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Fairphone 5

Released September 2023 · Full specs on GSMArena · Updated Oct 18, 2023

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Key specs

Released
September 2023
Launch price (UK)
£619
Launch price (Europe)
€699
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.5″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
No
Battery
4,200 mAh
Chipset
Qualcomm QCM6490
Base storage
256 GB
Weight
212 g
Water resistance
IP55
Software updates
8 years
Sold in
UK, Europe

What the reviewers said

Trusted Reviews UK

3.5/5Oct 18, 2023

A repairable, long-supported mid-range phone with strong sustainability credentials, but it is pricey and lacks standout performance or cameras compared with cheaper rivals.

  • Long update support: five OS upgrades and eight years of security patches
  • Recycled and responsibly sourced materials
  • Easy to repair with user-replaceable battery and parts
  • Clean software with no bloatware
  • Good low-light camera performance
  • Expensive for the mid-range performance offered
  • Thicker than most current smartphones
  • Average camera performance with washed-out colours
  • No telephoto lens; zoom quality poor
  • Performance overshadowed by rival mid-range chips
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Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.