Gen.6, Modular Android Smartphone, 8GB/256GB, 50MP AI Camera, AI Photo Edit, Google Gemini, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, 120Hz OLED, Dual SIM, Replaceable Battery, Horizon Black

I received my Fairphone 6 on 28 December 2025. So far I am very happy! I needed a new phone as my OnePlus 6t was 7 years old, out of service updates and the battery was unreliable. I loved that phone and didn't want to change it. However, I'm very happy with my new FP6. Everything works well, the transition between phones has been smooth and I'm not missing my 6t. The screen is lovely and even old pictures look great on it. I haven't taken many pictures with the camera yet but what I have look good. My main reason for choosing the Fairphone 6 over others - such as the Google pixel 9a - (and paying a premium) was the company's ethics, and the ability to do simple things like replace the battery. I'm not sure about the value of having the Lime switch for Fairphone moments. Perhaps others will like it but it feels a bit of a gimmick to me. So far so good and I'm delighted with the FP6.

I just wanted to add a quick review after a few days of ownership for those of you considering this phone. To give it some context I have come from a Pixel 7 Pro with a battery that has just fallen off a cliff (not literally) and an intermittent USB charging port problem. First off the phone looked really nice in dark green, a good choice for me, it is a little lighter than my old phone and a little smaller. Lovely screen, really nice and bright with great definition, sound ok, not as bad as many have made out. I was forced to do the software swap over the air because of the Pixel's broken USB port but this worked seamlessly with no issues. Coming from what was once a class leading camera, the camera on the Fairphone is certainly good enough for general use so don't be put off by some of the comments. All the updates were done by me at the beginning of use, so the phone is as up to date as it can be. I do wonder if some of the negative comments i have seen online are because in the USA this is an $800 phone where as I have paid just over £400, a huge difference with I'm guessing very different expectations. First reactions from me are good and buying it on Amazon is probably the best way to buy it in case there are any issues or you don't like it when it arrives. Very happy so far and will add to this review should that change. Hopefully this phone will last me a very long time.

I like the fairphone values but unfortunately, didn't like the phone. The power button does not protrude above the surface of the phone which I found very annoying, the silly extra mode button is just daft and the available keyboards were way to small and crowded. I guess I could have down loaded a keyboard app but I shouldn't need to.

One of the best smartphone I ever had. I was swapping my s24 to this after long thinking, and I'm not missing wireless charging and Samsung bloatware. Ok it's not faster than S24 but still have better battery life and thanks by stock android is jus easy to use, quality of photos even without GCam are amazing (yes it's doing better, more realistic and detailed photos). Screen without fingerprint also is not big issue for me, I don't really need fingerprint scanner under screen if I could replace faulty screen by myself with reasonable price. What I could say more... From negatives (default launcher didn't have possibility to create folders or other methods to organise apps in app drawer and no possibility to hide or rename apps but that could be resolved by installing addictional launcher like smart launcher. There is not to many Google bloatware, but with small tool we could do that by ADB commands. Fairphone supposed to have more options to personalise physicaly by different cases. I would like to see some day addictional e-ink screen upgrade on back. Every phone on market supposed to have that support and access to repair own phones. I can feel again I owned device (not device own me). Fully recommend.

Great phone so far. Bit heavy but good resolution, camera is great. Above all, I bought for the company value of ethical phone which is repairable. So hopefully, it will be as they claim 🤞🏾

Fingerprint sensor on the phone switcg bugging out, an issue I've had with phones in the past that never got fixed and I'm not waiting around in the hope this one will. I suspect there's a good reason why manufacturers have mostly dropped the power switch/sensor combination that's not been leaned here. And the battery life isn't great too put it mildly. I bought this to replace an old pixel phone that has had its battery throttled after a recent update but it's still comparable to this thing. Sorry, ethics good but it's just not there as a product

Excellent

I have been using this phone for a couple of months (now past the returnable date), and am preparing to send it to the manufacturer for repair under warranty. In general I have found this phone very nice to use, apart from some occasional minor glitches and lags. I do like it, and am in favour of its ease of sustainable repairability. However, I am disappointed in finding it suddenly unusable when the battery ran down, was put on charge, and then spontaneously shut down and could no longer be charged or restarted. It left me high and dry. This is not what you'd expect from a £500+ phone.

Hatte bis vor einem halben Jahr ein LG, war einfach Zeit für ein neues Handy. Meine Entscheidung für dieses Gerät waren durch die Langlebigkeit und die Herstellungsweise geprägt. Die Bedienung mußte ich erstmal lernen, war aber kein Problem. Auch die Akkulaufzeit hat mich positiv überrascht. Kurz: Top und das Geld wirklich wert.

Unbelievable amount of bugs with software with this device From black screening to random apps closes to if you search for an application from the large list you click on the app that shows it will open the app first In line on your list I love the idea of being able to repair your device but software on this phone is absolutely hot garbage

Mi sto trovando molto bene con questo dispositivo, a parte qualche bug di sistema per software acerbo, adesso tutti risolti.. cercavo qualcosa contro il consumismo, 5 anni di garanzia e 10 anni di aggiornamenti software.. azianda molto valida dopo anni di Xperia.. display bellissimo fotografie ottime.. audio di qualità lo consiglio

This is my first Fairphone, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But I'm very happy with it. The build quality is good, though plastic. The screen seems to be very fingerprint resistant. Camera quality is decent. I'm very pleased with the performance. I did flash it with e/os, so that may have had an effect on the experience compared to the stock firmware. Can confirm it works perfectly on T-Mobile. - At this point, I plan to get a Fairphone again on the next go-round. Would recommend, especially with e/os.

Lo he acabado devolviendo y os cuento por qué. Me encanta fairphone y su filosofía. Un teléfono modular fácil de reparar es una idea que me atrae muchísimo. Eso de poder cambiar la batería o la pantalla con un simple destornillador, es fantástico. Además me encanta que tenga capacidad para tarjeta SD y tenga eSim. Otra cosa que me encanta es que tiene una pantalla un poco más pequeña que mi anterior teléfono. Estoy cansado de que todos los móviles sean como ladrillos enormes. La cámara trasera tampoco está nada mal. Y lo maravilloso de este teléfono es que desde el primer día puedes desbloquear el teléfono, rootearlo y cambiarle la rom ( sistema operativo). Pero ahora hablemos de lo malo. El procesador no es muy potente y muchas veces vez como tarda unos segundos en abrir las cosas. Incluso ves que algunas aplicaciones van un poco a saltos. No se nota demasiado, pero si te fijas lo acabas notando.La cámara frontal (selfie) es una verdadera basura sobre todo en condiciones de poca luz. El botón de encendido no sobresale, así que si pones una carcasa al móvil, cuesta un poco usarlo. Tampoco me acostumbro a tener los botones del volumen a la izquierda. Pero lo que más me ha molestado es que con e/OS ( el sistema operativo alternativo que ofrece Fairphone) el bluetooth no funciona bien y no hay forma de que las llamadas de teléfono y whatsapp funcionen con el manos libre de mi coche, y eso es muy importante para mí. El motivo de la devolución en mi caso es el problema del bluetooth y que me parece inaceptable que un teléfono de 600 euros tenga un procesador y una cámara de selfie tan malo. Mi xiaomi 12T Pro de hace 5 años me costó lo mismo en su día y hoy los tests de rendimiento saca 4 veces más que este teléfono que salió hace unos meses.