Phones Environmental Impact & Sustainability Reports.
Phones Emissions, Rare Earth Elements, Eco-Packaging, and Sustainable Recycling Standards.
The best sustainable phone picks reviewed by Hold The Throne based on data reports
Lowest emissions
Fairphone 5
The lowest carbon footprint of any phone we track, 42.1 kg CO₂e cradle to grave, against 123 kg for a folding Pixel. Net Zero target by 2045, verified by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Toughest Build
iPhone 16e
IP68 rated, sealed against dust and submersion in 6 m of water for 30 minutes, with a Ceramic Shield front. The hardest to kill by accident on this list.
Most Repairable
Fairphone 5
A 9.3 out of 10 iFixit repairability score, fully modular so you swap the battery or screen yourself, a 5 year warranty and software support to 2031, eight years in total.
Plastic Free Packaging
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Zero plastic Xperia packaging made from bamboo, sugarcane fibre and post consumer recycled paper, with the plastic tape removed from the shipping cartons too.
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