European alternatives to Apple iPhone
The world's most popular smartphone, designed in California.
Apple Inc. · Outside Europe
About Apple iPhone
- Company
- Apple Inc.
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
#1
Fairphone
100 · Certified EuropeanDutch social enterprise making modular, repairable smartphones with ethical supply chains. Founded in Amsterdam in 2013. Fairphone 5 supports 8–10 years of software updates. Certified B Corp, carbon neutral, Fairtrade gold. The European answer to planned obsolescence.
Paid · from €649 Partly open source 🇪🇺 EU
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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.
Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.