There has been a conspicuous lack of maintainable earbuds on the market, but that is no longer true. The Fairphone Fairbuds offer a set of wireless earbuds that will last you as long as you maintain them, and that’s one heck of a value proposition — but are they any good? We tested to find […]
Read MoreHadlee Simons / SoundGuys TL;DR Fairphone has announced the Fairbuds true wireless earbuds. These earbuds are more repairable than rival products, allowing you to replace the batteries. Expect to pay ~$162 for the Fairbuds. Fairphone announced the Fairbuds XL headphones last year, offering a more repairable pair of headphones compared to big-name rivals. Now, the […]
Read MoreFairphone has so far been a niche player with its focus on modularity, reparability, and sustainability, but the company now has a new CEO and wants to make much bigger waves than before. Reinier Hendriks, the new boss, worked at Vodafone and KPN in the past, and joined Fairphone from Leaseweb. While he doesn’t have […]
Read MoreFairphone products are built to last and with repairability in mind. The Fairphone 5 which launched back in September ticks all the right boxes according to iFixit which took the sustainable phone through its paces in their signature teardown giving it a 10/10 repairability rating. Fairphone 5 is extremely easy to open up with no […]
Read MoreIntroduction and specs Two years after the previous generation, Fairphone introduced the Fairphone 5 with numerous upgrades to the hardware and tweaks to the design to fit the company’s mission to reduce e-waste and promote sustainability. The company says more than 70% of the materials used are either recycled or are “fair-focused”, meaning the materials […]
Read MoreIt’s certainly not for everyone, but the Fairphone 5 is the perfect phone for some people – about one fifth of voters in last week’s poll can see themselves using this devices for the next 8 years, happy in the knowledge that they have a phone that is kind to the environment and to people […]
Read MoreThere are a few angles to the Fairphone 5. The key one is right in the name – fair – the device is made by people who want to help make the world more sustainable. The people who build the phone are paid a living wage and will recycle your old phone for you. The […]
Read MoreApple has a reputation of having the best software support in the smartphone world, but when iOS 16 arrived in 2022, it was only for phones from 2017 and onward – 2016’s iPhone 7 and iPhone SE were dropped. That’s better than Android makers, which only do OS updates for four years at most… well, […]
Read MoreWeek 35 brought us lots and lots of new hardware – Huawei surprised the world with the announcement of the Mate 60 Pro and Mate 60. The Pro has a triple dot notch on the front, with a selfie camera and a 3D tOf sensor. Other notable features include a 50MP main camera with a […]
Read MoreCela vous intéressera aussi [EN VIDÉO] Interview 1/5 : penser à long terme avec le développement durable ? Qu’est-ce que le développement durable et ce concept est-il applicable ? François Moisan, directeur exécutif… Futura avait pu tester un Fairphone 3+ il y a quelques années. Le mobilemobile conçu pour être durable et réparable vient d’être présenté […]
Read MoreMa passion pour la technologie mobile dure depuis 26 ans. Ce qui signifie que j’ai inévitablement contribué au gaspillage numérique en achetant et en vendant des appareils mobiles. La semaine dernière, j’ai testé un smartphone conçu pour contrer ces comportements. Comment ? Grâce à des réparations matérielles modulaires et à l’une des politiques de support […]
Read MoreWell, this was faster than expected – the Fairphone 5 is now official and you can already pre-order one from the company’s online store. There is only one version and it costs €700/£620 (up from €580/£500 for the previous model), you only need to pick a color: Matte Black, Sky Blue or the new Transparent […]
Read MoreDetailed information of the upcoming Fairphone 5 leaked, including the announcement date – tomorrow. The new model will be more powerful, more repairable, more durable and with longer support and, unfortunately, more costly. The Dutch phone company made an interesting choice for the chipset, it went with a Qualcomm QCM6490. That’s a chipset intended for […]
Read MoreFairphone unveiled the Fairphone 4 in September 2021, and it’s expected to get a successor soon since images of the Fairphone 5 leaked last month revealing the smartphone’s design. There’s no word from Fairphone about the Fairphone 5 yet, but its launch shouldn’t be too far since the smartphone popped up on Geekbench with its […]
Read MoreThe Fairphone 4 modular smartphone launched back in 2021, at least in Europe. It’s only now making its way to the US, believe it or not, but with a twist. The device is being brought to the States by Murena, a company that specializes in “de-Googling” Android phones. As such, the US-only Murena Fairphone 4 […]
Read MoreA new Fairphone is on the horizon, it is coming to replace the Fairphone 4, which will be two years old in September. Images that were allegedly created by the company itself before being “borrowed” by someone who shared them with Android Authority. The broad strokes are the same with rounded sides and a triangular […]
Read MoreFairphone entered the headphone market with its TWS buds in 2021, now the company has introduced its first over-ear headphones. This one feels closer to the spirit of Fairphone as it’s not only made out of recycled materials, it’s very easy to repair too. The design of the new Fairbuds XL is modular with 11 […]
Read MoreLes Bose, Sony et autres Sennheiser devraient bientôt avoir un nouveau concurrent sortant un peu du lot. Fairphone, connu pour ses smartphones durables, aurait en effet l’intention de commercialiser un casque à réduction de bruit active. Le Fairbuds XL supposé. Image WinFuture. D’après les images publiées par WinFuture, ce casque nommé Fairbuds XL serait fabriqué […]
Read MoreIn January Fairphone announced that it’s ending its software support for its second-generation smartphone and the time has officially come. Fairphone 2 is now receiving its final software update after the Dutch company released it back in 2015. The device started with Android 5 Lollipop and is now running Android 10, but the company kept […]
Read MoreDepuis 10 ans, Fairphone fait figure d’OVNI dans le monde de la téléphonie. Alors que les fabricants de smartphones poussent au renouvellement accéléré de leurs gammes pour vendre toujours plus de terminaux, quitte à être attaqués comme Apple pour obsolescence programmée, le fabricant néerlandais a fait de l’enjeu de durabilité sa marque de fabrique. La conception […]
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