Fairphone 4

Halium 11.0 FP4 Installer Display out Buy ~ €579

Description

The Fairphone 4 in combination with Ubuntu Touch is currently the best option, if you value sustainability, fair trade materials, repairability and independency from Google and the Android operating systems.

Features & Usability

20.04 - focal 16.04 - xenial

Fully Optimized State: Supported by device maker

Automated Usability (beta)

Runs very smoothly without any flaws. The experience on this device will be comparable to other mobile OSes on the market.

Community strength (beta)

Actors:
Manual brightness
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Cellular:
Carrier info, signal strength
Data connection
Incoming, outgoing calls
MMS in, out
PIN unlock
SMS in, out
Change audio routings
Voice in calls
Volume control in calls

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

GPU:
Boot into UI
Hardware video playback

Misc:
AppArmor patches
Battery percentage
Offline charging
Online charging
Recovery image
Reset to factory defaults
SD card storage
RTC time
Shutdown / Reboot
Wireless External monitor
Waydroid

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
Hotspot
NFC
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
Fingerprint reader
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen

Sound:
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Microphone
Volume control

USB:
MTP access
ADB access
Wired External monitor

Working

Confirmed, depending on the maintenance

Not Working

If there is a link here, follow it to learn more' '

Partial

Working to some extent but with issues

Global Issue

Issue is not specific to this device

Global issues

The issues listed below are present in most or all of the devices depending on the technology they are built on.

Incoming, outgoing calls
Calling over VoLTE is not supported, please check that this is not a requirement in your country.
Halium and Legacy ports
GPS
Devices may take longer than usual to get the first GPS fix because of missing Assisted GPS support.
All devices

Unsupported features

The device hardware does not support these features, if you need them, please consider a different device.

Notification LED
Dual SIM functionality
Wireless charging
FM radio
Double touch to wake

Support with casual testing

Some things are just so important that they need to be tested every day, every week, every month. Just hang around in QA group and try out the stuff that gets flagged. Without your help the developers may sit there for days more, trying to figure out the puzzle.

Join and introduce yourself “Hi, my name is X, and I own Z. How can I help?” that will do fine ;)

Unless you want to step up to become our Test Manager, but that is a whole different story.

Release channels

This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates

Ubuntu Release	Channel	Version	Release Date	Description
20.04 - focal	stable	OTA-4	1/20/2024	Stability over newer features (recommended)
20.04 - focal	rc	2024-W03	1/20/2024	Testing before the next stable release
20.04 - focal	devel	2024-04-18	4/18/2024	Daily built development releases

Fairphone 4

Specifications

CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G
GPU	Adreno 619
Storage	128GB/256GB
Memory	6GB/8GB
Android Version	Android 11
Battery	3900 mAh, removable
Display	1080 x 2340 pixels, 6.3 in
Rear Camera	48 MP f/1.6,(wide), 48 MP f/2.2 (ultrawide)
Front Camera	25 MP f/2.2 (wide)
Architecture	arm64
Dimensions	75.5 x 162 x 10.5 mm
Weight	225g
Release date	October 2021

Port Resources

→ Need help? Ask the community

Contributors

How to install Ubuntu Touch OS

You can install Ubuntu Touch on this device using the UBports Installer on your computer.

Make sure your device is unlocked and has the required version of Android installed. Before installing, follow the device-specific instructions below:

Please check that your device is a Fairphone 4 (FP4).
Your device must be running the Fairphone OS version of Android 11 before installing another operating system. With a previously installed custom ROM, it won't work!
Before installing another operating system you must unlock the bootloader of your phone manually. Follow the steps in the linked page if you haven't already.

Linux

Snap

x64

Debian

deb x64

AppImage

x64

Windows & Mac

Windows

exe x64

Mac

dmg x64

Failed to install?

The world hasn't come to its end yet. Try our troubleshooting channel on Telegram or read the troubleshooting documentation if the problem persists. Finally, you can discuss the problem with our support team. Good luck!