| Fairphone 5 (FP5)
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Security Grade
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Fairphone 5
Category: Smartphone • Model / Gen: 5th generation modular sustainable smartphone FP5
Release Date: 2023-10-15 • Status: In sale
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Security Evaluation
1. Device Security
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Known hardware tampering
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Rare
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🔗 Proof
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Modular design, battery and many parts user replaceable; deep hardware tampering possible but not default.
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| Known vulnerabilities
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Rare
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🔗 Proof
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Android vulnerabilities patched by Fairphone periodic OTA releases.
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| Prior attacks
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None
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🔗 Proof
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No large-scale targeted exploit campaigns specific to Fairphone 5
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| Updatability
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Very common
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🔗 Proof
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8 years of OS and security update support from launch.
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| Category Score
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Score: 2 / 3
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2. System Security
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Authentication with other systems
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Partial
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🔗 Proof
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Supports Android standard MDM, Google account integration; no native proprietary enterprise SSO.
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| Communications
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Encrypted with up-to-date encryption
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🔗 Proof
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TLS1.3, WPA3, secure Bluetooth pairing, Android built-in VPN support.
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| Storage
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Encrypted with up-to-date encryption
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🔗 Proof
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Hardware-backed AES-256 Android file-based encryption (FBE)
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Score: 2 / 3
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3. User Authentication
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Value
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Proof
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Comment
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| Account management
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Basic
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🔗 Proof
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Local lockscreen, Google accounts, MDM remote provisioning and remote wipe.
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| Authentication
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Secure
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🔗 Proof
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Side fingerprint sensor, PIN/password, face unlock.
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| Brute-force protection
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Exist
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🔗 Proof
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Android native lockout after repeated incorrect unlock attempts.
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| Event logging
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Partial logging
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🔗 Proof
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System authentication logs, extended logging available via MDM.
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| Passwords
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Require change after setup with complexity requirements
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🔗 Proof
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Enforces Android lockscreen PIN and password complexity rules.
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| Category Score
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Score: 2 / 3
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Technical Specifications
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Details
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| Operating System & App
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Fairphone OS (Android base) (Companion App: Fairphone Updater)
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| Hardware (CPU / GPU)
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CPU: Qualcomm QCM6490 octa-core • GPU: Adreno 619
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| Memory & Storage
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Memory: 8 GB LPDDR4X • Storage: 256 GB UFS 2.1, non-expandable
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| Power, Battery & Charging
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Battery: 4200 mAh user-replaceable Li-Polymer • Power: 30 W wired PD charging • Charging: USB-C 30 W wired charging
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| Display & Camera
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Display: 6.46-inch FHD+ 2340×1080 OLED, 90 Hz • Camera: Rear:50 MP main + 50 MP ultrawide; Front:50 MP
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| Sound & Connectivity
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Sound: Stereo speakers, dual microphones • Connectivity: 5G, Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, dual nanoSIM, USB-C, IP55
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| Physical (Dimensions & Mass)
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Dimensions: 161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm • Mass: 212 g
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Fairphone 5 is an ethically built, fully modular repairable Android smartphone, famous for extremely long 8-year software support and user-replaceable battery and modules.
