Longevity
60/100
Confidence: Medium
Coverage 85%
Version 3.2.0
Details that would improve the score (5)
- Current support status
- Published support end date
- Repairability index with scale and scheme
- Official repair manual
- Replaceable battery
Smartphones · Fairphone
Fairphone 5
This record covers Fairphone Fairphone 5. Screen diagonal: 6.46 inches. Typical battery capacity: 4200 mAh.
Your situation
Decision context · GB · GBP
Our scores
Declared resilience
7.65/10*
Partial score: missing criteria: Declared battery cycles, Declared repeated drop resistance
Provisional
Coverage 50 %
Version declared-resilience/4.3.0
Publishers : 01net.com, clubic.com
Published declarations: this score does not predict service life.
Score methodologyEditorial repairability
10.00/10*
Partial score: missing criteria: Disassembly depth, Repair documentation, Fastener removal
Provisional
Coverage 20 %
Version repairability/4.3.0
Publishers : wired.com
Editorial score separate from the regulatory index and the longevity score.
Score methodologyCustomer feedback
Not rated
Missing criteria: Customer review score
Provisional
Coverage 0 %
Version customer-feedback/4.2.0
Customer satisfaction, not a durability test.
Score methodologyWhat we know
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Support and repairability
- Support commitment
- guarantees at least five operating system upgrades after Android 13
- Parts and availability
- Replacement parts are fairly priced.
- Battery replacement
- the relatively modest 4,200-mAh battery is removable
Strengths and things to know
Reported strengths
- its back is removable and provides direct access to the battery and internal components.
- eight years of security updates
- five years of manufacturer’s warranty
Good to know
- The audio quality of the Fairphone 5 is frankly disappointing.
- in very low-light conditions, photos become unusable
- this one restores the battery in approximately 120 minutes
- it does not stand out as much as the latter in terms of specifications
Prices
Local offers
No verified offer is published for this market.
Key facts
Support
- Announced support period
- 8 years 01net.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Support commitment
- guarantees at least five operating system upgrades after Android 13 us.fairphone.com · Oct 19, 2026
- Published end-of-support year
- 2031 us.fairphone.com · Oct 19, 2026
- OS at launch
- Android™ 13 fairphone.com · Oct 19, 2026
Repairability
- Available parts
- a display is £90 (roughly $110) · the main camera is £62 ($76) wired.com · Oct 15, 2026wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Battery replacement
- the relatively modest 4,200-mAh battery is removable wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Spare parts availability
- Replacement parts are fairly priced. wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Repair limitations
- … But not upgradable · Charging not so fast01net.com · Oct 15, 202601net.com · Oct 15, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : … Mais pas évolutif · Charge pas si rapide - Index scale
- 9,3/10 clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
- Index scheme
- iFixit’s repairability scale us.fairphone.com · Oct 19, 2026
Durability
- Editorial justifications
- its back is removable and provides direct access to the battery and internal components. · they are easy to locate, repair and replace. · its exemplary repairability index of 9.3/10 · eight years of security updates · a replaceable battery, with a modular design, offering five years of manufacturer warranty as well as eight years of security updatesclubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : son dos est amovible et octroie un accès direct à la batterie et aux composants internes. · ceux-ci sont faciles à localiser, à réparer et à remplacer. · son indice de réparabilité exemplaire de 9,3/10 · huit ans de mises à jour de sécurité · une batterie remplaçable, d’un design modulaire, offrant cinq ans de garantie constructeur ainsi que huit ans de mises à jour de sécurité - Limitations
- The audio quality of the Fairphone 5 is frankly disappointing. · in very low-light conditions, photos become unusable · this one restores the battery in approximately 120 minutes · it does not stand out as much as the latter in terms of specificationsclubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : la qualité audio du Fairphone 5 laisse franchement à désirer. · dans des conditions de très faible luminosité, les photos deviennent inexploitables · celui-ci permet de restaurer la batterie en approximativement 120 minutes · il ne brille pas autant que ces derniers en termes de spécifications - Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 01net.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Review scale
- 7/10 wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Risks
- Replacement parts are fairly priced. wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Strengths
