Fairphone 6 ships with a perfect repairability score
Fairphone has launched the Fairphone 6, a modular smartphone priced at around €599 that earns a perfect 10 out of 10 repairability score from iFixit — proof that reversible, take-it-apart design can reach a mass-market product.
Built to come apart
The Fairphone 6 is designed so its owner can open it up. The battery is user-replaceable, and swappable backplates and accessories let people reconfigure and refresh the device rather than discard it. iFixit, the repair community that scores phones on how easily they can be serviced, awarded the device a full 10/10 — a rare result in a market where most flagships are glued shut.
Designed to last
Longevity is built into the commercial offer as well as the hardware. Fairphone backs the phone with a 5-year warranty and commits to 8 years of software support, so the device stays secure and usable long after a typical handset would be retired. Keeping a product in service is the most reversible move of all: nothing is taken apart, downcycled or thrown away.
Modular design goes mainstream
Fairphone is not alone. The Framework Laptop 16 takes the same idea further on the desktop side, offering an upgradeable GPU in a modular, repairable chassis. Together they show that reversible, modular design is moving from niche ideal to shipping consumer hardware.
Source: Fairphone 6 launches with modular accessories (9to5Google). See also the Framework Laptop 16.