<s>
The	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	O
,	O
dual-SIM	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
be	O
easily	O
repaired	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
modular	O
smartphone	B-Application
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
received	O
both	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
and	O
major	O
software	O
updates	O
,	O
initially	O
shipping	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
and	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
as	O
of	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
phone	O
from	O
the	O
social	O
enterprise	O
Fairphone	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
completely	O
designed	O
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
challenge	O
with	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
1	I-Application
was	O
a	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
Mediatek	O
MT6589	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
widely	O
used	O
and	O
thus	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
long-term	O
software	O
support	O
from	O
its	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Fairphone	B-Application
chose	O
the	O
widely	O
used	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
801	I-Architecture
platform	O
(	O
a	O
high-end	O
,	O
early	O
2014	O
platform	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
this	O
SoC	O
should	O
help	O
maintain	O
the	O
LTS	O
of	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fairphone	B-Application
deliberately	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
recent	O
innovations	O
like	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
or	O
USB-C	O
ports	O
,	O
ensuring	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
and	O
fewer	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
modular	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
allows	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
team	O
to	O
develop	O
newer	O
modules	O
with	O
updated	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
USB	O
pin-out	O
and	O
charging	O
input	O
,	O
allowing	O
aftermarket	O
back	O
covers	O
with	O
extended	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
lower	O
environmental	O
impact	O
than	O
comparable	O
mass-market	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
lifespan	O
of	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
electronic	O
devices	O
contain	O
conflict	O
minerals	O
(	O
tin	B-Protocol
,	O
tungsten	B-Application
,	O
tantalum	O
and	O
gold	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
the	O
Congo	O
(	O
DRC	O
)	O
,	O
used	O
by	O
armies	O
and	O
rebel	O
groups	O
to	O
fund	O
war	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
supply	O
chain	O
was	O
audited	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
these	O
materials	O
come	O
from	O
mines	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
fund	O
armed	O
groups	O
,	O
while	O
supporting	O
local	O
communities	O
in	O
the	O
DRC	O
(	O
where	O
possible	O
)	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
conflict	O
mines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tantalum	O
and	O
tin	B-Protocol
ores	O
are	O
sourced	O
from	O
conflict-free	O
mines	O
in	O
the	O
DRC	O
,	O
the	O
tungsten	B-Application
is	O
from	O
Rwanda	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gold	O
is	O
from	O
a	O
Fairtrade-certified	O
mine	O
in	O
Peru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
includes	O
recycled	O
plastic	O
,	O
copper	O
,	O
and	O
tungsten	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
assembled	O
by	O
Hi-P	O
in	O
Suzhou	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
factory	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
audited	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
it	O
meets	O
high	O
standards	O
for	O
working	O
conditions	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
modular	O
smartphone	B-Application
available	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
received	O
a	O
10	B-Application
out	O
of	O
10	B-Application
score	O
for	O
smartphone	B-Application
repairability	O
from	O
iFixit	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
that	O
was	O
ever	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Date	O
Event	O
Comment	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
port	O
underway	O
With	O
input	O
from	O
Fairphone	B-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
“	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
”	I-Application
Two	O
variants	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
are	O
available	O
–	O
the	O
default	O
Android	B-Application
installation	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
GMS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
OS	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
GMS	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
rooted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Android	B-Application
manufacturers	O
,	O
Fairphone	B-Application
is	O
committed	O
to	O
regularly	O
releasing	O
security	O
patches	O
and	O
other	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
“	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
”	I-Application
Free	O
for	O
all	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
port	O
LineageOS	B-Application
14.1	O
community	O
release	O
First	O
time	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
“	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
”	I-Application
-based	O
operating	O
system	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
“	O
Nougat	B-Application
”	O
official	O
update	O
First	O
and	O
so	O
far	O
only	O
phone	O
running	O
on	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
801	I-Architecture
to	O
have	O
this	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
“	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
”	I-Application
beta	O
Fairphone	B-Application
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
the	O
LineageOS	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
for	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
Fairphone	B-Application
released	O
details	O
about	O
costs	O
for	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
sold	O
for	O
an	O
average	O
price	O
of	O
€525	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
also	O
funds	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
Fairphone	B-Application
's	O
goals	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
phone	O
more	O
ethical	O
,	O
including	O
recycling	O
programs	O
and	O
partnerships	O
for	O
reduced	O
usage	O
of	O
"	O
blood	O
minerals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
order	O
the	O
components	O
needed	O
to	O
assemble	O
the	O
first	O
devices	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
revenue	O
needed	O
to	O
ensure	O
continuous	O
production	O
,	O
Fairphone	B-Application
initiated	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
by	O
setting	O
a	O
goal	O
to	O
achieve	O
15,000	O
pre-orders	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Fairphone	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
their	O
milestone	O
of	O
selling	O
40,000	O
of	O
the	O
Fairphone	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
reached	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
phones	O
ordered	O
before	O
that	O
date	O
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
