Fairphone Lands First US Carrier Deal for $650 Gen 6+ as 70% Buy Phones Through Carriers
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Updated · WIRED · Nov 12
Fairphone Lands First US Carrier Deal for $650 Gen 6+ as 70% Buy Phones Through Carriers
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Nov 12
Summary
Fairphone’s first US carrier tie-up lets Gen. 6+ buyers activate the $650 phone on Boost Mobile plans, with Boost options added directly on Fairphone’s checkout page.
Nearly 70% of Americans buy smartphones through carriers, making the partnership a key step for Fairphone, which only entered the US market this summer after more than a decade in Europe.
Boost is not yet selling the phone in its own stores or online; customers must buy from Fairphone or Amazon, then receive eSIM activation when the device arrives.
The Gen. 6+ remains Fairphone’s lone US model and leans on repairability as its pitch: owners can replace 12 parts themselves, with a $40 battery and $90 display versus $99 and $329 for an iPhone 17.
Fairphone said the Boost arrangement is phase one of a longer collaboration, as the broader smartphone market faces a 19% shipment drop while Fairphone reported 74% first-half sales growth.