The Fairphone (Gen. 6)

It works well, it's well manufactured and brilliantly shipped. But the lack of notification LED is not convenient.

Great phone. No bloat on hardware and software side. There are a few minor things to improve especially on software side. For sure it will better improve when more people buy it.

Great phone easy to use and set up. My previous fairphone lasted 7 years I fully expect this to do the same if not longer.

Much quicker than my old Fairphone 3 and screen more sensitive

After a month of use, the biggest disappointment is the battery. I bought this phone for hiking, but it often doesn't last a full day, even with light use. I accepted the camera wouldn't be great, but Fairphone's claims about battery life haven't matched my experience.

I bought the Fairphone 6 with great enthusiasm after using my Fairphone 3 for more than five years. I only replaced it because it no longer received software updates, so I had high expectations for its successor. Unfortunately, the Fairphone 6 has been a disappointment so far. Even when it's connected to Wi-Fi, many websites won't load and some apps simply stop working. The only workaround is to turn Wi-Fi off, let everything load over mobile data, and then reconnect to Wi-Fi. I end up doing this 10–20 times a day, which is exhausting. After looking into it, I've also found that this seems to be a recurring issue affecting other users. I still believe in Fairphone's mission and hope this can be fixed with a software update, but right now I'm seriously considering returning the phone. That's not a decision I expected to be making after such a positive experience with my Fairphone 3.

I bought this, because of your announcement that my FP3+ will no longer receive security updates. Planned obsolescence from a company promoting sustainability is quite concerning, but I did bite the bullet and upgraded to the FP6. From the first moment on I can say I hate the FP6. It does not have a 3.5mm headphone socket, so my 20 year old trusted and good headphones are now obsolete too. It does not have an LED message light and simulated lights like NoLED or LED Blinker eat battery faster than you can watch. I now have a phone without headphone socket and LED message light, requiring me to constantly press a button to see if there are new messages. It then continues with the completely useless yellowish slider switch, which is completely pointless as my phone is always set to minimum intrusion anyway. I have reconfigures the switch to turn on the flash light as a torch, so it does at least do something halfway useful. Whoever came up with the idea to put the volume buttons exactly opposite the power/unlock button deserves to be sacked. It is practically impossible to press the button without also pressing one of the volume buttons on the other side when holding the phone with one hand. I had to turn the screenshot combination (power button plus volume up) off in the settings as the phone kept taking screenshots constantly. Overall, I can only say that the FP6 is a massive step backwards from the FP3+ in terms of design decisions and if Fairphone wouldn't have forced me into this upgrade I would 100% prefer to continue to use my FP3+. I will now try to install e/OS on my FP3+ to see if I can give it a new lease of life and be able to continue to use it. I will probable then sell my FP6 second hand and try to forget the experience with it and never buy again from Fairphone.

Replacement for my trusty 6 year old Fairphone 3 which was end-of-life. I got a loyalty discount because of that. So far it's been just like my old phone but a bit faster, love the green colour. Hope to be using it for many years.

The display does not respond properly to touch I receive incoming calls whitout reasons I cannot change the "moment" screen, that is useless There's s no space for a second sim card

In general happy with it. Having some weird issues with connection where i have bounce airplane mode to regain connectivity in some apps while others still have connection

El Fairphone 6 és un telèfon que és fàcil de fer anar, amb una càmera de fotos correcte i els menús força intuïtius.

The user interface bottom bar is unintuitive; I would prefer the back/home/applist buttons. Otherwise everything is smooth and the battery lasts long.

I've just received the Fairhpone. Still not used too much, but for the moment it seems to be a very good device.

I have been asked to review the above phone but in spite of paying for it in mid-June it still hasn't been dispatched.

3 weeks after ordering (and paying) I still have not received the phone

Good clean OS Good photos (front and back) Good size Poor choice regarding the volume buttons leading to misclicks. Bugs with the UI (notifications drawer get stuck once pulled down, WiFi disconnection issues)

I couldn't be happier with my Fairphone Gen. 6. It delivers an excellent user experience, with smooth performance, great battery life, and a beautiful display. The build quality is impressive, and knowing that it's designed to be repairable and produced with sustainability and fair working conditions in mind makes it even more rewarding to own. The modular design is a real advantage, giving me confidence that I can easily replace parts if needed instead of buying a new phone. Everything has worked flawlessly so far, and the software experience has been fast, stable, and reliable. If you're looking for a high-quality smartphone that combines great performance with ethical values and long-term durability, I highly recommend the Fairphone Gen. 6. Five stars without hesitation!

