We’ve given you a handful of clues to point you in the right direction… Can you guess what’s coming?
Eva Gouwens, our CEO, along with Monique Lempers (Impact Innovation Director) and Wayne Huang (VP of Product Operations) will be sharing our exciting news in a live broadcast on 27 August 2020.
So save the date and join us from 11:00 - 12:00 (CEST).
You’re introducing a new phone, containing more recycled plastic. You’re partnering with Pusism, to make it the first fair and privacy friendly phone + there some cool and unexpected new features.
Just my guess.
After sleeping about it, I don’t think it’s an upgrade for existing FP3s. It would rather be a Fairphone 3+, which contains (more) recycled plastic and is 5G-capable.
Since the plus-sign is formed by fingers, that are getting longer, the new device migt be longer and wider as well, which would make it a FairTab. The 5 thumbs might symbolize +5 inches, making it a 10.65" tablet.
Possibly modular as well.
And - hand in hand - there might be improvement regarding production (mining or building).
Advertising the date like this - most likely the press will be informed as well - it sure is some major announcement.
And - my guess - it is not just some new hardware, but some development/achievement regarding their core values (social, environamental issues)
in French, what seems a press release, issued today Monday 24 (and not the 27), describes Fairphone entering (or even leading?) a ‘Fair Cobalt Alliance’, FCA, here , also with a french paper that just seems to copy/summarize the release
A partnership with a country that has a flag with the perpendicular lines to use recycled material to create either the camera or screen for Fairphone. If I had to pick one I would say the screen.
Fairphone has just published a video related to this in social media. As Jim Panse says on Twitter, the “zoom in” that defines the video can be the premonition of a new module or an accessory (maybe in collaboration with a big photography company) for the FP3 camera? What do you think? We’ll soon find out