Repairable by design: Fairphone Gen 6+ champions longevity through modularity

Fairphone’s Gen 6+ is a $650 Android phone built for long life and easy self-repair, featuring around 12 user-replaceable parts, a fully replaceable 6.31-inch OLED display, and a removable battery that staff say should be swapped around year three. The design trades some solidity (it’s thicker and lacks IP6X water resistance and a headphone jack) for maintainability, retaining a microSD slot and physical SIM. RAM is boosted to 12GB, software updates are planned through 2033, and Fairphone emphasizes keeping parts in stock and reducing e-waste over a glamorous but less repairable build. Aimed at DIY users and sustainability-minded buyers, the Gen 6+ is available direct and on Amazon.