What's Fairphone?
What's Fairphone?
Fairphone thinks about the planet and people with its smartphones. Fairphone does this as follows:
- Smartphones with a long lifespan
- Fair and recycled materials
- Safe and fair factories
Long lifespan
If you buy a smartphone less often, you reduce the amount of electronic waste. That's better for the environment. Fairphone wants you to be able to use your smartphone for at least 5 years. That's why you get a 5-year warranty and software support. In addition, you can easily repair your Fairphone yourself. The devices have separately available, replaceable parts. So you can easily replace your broken screen or worn-out battery yourself with just a screwdriver. As a result, you don't need a new smartphone right away.
Fair and recycled materials
The raw materials of smartphones cause a lot of pollution. In addition, the digging up these raw materials damages the planet. It also increases CO2 emissions. That's why Fairphone uses as many recycled materials as possible. For example, this material comes from old smartphones that you return for recycling. You also do this when you upgrade your smartphone at Coolblue.
Safe and fair working conditions
In every smartphone, there are raw materials that come from mining. These raw materials then go to a factory. Fairphone only manufactures smartphones in factories and mines where the working conditions are safe and workers are paid fairly. This may sound very normal, but wages are very low and working conditions are unsafe in many mines and factories. Fairphone does this better and monitors it together with various independent organizations, as well as the employees themselves.
Difference with other smartphone brands
The fairness and sustainability of Fairphone models are a clear advantage compared to other smartphone brands. On other areas, 'regular' brands offer a bit more. For example, the devices with similar specifications are about € 100 to € 200 cheaper. This means that you can also buy a smartphone with more processing power or a nicer screen for the money you pay for a Fairphone. A Fairphone does last longer and it's easy to repair. Thanks to the separate removeable parts, Fairphone models are a lot thicker than other smartphones.
Conclusion: is Fairphone something for you?
Fairphone is by far the brand with the most green, fair, and sustainable smartphones. These properties do come at a price. Do you find these themes important and can you afford these extra costs? The Fairphone is a suitable smartphone for you. You'll also have a smartphone that'll last up to 2 time longer than other smartphones. Other smartphones with the same specifications are a lot cheaper.