- its back is removable and provides direct access to the battery and internal components. · eight years of security updates · five years of manufacturer’s warrantyclubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : son dos est amovible et octroie un accès direct à la batterie et aux composants internes. · huit ans de mises à jour de sécurité · cinq ans de garantie constructeur - Suitable usage profiles
- those of you who are looking to invest in a device for the long termclubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : celles et ceux d’entre vous qui cherchent à investir dans un appareil pour le long terme - Usage limitation
- fine in rain but cannot be submerged in the pool wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
Specifications
- Audio
- stereo speakers wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Battery capacity
- 4200 mAh clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
- Bluetooth
- 5.2 leclaireur.fnac.com · Oct 19, 2026
- Brand
- Fairphone us.fairphone.com · Oct 19, 2026
- Front camera
- a 50 MP selfie lens with an aperture of ƒ/2.45.clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : un objectif selfie de 50 Mpx avec une ouverture de ƒ/2,45. - Main camera
- a 50 MPix wide-angle with an aperture of ƒ/1.88;clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : un grand-angle de 50 Mpx avec une ouverture de ƒ/1,88 ; - Ultra-wide camera
- an ultra-wide-angle of 50 MP with an aperture of ƒ/2.2;clubic.com · Oct 14, 2026
Translated from French
Original text : un ultra grand-angle de 50 Mpx avec une ouverture de ƒ/2,2 ; - Mobile connectivity
- Support for 5G wired.com · Oct 15, 2026
Show all specifications
- CPU
- a Qualcomm QCM6490 processor01net.com
Translated from French
Original text : un processeur Qualcomm QCM6490 - Screen size
- 6.46 inches clubic.com
- Refresh rate
- 90 01net.com
- Resolution
- 1224 x 2770 pixels clubic.com
- Display technology
- AMOLED screenclubic.com
Translated from French
Original text : écran AMOLED - Fingerprint sensor
- a fingerprint sensor wired.com
- GPU
- GPU Adreno 642L clubic.com
- Height
- 161.6 mm clubic.com
- IP rating
- IP55 clubic.com
- Weight
- 212 clubic.com
- Model
- Fairphone 5 clubic.com
- RAM options
- 8 GB clubic.com
- Release year
- 2023 clubic.com
- SIM
- Nano-SIM, eSIM clubic.com
- Processor
- Qualcomm QCM6490 clubic.com
- Storage options
- 256 GB wired.com
- Thickness
- 9.6 mm clubic.com
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.0 clubic.com
- Width
- 75.83 mm clubic.com
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E wired.com
Not disclosed · 43
- Declared drop resistance
- not disclosed
- Isolated report
- not disclosed
- Acknowledged defect
- not disclosed
- Number of reviews
- not disclosed
- Review platforms
- not disclosed
- Review score
- not disclosed
- Unconfirmed signal
- not disclosed
- Assessment method
- not disclosed
- Disassembly depth score
- not disclosed
- Repair eligibility
- not disclosed
- EU repairability class
- not disclosed
- Fasteners score
- not disclosed
- Repair manual
- not disclosed
- Parts pairing restrictions
- not disclosed
- Repair programme
- not disclosed
- Repairability index
- not disclosed
- Announcement date
- not disclosed
- Charge cycles
- not disclosed
- Battery energy
- not disclosed
- Optical image stabilisation
- not disclosed
- Telephoto camera
- not disclosed
- Declared battery life
- not disclosed
- Brightness
- not disclosed
- eSIM
- not disclosed
- 5G
- not disclosed
- Manufacturer reference
- not disclosed
- Measurement protocols
- not disclosed
- NFC
- not disclosed
- RAM
- not disclosed
- Storage
- not disclosed
- Supported frequency bands
- not disclosed
- Variant
- not disclosed
- VoLTE
- not disclosed
- Wireless charging
- not disclosed
- Current official OS
- not disclosed
- OS upgrades delivered
- not disclosed
- Last documented patch
- not disclosed
- Manufacturer interface
- not disclosed
- Patch scope
- not disclosed
- Promised OS upgrades
- not disclosed
- Support status
- not disclosed
- Support variant
- not disclosed
- Update release date
- not disclosed
Summary
This record covers Fairphone Fairphone 5. Screen diagonal: 6.46 inches. Typical battery capacity: 4200 mAh.
Durability and repair
Ingress protection code: IP55.
Software support
Launch operating system: Android™ 13. Announced support duration: 8 years. Published support end year: 2031.
Sources and confidence
- clubic.comOct 14, 2026
huit ans de mises à jour de sécurité
Open source - 01net.comOct 15, 2026
Corning Gorilla Glass
Open source - wired.comOct 15, 2026
7/10
Open source - us.fairphone.comOct 19, 2026
iFixit’s repairability scale
Open source - leclaireur.fnac.comOct 19, 2026
5.2
Open source - us.fairphone.comOct 19, 2026
Fairphone
Open source - fairphone.comOct 19, 2026
Android™ 13
Open source
- Reference date
- 2026-11-06
- Published revision
- 1518
- Evidence coverage
- 85%
- Sources shown
- 7
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