White FP6 end of sales

not sure if that is big enough to deserve a full topic…

anyways, FP6 in white variant is no longer available in the webshop

https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/35607037495698-The-Fairphone-Gen-6-Cloud-White-End-of-sales

11 months after the launch. The blue FP5 was also ended earlier but now I cannot find the info when.

Can anyone say, why?

I find the wording of the Support article a bit confusing.

“Due to the demand …” typically makes you expect to hear next that the thing was a huge success (… “so we are producing more” or something like that). However, the fact that Fairphone decided to not produce another batch suggests that the white Fairphone 6 did not sell at a rate that justified producing another run. Very likely the black and green versions sold significantly better and probably already had more production runs.

(I am solely speculating and reading the tea leaves here, no insight into company internals.)

How do I say “Give us your money at launch!” without saying “Give us your money at launch!” :wink: ?

Following on speculating;-) fairphone devices seem to shorten their selling period, less than three years for FP5, FP6 warranty also mentions sales (only) till 2027.

I would then attribute the decision to stop production of less typical colours (like sky blue for FP5) to some estimates and costs of keeping the spare parts.

I was quite glad to see that the swapped frame of my FP5 was also blue :blue_heart:.

White was the most popular colour for fp6. I haven’t seen anyone with a black version.

I would assume that there were disagreements with the pigment supplier or the manufacturer.

May I suggest that all those reading tea leaves should state clearly what sort of tea they are drinking.

I exclude Urs who is clearly drinking a fine Darjeeling.

Haha, that must be your bubble. In my bubble I’ve only seen black and green ones :grin:

Some Earl Grey with a little soya milk.

At the risk of getting off topic, let me disclose that I run almost exclusively on coffee and own delusions :slight_smile: