Fairphone 3 Series
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 632Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 506
Display: 5.65 inch
Weight: 0.189kg
Price: 450, 500 euro
Average of 34 scores (from 66 reviews)
Fairphone 3
The Fairphone 3 is a smartphone that claims to be made with care for people and the planet. It’s got everything users expect from a great phone and so much more. Fairphone is also one of the first smartphone companies to integrate Fairtrade gold into their supply chain. Besides that, it is the only smartphone in the world to be awarded a perfect score for repairability. The Fairphone 3 ensures that it is not the end of the phone if accidents happen. Users can make it last longer with replaceable modules, they can repair it themselves with a single screwdriver. iFixit even awarded the Fairphone 3 a perfect score for repairability. And for extra peace of mind, the Fairphone 3 phones are backed by 2-year warranty. For camera, users can capture their memories in sharp detail with a 12 MP rear and 8 MP front camera. They also combined great hardware and software to ensure quality photos in low-light situations. Displaying on the Fairphone 3 is a 5.65-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display. It is a screen with a resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels, 427 ppi pixel density, and million colors. Gorilla Glass 5 protects the screen from scratches. As for specifications, it has a mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD). It can handle most apps and games without problems. Powering up the Fairphone 3 is a 3,000 mAh battery with 300 hours whilst idle, 20 hours with phone calls and 3.5 hour charging time. The battery is also replaceable, which is something we don’t see very often with smartphones these days. Users can swap it out for a new one if it starts to degrade, rather than replacing the entire handset. Furthermore, it also comes with a 3.5 mm headphone jack which is getting less common these days. In conclusion, the Fairphone 3 is a smartphone that emphasizes fairness, some of the best features are the ones users can’t see, like the fairly sourced and recycled materials, better working conditions and programs to reduce e-waste. It is a mid-range smartphone that can handle most tasks without issues. Hands-on article by Jagadisa RajarathnamSpecifications
Notebook: Fairphone 3Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 632
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 506
Display: 5.65 inch, 18:9, 2160 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 0.189kg
Price: 450 euro
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The makers of the Fairphone can certainly claim to make the most sustainable smartphone currently available. While some devices will not even let you swap out the battery anymore the Fairphone comes with various modules in order to reduce waste. Let's find out how the concept evolved with this latest iteration, the Fairphone 3, in our review.
Source: Android Central
The Fairphone 3 is not the most impressive smartphone when it comes to specs or looks, but it certainly walks the walk when it comes to delivering one of the most responsible, ethical, and sustainable devices available today. If you are someone who really cares about the environment, fair trade, and labor practices, and you want to be on the leading edge of a social and business movement, then you'll truly appreciate this phone. If you're just looking for an affordable or mid-range Android phone, then you'll probably be disappointed.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/16/2021
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Android Central
The Fairphone 3 is not the most impressive smartphone when it comes to specs or looks, but it certainly walks the walk when it comes to delivering one of the most responsible, ethical, and sustainable devices available today. If you are someone who really cares about the environment, fair trade, and labor practices, and you want to be on the leading edge of a social and business movement, then you'll truly appreciate this phone. If you're just looking for an affordable or mid-range Android phone, then you'll probably be disappointed.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/16/2021
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Android Central
The Fairphone 3 is not the most impressive smartphone when it comes to specs or looks, but it certainly walks the walk when it comes to delivering one of the most responsible, ethical, and sustainable devices available today. If you are someone who really cares about the environment, fair trade, and labor practices, and you want to be on the leading edge of a social and business movement, then you'll truly appreciate this phone. If you're just looking for an affordable or mid-range Android phone, then you'll probably be disappointed.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/01/2021
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Android Central
The Fairphone 3 is not the most impressive smartphone when it comes to specs or looks, but it certainly walks the walk when it comes to delivering one of the most responsible, ethical, and sustainable devices available today. If you are someone who really cares about the environment, fair trade, and labor practices, and you want to be on the leading edge of a social and business movement, then you'll truly appreciate this phone. If you're just looking for an affordable or mid-range Android phone, then you'll probably be disappointed.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/01/2021
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Android Central Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 is not the most impressive smartphone when it comes to specs or looks, but it certainly walks the walk when it comes to delivering one of the most responsible, ethical, and sustainable devices available today. If you are someone who really cares about the environment, fair trade, and labor practices, and you want to be on the leading edge of a social and business movement, then you'll truly appreciate this phone. If you're just looking for an affordable or mid-range Android phone, then you'll probably be disappointed.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/22/2020
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Android Central Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 is not the most impressive smartphone when it comes to specs or looks, but it certainly walks the walk when it comes to delivering one of the most responsible, ethical, and sustainable devices available today. If you are someone who really cares about the environment, fair trade, and labor practices, and you want to be on the leading edge of a social and business movement, then you'll truly appreciate this phone. If you're just looking for an affordable or mid-range Android phone, then you'll probably be disappointed.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/22/2020
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Gadgetspeak Archive.org version
This is an unusual phone, it does not have the latest and fastest processor, nor does it have the largest screen in the thinnest body, it is sold at a premium price but unlike the competition you can get into it and it even comes with a screwdriver so instead of the standard 12-18 months life this is marketed for a five year cycle of use.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/10/2020
