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Our online shop is open for pre-orders!
News 21 May 2014
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 how products are made. We’re producing 35,000 second batch Fairphones Last year, our 25,000 first edition Fairphones sold out ...
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Introduction to our Support Team
News 20 May 2014
Many of you have been in touch with our Support team since the first Fairphones were shipped last December. Some of you are just getting to know our team members as we gear up for sales of the next batch of phones. So before this busy period starts up ...
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Establishing a Worker Welfare Fund with our production partner Guohong
All 15 May 2014
As soon as we made the decision to produce a phone, we knew that choosing the right production partner was absolutely essential, and no easy task. Not only did we need a manufacturer that was willing to take on our small production runs, we also needed a facility that ...
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Behind the scenes: Building a new Fairphone website
All 08 May 2014
At Fairphone, our behind-the-scenes updates are usually related to producing our phone. But this time, we’re pulling back the virtual curtains to reveal a different type of project: We’re developing a new website! Even though we’re not quite ready to launch, we knew it was time to let you ...
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Conflict-free Mineral Legislation in the US and EU
Fair Materials 16 April 2014
If you’ve been following our story on Precious Materials, specifically mining in DR Congo, then you know for Fairphone, the use of conflict-free minerals in the production of consumer electronics is an important issue and part of our mission toward fairer electronics. Quite a lot of discussion about conflict minerals ...
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35,000 Phones in Second Batch
News 10 April 2014
We’re making 35,000 more Fairphones! A couple weeks ago, we asked you all, our faithful blog readers, and those on our 2nd batch buyers’ list how serious you were about buying a Fairphone. And the response was overwhelming! Based on your feedback, we’re excited to confirm that we’re producing 35,000 ...
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Guest Blog: iFixit and Fairphone Repair Guides
Reuse and Recycling 03 April 2014
Editor’s Note: This week we hear from Kyle Wiens, the co-founder and CEO of iFixit, an online repair community internationally renowned for open source repair manuals and product teardowns. Fairphone is happy to announce our partnership with iFixit as Fairphone spare parts and repair guides are now live on ...
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Who’s Buying a 2nd Batch Fairphone?
All 25 March 2014
Editor’s Note: As of 31 March, we have closed the survey below. We had a huge number of respondents and comments! Thanks for taking the time to tell us about your Fairphone 2nd batch intentions. For anyone who did not “vote” in time, it’s OK! This was a final indication ...
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Mobile World Congress 2014: Product Trend Report
Long-Lasting Design 07 March 2014
As a Masters student at the University of Delft, I’ve recently started my research internship at Fairphone to further my passion for interaction and strategic design. I’m performing research on the mobile phone’s user experience in regards to hardware and software, and I was fortunate enough to join the ...
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