We shared with you a few days ago that the Smartphone Fairphone 4, which focuses on modularization of the whole machine, fair trade, and environmental protection and sustainability, has passed the NCC certificationand will be listed in December; Huangfeng Communications, the agent of this mobile phone, also announced today (8) that it will start the pre-order activity of Fairphone 4 in Taiwan from now on, and it will be available on Far EasTone Telecom on December 12. It is exclusively listed in retail stores, and the recommended price for a stand-alone machine is 19,900 yuan.
Modular design of the whole machine
Fairphone 4 is known as “the most environmentally friendly mobile phone in history”.October last yearLaunched by the company, it advertises environmental protection and sustainability. The whole machine adopts modular component design, combining the internal parts of the entire mobile phone into 9 modules (screen, back cover, motherboard, battery, front lens, earpiece, main lens, USB-C, speakers), and assembled with a single specification screw, so if the internal components are damaged, users can directly purchase new components, which can be easily replaced with a screwdriver; even users can choose to upgrade the camera module groups without changing phones. And it also received a repairability score of 10 out of 10 from the iFixit website, which means that it is not difficult to repair by yourself.
▲ Users can disassemble and assemble internal parts modules by themselves.
In addition, Fairphone 4 also provides a 2-year warranty for the entire machine and a 5-year supply of repair parts, and promises to provide 5-year software updates to extend the life cycle of the phone; the manufacturing process of Fairphone 4 also uses recycled materials and fair trade gold to achieve fairness , environmental protection, sustainable spirit.
▲ The internal components of the mobile phone are combined into 9 major modules. If any module is damaged, you can purchase a new module for repair.
Turning the focus back to the phone itself, Fairphone 4 is available in space gray and lake green. The back cover is made of 100% recycled plastic, and the frame is made of ASI (Aluminum Stewardship Initiative) certified aluminum alloy. The phone itself is IP54 waterproof and has passed the MIL-STD-810G grade military test; however, due to the modular design of the phone, the thickness and weight are higher than other smartphones of the same size, with a thickness of 10.5mm and a weight of It is 225g.
Fairphone 4 is equipped with a 6.3-inch screen with a resolution of FHD+ (2340 x 1080) and a V-shaped water drop notch design; the screen surface is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 glass. In addition, its back cover is detachable, and the built-in 3905 mAh battery module can also be replaced. It is one of the few smartphones that can replace the battery by itself; it also has a built-in dual speaker design.
▲ The phone comes in two colors, space gray and lake green.
▲ In addition, Huangfeng Communications will also launch the special edition green back cover on the right as an optional accessory.
▲ The screen is a 6.3-inch FHD+ panel.
▲ The thickness of the mobile phone is 10.5mm, and there are volume keys and fingerprint recognition modules on the side.
▲ There are microphones, USB-C ports and speakers at the bottom. Incidentally, its USB-C supports USB 3.0 and DisplayPort 2.0, so it can output screen images.
▲ There is a groove on the other side to open the back cover.
▲ After opening the back cover, you can see the internal modules.
In terms of specifications, Fairphone 4 uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G octa-core processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB storage space, which can be expanded up to 2TB through microSD memory card. In the camera part, it is equipped with a dual-lens main camera, including an OIS standard lens and a 120-degree ultra-wide-angle/macro lens, both of which use a 48-megapixel Sony IMX582 1/2-inch photosensitive element. Equipped with color sensor and ToF sensor to improve focusing speed. As for the front camera, it uses a 25-megapixel IMX576 sensor.
In addition, the mobile phone also supports 5G connection, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, and NFC. The original factory does not provide charging wattage for fast charging, but emphasizes that when using a charger above 20W, the battery can be charged to 50% in half an hour. %. In terms of software, the Android 11 system will be used when it is launched, but an upgrade to Android 12 will be launched before the end of this year, and new versions of the system and software will continue to be provided in the future.
▲ The main camera uses a 48-megapixel dual-lens module, and is also equipped with a ToF sensor and dual LED flash.
▲ The front camera is 25 million pixels, with a water drop notch design.
Also has a 5 year warranty, but with a proviso
When Fairphone 4 was released overseas, it advertised a 5-year warranty, but Taiwan only has a 2-year warranty. Is it shrinking? Regarding this point, Chen Baizhou, marketing director of Huangfeng Communications, said that when the Fairphone 4 was launched in Europe, it provided a 2-year warranty, but after logging in to the official website, consumers can get an additional 3-year warranty; and this policy is global, so Taiwan As long as consumers log in to Fairphone’s official website, they can also obtain an additional 3-year warranty; but after the 2-year warranty provided by Huangfeng Communications, consumers must send their mobile phones to Europe for warranty service.
Far EasTone Telecom went public on December 12
Fairphone 4 will start pre-order registration from now on, and it will be exclusively listed at Far EasTone Telecom stores from December 12th. The mobile phone with the Far EasTone 5G solution starts at zero yuan, and the recommended price for a stand-alone phone is 19,900 yuan.
