The pieces of a Fairphone

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The pieces of a Fairphone

The Fairphone uses two conflict-free minerals out of a possible four, uses open design and software, and safe factory conditions for workers.

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Comparing to an iPhone

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Comparing to an iPhone

A Fairphone employee holds up an iPhone in comparison to Fairphone prototype during a design challenge bootcamp the company held.

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Dual SIM

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Dual SIM

The Fairphone, which was created in the Netherlands, has dual SIM cards.

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The Fairphone

The Fairphone

Someone holds a prototype of a Fairphone. To date, Fairphone has shipped over 25,000 phones.

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Old phones

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Old phones

A pile of old phones that were thrown out, whose parts can be used for pieces in Fairphone production.

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Recycling old phones

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Recycling old phones

Fairphone partnered with Closing the Loop, a Dutch foundation which aims to solve the problems with electronic waste disposal policies in developing countries.

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Valuable piecef of old phones

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Valuable piecef of old phones

The Fairphone team went to Ghana to inspect how phone collection was managed and how community outreach is done by local partners.

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Design challenge

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Design challenge

People who competed in the bootcamp design challenge in Amsterdam last year had three days to design a DIY phone that could last.

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GuoHong factory workers

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GuoHong factory workers

At the GuoHong factory in China, Fairphone and the factory both pay $2.50 each on top of production costs to put toward a worker’s welfare fund, and workers vote what to spend it on.

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Testing out the Fairphone

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Testing out the Fairphone

GuoHong is the manufacturer for Fairphone. The manufacturer wanted to break into the international market, even if it was with a few thousand phones made.

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Testing Fairphone

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Testing Fairphone

Workers at the GuoHong factory in China test out the Fairphone.

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Mobile World Congress

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Mobile World Congress

Fairphone sets up at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year.

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Fairphone visits mines in Congo

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Fairphone visits mines in Congo

Fairphone employees visited mines in the Congo to see where minerals for phones come from.

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Fairphone team

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Fairphone team

The Fairphone team visited mines in the Congo and learned about the life cycle of our smartphones.

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Local partners in e-waste reduction

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Local partners in e-waste reduction

Fairphone team members talk to local partners in Accra, the capital of Ghana.

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Urban mining workshops

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Urban mining workshops

Fairphone hosts workshops and posts videos about how to disassemble old phones and utilize the parts inside, hoping to reduce e-waste.

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Urban mining

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Urban mining

Fairphone team members meet throughout Europe to practice “urban mining,” which allows them to use parts of old phones people have thrown away or donated.

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Precious minerals

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Precious minerals

At the Fairphone opening night, a display of precious minerals is shown to drive home the importance of conflict-free minerals and fair trade policies.

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Fairphone prototypes

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Fairphone prototypes

A shelf of Fairphone prototypes sits on display at opening night in the office.

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