Fairphone 2 vs Fairphone 4

Fairphone 2
Fairphone
2
Fairphone 4
Fairphone
4

At a glance

Brand
Fairphone
Fairphone
Release date
May 2016, 9 years ago
October 2021, 4 years ago
AnTuTu
37.596 Antutu v? Overall performance better than 29% of devices
385.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 65% of devices

Display

Size
5"
6.3"
Resolution
1080 x 1920 px FHD
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
441 ppi Very high density
409 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
16:9
20:9
Features
Without Notch, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Water Drop Notch, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
CPU
4x Krait 400 2.3 GHz
2x Kryo 570 (Cortex A77) 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 570 (Cortex A55) 1.8GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
8 nm
Frequency
2.3 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 330
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
2 GB
6 GB
64-bit
No
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
48 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.6
Sensor
Omnivision OV8865
Pixel size
1.40 µm
0.80 µm
Sensor size
1/3.2"
Flash
Dual LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 120 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
25 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Pixel size
0.90 µm

Battery

Capacity
2420 mAh
3905 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Fast charge
No
Yes , 20.0W
Features
Removable
Removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
73.0 mm 143.0 mm 11.0 mm Print 3D Model
75.5 mm 162.0 mm 10.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
148 g
225 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Metal
Colors
Black
Black Green Jewelry Green
Usable surface
66 %
78 %
Water/dust resistance
MIL-STD-810G , IP54

Software

Operating system
Android 7.0 Nougat Android 7.0 Nougat
Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Micro SIM + Micro SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

4G LTE
B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B71 (600)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), 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), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone

Compared with Fairphone 2

  • Fairphone
    2
    2 GB · 5" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
    Fairphone 2
    Fairphone 6
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    6
    8 GB · 6.31" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
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  • Fairphone
    2
    2 GB · 5" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
    Fairphone 2
    Fairphone 5
    Fairphone
    5
    8 GB · 6.46" · Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490
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  • Fairphone
    2
    2 GB · 5" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
    Fairphone 2
    Fairphone 3
    Fairphone
    3
    4 GB · 5.65" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
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Compared with Fairphone 4

  • Fairphone
    4
    6 GB · 6.3" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
    Fairphone 4
    Fairphone 6
    Fairphone
    6
    8 GB · 6.31" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
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  • Fairphone
    4
    6 GB · 6.3" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
    Fairphone 4
    Fairphone 5
    Fairphone
    5
    8 GB · 6.46" · Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490
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  • Fairphone
    4
    6 GB · 6.3" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
    Fairphone 4
    Fairphone 3
    Fairphone
    3
    4 GB · 5.65" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
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