Fairphone launches new

modular smartphone

Dutch-based Fairphone aims to produce a smartphone designed with minimal harm to the planet, and with a longer lifespan than most phones

MODULAR

BREAKDOWN

Looks like regular,

if slightly chunky,

Replaceable modules

held in place by sliding

clasps or regular

Phillips screws

phone

Android

5.1

OS:

Lillipop

5-inch, full HD

Display:

1

LCD TFT, 1080x1920

pixels resolution

(2MP)

Front camera

,

2

headphone socket

and receiver

Phillips

screws

Length:

Width:

Thickness:

Weight:

143mm

73mm

11mm

148g

Cost:

$562

Screen clasps

(slide to open)

Dual microphones

and Micro USB 2.0

charging port

3

3.8V

Battery:

4

Lithium-Ion

Base platform:

Snapdragon 801

processor, 2GB

RAM, 32GB flash

storage, wi-fi,

4G network,

Bluetooth 4.0

6

Available:

December

2015

Rear-facing

6

Available

Backplate:

(8MP)

camera

,

in four colours

with flash

Source: Fairphone

MP = Megapixels

GB = Gigabytes

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Fairphone launches new

modular smartphone

Dutch-based Fairphone aims to produce a smartphone designed with minimal harm to the planet, and with a longer lifespan than most phones

Looks like regular, if slightly

chunky,

phone

Android

5.1 Lillipop

OS:

MODULAR

Replaceable

modules held in

place by sliding

clasps or regular

Phillips

screws

Length:

Width:

Thickness:

Weight:

143mm

73mm

11mm

148g

Cost:

$562

Screen

clasps

5-inch,

Display:

1

full HD LCD TFT,

1080x1920

pixels resolution

(2MP)

Battery:

3.8V

Lithium-Ion

Front camera

,

2

3

headphone socket

and receiver

Phillips

screws

Rear-facing

Dual

microphones

and Micro USB 2.0

charging port

4

5

(8MP)

camera

,

with flash

Snapdragon 801

Base platform:

Available:

December

2015

6

processor, 2GB RAM,

32GB flash

storage, wi-fi,

4G network,

Bluetooth 4.0

Backplate:

Available in

four colours

MP = Megapixels

GB = Gigabytes

Source: Fairphone

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Fairphone

launches

new modular

smartphone

Dutch-based Fairphone aims to produce a smartphone designed with minimal harm to the planet, and with a longer lifespan than most phones

Looks like regular, if slightly

chunky,

phone

Android

5.1 Lillipop

OS:

Cost:

$562

MODULAR

Replaceable

modules held

in place by

sliding clasps

or regular

Phillips

screws

Length:

Width:

Thickness:

Weight:

143mm

73mm

11mm

148g

5-inch, full HD LCD

Display:

1

TFT, 1080x1920 pixels

Screen

clasps (slide

to open)

2

3.8V Lithium-Ion

Battery:

3

(2MP)

Front camera

,

headphone socket and

receiver

Phillips

screws

4

(8MP)

Rear-facing camera

,

with flash

5

Dual microphones and Micro

USB 2.0

charging

port

6

Snapdragon 801

Base platform:

processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB

flash storage, wi-fi, 4G network,

Bluetooth 4.0

Available:

December

2015

Available

Backplate:

in four colours

MP = Megapixels

GB = Gigabytes

Source: Fairphone

© GRAPHIC NEWS