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Sustainable Electronics, Repairability and Materials Checked

Sustainable electronics, ethical gadgets and repairable tech, rated on the Throne standard. Compare the most repairable, longest-supported and lowest-carbon phones, laptops, tablets, smart watches, desktops and headphones on recycled materials, repairability, software support, take-back and carbon footprint.

119 reports · 822 recorded product entries · includes historical data

Phones64 Laptops31 Headphones6 Desktops6 Smart Watches6 Tablets6

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The results table, item by item

Recorded mills, factories and suppliers where sourced

Certification evidence where verified

The source behind each figure, and its date

Missing evidence and assessment limits

Standard 2.2 (draft): scores for this category will appear once its release checks are complete. Any scores shown above this section were calculated under an earlier version of the Standard and will be replaced.

How the Throne Standard is calculated for devices and technology

Pack: Devices 1.0.0 · Standard 2.2.0 (draft) · Engine: Pillar · Status: Experimental, scores not yet published

Phones, tablets, computers and other electronics are scored on repairability, emissions, software support, materials and battery, hazard and end of life.

Criteria, weights and evidence levels
Criterion	Weight	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Repairability	30	Public parts or manuals.	EU repairability A/B or iFixit at least 7 plus stated parts availability.	Class A or iFixit at least 8 plus parts documented for at least 7 years.
Emissions	20	Footprint with stated method, unverified.	Product footprint with LCA method.	Independent verification with footprint boundaries.
Software and update support	15	Stated support period.	At least 5 years security updates.	At least 7 years committed in writing.
Materials, recycled content, battery	15	Battery replaceable with tools.	User-replaceable battery and recycled content disclosed.	Verified recycled content plus user-replaceable battery.
Hazardous substances	10	Product test/certificate covers legal restrictions.	Relevant substance groups beyond legal minimum covered.	Independent batch/product results under two years old with thresholds.
End of life and take-back	10	Take-back exists.	Scheme scope and recycler named.	Quantified recovery rates.

Level 0 is dated contrary evidence, or a source we read that shows the practice is absent. Level 1 is a claim with no supporting evidence. A criterion whose source was not found, not read or blocked is unknown, which is different from 0. A certificate is checked for holder, scope, validity and product coverage; "free from" wording is level 1 until a test report or scoped certificate backs it.

The calculation

V = 25 × S ÷ W, where S = sum of (weight × level) and W = sum of evidenced weights

Each level earns a quarter of the criterion's credit per step: level 4 is full credit, level 1 a quarter.
Coverage C = 100 × W ÷ total applicable weight. Below 70% the item is unresolved; below 85% it is capped at 89.99 (3/5).
If less than half of the total applicable weight is at level 2 or above, the value is capped at 59.99 (2/5), so a page of claims cannot score well.
Key criterion: repairability. A 5/5 needs it at level 3 or above, otherwise the value is capped at 99.99.
Exact integer band tests: 5/5 when S = 4W; 4/5 when 5S ≥ 18W; 3/5 when 5S ≥ 12W; 2/5 when 5S ≥ 8W; otherwise 1/5.

Bands (the same in every category)
Value	Band
100	5/5
90 to below 100	4/5
60 to below 90	3/5
40 to below 60	2/5
0 to below 40	1/5

All arithmetic is exact (fractions, never rounded floating point). Nothing is rounded before the band test, and each band includes its lower bound. Values are shown cut to two decimals, never rounded up, so 89.996 shows as 89.99 and is 3/5.

A worked example, for illustration

No devices and technology item has been scored yet, so these evidence levels are illustrative. Every number below is computed by the scoring engine.

Illustration: a laptop
Criterion	Weight	Evidence level	Weight × level
Repairability	30	3	30 × 3 = 90
Emissions	20	2	20 × 2 = 40
Software and update support	15	3	15 × 3 = 45
Materials, recycled content, battery	15	2	15 × 2 = 30
Hazardous substances	10	2	10 × 2 = 20
End of life and take-back	10	3	10 × 3 = 30

Calculation
Step	Result
Evidenced weight W	100
Weighted sum S	255
Coverage C = 100 × W ÷ applicable weight	100 × 100 ÷ 100 = 100.00%
Value V = 25 × S ÷ W	25 × 255 ÷ 100 = 63.75
Result	value 63.75, band 3/5

From products to a brand result

Each parent product counts once. Sizes add no votes; variants with different complete declarations each count once and the parent takes their mean.
The brand value is the plain mean of the unrounded product values, never weighted by price or sales. One result per category; never one overall brand score.
A headline band needs at least 70% of eligible products assessed. Below that the result is shown as Partial, with no badge.
Only a verified complete catalogue (a Census) can reach 5/5. Partial and sample results are capped at 4/5, and a Partial result shows its possible range, from every unresolved item at 0 to every unresolved item at 100.
Unknown is never a fail. A missing, unread or conflicting record lowers coverage and is shown as a gap.

Evidence we use

Repairability indexes, manufacturer support statements, product footprints, test reports and take-back terms. Every record keeps its source address, exact locator, capture date and a SHA-256 hash of what we read. Evidence older than two years is re-checked before it supports a high level.

Why scores are not shown yet

Before any score in this category is published, no verified product has yet been confirmed at 5/5 with published evidence; the calibration run has not been reviewed and signed off; we have not yet shown that scores separate stronger from weaker products. Until then we show the evidence we have found, not a score.

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