How long do Fairphone phones get updates?

Industry-leading: 5-7 major Android upgrades + 8 years of security (Fairphone 6: 8 years to 2033; Fairphone 5: through 2031, targeting 2033)Official

Fairphone is the industry leader in longevity, officially committing to 8 (and aiming for up to 10) years of software support, backed by a fully modular, user-repairable design with removable batteries, officially sold spare parts and a 5-year warranty. Its sustainability and right-to-repair focus make support length a core product promise.

Source: Fairphone's policy documentation · verified 2026-06-18

The longest support commitment in the industry

Fairphone officially commits to eight years of security support and is aiming for up to ten, which is longer than any other manufacturer offers by a clear margin — the Fairphone 6 is covered into 2033. That commitment is credible because it is the entire point of the company rather than a marketing line bolted onto a conventional product. The phones are designed to be opened and repaired with a standard screwdriver, with modules for the battery, display and cameras sold individually, so the hardware can realistically survive the full software window.

What you trade for it

Fairphones are not competitive on specification. You pay a mid-range-to-high price for mid-range hardware, the cameras trail equivalently priced rivals, and performance is adequate rather than quick. Availability is also limited, with the strongest presence in Europe and a much thinner one elsewhere. The honest framing is that you are buying a phone for how long it will last and how easily it can be fixed, and paying for those properties directly. If that is what you actually want, nothing else on the market matches it; if you want the best hardware for the money, it is not the phone.