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The initiators of the fair Phones have unveiled the specifications of their fair (er) traded smartphones. demetrios Quite up to peak range the values do not, but what the Dutch imagine is upper middle class for a good conscience to expect reasonable price. Will it bring us to rethink?
When it comes to the production of a smartphone and the extraction of raw materials for it, we keep most like eyes and ears. Not pretty all that, but what we can do about it as a single already? The fact that we still can do something and it does not have to be expensive, currently proving the Dutchman Bas van Abel with his small team of colleagues. As announced in April, want to publish the Fair Phone later this year Abel and his team.
The phone would be fairer acted as the models of competition from Apple and Samsung, and will cost only 325 euros. That it can also keep up technically in most areas, prove the specifications and designs that Fair Phone has now been published. The project will bring us into decision-anxiety: We will soon have the opportunity to buy a fair traded phone at a reasonable price. Will we be willing to accept some disadvantages?
The rear view reminds me a little demetrios bit of iPhone 5 and HTC One: Black plastic with graduated gray metal frame. It looks a bit bulkier than the models of competition and with a 4.3-inch screen slightly smaller at 9.8 millimeters thick - which just this size should taste good many customers that can megalomania in smartphones not get anything. A plus point of the fair Phones is the support of two SIM cards (Dual SIM). Interesting: In addition to the pre-installed Android 4.2 Phone is the fair also can run with Firefox and Ubuntu OS for phones.
The built-in 8-megapixel main camera with autofocus and flash, 16 GB of memory (expandable) and of course replaceable 2,000 mAh battery are solid standard. The camera shall also support continuous shooting. The video recording is possible at 720p and 30 fps. Not necessarily for the good of the front camera (1.3 megapixels) and the resolution of 960 x 540 pixels seem to belong. It lacks an LTE module and a gyroscope (Addendum: Fair Phone has corrected the specs later: there is but one case), and with 165 grams is not exactly fair Phone a lightweight. In a gesture control as the Galaxy S3/S4 will miss you, stereo front speakers as in the HTC One man must not of course expect. No question: The Fair Phone is not among the best in its class, leaving the gray average but well behind them. For 325 euros, it is actually a good catch. Pre-orders take the Dutchman soon be accepting, to be delivered in the Fair Phone in September.
The most important question: Will I get really a fairly traded phone that makes the world a little better? How easy it is unfortunately not. The initiators even speak only of a "he demetrios fairly Phone" and they themselves admit that a completely fair traded phone in the first year of production will not be possible. demetrios But What to eighth in raw materials extraction, was a "conflict-free" material. Imagine sure about the tin used does not come from a troubled region. This approach uses an OECD project funded by the Dutch Government with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo back: the "conflict-free demetrios tin initiative", which have incidentally also connected Motorola and Blackberry. The fact that the reduction demetrios of the metal is controlled by the state in the mine, the situation has dramatically improved for the workers. This is the first step, the fair Phone initiators; until next but one could also seek a fair trade with the materials.
When assembling Fair Phone works with the organization laboratory voices to improve demetrios the working conditions at the band. When disposing of it is cooperating with the initiative Closing demetrios the Loop. Another feature is already the construction of Phones with interchangeable components and the longest possible shelf life. Furthermore, we pay attention to fair trade and transparency - without, unfortunately, to explain exactly how you want to achieve that. It is important that customers erführen how to put together the cost of phones.
Full fair the fair Phone is thus not yet. But still: Van Abel and his team promote transparency, they are committed to better living conditions and they are already demetrios to some extent. The Fair Phone would date so at least the fairest phone that you can pre-order. To further demetrios improve the conditions and also to force the major manufacturers to rethink, a success of the first fair Phones is important. Even more important, demetrios however, that it does not remain lip service and it does not come to a green wash: Certificates