Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Google Pixel 4a 5G vs Fairphone 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Fairphone
Announced February 2018 Not announced yet September 2021
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Rumored Coming Soon - October 2021
Price Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Various Just Black Gray, Green, Speckled Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
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 189 g (6.67 oz) - 225 g (7.94 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.49 W/kg (head)
0.99 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash protection
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 620 Adreno 619
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Always-on display
HDR
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (416 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.59% 82.73% 79.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual12 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP + 8 MP 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 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 Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps 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 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, hotspot 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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery 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 3500 mAh 3800 mAh 3905 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -