Most phone makers chase specs and ignore everything else. Fairphone does the opposite, sometimes to a fault. So when a credible leak suggests the Fairphone 6+ is coming with a genuine hardware bump AND the brand’s signature repairability focus intact, that’s worth paying attention to.
According to Gizchina, tipster Evan Blass (Evleaks) has shared details on the Fairphone 6+, pointing to a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset, more RAM, an LTPO display, and a new Cobalt Blue color option. This isn’t a minor refresh. Fairphone appears to be serious about competing on paper, not just on principles.
What the Fairphone 6+ actually brings to the table
Start with the display. The 6+ reportedly gets a P-OLED LTPO panel with an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 2,484 x 1,116 pixels. LTPO means the screen can drop its refresh rate when you’re reading a static page and ramp back up when you’re scrolling, which is better for battery life. That’s a real, practical upgrade, not a spec sheet checkbox.
Under the hood, you’re looking at up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM paired with 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. And yes, there’s a microSD card slot. That detail matters more than it sounds. Mid-range phones have been quietly dropping expandable storage for years, so keeping it here is a genuine win for users who want flexibility.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 is the headline. It’s not a flagship chip, but it’s a step up from what the standard Fairphone 6 runs, and for most people doing most things on a phone, it will feel plenty fast. Fairphone isn’t trying to beat Samsung’s best. It’s trying to be good enough that you don’t feel like you’re making a sacrifice.
Repairability is still the whole point
Here’s where Fairphone stays Fairphone. The 6+ reportedly has a 4,415mAh battery with 30W charging. Honestly, 30W is on the slow side compared to what Chinese brands are pushing in 2026. But the battery is designed to be replaceable, which changes the math completely. A battery you can swap yourself in a few years is worth more than faster charging on a sealed unit you’ll throw away.
That’s Fairphone’s core argument, and it still holds up. The company builds phones so that when one part breaks or degrades, you fix that part. Not the whole phone. In a market full of devices engineered to be disposable, that approach is genuinely different.
The 6+ will ship with Android 16 out of the box, which is a solid starting point for long-term software support.
Key specs at a glance
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
- RAM: Up to 12GB LPDDR5
- Storage: 256GB UFS 3.1 with microSD support
- Display: P-OLED LTPO, 120Hz adaptive, 2,484 x 1,116 resolution
- Battery: 4,415mAh with 30W charging, user-replaceable
- Color: Cobalt Blue (new option)
- OS: Android 16
Price and availability
No official pricing yet. The standard Fairphone 6 sits at 550 euros, and the 6+ will cost more. How much more depends on how Fairphone prices the RAM bump and upgraded internals. Expect something in the 620 to 680 euro range, though that’s speculation for now.
So is this worth it? If you’re already in the Fairphone camp, the 6+ looks like the version you actually want. If you’ve been curious but put off by the specs, this might finally be the one that closes the gap.