Those screws are interesting! It makes it harder to open up the phone on the fly, but I suppose it was needed to get a higher IP rating.
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Screwed on battey⌠Not the battery configuration weâre used to, but as you said it may be necessary to maintain a sort of seal/stability to it.
I donât quite get the dimensions, though. GSMArena has it taller than the FP5 with a smaller screen? How can that be?
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Are the two screw holes in the back cover corresponding to the two upper screws of the battery?
I see 6 screws total for the battery, making it quite hard to loose 
Do you have a link to the website with these images?
Edit, found it: Fairphone 6: Bilder zeigen das faire & modulare Smartphone im Detail
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I donât like the way the volume buttons are moved to the left side. it feels like a cheap move to copy iPhoneâs button layout.
They have been at that side before on FPs as wellâŚ
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Wow, itâs even edgier (literally) than I thought it would be.
And I agree with what you folks have been saying about the pros and cons of the battery screws. Quick responding to a dive might suffer from it.
What has me a bit sceptical: It looks like there is a card tray/drawer at the lower end of the device, including a hole to â probably â insert a pin into for opening. Right next to that: The (likely) microphone hole. Now hereâs 
hoping people donât confuse the two holes ⌠
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I think confusing those might not be that bad, have done this on other phones or tablet before and it did not cause issuesđ
The extra button could be customisable (the Shift 8 has a customisable button) or is maybe a hardware kill switch?
What I am noticing on a second look (e.g. pictures 30, 37, 39): All screws visible are Torx. 
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it may be just as well. The screwdriver must be made available, and torx are better in this industry than philips : more resistant to torque, less danger of slipping or damaging the screw headâŚ
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This might be another reason for the battery cover screws:
If the cover was without screws, attaching the accessories mentioned might be a flimsy affair, to say the least.
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Somehow it looks quite a bit similar to the FP3 with its more sharp edges, the volume buttons one left side and the (hopefully) similar size. I would have liked a device with a bit better specs but considering the low price itâs a very attractive package (financially and visually) in my eyes. So I guess that it will replace my 5,5 yrs old FP3 in just few weeks. But at first I wanna read some first hand reviews and see it being available at retailer shops (so I wonât have to depend on the FP support if necessary).
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I donât think so. What I guess is the hole for the back cover screws Iâve marked with a red circle:
What do you think?
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I think @oli.sax is right. Seems quite evident when you view these two pictures back and forth in quick succession:
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Very well spotted! 
Making quick measuring
The âgreenâ screw is at 6.8% of the half cover height
The âredâ screw at 3.3% of height
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Will be fun to 3d print back covers. With screws to give support the clips probably can be a bit looser (although the waterproofing would suffer either way)
I like the new look, but it seems less repair friendly:
- new type of screws needed
- screws around the battery
- SD/SIM card slot which needs a pin
- more to come?
And still no telephoto lens instead of this quite useless third round black sensor looking like a camera hole⌠
What do you guys think?
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Hi
I am curious about final dimensions and the grip, perhaps it will not need a case at all and will be less bulky, pleasing quite a few people.
I am not using hot -battery swapping so will not miss that, but some people will. And the necessity of carrying a screwdriver with you for any basic minor repair/check up might be the nuisance.
I think the card slot is only for a memory card, is it for a SIM as well?
Finally I hoped for higher IP rating.
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The need for a pin does not seem so grave to me unless the user wants to switch out the card very often. What concerns me more is that this card slot has moved to the outside of the phone, potentially more vulnerable to dust and humidity as compared to its former place dug deep inside the body of the phone.
Speaking of the card(s), picture 41 out of 42 suggests this drawer is just for the SDXC. Itâs hard to figure out where the SIM goes. For lack of better ideas, right now my bet would be right next to the right of the top left battery screw:
My first guess had been the space right above the center top of the battery, where a screw holds a small kind of latch (pictures 24, 37), but picture 11 suggests itâs not there.
Regarding the battery fixed by screws, my concern is it makes an emergency removal of the battery harder (dive into water).
Finally, I find the writing on the long slim side of the phone unattractive.