I don't see anythng more "sustainable" in this phone compared to mainstream ones. Making it a bit more modular or repairable does not make it "sustainable".
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It' rarely gets talked about here as this is a mostly tech audience who focus on features, which are important, but Fairphone is more focused on the impact of the manufacture.
https://www.fairphone.com/en/2023/08/30/is-the-fairphone-5-t...
I have many friends who never repair their phone: as soon as something is broken they buy a new one, because the repair price is often very high. With FairPhone, you get 5 years of warranty and after that you can repair it yourself at a low price.
If some people can repair their FairPhone instead of throwing their mainstream phone away, then that's a win.
"Fair materials" means nothing.
"100% e-waste neutral" is the same as claiming that you are "100% carbon neutral" because you buy carbon "offsets". It's dubious.
There are real positives, though: "100% recycled tin solder paste, 80% recycled steel, 75% post-consumer recycled plastics in the battery frame"
Of course, warranty won't cover aged battery or damage (which probably are 99% of repairs) in any case.
What about changing the screen? Or USB port? Or camera? Or speaker?
> "Fairphone 5 battery" it comes at about the same price (£45 - £65) just to get the part.
45 is still cheaper than 69, and you don't need more than "getting the part" because it's trivial to change it yourself, right?
It does not seem like they are buying offsets. Also why would Fair materials mean nothing?
"Fair materials" means nothing in itself and certainly nothing in relation to sustainability.