Ok, this isn’t strictly speaking to do with privacy, but as this site is about ethical internet-related stuff we thought you might want to know about ethically-made phones as well.
Fairphone
Fairphone tries to get as much of its raw materials as possible from sources with decent working conditions and fair wages. Different Fairphone models have also adhered to a modular design so that if one part breaks you can easily replace it yourself without having to buy a new phone. The company also aims to provide security updates as well as software and operating systems updates for a long period of time (e.g. for the Fairphone 5 until 2031) so that the phones can be used safely for as long as possible.
In the standard configuration, the phone’s operating system is a normal Android installation. Alternatively, Fairphone also offers some Fairphone models with the more privacy respecting, deGoogled /e/OS Android variant pre-installed. If you’re technically inclined, you can install any custom Android ROM with support for the specific device yourself.
The price for Fairphone devices may seem a bit high, but the manufacturer is transparent about where the money goes, and this is how much a phone costs to make when you pay people fairly all the way down the supply chain.
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