Fairphone Gets Its First US Carrier as Boost Mobile Activates the $650 Fairphone Gen. 6+

Fairphone has announced its first US carrier partnership. Buyers of the $650 Fairphone Gen. 6+ can now choose Boost Mobile as their carrier when they order the phone. Fairphone has sold phones in Europe for more than a decade but only started selling them in the US this summer.

Fairphone's chief commercial officer, Rutger Sneep, calls the deal phase one of a long term collaboration and says more news on "joint go to market plans" is coming.

How the Boost Mobile Deal Works

Boost Mobile will not sell the phone in its online store or retail shops. Buyers still order the Gen. 6+ from Fairphone or Amazon and activate it on Boost with any of its plans. The steps when buying from Fairphone are:

1. Order the Fairphone Gen. 6+ on Fairphone's website.
2. Select a Boost Mobile plan during checkout.
3. Wait for the eSIM activation email, which arrives when the phone is delivered.

There is no discount for choosing Boost. The phone keeps its $650 price, and it can still be bought unlocked. Boost is a mobile virtual network operator that leases network access instead of running its own; it mainly uses AT&T's network, with some access to T-Mobile. The Gen. 6+ is certified for both of those networks.

Fairphone Gen. 6+ Specs and Repair Costs

The Gen. 6+ is the only cellular device Fairphone sells in the US. Its main hardware:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 with 12 GB of RAM
• 256 GB of storage plus a microSD slot for up to 2 TB
• 6.31 inch AMOLED display at up to 120 Hz
• 4,415 mAh battery with 30 W wired charging
• 50 MP main and 13 MP ultrawide cameras
• Android 16 out of the box, with software support through 2033

The phone ships with a screwdriver, and owners can replace 12 modules themselves, including the USB C port, the battery, the display, and the cameras. Fairphone sells a replacement battery for $40 and a display for $90. An iPhone 17 battery replacement costs $99 and a display repair $329.

The phone has a five year warranty, as long as owners register it within 90 days of purchase. Sneep says Boost customers will not need to visit a store for repairs, since parts can be ordered to their door and complex cases go to a repair center.

The partnership comes as the smartphone market shrinks. Industry data shows shipments fell 19 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2026, while revenue rose 3 percent because of higher prices. Fairphone says its own phone sales rose 74 percent in the first half of the year.

Fairphone has not said when Boost Mobile will sell the phone directly.