One PixProof is too few to judge a company — this record fills in as more of its claims get checked. Last PixProof Sep 12, 2026.
Quick facts
- What is Fairphone?
- Fairphone B.V. is a Dutch social enterprise and electronics manufacturer that designs and sells modular, repairable smartphones and audio products.
- Where is Fairphone from?
- Netherlands. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- When was Fairphone founded?
- In 2013, by Bas van Abel, Tessa Wernink and Miquel Ballester.
▸ ABOUT FAIRPHONE
Fairphone B.V. is a Dutch social enterprise and electronics manufacturer that designs and sells modular, repairable smartphones and audio products. Founded in Amsterdam in January 2013, it sources fairtrade gold/silver and conflict-free materials and is the only smartphone maker to have repeatedly earned a perfect 10/10 repairability score from iFixit. Fairphone is a certified B Corporation and remains a small, mission-driven manufacturer compared to major smartphone brands.
▸ TRACK RECORD
Fairphone's history and the 1 marketing claim we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.
- 2013Fairphone B.V. founded in Amsterdam by Bas van Abel, Tessa Wernink and Miquel Ballester as a social enterprise, spun out of an earlier awareness campaign.
- 2013Fairphone 1 released in December, the company's first phone, built with conflict-free tin and tantalum.
- 2015Fairphone became a certified B Corporation in April.
- 2015Fairphone 2 launched in December as the first Fairphone designed with user-replaceable modules.
- 2019Fairphone 3 released in September, continuing the modular, repairable design approach.
- 2021Fairphone 4 released in September.
- 2023Fairphone 5 launched in August/September and went on to score a perfect 10/10 repairability rating from iFixit.
- Aug 30, 2023CLAIM · Fairphone 5"Up to 10 years of software support"→ 🟢 BUY THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
- 2025The Fairphone (Gen. 6) released in June, shipping with free Fairbuds earbuds.
Claim dates come from when the claim's own source was published; "Checked" means we couldn't date the claim, so it sits at the date we verified it.
▸ SOCIAL PRESENCE
▸ VITAL STATS
▸ CLIMATE COMMITMENT
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-validated commitment to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions 42% by 2030 versus a 2022 baseline, and to reach net-zero emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2045 — five years ahead of the Paris Agreement's 2050 goal. Fairphone's 2024 Impact Report reported a 48% cut in CO2 emissions since 2022, putting it on track toward the target.
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