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.
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