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Keeping your phone longer with a refresh on the inside and out

Long-Lasting Design 8 May 2018

There’s nothing better than the feeling of a new phone in your hand… except for the feeling of an old familiar phone that you’ve kept and cared for all these years. So, we’re excited to announce that nearly three years after the introduction of the Fairphone 2, we’re not releasing a new model just yet. […]

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Keeping your phone longer with a refresh on the inside and out
Long-Lasting Design 8 May 2018
There’s nothing better than the feeling of a new phone in your hand… except for the feeling of an old familiar phone that you’ve kept and cared for all these years. So, we’re excited to announce that nearly three years after the introduction of the Fairphone 2, we’re not releasing a new model just yet. […]
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Reflecting on our efforts to set up a Worker Welfare Fund at Hi-P
All 22 June 2018
Three years ago, we introduced you to a crucial partner for making the Fairphone 2: Hi-P International Limited. In addition to having the technical capabilities to assemble our phone, we partnered with Hi-P based on a shared commitment to improving working conditions. Although improvements have been made over the years following Fairphone’s social assessments, we […]
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Digging into the recycled material chains
Reuse and Recycling 26 April 2018
Updated 25 July 2018: We have now finished the final scope of this research, which you can find here. If you’re part of this industry, find the scope interesting and would like to participate either sponsoring or developing the research, please contact us at research@fairphone.com. We are happy to announce that together with Alpha Assembly Solutions […]
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Love your phone longer: Tips from our customer support team
All 25 January 2018
Hi, I’m Johnny from Customer Support. A major part my job is being here to help when you have a problem. But my role is about much more than just solving technical glitches — it’s also about helping you understand your phone inside and out so you can make the most of this impressive little […]
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Auto-Updates: A Fairphone first!
Long-Lasting Design 23 January 2018
I’m an open source fan. Which is to say, I believe so much in the principles behind fully transparent, fully shareble, fully user-tweakable software that I’m willing to sacrifice some personal convenience for the sake of the community benefit, longer-living phones, and security open source has to offer. Today, I’m happy to announce a major […]
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Your old phone is calling – it wants a new life
Reuse and Recycling 15 January 2018
Many of us, (around 400 million, by the third quarter of 2017) have a brand new phone that we’re getting to know, and an old phone, our constant companion for the last 1.7 years, who’s about to disappear into the messy drawer we all have. You know what we mean – that drawer where the […]
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From ownership to service: A new Fairphone pilot just for companies
Good Business 8 January 2018
It’s perfectly normal to rent an apartment. And plenty of people lease cars. But would you ever consider doing the same with a phone? What would the ideal business model be? What are the benefits for Fairphone and our community? That’s what we’re working to uncover with our recent research and a new pilot project.
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Events recap: On the road with Fairphone
All 30 November 2017
Over the past couple weeks we’ve been hopping around Europe to participate in a variety of events and share our story with new audiences, plus connect with our ever-delightful community members.
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Supply chain stories: What happened with our phone displays
Product 16 November 2017
Phone screens break sometimes. Even when designed to be durable, and lovingly cared for by their owners, sometimes a phone just gets unlucky. The glass is tough, but not unbreakable – and you can find a lot of phones with cracked displays in the wild. That’s one of the main reasons we designed our phones […]
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A closer look at our efforts to improve cobalt sourcing
Fair Materials 15 November 2017
Project Update, 14 June 2018: We’re continuing to make progress with responsible cobalt sourcing, and are excited to announce that we’ve expanded our partnership as lighting company Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting) has joined our efforts! Together, we’ll continue working to connect cobalt from artisanal mine sites that meet baseline standards to our battery supply chains, sourced through Huayou […]
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