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Fairphone: a phone built to last

By Kiri Scully

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Annoyed that you keep having to buy a new phone every year. That’s because they aren’t made to last!

Dutch design company Fairphone picked up on this and have invented a phone that puts social values first. It has made it easy for owners to replace parts of their phone whenever they want. 

Fairphone have changed the game, and this video, explains it all!

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Kiri Scully
Raised a global citizen, to an Irish father and American mother, Kiri has lived and worked in five countries over three continents. Fuelled by culture curiosity at an early age, Kiri chose to study Anthropology and Media Communications at Goldsmiths College, University of London, before delving into the world of journalism. Read more

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