I love my new fairphone. I had my last one for over five years so it didn't make sense to get any other phone. And the camera is great on it!

Previously, I had a FP4 so the jump to FP6 is significant and it is taking a bit of time to adjust. As I am in my seventies this phone has been designed a much younger generation. For me it is too clever for it own good so I have disabled some of the fancy stuff to make it more usable for me. However, it is fast and much lighter. The screen is crystal clear and easy to read. Much more sensitive to touch. Easily repairable. What is there really not to like!

Bought a week or so ago, just needed it because 3+ no longer supported. Has annoying pop-ups, but that's probably the OS - google.

The phone is working well so far although it's only had light use.

I used to be a big advocate. Now I'd advise people not to get a Fairphone. Every feature I liked about the model I used until out of support has been removed. I am bitterly disappointed.

Good improvemrnt of Mobile Good Choice for the planet

A faster replacement of my Fairphone 3. I wish I didn't have to buy and apply a screen protector separately.

Producto sencillo y eficaz concebido para durar y rendir por encima de la media y producido de manera social y ambientalmente responsable.

Unable to cope with BLE hearing aids, but other than that, fine.

It's working well. The only Little thing Is the choice of sounds: nothing armonious, especially for the working clock. I'll search something else in spotify

Phone rebooted itself 10+ times a day. Communication for sending it for a refund was terrible, with replies either not happening or taking days. Still waiting for a response on whether my phone has passed customs. Was advised a customs invoice wasn't needed, then UPS messaged me asking for one. A long, arduous, time-wasting, frustrating experience.

It is very refreshing to buy a product and be reassured that it will last, paired with the repairability, I can't fault it.

Exactly what I expected, no major difference from any other Android phone. It is good to know my money went to the right place, makes it easier to swallow minor inconveniences like the button placement.

It's really pretty design, and has also very good performance

Hasn't been a month yet, but it is a performant and reliable smartphone, with the added repairability and sustainability perks. Recommend. I feel it's a bit heavier than modern standards, but I got used to it quickly and it's still comfortable.

The Fairphone 6 has been a great upgrade and is super smooth to use.

I switched from an iPhone to a Fairphone and I feel like I have been released from the shackles of iOS restrictiveness.

My six year old Fairphone 3 was still working perfectly and doing everything I needed it to so when Fairphone announced the end of support for it upgrading to the Fairphone Gen 6 was a no-brainer.

I have moved from a 3+ to a 6 Fairphone. Most things are much better but there's a couple of "features" that are not: - Ergonomically the positioning of the "off" button and the volume buttons exactly opposite one another means that I frequently accidentally press a volume button while trying to press the off button. - My 3+ had a small blue indicator light at the top that could be used to signal pending notifications in a completely unobtrusive way. This feature should have been kept. - If you use multiple "screens", as I do, you can no longer just have an empty one, you have to have at least one app icon. Why ? The phone on the whole though works really well, the wide angle camera is a great addition and macro is just so much better. The speed of connecting/disconnecting to the wifi is so much better and so on. I shall enjoy the new phone despite a few niggles.

Turn the phone on and it sounds like you've taken a screenshot ! I eventually found the setting to not play any sound and now it's great. Thanks

Despite a recent update, some apps still take ages to open, if at all (seems mainly when connected to WiFi). 3G/4G/5G signal also has difficulty reconnecting when moving out of a poor signal area.

I love the phone! It does everything you need, with lots of storage and it runs quickly. My only wish is that the camera quality was better, particularly for videos where they typically lag. Also there is a glitch in which when viewing an app you have search for and clicking on it results in the opening of the app at the beginning of the alphabet. Despite this, it is a phone I'm excited to own for a long time.

So the initial setup was fine from my Google pixel. The banking apps refuse to use face recognition only fingerprint.had a serious issue yesterday when neither Sims would not connect most of the day, worked fine in my old pixel mobile. Sorted with a software update.

