Fairphone 2 vs Fairphone 5

Fairphone 2
Fairphone
2
Fairphone 5
Fairphone
5

At a glance

Brand
Fairphone
Fairphone
Release date
May 2016, 9 years ago
August 2023, 2 years ago
AnTuTu
37.596 Antutu v? Overall performance better than 29% of devices
605.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices
Launch price
€ 699.00 ($ 816.29)

Display

Size
5"
6.46"
Resolution
1080 x 1920 px FHD
1224 x 2700 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
pOLED
Density
441 ppi Very high density
407 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
16:9
20:9
Features
Without Notch, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 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

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490
CPU
4x Krait 400 2.3 GHz
1×2.7GHz Cortex A78 +3×2.4GHz Cortex A78 +4×1.9GHz Cortex A55
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
6 nm
Frequency
2.3 GHz
2.7 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 330
Adreno 643
RAM
2 GB
8 GB
64-bit
No
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
54 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor
Omnivision OV8865
Sony IMX800
Pixel size
1.40 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/3.2"
1/1.49"
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 240 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, 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

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.45

Battery

Capacity
2420 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
No
Yes , 33.0W
Features
Removable
Removable
Charge cycles
1300 cycles
Runtime
~ 36h

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
73.0 mm 143.0 mm 11.0 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 161.6 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
148 g
212 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Plastic
Colors
Black
Black Blue Transparent Edition
Usable surface
66 %
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

Software

Operating system
Android 7.0 Nougat Android 7.0 Nougat
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 8 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Micro SIM + Micro SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
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), 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), 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)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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    2
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Compared with Fairphone 5

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    5
    8 GB · 6.46" · Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490
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  • Fairphone
    5
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  • Fairphone
    5
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    3
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