Fairphone 3 vs Fairphone 5

Fairphone 3
Fairphone
3
Fairphone 5
Fairphone
5

At a glance

Brand
Fairphone
Fairphone
Release date
August 2019, 6 years ago
August 2023, 2 years ago
AnTuTu
104.862 Antutu v7 Overall performance better than 13% of devices
605.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices
Launch price
€ 699.00 ($ 816.29)

Display

Size
5.65"
6.46"
Resolution
1080 x 2160 px FHD+
1224 x 2700 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
pOLED
Density
427 ppi Very high density
407 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
18:9
20:9
Features
Without Notch, LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon)
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 632
Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490
CPU
8x Kryo 250 1.8 GHz
1×2.7GHz Cortex A78 +3×2.4GHz Cortex A78 +4×1.9GHz Cortex A55
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
14 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.7 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 506
Adreno 643
RAM
4 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
54 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor
Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
Sony IMX800
Pixel size
1.40 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/2.55"
1/1.49"
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
Yes, 60 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
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
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.45

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 33.0W
Features
Removable
Removable
Charge cycles
1300 cycles
Runtime
~ 36h

Storage

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

Body

Dimensions
71.8 mm 158.0 mm 9.9 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 161.6 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
187 g
212 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Black
Black Blue Transparent Edition
Usable surface
72 %
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 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11
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 (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 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
802.11a , 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, Wi-Fi MiMO
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, QZSS, Galileo
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850)
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)

Sensors & security

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

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Compared with Fairphone 5

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