Fairphone 6 Plus Review: Eco-Friendly Phone Finally Reaches US at $649.99
TechRadar rates the Fairphone 6 Plus four stars, praising its repairability, durability and green credentials while questioning its mid-range specs and $649.99 price as Fairphone’s first US phone.
The phone was revealed in mid-August 2026, a little over a year after the standard Fairphone 6. It costs $649.99 / £569, roughly AU$1,100, although Fairphone does not sell its tech in Australia. That is a sizeable increase over the Fairphone 6, which started at £499, roughly $680 / AU$990, and remains on sale as an alternative. According to TechRadar, the Plus model does not offer much that is new besides the higher price, making its regular sibling its real competitor. Fairphone often releases main-series phones every other year and bridges the gap with Plus models.
TechRadar said the Fairphone 6 Plus has mid-range specifications that lag behind rivals. Samsung, Google and Motorola offer phones that beat it for the same price, the review said, and outside the US, Chinese brands offer superior specs for a fraction of the cost. The phone does not match rivals in performance, camera capabilities or slimness, although the review separated those comparisons from longevity.
The review highlighted durability and repairability. It described a military-grade chassis and plastic body that shrugs off drops and bumps, and said the phone is easy to open at home so owners can replace parts instead of discarding the device or paying for repairs. Fairphone also provides seven years of software updates. TechRadar listed a responsive fingerprint scanner and solid green credentials among reasons to buy. Reasons to avoid included a bulky chassis, a modest upgrade over the Fairphone 6 and a high price for the specs.
Fairphone is known as a Dutch Android manufacturer focused on fair phones, made from eco-friendly materials in factories that respect workers and designed to last so they do not become e-waste. TechRadar said the company’s phones are rarely good value compared with similarly priced rivals, and that buyers pay for longevity rather than features. It made a similar point about Fairphone audio products such as the Fairbuds XL.
Still, the reviewer, who described themselves as a devout green buyer, recommended the Fairphone 6 Plus. The review said it lets buyers talk the talk and walk the walk, as long as they do not need a flagship phone, and described Fairphone as the only company whose tech is genuinely green, with no greenwashing at least in the reviewer’s knowledge. It said the phone is worth it only if buyers have money to spare, plan to keep the handset for a long time, or find it discounted. The review also advised keeping tabs on the Fairphone 6, calling it basically the same phone for a slightly lower price.