I'm glad to have been a Fairphone customer since model 2, and to see it grow. The technical quality now is excellent, and the phone is a great competitor to anything on the market. Incredible quality and durability for the price, definitely the direction the industry needs to take

Beautifully refreshing design. Absolutely wholeheartedly recommended this superb company and this superb product 👍

I've been using my Fairphone for almost a month and I'm quite happy with it. Values wise it's great, I like the idea around it all. Functionally, I have a few kinks after being used to previous phones worked. Maybe it's just getting used to it. It's still a bit big for my tiny hands but much better size tha previous phone and light in my pocket!

The volume button placement is problematic and causes the accidental presses.The green switch has limited utility. There was substantial issue that the right button by default was gemini ai instead of power options like expected

I bought my phone on the recommendation of my son. It's worked flawlessly and stays changed for a long time.

La veritat és que estic molt content de la compra d'aquest aparell. Funciona de fàbula, el tamany és perfecte i els materials semblen de molt bona qualitat. Estic molt content.

I don't think it's a bad phone by any stretch, but considering its price, there are a few major issues that my last phone, the Fairphone 3, just didn't have despite being older. Firstly, the lack of a headphone jack. 100% would not have bought this phone had I realised it didn't have one. Secondly, putting the fingerprint scanner in the power button is a design flaw, since when you hit the power button you can end up immediately unlocking the phone again because your fingerprint is already on the scanner. Third, and this is particularly egregious considering the claimed goals of fairphone, the phone requires an unusual screwdriver to open and repair, yet doesn't come with said screwdriver. I would flat out not recommend the Fairphone 6 to anybody, even friends who are big on right to repair and sustainability.

The phone is perfect for me. It works well and I am happy of this choise

There's few minus points on the phone design: personally I don't like that the fingerprint reader is on the power button. If I just want to get the screen on I have to push power button on different finger then that what I added to unlock my phone, otherwise it always unlocks my screen. -Also I don't like that the volume buttons are right opposite side then the power button. I constantly mistakinly take screenshots when accidentally pushing also volume button when I try to push power button. -The "yellow" button should be roughened on the surface, now it's too slippery. -Phone is little bit thick, but after using it now couple of weeks, that doesn't bother me anymore. Overall, I wanted to buy a Fair phone and that's what I got and I'm happy with it. Hoping it's gonna last years with me 🙂

I decided to abandon my Fairphone 3+ because I received an email that stated there was not to be any update on this phone. I am trying to adjust to the new Gen. 6. It's faster than the 3+, but one thing I am certainly not happy about is the battery. I charge to 80% and it does not last 11!2 hours.

it's great! i don't need a phone with bells and whistles that just does the basics well and this is what this is. interface took a bit to get used to but that comes with switching phones.

Estarem d’acord que el canvi de posició dels botons laterals d’ambdós costas no és encertada, a la part superior com els altres models serien molt més indicats. La subjecció de l’aparell clarament es fa de la part central cap avall, cap a la base, i, per tant, en trobar-se tan centrats en moltes ocasions es premen sense voler.

Phone is glitchy. Camera doesn't take pictures sometimes. Slow to take pictures when it does. Front camera often leads to a blank white photo? Screen freezes, need to put on standby and unlock screen again. Multiple times a day. Wi-Fi disconnects regularly, common issue I've read about this phone. Audio from videos sent to me plays on phone speaker instead of loud speaker. Battery life poor. Generally, poor phone. Wanted this phone to be on par with the less environmentally and socially friendly competitors.

I love my fairphone is really wonderful, beautiful and sustainable. Thank you so much.

I paid for this a month ago and it didn't arrive. Very difficult to get the attention of anyone at Fairphone to resolve the issue. When I did they agreed it had been sent to the wrong address, but two weeks after that they will still not refund me.

Software support was non existent. Actual support to address issues was non existent. Hac to initiate a Visa chargeback because of refusal to engadge by ANY Fairphone staff after repeated attempts.

I have returned my Fairphone 6 for repair a couple of weeks after I bought it because the charging port failed. I had also noted whilst typing that the phone was glitching a bit. I am disappointed because I had thought this would be a robust phone that would last for years. I am hoping it was just an unusual defect and that I won't have any further issues.

Working great for me with /e/OS installed. Bye Google! Good cameras, good everything so far.

I've had my Fairphone for seven years until it needed replacement due to the 3G grid being taken down. The new gen 6 is just what I expected, in a good way: a familiar and reliable product. The only "downside" is some of the changes to the screen navigation that I found to be less intuitive than I would have wished for, but it's not serious enough that I can't get used to it. Over all, a great product!

