The Shift6m is a

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produced by the Shift GmbH from Falkenberg, Hessen, Germany. It was released in May 2018.

Hardware

Core

The phone measures 79.8 mm × 151.5 mm × 10.0 mm. The processor is a MT6797X Helio X27, 2,6 GHz, 10 core by

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, introduced on 2 July 2018. It contains three clusters, two

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, four

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with up to 2 GHz and further four ARM Cortex-A53. The display measures 5,7-inch in the diagonal and is

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display (1080x1920) using

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-technology and is protected by

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5. There are two cameras: 21 MP back, 8-MP front,

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is supported. The battery has a capacity for 4240 mAh. The RAM is 4 GB DDR. The internal storage is 64 GB. There is a receptacle for

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cards to add storage of up to 256 GB. Further receptacle is for

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supporting USB 3.1 another for 3.5 mm audio plugs. Two slots for

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cards exist. The model supports 4G

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and features a

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Modules

The phone consists of 13 modules.

Connection between the modules

The modules are connected by plugging or with screws. The screws are only of one type, torx 3 of the same length.

Additional parts

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3 screw driver is included.

Software

At time of release it came with

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Oreo.

Reception

Awards received

In 2018 it was awarded the highest national ward for

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in Germany, the ''Bundespreis Ecodesign'', in the category "product".

Reports

'' golem.de'' reported in detail on the company and its efforts in terms of sustainability and fairness in June 2018. The ''

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'' magazine ''

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'' tested the newly published smartphone Shift6m and illuminates, in the form of video recordings, the production conditions of the in-house manufactory located in China in June 2018. ''

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'' describes the initial efforts for fairness and sustainability as well as the history of the Shiftphone, in September 2018. In August 2018 the ecology portal '' Utopia.de'' reviews the product and lists it in its "Bestenliste faire Smartphones". In 2019

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gave it 9/10 score for repairability.Smartphone Repairability Scores
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References

External links

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Android (operating system) devices Modular smartphones Mobile phones with user-replaceable battery