Phone Comparison - Fairphone 3+ vs Fairphone 4

Fairphone 3+
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general General Info

Manufacturer Fairphone Fairphone
Announced August 2020 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming Soon - October 2021
Colors Black Gray, Green, Speckled Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm
(6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in)
Weight - 225 g (7.94 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 71
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.49 W/kg (head)
0.99 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash protection
MIL-STD-810G compliant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver), Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 506 [Similar] Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 79.69%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 48 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 48 MP, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.78", 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 2.3 Gbps DL
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion, removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity 3040 mAh 3905 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -