Fairphone 6

The Fairphone 6 has a conventional, non-folding form factor with dimensions of 156.5 mm in height, 73.3 mm in width, and 9.6 mm in thickness, weighing 193 g. It carries an IP55 rating, meaning it resists dust ingress and low-pressure water jets, though it is not built to rugged standards. A notable design highlight is its perfect score of 10 on the French Repairability Index, reflecting how straightforwardly the device can be maintained and repaired.

The Fairphone 6 uses an OLED/AMOLED touchscreen measuring 6.31″ with a resolution of 1116 x 2484 px and a pixel density of 431 ppi, delivering sharp and detailed visuals. The panel runs at a 120Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and reaches a typical brightness of 880 nits alongside a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, both characteristic of OLED technology. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 7i but does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no secondary display.

The Fairphone 6 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, a 4 nm octa-core SoC with an 8-thread configuration running at up to 2.5 GHz using big.LITTLE and HMP architecture, and a TDP of 5W. It is paired with 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM at 3200 MHz, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s and support for up to 16 GB total, while internal storage sits at 256 GB with external expansion possible up to 2 TB. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 710 GPU clocked at 1050 MHz with 128 shading units, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset also integrates LTE, TrustZone security, and 64-bit processing, with Geekbench 6 scores of 1162 single-core and 3239 multi-core reflecting its overall compute capability.

The Fairphone 6 features a dual-lens rear camera combining a 50 MP sensor at f/2.2 and a 13 MP sensor at f/1.6, both using CMOS technology without a back-illuminated sensor. Optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording are all present, while laser autofocus is not. The main camera supports 4K video recording at 30 fps along with slow-motion capture, though HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls extend to exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed and RAW shooting are absent; additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, and timelapse. A dual-tone LED flash with two LEDs accompanies the rear setup, while the 32 MP front camera at f/2.0 is a single-lens unit without an under-display placement or a front-facing flash.

The Fairphone 6 runs Android 15 as a free and open-source operating system, without direct OS updates from the vendor. Privacy tooling covers clipboard warnings, location controls, and camera/microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are absent. Users can block app tracking, and on-device machine learning is supported. The interface includes dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, customizable notifications, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes are not available. Productivity features span split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also supports multi-user accounts, a child lock, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, battery health monitoring, and Live Text for selecting text in images; Wi-Fi password sharing and Quick Start are not included.

The Fairphone 6 is equipped with a 4415 mAh removable and rechargeable battery, making it straightforward to replace without specialist tools. It supports 30W fast charging, though wireless charging is not available. A battery level indicator is present, keeping users informed of remaining charge at a glance.

The Fairphone 6 features stereo speakers and supports a range of Bluetooth audio codecs, including aptX, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive, though aptX Lossless and LDAC are not available. The device does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so wired audio relies on an adapter, and there is no built-in radio.

The Fairphone 6 supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, and 6E, and comes with Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, and a maximum download speed of 2900 Mbit/s. SIM options consist of one physical SIM and one eSIM, and an external memory slot is available for storage expansion. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds, and there is no HDMI output. For positioning, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, and barometer, while motion tracking, optical tracking, an infrared sensor, and ANT+ are absent. Biometric security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner or 3D facial recognition present. The device does not include crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, a heart rate monitor, a built-in projector, or a stylus, and is not DLNA-certified.

The Fairphone 6 includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor e-paper technology.