Fairphone 2
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The Fairphone 2 is a
It was the second phone from the
Design
Hardware choice
The phone was designed to have a higher life expectancy (five years) than other phones.[12]
The main challenge with the Fairphone 1 was a system on a chip (SoC) Mediatek MT6589 that was not widely used and thus did not receive long-term software support from its manufacturer. For the Fairphone 2, Fairphone chose the widely used Snapdragon 801 platform (a high-end, early 2014 platform); the popularity of this SoC should help maintain the LTS of Fairphone 2.
Fairphone deliberately did not include recent innovations like
The back of the Fairphone 2 was equipped with a USB pin-out and charging input, allowing aftermarket back covers with extended capabilities.[14]
Ethical considerations
The phone was designed to have a lower environmental impact than comparable mass-market smartphones, with an expected lifespan of five years. The modular design allows components to be replaced individually.[15]
Many electronic devices contain
Hi-P assembled the Fairphone 2 in Suzhou, China, in a factory that has been audited to ensure that it meets high standards for working conditions and for the environment.[18]
Modular design
The Fairphone 2 was the first modular smartphone available to the general public.[7] The modular, repairable design was designed to increase longevity, with an additional focus on increasing the product's recyclability.[19] The phone components are designed to be replaceable, with the end user only needing to use a screwdriver to replace components of the phone. In addition, it was possible to replace individual components within each module.[20]
The phone received a 10 out of 10 score for smartphone repairability from iFixit, the highest score ever given to a phone.[21]
The phone consists of seven removable parts: the main chassis, the battery, the display assembly, the rear camera module, the top module (
Software
Date | Event | Comment |
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22 Oct 2015 | Sailfish OS port underway | With input from Fairphone developers.[23] |
21 Dec 2015 | Launch. Android 5.1 “Lollipop” | Two variants of Android are available – the default Android installation, which includes |
Apr 2017 | Android 6.0 “Marshmallow” | Free for all customers.[25] |
8 Feb 2017 | Ubuntu Touch port[26] | |
20 May 2017 | LineageOS 14.1 community release | First time an Android 7.1 “Nougat”-based operating system runs on the phone.[27] |
13 Nov 2018 | Android 7.0 “Nougat” official update | First and so far only phone running on Snapdragon 801 to have this upgrade.[28] |
16 Jun 2020 | Android 9.0 “Pie” beta[29] | Fairphone in cooperation with the LineageOS team. Making it so far the only phone running on Snapdragon 801 to have an Android 9.0 “Pie” update |
Mar 2021 | Android 9.0 “Pie” stable[30][31] | |
Nov 2021 | Android 10 release | |
Mar 2023 | Android 10 update | Final Fairphone 2 software update for Android 10[32][33] |
Costs
The phone was primarily funded through pre-orders and was mostly sold directly,
Just as they did for the Fairphone 1, Fairphone released details about costs for the Fairphone 2, which sold for an average price of €525.[37] Despite its relatively high price compared to many phones (a similarly equipped "normal" phone cost about US$402–500[38]), the margin on each phone sold was only €9, principally due to low sales volume and higher manufacturing costs than most phones. The price also funded a wide range of Fairphone's goals to make the phone more ethical, including recycling programs and partnerships for reduced usage of "blood minerals".[39]
Sales
On 16 July 2015, pre-orders for Fairphone 2 became available. To order the components needed to assemble the first devices, as well as to generate the revenue needed to ensure continuous production, Fairphone initiated a crowdfunding campaign by setting a goal to achieve 15,000 pre-orders by the end of September.[40] The goal was finally exceeded, reaching a total of 17,418 pre-orders before the pre-order period ended on 30 September. Production started in December 2015, aiming to ship all phones ordered during the crowdfunding campaign that month. However, issues in ramping up production caused a delay. The last pre-ordered device was shipped on 8 February 2016.[41] On 26 May 2016, Fairphone reported that their milestone of selling 40,000 of the Fairphone 2 had been reached and that all phones ordered before that date had been shipped.[42]
Discontinuation
On January 9th 2023 Fairphone announced that, after March 2023, the Fairphone 2 would stop receiving updates.[43] Fairphone released the final update for the Fairphone 2 on March 7, 2023.[44] Though parts for the phone are still available, the supply is limited.