Fast, cool, easy. I had fairphone 2 and than 3+. I like the Fairphone products

Upgrade from FP3 to FP6 6 weeks ago and it seems a significant improvement, a great experience so far.

Generally very pleased. Volume control buttons are in the wrong place so lots of accidental screenshots taken.

This phone looks and feels great, is fairly priced and the longevity is a huge plus, but it has two issues: 1) on android, it can take up to a minute to load content on some apps, Trainline and Google workspace apps are common culprits. 2) The cameras are a bit lacking for its price point, photos have a noticeable blur, but if better cameras are released you could swap out. I do recommend this phone and do intend to keep this for the long run, but it does need some work to make it great.

My old Samsung of 6 years finally died, and when I went to go shop for a new phone, everything had AI features baked into it. I looked around and found Fairphone, and I love love love the phone. It does what it has to, and does it great. Not five stars, because the button placement makes screenshotting too easy-- I take maybe 3-5 accidental screenshots a day. Also, the Moments feature is too easy to work around, and if you've already have apps open beforehand, you have to close these before the phone really is in lockdown. But I like the feature of having a physical switch I can use for something else.

I loved my Fairphone 3, and was happy to upgrade as support was being withdrawn after 6 years. The Gen.6 has massively more resources but keeps the long life and repairability. Not sure about the change of mechanical and on-screen buttons, but I'll get used to them.

Guess I have to get used to it... Works fine though

I'm not a fan of the buttons! The unlock button is flush with the case, making it unnecessarily difficult to actually press. This is exacerbated by the placement of the volume buttons, which are directly across from it (i.e., where you naturally hold the phone while trying to press the unlock button). The one saving grace is that the fingerprint sensor on the unlock button is excellent. I haven't found much use for the switch. If it were up to me, I would swap the location of the switch with the volume buttons, because you slide the switch instead of pressing it. That said, I'm sure I'll get used to it and I've no other compaints. The battery life is good, the screen is clear and responsive, there's plenty of storage, and the cameras are great. I got the finger loop and I quite like it.

Mostly the phone is fine, but there is one big issue: the fingerprint recognition is unreliable. It took ages for it to capture my print and once captured it has been an unreliable way of accessing my phone. Sometimes it recognises me but now it does not work at all.

The phone is great the only issue is that is incredibly easy to randomly take screenshots thanks to the button layout

It's a very agile device, easily customizable and with a good performance.

I am very happy with the quality and usage of Fairphone 6. My usage is perfectly covered, network is good, the phone is quick and the battery lasts 1 day and a half. AI usage is also perfect. The audio quality is medium, I got better phones from the same range, but not terrible. Playing games needs to configure the game to low specs, but I don't play much to test it properly.

After my Faiphone 3 my new Fairphone 6 is just as great. It has all the same credentials plus all the new developments to work really efficiently.

I am happy with my Fairphone 6 I like the design and many of the features on it it's just that some of the apps that I need to use on a daily basis are not working which is a concern for me and rather frustrating. If this could be fixed I would give the phone a five-star rating. So far I have had to install, uninstall, reinstall and re restart my phone numerous times in attempts to get the apps to work and some of them still do not open, in particular my security alarm app

I used to have a 'back' button to click to go back to the previous page. I can't see how to do this. Otherwise it's lovely.

The Fairphone (Gen. 6) is beautiful, high-performance and environmentally friendly.

All good, only the volume buttons are not placed ideally - many unintentional screenshots (can be dissabled in menu, but then there is no easy way how to take screenshot (eg. could be in "power off menu").

Love it! Such a great product and I'm glad to be doing my bit for the planet.

Ups I accidentally reviewed phone instead of the case:((. So now I will review the case... Th case is really chunky and I would like an option for a smaller case. Otherwise, I really like that it's sustainable.

Straightforward to set up. Does pretty much what I'd expect of an Android phone. Just two niggles: the default media volume is too loud and it took a bit of research to find out how to reset to a safer level. Second niggle. I have an SD card installed from which I play music. Every so often, the phone doesn't seem to recognise the SD card and I have to power off then on again to be able to play music from the card.

Tis great! Being more sustainable I feel good using it! Love the modular design!