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Gadgetspeak Archive.org version
This is an unusual phone, it does not have the latest and fastest processor, nor does it have the largest screen in the thinnest body, it is sold at a premium price but unlike the competition you can get into it and it even comes with a screwdriver so instead of the standard 12-18 months life this is marketed for a five year cycle of use.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/10/2020
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
Das Fairphone 3 ist ein solides Mittelklasse Handy mit Android 9 Pie im nahezu unveränderten Zustand geworden. Ein gutes, wenn auch nicht herausragendes, Display, eine passable, wenngleich etwas langsame, Kamera und ein ausreichend leistungsstarker Snapdragon 624 machen aus dem Fairphone 3 ein wirklich gutes Gerät.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/04/2020
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
Das Fairphone 3 ist ein solides Mittelklasse Handy mit Android 9 Pie im nahezu unveränderten Zustand geworden. Ein gutes, wenn auch nicht herausragendes, Display, eine passable, wenngleich etwas langsame, Kamera und ein ausreichend leistungsstarker Snapdragon 624 machen aus dem Fairphone 3 ein wirklich gutes Gerät.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/04/2020
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 is a phone that should be analysed from a different point of view. We cannot compare its specs, power or design with other smartphones that are cheaper and more powerful, because they do not promise the same commitment to our society as the Fairphone does. However, if you are conscious of the environment and social issues, the Fairphone 3 is the phone you are looking for. The company offers the certainty of knowing that you have a device in your hands that has been manufactured in a fair and sustainable way. To summarise: you will not get a premium smartphone with the best specs, but you will have a very capable, decent device made by a company that has not dirtied your hands when manufacturing it.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/04/2019
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 is a phone that should be analysed from a different point of view. We cannot compare its specs, power or design with other smartphones that are cheaper and more powerful, because they do not promise the same commitment to our society as the Fairphone does. However, if you are conscious of the environment and social issues, the Fairphone 3 is the phone you are looking for. The company offers the certainty of knowing that you have a device in your hands that has been manufactured in a fair and sustainable way. To summarise: you will not get a premium smartphone with the best specs, but you will have a very capable, decent device made by a company that has not dirtied your hands when manufacturing it.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/04/2019
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Fairphone deserves a lot of plaudits for what it's trying to do in the areas of sustainability, eco-friendliness, repairability, and protections for workers along the supply chain, and the Fairphone 3 has enough going for it to make it a viable option for your next smartphone.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/01/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Fairphone deserves a lot of plaudits for what it's trying to do in the areas of sustainability, eco-friendliness, repairability, and protections for workers along the supply chain, and the Fairphone 3 has enough going for it to make it a viable option for your next smartphone.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/01/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: DxOMark Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 is designed to factor in the human and environmental costs of smartphone manufacturing and disposal. As with other phones with relatively low-cost components, of course, it does not have a camera module that any serious photographer or videographer would choose for its image quality. Nevertheless, the reality is that while it is not great for shooting video, the Fairphone can produce largely usable moving and still images under many common shooting conditions; and with the exception of underexposure, what flaws and faults there are simply aren’t noticeable on a small display. Near-chronic underexposure is a problem, though, as is its near-omnipresent pink cast.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2019
Source: DxOMark Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 is designed to factor in the human and environmental costs of smartphone manufacturing and disposal. As with other phones with relatively low-cost components, of course, it does not have a camera module that any serious photographer or videographer would choose for its image quality. Nevertheless, the reality is that while it is not great for shooting video, the Fairphone can produce largely usable moving and still images under many common shooting conditions; and with the exception of underexposure, what flaws and faults there are simply aren’t noticeable on a small display. Near-chronic underexposure is a problem, though, as is its near-omnipresent pink cast.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2019
Source: Android Authority Archive.org version
For Android fans, the Fairphone 3 is nothing like the shiny new device we usually see. It’s about a completely open and fixable modular phone, it’s about freedom to repair your own product, actual spare parts, and fair, ethically-sourced components. The specs are good enough, but definitely not great. Is it a bargain? No. Think of it this way: Have you been to shops where they sell goods made locally and decided you should support people, not big business? Maybe you have, even if you only bought soap. It’s the same concept.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/12/2019
Source: Android Authority Archive.org version
For Android fans, the Fairphone 3 is nothing like the shiny new device we usually see. It’s about a completely open and fixable modular phone, it’s about freedom to repair your own product, actual spare parts, and fair, ethically-sourced components. The specs are good enough, but definitely not great. Is it a bargain? No. Think of it this way: Have you been to shops where they sell goods made locally and decided you should support people, not big business? Maybe you have, even if you only bought soap. It’s the same concept.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/12/2019
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/09/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/09/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/30/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/30/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Consumentenbond NL→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Modern design; solid workmanship; excellent cameras.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/16/2019
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Positive: Modern design; solid workmanship; excellent cameras.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/16/2019
