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.