Fairphone 3 shows up on Bluetooth SIG

With a history of more than six years, Fairphone is more than just another of the many minor OEMs in the smartphone business. Although its two handsets released in the past failed to impress, this company is all about delivering products that are designed and produced with a minimal environmental impact. The first Fairphone handset hit 60,000 customers and its successor arrived in the hands of around 100,000 people. Now, the Fairphone 3 is almost here.

Unfortunately, the Bluetooth SIG listing only reveals that the Fairphone 3 has Bluetooth 5 support. Obviously, this also implies the fact that the handset is now being tested for commercial release and it would not be a surprise to see it hit the market before the end of the month. Sadly, there is no official launch date yet, so take this statement as it is — nothing more than a rumor.

The Fairphone 2 was the first handset to receive a 10/10 repairability score from iFixIt, so we can only hope that this is not going to change. Since it was released in December 2015, the Fairphone 2 has a list of specs that is definitely outdated right now. The specs that the Fairphone 3 must improve upon include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, a 5-inch full HD display, a 5 MP selfie shooter and a 12 MP main camera, a 2,420 mAh battery, as well as Android 5.0 Lollipop upgradable to Android 7.1.2 Nougat.

Considering the above, it is rather safe to assume that the Fairphone 3 will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, a screen with a size of around 6 inches, at least 4 GB of memory and 64 GB of internal storage, Android 9.0 Pie or even Android Q, and so on.

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