Fairphone 5 goes official with 5 years warranty, up to 10 years of software support

30 August 2023
The company is promising 8 years of support but thinks that 10 years is possible too. It will deliver at least 5 OS updates to the phone.

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  • 30 Aug 2023

i really like this phone i want to buy it for sure

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    • 30 Aug 2023

    Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023Nope, even better I'll get Poco F5, use for 5 years, t... moreI don't game on my phone and my previous nexus 5 would have been good enough even now if it had security updates. I have a lot of MFA apps on my phone and I really hate transferring them to new device. Current phones are more than good enough for non-gaming use for 10 years. They are not like few first android generations where performance really mattered for everyday tasks. Fairphone also says on their fairphone 5 page that they will have at least 5 android os updates, meaning android 18 should be last one.

    I totally understand that some people need more performance out of their phones, but for what I use nexus 5 already had plenty of performance, and for these users I think this is pretty good option. Only issue I see in this phone is no wireless charging. I don't have a car, but for some car owners this might be deal braker, and i also think this was bad decision.

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      • njn
      • 30 Aug 2023

      Strange, Swiss media says the official price is 629 Euros. Where do you have your information from? The media outlet also already has a Fairphone 5 already for testing.
      The article is in German but yous should all know deepl or google translator xD

      https://www.watson.ch/digital/android/866438542-fairphone-enthuellt-das-fairphone-5-und-ueberrascht-alle

      Personally I'm a bit unsure if a Poco F5 isn't performing better in five to eight years time and still getting security updates thanks to custom ROMs. And in five years foldables are cheaper and better than today so I might want to change to such a one anyways. But I really appreciate Fairphone trying to improve workers condition and the re-use of already mined metals which is the best way to protect the environment.

        Pangsailousai, 30 Aug 2023I used to be in this camp but then I've only mostly us... moreBut this still not an good reason to skip it. One would still better off have a 3.5mm but rarely/never use it, compared to not even have it.

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          • Anonymous
          • 05H
          • 30 Aug 2023

          Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023Hey, EU, if you're not too busy stuffing your pockets ... moreVery, not beefy 🙃

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            • Anonymous
            • 05H
            • 30 Aug 2023

            Hey, EU, if you're not too busy stuffing your pockets with corporate gifts, can we deal with these greedy trillion dollar corporations pretending iit s hard to update software, when free software can provide lifetime updates?

            Thank you beefy much.

              Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023100 euros good price for this screen? Those 6,7" 2... moreTry to get display replacement for your phone. That will costs more 100.

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                • No 3.5mm jack no buy
                • nU2
                • 30 Aug 2023

                Pangsailousai, 30 Aug 2023I used to be in this camp but then I've only mostly us... moreThe greatest misunderstanding in gsmarena is the assumption that people want headphone jack for better quality. While it's true that according to physical laws, 3.5mm or any wired is better than wireless in quality and latency for given price, the main reason we want it is convenience. It's much more convenient to just plug in headphone and not worry about anything. When you're not moving about, it makes little sense to use wireless. Why worry about charging, pairing etc? Yes, you can use USB C dongle, but then you can't charge meanwhile. And you'll be overusing the USB C port, because now you'll be charging and listening though it, causing more wear and tear, requiring frequent, expensive replacements.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 30 Aug 2023

                  Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023No card slot, non removable battery. Also: "Xiaomi ... moreNope, even better I'll get Poco F5, use for 5 years, then get Poco F10 and use for another 5 years. Extra battery capacity will make up for removability. Total spend less than €700, with new android version too. Are you going to use same Android for 10 years on laggy chipset? Remember, 10 year update is "security" update, not feature update. The chipset of Unfairphone is already poor, it can realistically take upto Android 16 at most.
                  Or maybe spend €100 more and get Xperia 5V in December, is will have both microSD card and headphone jack and better everything.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 30 Aug 2023

                    PatrickCzech, 30 Aug 2023100 Euro for OLED display is really great price. Not like o... more100 euros good price for this screen?

                    Those 6,7" 20:9 1440p 120Hz E5 LTPO sold by samsung does not cost this.
                    OEMs pay at most $90.

                      Caeruleum7125, 30 Aug 2023This is one of the rare times where I'm going to compl... moreI used to be in this camp but then I've only mostly used LG phones and they have good DACs. The rest of the phone are totally tr#ds, you are not missing out on anything really, if you care for the 3.5mm jack you must have certain tastes in sound otherwise any run of the mill type-C earphone will do. I know this from experience, people who just want to hear a lot of bass or any sound will not know the difference so the 3.5mm jack is now really the domain of audiophiles. I am one and I would assume anyone who really cares for the 3.5mm jack isn't crying just so they can hook up those lame samsung supplied "AKG" tuned $3 earphone abominations. In that case this person will really first get themselves a nice HiRes DAC like the iBasso, iFi, Questyle, Shanling, FiiO et cetra.

                      That was off-topic, coming back to the subject, this is a good step in the right direction, Would have expected a slightly better SoC but this 778G class SoC aint no slouch.

                        This is one of the rare times where I'm going to complain about the lack of a headphone jack. I just don't see why they'd remove that considering the people this phone is intended for.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 30 Aug 2023

                          Dr. Watson, 30 Aug 2023...the Fairphone 3, 3+ and 4 can run Android 13. Are yo... moreThe Fairphone 4 is still on Android 11 waiting to receive Android 12 while Android 14 is about to be released. They are 3 years behind the current version of Android.

                            Really good. Now we just need a stereo speaker setup.

                              Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023Look at their current phones. I doubt any of them runs andr... more...the Fairphone 3, 3+ and 4 can run Android 13.

                              Are you high?

                                Can't believe there are so many haters in this thread. You will see all the Chinese haters come out and dog any OPPO, Vivo, or Xiaomi release and complain about lack of software support and when a brand comes out with stellar support...they find other reasons to complain and whine. The 778G is more than enough to handle 10 years of updates. Smartphone SOCs now, even budget and midrange, are way more powerful than the software they run compared to 10 years ago. Nearly every phone was janky running at

                                  Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023Once again, the vast majority of the comments on here simpl... moreIt's the GSMArena comment section. They're never happy.

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                                    • 30 Aug 2023

                                    Once again, the vast majority of the comments on here simply don't get it. They're still chasing the fastest, smallest specs.

                                      David, 30 Aug 2023The company probably won’t even exist in 10 years! Every fe... more'The company probably won't even exist in 10 years!"

                                      Fairphone
                                      Founded: January 2013; 10 years ago

                                      They've already existed for a decade. I don't think it's insane to expect them to live for another.

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                                        • mxt
                                        • 30 Aug 2023

                                        Anonymous, 30 Aug 2023With €700 you can get two Poco F5 and use for 10 years with... moreNo card slot, non removable battery. Also:

                                        "Xiaomi says the Poco F5 and F5 Pro will get two years of Android updates and three years of security updates."

                                        vs 5 + 8.

                                        Do you really want a phone that hasn't been updated in 8 years to use the internet?

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