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<h2 id="hardware">Hardware</h2> <h3>Core</h3> <p>The phone measures 79.8 mm × 151.5 mm × 10.0 mm. </p><p>The processor is a MT6797X Helio X27, 2,6 GHz, 10 core by <a href="/facts/MediaTek/X0yoLa9D">MediaTek</a>, introduced on 2 July 2018. It contains three clusters, two <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A72/095jol5h">ARM Cortex-A72</a>, four <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A53/Pf8fGSNX">ARM Cortex-A53</a> with up to 2 GHz and further four ARM Cortex-A53.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>The display measures 5,7-inch in the diagonal and is <a href="/facts/Full_HD/Hs7cm6Mv">Full HD</a> display (1080x1920) using <a href="/facts/AMOLED/hG9wxg06">AMOLED</a>-technology and is protected by <a href="/facts/Gorilla_Glass/SmURyIWA">Gorilla Glass</a> 5. There are two cameras: 21 MP back, 8-MP front, <a href="/facts/4K_video/Ehhhg0rD">4K video</a> 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 <a href="/facts/MicroSDXC/RLL9UTly">microSDXC</a> cards to add storage of up to 256 GB. Further receptacle is for <a href="/facts/USB-C/7qVuop6e">USB-C</a> supporting USB 3.1 another for 3.5 mm audio plugs. Two slots for <a href="/facts/Nano-SIM/NUeSqoG1">nano-SIM</a> cards exist. The model supports 4G <a href="/facts/LTE_(telecommunication)/72QhwXHT">LTE</a>, <a href="/facts/Near-field_communication/awqd3Ea8">NFC</a> and features a <a href="/facts/Fingerprint_sensor/5WLcd20T">fingerprint sensor</a>. </p> <h4>Modules</h4> <p>The phone consists of 13 modules. </p> <h4>Connection between the modules</h4> <p>The modules are connected by plugging or with screws. The screws are only of one type, torx 3 of the same length. </p> <h3>Additional parts</h3> <p>A <a href="/facts/Torx/x151gNFQ">Torx</a> 3 screw driver is included. </p> <h2 id="software">Software</h2> <p>At time of release it came with <a href="/facts/Android_8/U81uHjf5">Android 8</a> Oreo. </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <h3>Awards received</h3> <p>In 2018 it was awarded the highest national ward for <a href="/facts/Ecological_design/0M4WTJXg">ecological design</a> in Germany, the <i>Bundespreis Ecodesign</i>, in the category "product".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h3>Reports</h3> <p><i><a href="/facts/Golem.de/ptdtE70A">golem.de</a></i> reported in detail on the company and its efforts in terms of sustainability and fairness in June 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The <i><a href="/facts/ProSieben/ycBzrGa8">ProSieben</a></i> magazine <i><a href="/facts/Galileo_(German_TV_series)/d1cFAHqt">Galileo</a></i> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p><i><a href="/facts/N-tv/tMSyD6HH">N-tv</a></i> describes the initial efforts for fairness and sustainability as well as the history of the Shiftphone, in September 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In August 2018 the ecology portal <i>Utopia.de</i> reviews the product and lists it in its "Bestenliste faire Smartphones".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>In 2019 <a href="/facts/IFixit/WWnutPIN">iFixit</a> gave it 9/10 score for repairability.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shift6m. <ul><li><a href="https://www.shiftphones.com/en/">Shift</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797X SoC - Benchmarks und Specs". <a href="https://www.notebookcheck.com/MediaTek-Helio-X27-MT6797X-SoC-Benchmarks-und-Specs.320194.0.html" target="_blank">https://www.notebookcheck.com/MediaTek-Helio-X27-MT6797X-SoC-Benchmarks-und-Specs.320194.0.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>https://bundespreis-ecodesign.de/en/winner/projectoverview/shift-6m [dead link] <a href="https://bundespreis-ecodesign.de/en/winner/projectoverview/shift-6m" target="_blank">https://bundespreis-ecodesign.de/en/winner/projectoverview/shift-6m</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Sustainability does not have to be too expensive or ugly (German), retrieved 2019-12-05 <a href="https://www.golem.de/news/shift6m-angeschaut-nachhaltigkeit-muss-nicht-zu-teuer-oder-unansehnlich-sein-1806-134923.html" target="_blank">https://www.golem.de/news/shift6m-angeschaut-nachhaltigkeit-muss-nicht-zu-teuer-oder-unansehnlich-sein-1806-134923.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>The first German Smartphone (German), retrieved 2019-12-05 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdbK6Hgp_O8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdbK6Hgp_O8</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Fair high technology from Hessen - A smartphone that is supposed to change the world (German), retrieved 2019-12-05 <a href="https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Ein-Smartphone-das-die-Welt-veraendern-soll-article20647199.html" target="_blank">https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Ein-Smartphone-das-die-Welt-veraendern-soll-article20647199.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Test: Shift6m of Shiftphones - the German Fairphone alternative (German), 11 August 2018, retrieved 2019-05-12 <a href="https://utopia.de/ratgeber/test-shift6m-von-shiftphones-die-deutsche-fairphone-alternative/" target="_blank">https://utopia.de/ratgeber/test-shift6m-von-shiftphones-die-deutsche-fairphone-alternative/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Smartphone Repairability Scores iFixit <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone-repairability" target="_blank">https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone-repairability</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>