Fairphone 6 Review: Sustainability & Environment
Recycled Materials
Cobalt
Part of Fair Cobalt Alliance but Fairphone is one of the founders so… :/
Plastics
The device is made with over 50% fair or recycled materials by weight, which includes recycled plastics among other materials
Aluminum
Explicitly included among the recycled materials in Fairphone. No percentage given
Tin
Listed among recycled materials. No percentage given
Steel
Listed among recycled materials. No percentage given
Copper
Listed among recycled materials. No percentage given
Ocean Bound Plastic
no information given
Packaging
Recycled Packaging
Recycled Fibre
Plastic Free Packaging
Longevity & Upgrades
Durability
The Fairphone 6 is modular with 12 replaceable components, achieves a perfect 10/10 repairability score from iFixit, and features drop-test and MIL-spec ruggedness (IP55, etc.)
Longevity
5-year warranty, and a groundbreaking 8 years of software support
Energy & Emissions
Energy
The use of LTPO OLED display (10–120 Hz) adds power savings. The manufacturing process employs renewable energy across critical parts like assembly, display, and battery production
Carbon Footprint / Emissions
unknown
Carbon Neutral
Goals
E-waste neutral, green energy, offsets; not formally carbon-neutral