\tEthical smartphone company Fairphone took the wraps-off its third-generation modular smartphone, the Fairphone 3.<\/p>\n
The company said in a statement the new device builds on its previous success, delivering \u201ca sleek and durable device that closes the gap between performance and sustainability\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Dutch manufacturer has made a name for itself for pioneering a new ethical approach to manufacturing smartphones, while creating “scalable models” that it is pushing the rest of the industry to replicate.<\/p>\n
Its last smartphone, the Fairphone 2, launched in 2015 and sold out in April [1], selling 100,000 units.<\/p>\n
The company said the Fairphone 3 had been built with the insights from its prior two phones, and contains seven modules in total.<\/p>\n
Based on its research, it believes the new phone will save 30 per cent more CO2 emissions than the previous version, supporting easier repairs, for example.<\/p>\n
The device has been built with a longer battery life than its predecessor, a Qualcomm 632 processor and a 12MP dual rear camera and 8MP front camera. It has 64GB memory, which can increase to 256GB with a MicroSD card and is designed with Gorilla Glass 5, making it a phone \u201cthat is designed to last\u201d.<\/p>\n
Complementing its ethical and sustainable ambitions, the phone will be sold with sustainable and reusable packaging and it is delivered with a protective bumper to keep the device safer.<\/p>\n
Fairphone CEO Eva Gouwens said: “We developed the Fairphone 3 to be a real sustainable alternative on the market, which is a big step towards lasting change.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Fairphone 3 is available for a suggested retail price of \u20ac450 from 3 September.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/fairphone-silent-on-future-as-second-model-sells-out\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ethical smartphone company Fairphone took the wraps-off its third-generation modular smartphone, the Fairphone 3. The …<\/p>\n
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