Fairphone 6 and 6+: what you buy when you choose a repairable phone

When replacing the battery saves the phone

Your phone still does what you need, but starts looking for a socket halfway through the afternoon. Before retiring it, the useful question is what replacing its battery costs. Fairphone builds that idea into the device: replaceable parts and support planned until 2033. The Dutch company now sells two variants, the 6 and 6+, with more separating them than a plus sign.[1]

The European catalogue checked on 11 October lists the Gen. 6 at €599 and the 6+ at €649: a €50 difference. This comparison explains what they offer; it is not an announcement of a launch today.[1]

What the 6+ changes

The Gen. 6 has a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and 8GB of memory; the 6+ moves to the 7s Gen 4 and 12GB. Those are specifications, not a speed improvement we have measured.[1][4]

In its 6+ hands-on report published on 18 August, Allround-PC found everyday apps and multitasking smooth, without the responsiveness of the flagship models it compared. That is someone else’s short test: it does not settle camera quality or battery life.[1][4]

Repairability becomes clearer when you open it

iFixit dismantled the original Gen. 6: its screen comes free after removing eight screws, without peeling off a glued panel seal. It also found replaceable battery, USB-C and camera modules. Its repairability score was 10/10; that belongs to its Gen. 6 test, not to a 6+ test by us.[3]

That does not make every repair a home job: the motherboard is outside the parts the manufacturer considers user-serviceable. Check the exact model and its guide before buying a replacement. We do not assume a Gen. 6 part fits the 6+.[3]

Five years, with an important exception

The extended commercial warranty requires device registration and proof of purchase. For a Gen. 6 bought in 2026, the manufacturer’s table gives five years in total. The 6+ also advertises five years, but excludes the battery from that period: it gets three years and two months.[2]

These are commercial warranty terms; they do not replace the buyer’s statutory rights in Spain or mean every dropped phone will be repaired for free. Read that detail before assuming five years of coverage for everything.[2]

Check the order before paying

The official links let you view the catalogue and configure the Android 6+. These are European price references, not a Spanish offer with verified availability. The extracted page shows both an estimated delivery period and an out-of-stock notice for Forest Green; we promise no delivery date.[5][1]

Check destination, colour, operating system, taxes, shipping and spare-part availability. Our conclusion when comparing the two is straightforward: the extra €50 buys a different processor and memory configuration, but keeping a phone also depends on being able to repair it. If your existing phone works for you, finding out its repair cost may be more useful than choosing a new one.[5][1]

When replacing the battery saves the phone

What the 6+ changes

Repairability becomes clearer when you open it

Five years, with an important exception

Check the order before paying

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