The modular Fairphone 2 developers announced the imminent start of deliveries of the first batch of the smartphone. We will remind, in the summer were the prototypes presented in October started taking pre-orders for this unusual model. The first batch is quite small — 200 pieces. The second batch will include 800 pieces. Those who ordered the smartphone in December, he will arrive in January. On the official website of Fairphone 2 available for 529 euros.
By design, a sort of Fairphone is an “ethical” smartphone, the production of which has a component of “non-conflict” regions, with “fair” wages to workers, which users can use without having to buy completely new device, the repair would be seamless, in addition, the manufacturer is also going to be responsible for recycling the used smartphones.
Durability and ease of repair are provided by modularity. Over time, the user will be able to upgrade your smartphone, replacing its individual parts, ranging from more rigid chassis and module with the “base” processor, memory and modem.
At the moment the technical specifications of the Fairphone include a 2 5 inch screen with Full HD resolution and Gorilla glass 3, processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal flash memory, 8-megapixel main camera, the battery is 2420 mAh, slot microSD, support dual SIM, 4G LTE/3G/2G, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, operating system, Android 5.1 Lollipop.