Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+.
Ars Technica • 9/4/2026
Summary
Fairphone's CTO discusses the development of the Fairphone Gen 6+, highlighting the company's commitment to creating an ethical and repairable smartphone. The Dutch company aims to build a different kind of smartphone through this initiative.
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