Fairphone lands in the US with repairable Fairbuds XL while Fairphone 6 remains in development

April 22, 2026

Fairphone is expanding its footprint in the United States, but not with a new smartphone just yet. The US launch centers on the repairable Fairbuds XL headphones from 2023, which are scheduled to go on sale on Amazon later this month.

On the phone side, the company’s next flagship, the Fairphone 6, is still in the works. CEO Raymond van Eck describes bringing the phone to market as a “complicated process,” though he remains hopeful that a workable path forward will be sorted out “in the near future.”

Fairphone frames the move as a defining moment for the company, signaling continued commitment to repairability and sustainable design. The report was compiled by Dominic Preston.

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