Fairphone 2 vs Fairphone 6

Fairphone 2
Fairphone
2
Fairphone 6
Fairphone
6

At a glance

Brand
Fairphone
Fairphone
Release date
May 2016, 9 years ago
June 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu
37.596 Antutu v? Overall performance better than 29% of devices
810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices

Display

Size
5"
6.31"
Resolution
1080 x 1920 px FHD
1116 x 2484 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
pOLED
Density
441 ppi Very high density
432 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, 10-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 880 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
CPU
4x Krait 400 2.3 GHz
1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.3 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 330
Adreno 810 480MHz
RAM
2 GB
8 GB
64-bit
No
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor
Omnivision OV8865
Sony LYT-700C
Pixel size
1.40 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/3.2"
1/1.56"
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, Dual 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
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.45
Sensor
Samsung S5KKD1
Pixel size
0.70 µm

Battery

Capacity
2420 mAh
4415 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
No
Yes , 30.0W
Features
Removable
Removable
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 53h

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
73.3 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
148 g
193 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Plastic
Colors
Black
Black White Blue Green Transparent Edition
Usable surface
66 %
78 %
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 15 Android 15
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 8 years, Security 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 5.4 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) , WiFi 6E
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), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), 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), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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

Compared with Fairphone 2

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    2
    2 GB · 5" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
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    5
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  • Fairphone
    2
    2 GB · 5" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
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    4
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  • Fairphone
    2
    2 GB · 5" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
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    3
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Compared with Fairphone 6

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