What's good
- Made with Green materials
- Durable
- Good battery life
- Five-year warranty
What's bad
- Poor cameras
- Temperamental fingerprint scanner
- No headphone jack
Verdict
When it comes to eco-friendly phones, there aren’t many options out there. That’s where Fairphone 4 comes in. While it’s not the top phone out there, it’s probably the most sustainable, and it runs pretty well.
What's good
- No performance stutters or crashes
- Sturdy build quality
- Decent battery life
What's bad
- Flat colors and bad viewing angles
- No front facing camera
- Very limited internal storage
What's good
- Premium design and build
- Full HD display with vivid colors
- Budget-friendly price
What's bad
- Sluggish performance
- Mediocre camera
- No quick-charging
What's good
- Open-source operating system
- Better privacy
- Lifetime updates
- Removable battery
What's bad
- Poor touchscreen response
- Heavy
- Horrible battery life
- It gets hot when charging
Verdict
While a great idea on paper, the Purism Librem 5 disappointed reviewers on virtually all fronts. Buy with caution.
See full review, specs & pricesWhat's good
- Vibrant, bright display
- microSD support
- Good battery life
- NFC support
- Quality design
What's bad
- Price vs performance
- Slow camera
- Average performance
- Low internal storage
- Redundant apps pre-loaded