Fairphone 6+ Review: A 5-Year Warranty and Repairable Design, Weaker Camera

The Fairphone 6+ has a new review from Tom's Guide, published October 9, that focuses on what sets the $649 phone apart from mainstream rivals: a 5-year warranty, user-replaceable parts, and a promise of software support through 2033. The review weighs those support promises against the phone's everyday performance.

Price and colors
The Fairphone 6+ starts at $649 for a 12GB RAM and 256GB storage configuration, and comes in Forest Green, Cobalt Blue, and Horizon Black. Fairphone is based in the Netherlands and sells the phone as a more sustainable alternative to typical flagships, built around fair material sourcing and modular hardware since the company's first phone in 2013.

Repair parts you can swap yourself
The reviewer called the phone's DIY repairability "unheard of in modern times," noting that the rear cover is user-replaceable and that spare parts are priced reasonably rather than at a markup. Fairphone also offers accessories such as a wallet add-on that attaches to the back.

A 5-year warranty and long software support
Fairphone backs the 6+ with a 5-year warranty covering parts and labor for internal defects, though it excludes wear and tear, drops, water damage, and theft. The company has also committed to software support through 2033, well beyond what most Android phones offer.

Everyday specs
Inside, the Fairphone 6+ runs a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip with a 6.31-inch, 120Hz AMOLED display and a 4,415mAh battery with 30W wired charging. The rear camera setup pairs a 50MP main sensor with a 13MP ultrawide, and a 32MP front camera handles selfies. The phone measures 156.5 x 73.3 x 9.6mm and weighs 193 grams.

Where the review found weak spots
Tom's Guide measured 13 hours and 19 minutes of battery life in testing, with a Geekbench 6 score of 1,314 single-core and 3,674 multi-core, plus a 3DMark Wild Life Original Unlimited score of 4,747, or about 28 frames per second. The review's verdict points to weaker cameras and processing power than typical rivals, noting the $649 price sits above phones like the iPhone 17e and Pixel 10a.

Where to buy
Fairphone sells the 6+ directly starting at $649, though it has also appeared on Amazon at a higher retail price near $902. The company has not published a full release schedule by region.

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