Remember when you could pop open a phone, swap the battery, and keep going? Fairphone remembers. Their latest release, the Fairphone 6, feels like a nostalgic nod to sanity, with plenty of modern upgrades.
This is a phone that puts people and planet before profits. Sure, it doesn’t have the camera chops to take on a flagship, and USB-2 feels a bit retro in 2025, but what it lacks in bragging rights, it makes up for in staying power.
Gah… it was almost perfect. Give me USB 3.2 and the Verizon bands and I’ll be a customer forever.
Maybe a silly question, why USB 3.2?
USB 2.0 doesn’t support connecting an external display. It’s a real handy feature that the FP 4 and 5 has. Full desktop Linux on a phone. Very cool.
wait so… the newest model regressed a feature like this?
Unfortunately, that is correct. I’ve cancelled my preorder. Maybe they’ll nail it next round.
The phone would probably work on Verizon, shares enough GSM bands, including a mid-range 5G band but idk if that one would work. I’d wait for someone else to give it a shot. USB 3.2 just for future proofing?
Edit: someone on the fairphone forums has their FP5 working on Verizon. The service in the US seems patchy outside of major metros from what I’ve read
USB 3 for display out. I’d love to enjoy desktop Linux on my phone.
Word I can agree with that