I only became aware of this phone brand through a conversation with a friend about longtermism and technology's role in it. Love the design and colour-scheme! One of the first things to notice however is it's weight, it's lightweight (compared to older phone). The other feature I really like is the 'Moments' mode via the switch on the side of the phone. This lets you control selected apps upto a maximum of 5 under different labels, e.g 'Recharge' or 'Focus Time'. Great for managing notification noise depending on personal activities without needing to go into individual app settings. I have generally noticed much less distraction and time spent on the device compared to previous iOS device - which is obviously healthier. Only downside is switching to Android from iOS for the first time, but I am hoping this is really just a case of getting used to a different OS over time.

I was sent a second hand Moto E15 instead of the fairphone 6 I ordered. I have been waiting two weeks and still it has not been resolved.

I would like to be able to conect the phone to a monitor. on the other hand please, support the postmarketos project developing proper linux drivers

After 17 years of using an iPhone I switched to a Fairphone a couple of weeks ago. It was a smooth transition - both in terms of the hardware and available apps. And it feels good to cut the ties with Google and Apple (using e/OS now).

I've had this phone for about 20 days. The experience is excellent and I'm loving the camera quality.

We are fans of Fairphone since years (FP3). Now the hole family upgrade to FP6. First feelings are very good!!!

Very happy with my new Fairphone. Great quality, perfect size, easy to set up. Basically, it does what you'd expect from a new phone - but it helps knowing that measures have been taken to reduce carbon footprint, pay workers and strengthen durability.

Biggest drawbacks are a processor that's a bit slow on the uptake and the low water resistance but i would still buy it again. The concept of a phone that's fair to the supplier staff combined with the repairability isn't just a gimick

Ho il "Gen. 6" da circa un mese e sono estremamente soddisfatto del passaggio da Samsung a Fairphone

I'm not very happy with the phone: - brightness automatic sensors doesnt work amazingly: sometimes is just too bright even in total darkness, sometimes if you are in bright environment, but behind you is there is something dark, the brighness is too dark. Also, if you change it manually, the setting doesnt stick (until the screen is turned off at least) and it goes down right away at the auto level, so its basically impossible to temporary override the auto brightness setting without turning it off. - WiFi is quite buggy: is the only phone of the house refusing to play well with ipv6, sometimes it loses connectivity, and a turn on and off wifi on the device is needed to make it work again. Sometimes the wifi is reported as low quality, even if it has max signal (we have 2.5 gbit fiber at home) - Wifi calling is often cutting off and make the calls stuttering (I have the same carrier I had with my previous phone, which worked flawlessy) - The microphone volume is quite low (everyone says that seems I'm "far away" from the phone during calls)

I am very satisfied with the phone. I love that the phone has many opened settings and is very customizable. I bought this phone with reason to easily repair it later when the battery or some other part is damaged.

Bought this as a replacement for my one plus 7 pro because it's battery had worn down. It's great. Only complaint is the buttons are positioned so I keep accidentally taking a screenshot when I'm locking the phone. But I installed an app to let me lock the phone a different way. Love the ethos behind it.

It's a bit fat. The mood switch is pointless. My old One+3 had a mute switch that was useful. Only time will tell whether the reliability, longevity and repairability are actually useful.

So far, I am satisfied, but... I miss the notification led (now I have to touch the screen to see if I have any message). I miss the audio jack, very useful if my headphones do not have battery. And it has less card slots than my old FP3. I cannot have 2 SIM cards and one memory card, either I have one SIM and one eSIM, but no memory card, or I have the memory card, but only one eSIM.

The slow load on apps when on wifi - that came in after a recent update - kills the device. Needs to be fixed asap for this phone to perform.

The phone grew up to my expectations and fits my needs. Pro: EU based, modular. Con: weak speaker, mediocre camera

The software is not great so far, but I'm holding out hope it will get fixed Issues: IPv6 routing breaks on WiFi after about an hour Inverted 3 button navigation has been broken since the Android 16 upgrade The hardware is fine - a bit too big like most modern phones. The colour is great - I love green 💚

This is a great phone, it's a nice size and weight. I love the physical switch on the side for me to switch off. I had the v3 of this phone, and got a good five years out of it. I'm looking forward to longer from this one.

I bought the Fairphone one month ago and I'm doing very well with it

Lock button is hard to press with the case, and it is too easy to press any of the volume buttons by mistake while attempting to lock the phone. This causes unintentional screen captures or prevent ringing, which I had to disable to avoid missing calls. These shortcuts could also use more customisation.