The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern

The length of software support being promised for the Fairphone 5 is at least partially due to Fairphone’s use of an enterprise-focused chipset from Qualcomm, the QCM6490, which is roughly equivalent in specs to the midrange Snapdragon 778G. It’s joined by 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, expandable with up to 2TB via microSD.Image: Fairphone

A commonly cited concern with repairable handsets is that they’re not able to offer the same kind of waterproofing as other modern phones, whose glue-assisted construction is great for IP ratings at the expense of repairability. The good news is that the Fairphone 5 has an IP55 rating for dust and water resistance, which is a slight improvement over the IP54 rating of the Fairphone 4. The bad news is that, despite this improvement, the phone still isn’t protected against full submersion.

Like the Fairphone 4, there’s once again no headphone jack here, and the handset is available in three colors; black, blue, and transparent.Finally, as well as being designed to survive for as long as possible, Fairphone has attempted to produce the Fairphone 5 in an ethical way. It lists over a dozen materials that it’s attempted to sustainably source and says that 70 percent of these materials are either recycled or ethically mined.

For as long as I’ve been reviewing Fairphones, my takeaway has been that they’re good entry-level phones priced like more expensive midrange phones. But as smartphones have started changing less and less with each passing year, there are fewer and fewer benefits to being on the bleeding edge of technology. With its more modern looks and specs, that could make the Fairphone 5 a much more appealing prospect. Stay tuned for our full review, coming soon.

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