See also
- Modular smartphone, the concept of the phone for which components can be replaced
- List of open-source mobile phones, phones with open source operating system
- Sailfish OS, an operating system based on Linux as an alternative to Android
- Project Ara, a project by Google to create a low-price modular phone. Discontinued in September 2016
Footnotes
References
- ^ "Fairphone 3 : le smartphone équitable plus moderne et plus durable". www.frandroid.com (in French). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "What are the technical specifications of the Fairphone 2?". Fairphone. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ fairphone.com
- ^ "Technical specifications of the Fairphone 2". support.fairphone.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
- ^ "The architecture of the Fairphone 2: Designing a competitive device that embodies our values". Fairphone. 16 June 2015.
- ^ Douwe (21 December 2015). "Fairphone 2 starts shipping across Europe". Fairphone. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Fairphone 2: World's first modular smartphone is revolutionising electronics piece by piece". International Business Times UK. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Open Source and Fairphone, what we believe in". Fairphone. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Monique (22 March 2019). "Proving our case: Fairphone 2 is sold out!". Fairphone. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Designing the next Fairphone from the inside out". 13 May 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Conflict-Free And Easy To Repair, The Fairphone Is The World's Most Ethical Phone". Co.Exist. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Lomas, Natasha (24 November 2021). "Fairphone 2 gets Android 10 upgrade in beta". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Fairphone 4 - Full phone specifications".
- ^ "Support - Charge your phone". Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Extending the lifespan of our products". Fairphone. 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Brigham, Katie (15 February 2023). "How conflict minerals make it into our phones". CNBC. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Fairphone 2 Supply Chain". Open Sourcemap. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "The path to finding our new production partner: Hi-P". 19 February 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Examining the Fairphone's environmental impact". Fairphone. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Fairphone 2 hands-on: Modular phones are finally here". Ars Technica. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Fairphone 2 Repair".
- ^ "Upgrade Fairphone 2 camera". Fairphone. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Fairphone (22 October 2015). "Jolla community working on Sailfish OS for the Fairphone 2". fairphone.com.
- ^ Kees Jongenburger (28 April 2016). "Releasing the Fairphone 2 Open Operating System". Fairphone. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "How can I update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow?". Fairphone. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Ubuntu Touch on Fairphone 2".
- ^ "Using LineageOS on the FP2". 20 May 2017.
- ^ "What operating system (OS) does the Fairphone 2 run on?". Fairphone.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Fairphone 2 with Snapdragon 801 officially receives a beta of Android 9 Pie". xda-developers. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Redefining longevity: Android 9 now available for Fairphone 2". Fairphone. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Porter, Jon (25 March 2021). "Five-year-old Fairphone 2 getting updated to almost three-year-old Android 9". The Verge. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "FP2: Android 10: Fairphone OS / Fairphone Open 23.02.0-rel.0". Fairphone Community Forum. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "FP2: Android 10: Fairphone OS / Fairphone Open 23.02.0-rel.0". Fairphone Community Forum. 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Sustainable, modular Fairphone 2 hits pre-order | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Fairphone - The Co-operative Phone and Broadband". www.thephone.coop. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Fairphone scores €9 million in crowdfunding as pre-orders for its 'ethical smartphone' soar". Tech.eu. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Cost breakdown of the Fairphone 2". Fairphone. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Smartphone average price United States 2014-2025". Statista. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "supporting fairer minerals initiative with the Fairphone 2". Fairphone. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Fairphone 2 pre-orders are now open". Fairphone. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Fairphone 2 production and delivery countdown!". Fairphone. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "We've reached 100,000 Fairphone owners!". Fairphone. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Agnes (9 January 2023). "An Update on Fairphone 2". Fairphone. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Porter, Jon (7 March 2023). "Fairphone 2 gets its final software update, seven years after original release". The Verge. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Video of the Fairphone 2 being disassembled and reassembled Archived 24 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine