Fairphone Gen 6+ Cracks Open the US Market With a Screwdriver and a Promise

Fairphone, the Dutch maker of repairable and sustainably built phones, is now selling its latest model, the Fairphone (Gen 6+), in the US starting at $649, TechCrunch reported. It is the first time Americans can buy the company’s phones directly without modifications. Fairphone previously sold de-Googled versions in the US through a partnership with /e/OS maker Murena.

The phone is available from Fairphone.com and Amazon and is certified for T-Mobile and AT&T at launch, according to WIRED. A version running Murena’s /e/OS costs $699.

Built to Be Opened

The main selling point is repairability. Twelve modules, including the battery, cameras, USB-C port and display, can be replaced with a single screwdriver, which comes in the box. WIRED reported that a replacement screen costs $90, a USB-C port $20 and a battery $40. The phone carries a five-year warranty and software support through 2033, and the series holds a 10/10 repairability score from iFixit.

“We’re delivering a device built from the ground up to be opened, repaired, and kept alive for many years,” CEO Raymond van Eck said.

Midrange Hardware

The Gen 6+ is a modest upgrade over last year’s Gen 6, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor and 12GB of RAM. It has a 6.31-inch LTPO OLED display with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, a 4,415mAh battery with 30W charging, a 50-megapixel Sony main camera, a 13-megapixel ultrawide and a 32-megapixel selfie camera. A physical switch turns on Fairphone Moments, a minimal interface meant to reduce distractions.

A Hard Market

The US smartphone market is dominated by Apple and Samsung, and carriers drive much of the sales, a tough environment for brands outside carrier stores. Van Eck told WIRED that Fairphone’s phone shipments rose 74 percent in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, and that 80 percent of Gen 6 buyers were new to the brand. “Americans are exhausted by planned obsolescence, closed-box ecosystems, and expensive yearly upgrades,” he said.

With component costs pushing phone prices higher, a midrange device that owners can fix cheaply for eight years is a practical alternative to annual upgrades, and a useful benchmark for how repairable mainstream phones could be.