A “deliciously simple” disassembly
It is an experience that becomes rare. IFIXIT specialists, known to dismantle each new tech product, describe the opening of Fairphone 6 as “deliciously simple”. No glue, no heating, no prayer at each stage.
To access inside, just remove two standard torx screws, and the rear shell slips. A simplicity that contrasts radically with almost all modern smartphones, often sealed and designed to discourage any intervention.
Change the screen or battery? Child’s play
The two most common repairs, the battery and the screen are disconcerting. The battery is held by four screws and a single cable. The replacement takes less than five minutes, shows in hand. It is a slight backward compared to the old models where the battery was removable without tools, but this choice made it possible to refine the design of the phone.
For the screen, this is the same principle. Eight screws keep him in place. Once removed, the 6.31 inch OLED panel is freely freed itself, without any trace of glue.
From modules to USB-C port
Fairphone’s modular philosophy goes further. The USB-C port, a part often subject to wear or scrap, is on its own small module and can be replaced independently. It is a detail that can save a phone.
Same thing for cameras. The three modules (main, ultra-wide-angle and selfie) are accessible and individual replaceable. If you break a single lens, you don’t have to change the whole photo block.
What do we say?
This fairphone 6 is clearly a breath of fresh air. It is physical proof that a manufacturer can, if it really wants to design a modern product without making it voluntarily irreparable. In a world of glue -sealed products and planned obsolescence, the approach is exemplary.
This philosophy contrasts radically with that of Apple. Even if the Cupertino firm has made progress, its iPhones remain black boxes where the simple change in a battery is a obstacle course. Fairphone shows that another way is possible.
It is not a phone that is bought for its pure performance, but for the intelligence of its conception and the philosophy that is behind. And you, a phone that you can repair yourself, does that appeal to you?
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