The Dutch company Fairphone, famous for its modular phones and ethical practices, announced that their 2015 model Fairphone 2 would be updated to Android 10. The announcement raises the bar for other Android-based OEMs in terms of sustained support.

Our 6-yr-old Fairphone 2 is being upgraded to Android 10. That’s 7 years of software support! An industry first for an Android device! Together with the open source community we built the operating system. Proving it is possible to put sustainability at the heart of tech. pic.twitter.com/TuUjJWTi5J

— Fairphone (@Fairphone) November 23, 2021

Fairphone is gearing up to update its 6-year-old Fairphone 2 from Android 9 pie to Android 10. The phone on release came with Android 5 pre-installed and has received three Android updates (skipped Android 8 Oreo) since. The beta testing for Android 10 has begun, and the company expects to release a stable version by early 2022.

The company stays true to its motto of ethical and sustainable smartphones by providing seven years of software support and modular, replaceable components like screens, batteries, and even the camera module.

You would be correct to think that Android 10 is two generations behind the latest and greatest Android 12 and therefore is nothing special, but with most smartphone companies promising Android update support for three years after the launch of the device, getting a major Android update for a six-year-old smartphone certainly is an impressive thing.

Thankfully, some companies are raising the bar. Samsung now supports almost all of its phones with three Android upgrades and four years of security patches. Google now offers a slightly better program of three upgrades and five years of patches (only for the Pixel 6 series right now). Things are improving; however, an excessive number of companies still treat aftermarket software support as a pointless endeavor.

For those wondering what this 2015 phone is capable of, the Fairphone 2 features a 5-inch 1080×1920 IPS display with a pixel density of 446ppi. Under the hood is a 2.26GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Fairphone 2 on the rear packs an 8-megapixel camera. It sports a 2-megapixel camera on the front for selfies. A 2420mAh non-removable battery powers the device.

Nothing to write home about in 2021, but a testament to prove what can be possible if a company cares.

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BBK Vivo is the one of Chinese smartphone manufacturer that’s ready to launching their new flagship smartphone, the Vivo XShot smartphone.

The new Vivo XShot smartphone is the one of flagship smartphone that come from Chinese manufacturer, after OnePlus One is released their first smartphone to market and ready to compete with another manufacturer.

The new ViVo XShot is the camera-centric smartphone that packs with good camera, not only that, this phone is also has powerfull secs since we found from AnTuTu benchmark test that showing the result for more than 40,000 score point.

The new Vivo XShot is powered by Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC quad-core processor, sports with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The camera of Vivo xShot will feature Xenon flash, which is better than the normal LED flash.

According to the invitation card, the phone is preapring to launch in Beijing Water Cube at May 7th. And Hopefully we can covered the lauching event, so you have to stay tune to this website for upcoming events.

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