Can Fairphone survive the US market
The Vergecast
- Published
- August 31, 2026
- Duration
- 25:44
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
Discusses ai.
Summary
Skyrocketing RAM prices put a spotlight on product longevity and repairability, which makes this a particularly apt time for Fairphone to launch its first smartphone sold directly in the United States. Today, David Imel talks to CEO Raymond van Eck about the Fairphone 6+, the company's goals of user-repairability and ethically-sourced materials, and what …
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Skyrocketing RAM prices put a spotlight on product longevity and repairability, which makes this a particularly apt time for Fairphone to launch its first smartphone sold directly in the United States. Today, David Imel talks to CEO Raymond van Eck about the Fairphone 6+, the company's goals of user-repairability and ethically-sourced materials, and what place AI has in the future of Fairphone. Further reading: Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO Sony Music Publishing and Warn
Themes
- ai