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Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/27/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/27/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/10/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/10/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Frandroid FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; excellent cameras; nice performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2019
Source: Frandroid FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; excellent cameras; nice performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2019
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/21/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/21/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Rating: Total score: 50%
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Rating: Total score: 50%
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2019
Rating: Total score: 68%
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2019
Rating: Total score: 68%
Fairphone 3+
Specifications
Notebook: Fairphone 3+Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 632
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 506
Display: 5.65 inch, 18:9, 2160 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 0.189kg
Price: 500 euro
Links:
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: JerryRigEverything
The Fairphone 3 is a modular smartphone that suposidly is super easy to repair, and replace parts of. But is the Fairphone 3 durable? The only way to find out is with a JerryRigEverything Durability Test. This time, we'll start off by exploring the FairPhone 3's insides, since that is what it is desigend for. Then we will see what the phone is made of and if the FairPhone 3 can survive every day life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/18/2021
Source: The Verge Archive.org version
If you are someone who wants a more ethical and sustainable alternative to a budget £200 device, then the Fairphone 3 Plus delivers. It’ll serve your needs in the same way as a budget smartphone will in 2020 but at a price premium that reflects its ethically sourced materials and repairability. But don’t expect this to compete with other similarly priced phones. Fairphone has different priorities, and in order to buy one of its phones, you need to share them.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/27/2020
Rating: Total score: 77%
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The Fairphone 3 Plus, like the Fairphones before it, stands out as the number one ethical, eco-friendly smartphone choice. That approach is either going to compel you to buy it, or make you look elsewhere for better options in terms of performance and camera quality.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/23/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Neowin Archive.org version
Like many other phones, it’s possible to overlook the flaws on the Fairphone 3+, and if you have a big interest in its modularity and the sustainable approach, it can still be worth the price tag. The flaws don’t make it unusable or an outright bad phone, but you really have to be all-in on the company’s philosophy to justify what you have to pay. If that’s the case for you, you can buy the Fairphone 3+ from Fairphone’s website, or opt for last year’s Fairphone 3 if you don’t need the upgraded cameras.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/23/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Neowin Archive.org version
We go hands-on with the Fairphone 3+, a mid-range phone with a focus on sustainability and fair production. It has a Snapdragon 632, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and a 3,040mAh battery. The back has a single 48MP camera, and the front has a 16MP selfie camera. It costs €469.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 10/11/2020
Source: Zdnet.com Archive.org version
I'm used to seeing the latest feature-packed smartphone phones with their fancy industrial design, or models that accentuate one specific feature, or try to deliver a great price/performance ratio, or have some other aspect to shout about. The Fairphone 3+ isn't designed to keep up with the pack, and to compare it to other handsets in terms of 'bang for buck' rather misses the point.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/15/2020
Source: Know Your Mobile Archive.org version
Should you buy the Fairphone 3+? Well if you’re reading this article you must be interested and with good reason. The phone delivers a smartphone experience and it does so without any glaring omissions that would make you feel like you’ve compromised greatly. You get all of this while knowing you’ve helped the world through buying a more environmentally friendly phone that features a modular design, allowing for upgrades to keep your phone feeling fresh, saving you from spending more money on a new phone and saving the world from more technological waste. So in summary we applaud Fairphone for it’s stance here and for making a truly usable smartphone that delivers on the brand’s and their customer’s morality. It won’t be everyone which is a shame, but for those looking to make a difference, there’s no better time to adopt.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2020
Source: GSM Arena Archive.org version
Fairphone has its sight set a lot higher, aiming at goals like fair compensation for workers in China, fair-trade gold, fair cobalt and conflict-free tin and tungsten. Recycling and sustainability. Above all else, Fairphone's key immediate ambition is to convince as many users as possible to keep their devices for as long as five to seven years at a time, reducing its carbon footprint by as much as 28 to 42%. Regardless of whether those are its own products, specifically crafted to aid the process or any other piece of tech, headed to an inevitable landfill. If you share the same goals and believe in them deeply enough, the Fairphones look like a great means to an end.
Hands-On, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/27/2020
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Positive: Nice display; decent hardware; good connectivity; attractive price.
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Rating: Total score: 80%
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Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 70% display: 50% mobility: 80% workmanship: 50%
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Rating: Total score: 67%
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/31/2020
Rating: Total score: 60%
Comment
Fairphone:
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
Qualcomm Adreno 506: Integrated graphics card in the Snapdragon 625 SoC and based on the new 500-series architecture with support for Vulkan, OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2) and UBWC.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Qualcomm Snapdragon:
SD 632: Mid-range octa-core SoC with eight Kryo 260 cpu cores at up to 1.8 GHz, an Adreno 509 GPU, a LPDDR4-2666 memory controller and a X12 LTE (Cat 13/12, 300 / 150 MBit) modem. Manufactured in the modern 14nm process.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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67.84%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.