Murena GS6 & GS6 Pro: The affordable, sustainable smartphone without Google (+FAQs)
The perfect smartphone isn’t one that “just works” and aligns with your ethical values - it’s also one that lasts a long time.
With the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO - an affordable, sustainable device without Google - we’re proving that sustainability and affordability can go hand in hand.
The Murena GS6 & GS6 PRO run /e/OS, the unique operating system that truly respects peoples’ privacy. If this OS is new to you, feel free to take a look at https://e.foundation/e-os/ to understand more about Big Tech surveillance and why you should care about your privacy – even if you have nothing to hide.
Questions and answers about the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO:
What makes the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO sustainable?
What’s the difference between the Murena GS6 and the GS6 Pro?
Does the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO have a customizable side button or a kill switch?
How much does the Murena GS6 / GS6 Pro cost, and where can I buy it?
Murena GS6 vs. Google Pixel 9a vs. Fairphone (Gen.6+) with /e/OS vs. Apple iPhone 14 Pro (refurbished)
What makes the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO sustainable?
To address the device's environmental friendliness: The Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO are assembled in Germany using renewable energy and shipped in plastic-free packaging.
Another important point regarding sustainability is of course the fact that you can repair your device yourself.
Repairing Big Tech devices can be difficult or even impossible without relying on the manufacturer.
In contrast, you can easily replace the following spare parts of the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO:
Should you need to replace any of the above-mentioned parts of your Murena GS6 or GS6 PRO, simply reach out to our support team for advice: https://murena.com/contact-us/
\Please note that not all of these spare parts are available for your Murena device, but only those mentioned in the above list.*
What’s the difference between the Murena GS6 and the GS6 Pro?
Both models share the same hardware:
6.67″ FHD+ OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate
The GS6 Pro simply doubles the internal storage to 256 GB (vs. 128 GB on the GS6) for €449, while the GS6 starts at €369. Both models support microSD cards up to 1 TB.
Does the Murena GS6 and GS6 PRO have a customizable side button or a kill switch?
🎤 In addition, our COO Rik Viergever gave a talk called "Who owns your smartphone? Digital sovereignty for phones & tablets" to share knowledge & create awareness.
A big thanks to participants & the Open Source Luxembourg team!
I'm in Australia and currently considering a purchase of one of the phones available on the website to replace my ageing Pixel 7 (it has charging issues and is starting to slow down).
I'd like to get some recommendations on A) The best/best-value phone to buy, and B) How well the phones on sale work with Aussie Telecoms (particularly after the new VoLTE regulations and Vodafone's crusade against "unapproved devices").
I'd be grateful for any insight, especially from other Australian customers.
I'd love to be able to customize what does the fairphone 6 switch do, with more possibilities including "send public intent" (so other apps can see when we toggle it and to which state), so developers could build their own apps around this switch.
Me, as a developer, would love to build some functionality around that.
I'm trying to figure out how I opt which apps to backup and which to not. I have noticed that apps being backed up is closed, and I wonder if that might be the reason my VPN is turned off (Integrity) and if I then can say that it should not bother with this app. I have quite a few applications which aren't important for backu.
I've turned off "driver assistance", not sure what that is. I can't find any other setting that would apply. But it's still nagging. I just want the app to stop saying "mind your speed" when I go over the speed limit. Seems like whatever setting I enter, the nagging continues anyway.
Another weird thing: the voice that says "mind your speed" is not the voice I selected in settings.
The /e/OS web installer finally moves to the /e/OS brand theme - same look and feel as the doc and builds sites now - colors, typography, buttons, alerts and more - all consistent across the 3 services.
Also in this release:
🔸A real error dialog (say goodbye to the tiny inline banner)
