Fairphone
| Compatible networks | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 WCDMA 900 2100 |
|---|---|
| Type | smartphone |
| Form factor | slate |
| Dimensions | 126.0 mm (4.96 in) H 63.5 mm (2.50 in) W 10 mm (0.39 in) D |
| Weight | 170 g (6.0 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 4.2.2 with specific extensions (Fairphone OS) |
| Root access | yes |
| CPU | MediaTek MTK6589 (quad-core) 1.2 GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Removable storage | microSD up to 64 GB |
| Battery | 2000 mAh |
| Display | 4.3 in (110 mm) diagonal IPS LCD 960×540 px qHD 256 ppi supporting 16M colours |
| External display | Dragontrail glass |
| Front camera | Càmera principal amb 8 MP i càmera frontal amb 1.3 MP |
| SAR | 0.318 W/Kg |
| Website | www |
| References | Specifications |
Fairphone is a social enterprise with the aim to develop a smartphone designed and produced with minimal harm to people and planet. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and is supported by the Waag Society (nl), a foundation that aims to foster experimentation with new technologies, art and culture. The main motivation for founding Fairphone was to develop a mobile device which does not contain conflict minerals (which in smartphones are typically gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten) and with fair labor conditions for the workforce along the supply chain.
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History and mission[edit]
Fairphone was founded as a social enterprise in January 2013 after having existed as a campaign for two and a half years. The company's website states that their mission is to "bring a fair smartphone to the market – one designed and produced with minimal harm to people and planet".[1] Fairphone, however, acknowledges that it will not be possible to produce a 100% fair phone yet, but by aiming toward this end seeks to raise awareness among consumers and in the mobile industry.
2013: first production batch[edit]
- The project raised money for the initial batch of phones through pre-orders, reaching the required 5,000 on 5 June 2013.[2] It sold the entire initial production run of 25,000 handsets on 13 November 2013,[3] nearly a month in advance of the revised mid-December release date.[4]
2014: second production batch and partnerships[edit]
- A second production run of 35,000 phones was released for sale on 21 May 2014.[6]
- In September 2014 The Phone Co-op announced itself to be the UK's sole stockist of Fairphone's second batch handset.[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Company profile
- ^ Mier, Joe. "5,000 Fairphones sold! Let’s start production!". Fairphone Blog. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "First Fairphone Sells Out". Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Production Update: Delivery Timeline". Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ iFixit and Fairphone – Fixing The Cell Phone Problem, iFixit e-mail of April 3, 2014 (web version)
- ^ Morgan, Pinder. "Fairphone – Ethics Meets Technology". Capital Technologies. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ van de Weerd, Rose. "Launching Fairphone 3D-printed cases with 3D Hubs". Fairphone. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "The Phone Co-op offers UK's first ethical smartphone". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). 15 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Ravenscroft, Fiona. "Fairphone: a review". The Phone Co-op blog. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links[edit]
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- Conflict-free: FairPhone struggles for more ethical smartphones in 2013, Joshua Kopstein, The Verge, 20 December 2012
- My search for a smartphone ends here, George Monbiot, The Guardian, 25 April 2013
- Fairphone: disrupting the mobile phone market through values, Bas van Abel, The Guardian, 8 July 2013
- World’s first ethical smartphone unveiled – and the pre-orders flood in, Sebastian Salek, The Independent, 15 September 2013
- Could Fairphone help clean up supply chains in the smartphone market?, Rich McEachran, The Guardian, 19 September 2013
- Fairphone, the world's first 'ethical smartphone', launches in London, Sebastian Salek, The Independent, 20 September 2013
- Fairphone -- changing the way products are made: Bas van Abel at TEDxAmsterdam, YouTube video, 12 min., 6 November 2013