The successor to the Fairphone 5 will be officially unveiled on June 25, 2025, as NieuweMobiel has learned. WinFuture has already published an initial image showing the mid-range smartphone in Horizon Black.

Alternatively, the Fairphone 6 will also be available in Cloud White and Forest Green. At least one variant is reportedly equipped with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of flash storage. The design has been greatly modernized, with the screen bezels being significantly narrower than on the Fairphone 5, while the frame will be flat. One of the buttons is designed in a contrasting color, which could be the slider that detaches the back from the body.

The back is said to consist of two halves in different colors. Cameras include a main camera and an ultra-wide-angle camera, but no telephoto camera. The focus of the Fairphone 6 is said to be on making repairs as easy as possible. Components such as the two rear cameras, the selfie camera, the speakers, the USB-C port, the display and the battery are reportedly modular, making replacement by end users relatively straightforward. Spare parts will be sold directly to consumers.

The modular, split back allows users to get creative with color combinations. WinFuture speculates that the frame of the Fairphone 6 will be made of plastic instead of metal, as no antenna bands are visible. The base model of the Fairphone 6 is expected to launch for a suggested retail price of €549.

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    The design has been greatly modernized, with the screen bezels being significantly narrower than on the Fairphone 5,

    no thanks, sometimes it’s already too easy to touch the screen when gripping the phone with my palm

    I so much hate fashion in tech.

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        The comment was removed by a moderator, I didn’t delete it lol

        Learn how to hold a phone. Pinky fingers at the bottom, the rest of your fingers at the back, thumbs free for operating the screen. You shouldn’t be gripping it on the sides.

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          oh you certainly should. like when the bus is in motion. or when you are not standing but you are horizontally. in those situations your smart way of holding the phone does not really work out

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            Apparently it does, considering I haven’t dropped a phone in years while you are so paranoid about it that you equate it to car accidents. I think it’s pretty obvious which one of us is doing it wrong.

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      I have a curved smartphone with thin bezels. Unless, you use the phone without any case. Its fine. The touch rejection on my current phone is good so accidental touch has never been a issue. On the other hand the immersive views make the experience good.

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      Idk, mine are very thin and with a case on it’s not a problem. More screen real estate while keeping the same dimensions is a good thing imo.

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        10 hours ago

        You can do it without a case too, these people just don’t know how to hold a phone properly.

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          “properly” wth

          sometimes you are not standing when holding the phone.
          sometimes you are also at a high place and you (or others at least) grip your phone more to make sure it does not fall

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        I so wish we didn’t design phones such that we need to then also put extra material friction and padding on them. It’s intentionally bad engineering in order to cater to a feeling of luxury in fragility.