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Fairphone announces the €599 Fairphone 6, with a 6.31" 120Hz LTPO OLED display, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, and enhanced modularity with 12 swappable parts (shop.fairphone.com)

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[-] carrylex@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

I also found out a few other things that have changed:

They now use Torx T5 screws
The backcover and battery are now fixed with these screws
The battery uses a dedicated connector
Parts of the backcover now require a pick
SIM/SD now sit at the bottom in a dedicated slot and don't require the removal of the backcover.
The volume buttons got replaced by the "moments" button and are now on the left

IMHO this is kind of a downgrade in repairability as you now need custom tools (not everyone has a T5 screwdriver at home). Moving the volume buttons to the other side is also kind of weird and unexpected as most (non Apple) phones have them on the right...

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025

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