Modularity is the future of smartphones. Google is working on it with Project Ara and Circular Devices Oy is working on it with the PuzzlePhone. As sustainability-minded as purchasing individual hardware module upgrades instead of complete phones may be, even more important is ensuring that the entire smartphone manufacturing process is ethical overall. In both regards, Dutch startup Fairphone is ahead of the game, having released the first commercial-ready modular smartphone onto the market this week. Not only does the Fairphone 2 have an open, modular design, but across the supply chain – from conflict-free minerals to fair factory wages – the production of the device is meant to be as ethical as possible.…
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