Fairphone Launches Gen. 6+ in US, Challenging Apple-Samsung Duopoly After 13 Years
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Updated · WIRED · Sep 9
Fairphone Launches Gen. 6+ in US, Challenging Apple-Samsung Duopoly After 13 Years
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Sep 9
Summary
Fairphone has entered the US for the first time in its 13-year history with the Fairphone Gen. 6+, bringing a repairable smartphone to a market long short on such options.
The launch targets US buyers frustrated by sealed devices, hard-to-replace batteries and limited choice beyond Apple and Samsung.
Carrier-driven sales have helped entrench that duopoly, making it difficult for smaller phone brands to gain traction in the US.
The move also tests whether American consumers will pay for a phone positioned around repairability and more ethical manufacturing.