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#stayconnected: Long-distance grandparenting
All 09 April 2020
I had been looking forward to visiting my grandma up north for weeks. We’d been exchanging texts and images, anticipating having a chat and a laugh, after not seeing each other for quite some time. But in a matter of days, like everyone else, we saw the world change around ...
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Fairphone in the news: Best of 2019
All 30 December 2019
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? Have a look at some of our favorite press coverage from 2019. The ...
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Stuff we’ve done in 2019 that you should care about
News 30 December 2019
It’s been quite the year at Fairphone! We’ve got lots of big plans for the months ahead, but before we focus on the future, I’d like to look back and share a few of the highlights from the past 12 months. Revealing our new phone to the world One of the ...
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Cobalt mining: It’s time to face the facts and invest in making improvements
All 20 December 2019
This week, US-based human rights firm International Rights Advocates filed a lawsuit accusing major international manufacturers of profiting from the labor of children working in dangerous, and sometimes deadly, conditions in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). An article in the Guardian summarizes the scope ...
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The secrets to longevity: How your phone is maintained
All 19 December 2019
Imagine you’re cycling to work, minding your own business, and suddenly, your tire goes flat. What do you do? Do you drive your bike straight to the landfill and start shopping for a new one? Of course not. The smart thing to do is simply repair or replace your ...
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We like to make things difficult: How your Fairphone is made
All 11 December 2019
Your phone isn’t born in a store – that shouldn’t come as a big surprise! But what happens before you bring home your shiny new device? Today’s smartphones are essentially mini computers made up of hundreds of parts, so the steps that go into making them form quite a ...
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Your phone isn’t born in a store: Meet the makers
Good Working Conditions 09 December 2019
Your phone and its materials have been handled hundreds of times by hundreds of people. They’re more than an assembly line: meet the Makers. Unboxing a new phone is a great feeling. It’s shiny and fresh and all yours. It’s sealed, clean, and pristine. It’s not necessarily the most obvious ...
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Fairphone 2 camera module out of stock
All 29 October 2019
March 2020 update Are you a Fairphone 2 owner with a broken camera? We have good news for you: we are making a limited supply of 8 MP rear camera modules available. Yes, it’s an older model and yes, the 12 MP camera for the Fairphone 2 remains out of ...
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Our new podcast: Right to repair, e-waste & interplanetary travel
All 24 October 2019
Here at Fairphone, we believe that caring for people and planet should be a natural part of doing business. Together with an amazing network of changemakers, we’re disrupting a short-term way of thinking that the world can no longer afford. While the Fairphone is a physical expression of the ...
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