Fairphone 5 vs Honor X8a 5G

At a glance

Brand: Fairphone; Honor
Release date: August 2023, 2 years 9 months ago; May 2023, 3 years ago
Launch price: € 699.00 ($ 816.29); —
AnTuTu: 605.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices; 437.860 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices

Size: 6.46"; 6.5"
Resolution: 1224 x 2700 px QHD; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: pOLED; TFT LCD (IPS)
Density: 407 ppi Very high density; 270 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon QCM6490; Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375)
CPU: 1×2.7GHz Cortex A78 +3×2.4GHz Cortex A78 +4×1.9GHz Cortex A55; 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2.7 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 643; Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM: 8 GB; 6 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 54 Mpx; 100 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX800; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.49"; —
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch 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

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 161.6 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model; 75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 212 g; 194 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Transparent Edition; Blue Silver
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; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Updates: OS updates: 8 years; —
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

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

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); n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: 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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
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); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; —
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; No
Audio: Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones; Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones