Cubot Note 21 vs Fairphone 5

At a glance

Brand: Cubot; Fairphone
Release date: August 2023, 2 years 9 months ago; August 2023, 2 years 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 251.600 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices; 605.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices
Launch price: —; € 699.00 ($ 816.29)

Size: 6.56"; 6.46"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1224 x 2700 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; pOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 407 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, DisplayPort 1.4, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 880 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 1×2.7GHz Cortex A78 +3×2.4GHz Cortex A78 +4×1.9GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.7 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Adreno 643
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 54 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.88
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, Scene mode, Self-timer; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Sony IMX800
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.49"

Dimensions: 75.9 mm 165.7 mm 10.6 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 161.6 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 214 g; 212 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black Green Orange; Black Blue Transparent Edition
Usable surface: 82 %; 82 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP55 , MIL-STD-810H
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 300 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 8 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)