Fairphone 6 vs hotwav Note 18 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Fairphone; Hotwav
Release date: June 2025, 11 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.31"; 7.2"
Resolution: 1116 x 2484 px FHD+; 720 x 1560 px HD+
Type: pOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 432 ppi Very high density; 239 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.5 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: Adreno 810 480MHz; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony LYT-700C; Samsung
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; —
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 73.3 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model; 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 225 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue Green Transparent Edition; Blue Gold Green
Water/dust resistance: IP55 , MIL-STD-810H; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 300 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 78 %; 87 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), 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), 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); 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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
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), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)