When the Fairphone 5 launched in late August 2023, it value €700/£650 for an 8/256GB unit – that was the one configuration obtainable on the time. Now the corporate is introducing a extra reasonably priced variant and a brand new colorway too.
The Fairphone 5 now has a 6/128GB model, which sells for €550/£500 (be aware: in some areas the web retailer exhibits the value as €500 as an alternative). The unique 8/256GB model remains to be round and even acquired a value lower to €630/£570. The telephone has a microSD slot, so storage growth is straightforward. Nevertheless, Fairphone is promising help as much as 2030 and by that point 6GB of RAM will most likely really feel fairly small.
Fairphone 5 (6/128GB) within the new Moss Inexperienced and the outdated Matte Black colours
The brand new colorway is Moss Inexperienced and you’ll solely get it in a 6/128GB configuration. Alternatively, you possibly can go together with the Matte Black possibility. The Sky Blue and Clear editions solely are available in 8/256GB.
You will discover each variants of the Fairphone 5 on the firm’s on-line retailer. The outdated Fairphone 4 remains to be obtainable at €450/£420, however you’re most likely higher off with the 6/128GB Fairphone 5. Some time again Fairphone’s CEO talked about that the corporate desires to begin providing telephones at a fair cheaper price level of €400, however it appears that evidently it has a protracted option to go but.
You possibly can observe the Supply hyperlink to a weblog put up the place Fairphone lays out why it thinks 6GB of RAM is sufficient. Principally, the corporate argues that until you’re a heavy person, the perfect RAM capability is someplace between 6GB and 12GB, whereas 16GB to 24GB of RAM “may be overkill”.
You requested, we delivered: Introducing the Fairphone 5 Group Version in moss inexperienced. And with 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage, this model can also be our most reasonably priced but at simply €549. Test it out on our web site! https://t.co/MrKWjWk4vv pic.twitter.com/sosdFGIk8A
— Fairphone (@Fairphone) September 4, 2024
