A Modular 'Ethical Phone' You Can Repair Instead of Replace

THE ECO-FRIENDLY FAIRPHONE was a huge crowdfunding success when it launched in 2013, but it promised more than it achieved. Some 10,000 people bought it before it even existed, and many thousands more followed, eager to support the development of an ethical device. Fairphone aimed to support local economies instead of armed militias by avoiding “conflict minerals” like tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold. It wasn’t a phone you chose for its specs, but for its politics.

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