As our devices are essentially hand made, delivery can take between 7-10 days during busy periods. You will receive a tracking number once your order has left the workshop.
Take Back Your Data and Reboot Your Digital Privacy
The Reboot Privacy Fairphone 5 - 256GB is like no other. Firstly, it runs CalyxOS, an Android mobile operating system that puts privacy and security into the hands of everyday users. Plus, proactive security recommendations and automatic updates take the guesswork out of keeping your personal data personal.
Our de-Googled phones come completely 'de-bloated' of unnecessary apps, pre-installed with one of the world's most private and secure mobile operating systems and gives you greater battery life and device longevity.
The Fairphone is made from fair and recycled materials, with respect to the factory workers producing them. All major components themselves, such as the camera, battery, USB port and screen can be replaced by you, the owner. A modular masterpiece!
The phone has a suite of privacy respecting and open-source apps hand-picked by ourselves, and the phone is simple to use requiring no technical knowledge.
Every day, you hear of yet another news story of a hack or of ‘Big tech' (Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft etc) abusing your privacy and data. There is no limit to their overreach. We have just become accustomed to this and the intrusion of ads in our lives but did you know that YOUR DATA makes these companies the most profitable in the world? It's time to take back control!
What does 'DE-GOOGLED' mean?
'De-Googled' means that the phone is:
- AD-FREE! - These phones/apps will never pester you with ads
- Distraction Free - No annoying pop-ups or disturbances. The phone works for YOU
- Tracker Free - Phones and apps are normally chock full of elements which track your every move. These phones are completely free of these trackers
- Fully De-Googled, i.e. all Google related code is removed from the Android system
- All bloatware removed - Your phone usually comes with apps 'baked-in', which you don't want and cannot easily remove
- Emergency Alert Control - You choose to hear from the Governmental emergency Alerts or not
- 5G disability possibility - You can decide only to use the phone in 4G mode
- 12 additional open source, privacy respecting apps included
- Unlocked to all networks and most countries, true freedom
- Ready to go, ideal for those new to degoogling. Pop your sim and turn on
- Brought to you by a collective with a passion for privacy
Your Operating System - CalyxOS
CalyxOS is private by design. It includes a whole host of security and privacy features which are solely there to protect you.
Secure networking features include a firewall giving you fine-grain control of your apps internet access and not one but two free VPNs to encrypt all your internet browsing.
It includes privacy respecting GPS location apps, blocks unknown USB devices and features 'Verified Boot' to prove the operating system has not been modified by outsiders. CalyxOS offers backup functionality of your important apps and encryption protects all your backed up data.
Then, you have TOR browser (and Chromium) for web browsing F-Droid for open source apps and Aurora Store for accessing everything on Google Play Store, anonymously.
A powerhouse operating system built into a modular, repairable Fairphone for the ultimate combination of privacy, security and longevity.
No Google apps or services
CalyxOS includes microG which is an open source replacement for Google Play Services (and related software), but it only includes the useful parts. Unlike Play Services, microG does not have any advertising or location tracking, for example.
Features of microG:
- Reduces battery, memory, and CPU usage.
- Allows you to opt-in to specific Google Services if you want.
- Location: typically, an Android device will use WiFi and cell-towers data from Google to help determine precise location. microG does this without using Google, and without reporting your location to Google.
- Notifications: most chat apps depend on Play Services to be alerted when a new message should be delivered to the user. microG allows your device to use this service from Google without the full Play Services installation.
Pre-installed Apps
The following apps are pre-installed on the phone:
- Aurora Store - An anonymous front-end to access Google Play store. Aurora Store will show you what trackers an app has before you download it and allows you to download apps without logging into Google.
- Droidify - Open source app store where you can find free and privacy respecting apps and also where you can update the apps that came installed on your device (Newpipe, Magic Earth etc).
- Ironfox Browser - This is a privacy orientated mobile web browser based on Mozilla technology installed with the 'uBlock Origin' adblocker.
- Signal Messenger - End to End encrypted messenger app for increased privacy.
- Shelter - Run 'Big Brother' app such as Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook etc inside the isolated profile so they cannot access your data outside your main profile. It also allows you to run 2 accounts on the same device.
- ProtonVPN - A totally free, multi-server VPN with good speeds from the trusted creators of Protonmail.
- Bitwarden - Open source, strictly private password manager which can be synced across devices.
- Magic Earth - Trusted and private GPS navigation alternative to Google Maps using Openstreetmap data.
- SlimSocial - Wrapper around Facebook's mobile website which respects your privacy by blocking Facebook's access to data on your phone.
- Squawker - An Open-Source privacy orientated X (twitter) client without trackers or ads.
- Jitsi Meet - Privacy respecting alternative to Zoom.
- Bravenewpipe - Youtube, but without the ads or trackers. This app can access any Youtube content without you being tracked or served ads. Also allows access to Bandcamp, Rumble, Bitchute and Soundcloud.
Standard stock apps
The following standard stock apps are also included:
- Calculator
- Camera
- Calendar
- Clock
- Contacts
- Files
- Gallery
- SMS
- PDF Viewer
- Phone Dialer
- Settings
A note on the Shelter Work Profile App
The apps installed on the phone are all privacy respecting, tracker-less and without advertisements.
However, if you find you can't be without apps like Whatsapp, Facebook etc, you can use the ‘Work Profile' already set-up on your phone and the Aurora Store to install these apps.
This will keep these apps in their own little box, unable to see what you are doing in your personal profile. Install ‘Big Brother' apps here.
Included with your order:
- de-Googled Phone User Guide
- USB to Type C charging cable
- SIM Tool
- Free Delivery
| Screen Size | 6.46 inches |
|---|---|
| Display | Full HD+ OLED with 880 nits peak brightness |
| Sim | Nano SIM & eSIM |
| SD Card Slot | Yes |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | No |
| Battery Capacity | 4200 mAh |
| Main Camera | 50MP & 50MP(ultrawide) | (up to 240FPS) |
| Selfie Camera | 50MP (up to 30FPS) |
| Fast Charging | Yes |
| Storage | 256GB |
| Ram | 8GB |
| Repairability Score | 10/10 |