Fairphone 2 launched with Android 5 gets Android 10 upgrade 7 years after

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:03:58 +0000

Fairphone has carved a niche for itself as a phone maker that manufactures highly repairable, durable, and sustainable phones. The Fairphone brand is not in some of the major markets including the United States, but that does not take much away from the hugely repairable phone. The Fairphone 2 has been with us since 2015 when it was launched with Android 5. Fairphone is now announcing the availability of Android 10 upgrade for the smartphone, seven years down the line.

It has always been a tough nut for manufacturers to sustain OS upgrades for their devices beyond two or three updates. Some of the important considerations that guarantee an OS update lie outside the control of the phone manufacturer. It may be connected with the chipmaker stopping further support for the outdated chip in the phone or Google no longer supports the OS version. Samsung has, in recent times, been able to sustain up to four updates for its devices, while most models have only two OS updates within the life of the phone. Apple however provides up to six years of software support for its iPhones.

The Fairphone 2 is powered by the Snapdragon 801 chipset whose support from Qualcomm has ceased since 2016. Going forward, Fairphone projects between 2 and 5 OS updates for its phones. The longevity of the Fairphone 2 is expected not to go beyond software support for Android 10. However, security patches will continue to be provided until the plug is pulled on Android 10 by Google. So, we could see the seven-year-old Fairphone 2 for several more years ahead. The Fairphone 2’s record of seven years and counting could be hard to beat.

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Fairphone 2 launched with Android 5 gets Android 10 upgrade 7 years after