USA Finally Gets the Modular Smartphone Owners Can Repair Themselves
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USA finally gets the modular smartphone owners can repair themselves
As right-to-repair rules spread and buyers grow weary of sealed, disposable slabs, a handful of companies are betting that people will pay for a device they can actually open up and keep going for years.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Fairphone, sustainable design, Repair, smartphones
Fairphone Gen 6+: First Truly Repairable Phone American Can Buy
The right-to-repair movement spent years fighting for legislation. Fairphone just shipped the product. The Gen 6+ went on sale in the United States on August 18 — the first Fairphone smartphone available to American buyers — at $649 with 12 user-replaceable components, a removable battery, and a design philosophy that treats planned obsolescence as the problem it is. Fairphone tested the US market earlier in 2026 with its Fairbuds audio products…
Fairphone has launched the Fairphone 6+ in the US, becoming the first phone of the Dutch brand to reach the US market with official support, five-year warranty and direct availability of spare parts. The launch marks the end of years of American exile for the best known company on the market for its design oriented to repairability and material sustainability. The Fairphone 6+ is not a high-end phone in the usual sense of the term. What makes it…
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