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Fairphone Gen 6+ Achieves Ethical Repairability Milestone

🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
This phone proves you can fix your own screen without voiding the warranty or needing a heat gun.
💡 Why it matters
It challenges the entire smartphone industry to prioritize repairability over planned obsolescence, potentially reducing e-waste by millions of tons annually.

Fairphone released the Gen 6+ smartphone, featuring fully modular components and a 7-year software support guarantee. The device uses 100% recycled rare earth metals and conflict-free minerals.

📡 Where we spotted it (1)
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Hacker News
Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+
23d ago
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