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Fairphone, The Socially Conscious Smartphone
- Brand-e.biz, Friday, June 27, 2014 9:12 AM
Smartphone components are often extracted from "blood" mines in places like the Congo. Fairphone has none of those. It is aimed at raising awareness among consumers and carriers on the issue of conflict minerals in mobile devices. The Android-powered phone uses an open design as a means of influencing fairer sourcing and production practices. Buyers are required to prepay for their phones, which means they help fund the production of the device itself.
