Fairphone has presented its next model of the honest telephone that you can easily repair yourself. The Fairphone 4 comes with more powerful specifications and support for 5G. The device receives updates for five years, and that is how long the warranty also applies.
Fairphone 4
Dutch smartphone brand Fairphone announces his next device at. The Fairphone 4 seems like a big step up from the Fairphone 3 Plus in every way. The design has been improved, the chipset is more powerful and there is also a camera upgrade.
Let’s start by saying that Fairphone is a bit of an odd one out when we look at the smartphone industry. And that observation alone is actually1 special, because there is no brand that puts better values ​​first. Workers who mine the raw materials to make the phones get fair wages, the smartphones are easy to repair, and they are made with recyclable materials.
5G smartphone
Let’s see what the Fairphone 4 offers. The device has a 6.3-inch LCD screen with a Full HD resolution and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. We see a water drop notch in the screen and there is also a fingerprint scanner on the side. Remarkably enough, the 3.5 mm audio jack is no longer available. Fairphone makes the smartphone with a housing made entirely of recycled plastic. The device achieves a military-grade protection with the MIL810G certificate.
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This time, the smartphone comes with a big performance boost compared to the Snapdragon 632 from the Fairphone 3 Plus. The new phone has a Snapdragon 750G, which is a midrange processor with 5G modem. You can get the Fairphone 4 with 6 GB or 8 GB RAM and 128 GB or 256 GB storage. You can expand the storage via microSD. The smartphone is also equipped with a 3905 mAh battery, but it comes without a charger in the box, and that of course to avoid additional electronic waste. The Fairphone 4 does offer support for 20 watts of fast charging.
5 year updates and warranty
There is also much to be said about the software. The phone comes with Android 11 and a bare software shell. The phone will receive two major Android updates: Android 12 and Android 13. Furthermore, the Fairphone 4 will receive security updates for five years, and if you register your smartphone you can also get a five-year warranty.
The camera of the Fairphone 4 has a 48 MP main sensor with optical image stabilization and a second 48 MP sensor works as a wide-angle camera. You may still see the third round notch in the camera module, which houses a Time of Flight camera along with an autofocus and color sensors. The selfie camera is a 25 MP one.
Use your screwdriver
And finally there is the repairability. The smartphone received a score of 9.3/10 in the French ‘Repairability Index’, so you can easily get started with your screwdriver. A new battery will cost you 29.95 euros and if you want to replace the cameras, it will cost you 79.95 euros. Those who need a selfie camera come off cheaper: with 29.95 euros. In addition to these modules, you can also replace the usb-c port, the speaker, the screen, the back and the ear speaker.
Prices and availability
For the Fairphone 4 you pay 579 euros excluding shipping costs. The model with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage will cost you 649 euros. The smartphone is already available via pre-order in the colors gray, green and speckled green. Fairphone will start deliveries on November 1.
- Fairphone 4 (6 GB / 128 GB) – 579 euros – Fairphone webshop
- Fairphone 4 (8 GB / 256 GB) – 649 euros – Fairphone webshop
– Thanks for information from Androidworld.