USA finally gets the modular smartphone owners can repair themselves

New Atlas | Aug 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
  • As right-to-repair rules spread and buyers grow weary of sealed, disposable slabs, a handful of companies are betting that people will pay for a device they can actually open up and keep going for years.
  • The Fairphone 6+, also called the Gen 6+, is the first Fairphone to launch officially in the US, sold directly rather than through an unofficial retailer.
  • For US shoppers who have watched flagship prices climb while repairs stay frustratingly out of reach, a mid-range phone designed from the outset to be opened, fixed, and updated for the better part of a decade feels like a whole new product category.