it’s FairTEC
News 31 May 2021
As you know, here at Fairphone we strive to disrupt the technology industry from the inside by offering a more fair and sustainable smartphone. We push boundaries and don’t offer empty promises. We walk the talk and often do this by joining forces with some incredible companies. Our latest ...
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The world’s first carbon-negative phone network? Meet Honest Mobile.
Good Business 30 March 2021
At Fairphone, we don’t just want to make a fairer phone: we want to make a fairer electronics industry. This isn’t something we can do alone; as Louisa May Alcott wrote, “it takes two flints to make a fire”. Today, we are thrilled to announce our latest partnership that’s ...
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Redefining longevity: Android 9 now available for Fairphone 2
Long-Lasting Design 25 March 2021
UPDATE: In March 2022 the Fairphone 4 received an upgrade to Android 10 – another industry first. Check out the video >> It all started with a spark of inspired optimism: We can change the electronics industry for the better, by becoming a part of it. Setting new standards and ...
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Fairphone in the news: Best of 2020
All 21 December 2020
At Fairphone, we spend lots of our time sharing our story with the world… So sometimes it’s nice to sit back and let someone else do the talking. Want to see what others are saying about Fairphone? Despite the curveballs thrown this year, 2020 was a year of continued growth ...
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Keeping your data safe with /e/OS
News 30 April 2020
We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with /e/ Foundation for an open-source operating system that prioritizes user privacy. /e/ Foundation is an international non-profit project with the mission to make user privacy accessible to all. When we asked the Fairphone community to choose an alternative operating system for the ...
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A message from our CEO Eva Gouwens
News 25 March 2020
In these tense and uncertain times, I want to extend warm wishes to each of you in the Fairphone community. Every day, the situation evolves, and so many of the things we once took for granted have now been put on hold. But even as this coronavirus spreads across the ...
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