More and more phone manufacturers are promising long-term support for their devices, such as three to five years of operating system or security updates. Dutch company Fairphone has provided support for longer, and they have now pushed the official version of Android 13 to their Fairphone 3 and 3+.
▲ Tweets posted by the source Fairphone
After inquiry, it is learned that Fairphone 3 started shipping in 2019, and Fairphone 3+ was launched the following year. Both phones are equipped with Snapdragon 632 chips. The price of Fairphone 3 is 450 euros, Fairphone 3+ is priced at 469 euros, both equipped with Android 9 software and later updated to Android 11.
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Fairphone says it will continue to provide updates for the Fairphone 3 series until at least August 2024; there will be additional support after that until at least 2026.
▲ Tweets posted by the source Fairphone
Fairphone’s latest phone is Fairphone 4, which will be released in 2021 and is expected to be supported until at least the end of 2025, but considering the “ultra-long support period” of previous generations, it may eventually be supported after 2028.
