Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 4a 5G vs Fairphone 4

Google Pixel 4a 5G
google pixel 4a 5g
Fairphone 4
fairphone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Fairphone
Announced Not announced yet September 2021
Status Rumored Coming Soon - October 2021
Colors Just Black Gray, Green, Speckled Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.9 x 74 x 8.6 mm
(6.06 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
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 Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 71
5G Network SA/NSA 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 (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 620 [Similar] Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Always-on display
HDR
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.2 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (416 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.73% 79.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 48 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, (ultrawide)
Auto-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@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
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), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 2.3 Gbps DL
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Li-Ion, removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity 3800 mAh 3905 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -