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Fairphone 3
  • Released 2019, September 03 189g, 9.9mm thickness Android 9.0, 10 64GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) Adreno 506 Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 448 USD
  • 5.65" 1080x2160 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 4GB RAM Snapdragon 632
  • 3040mAh Li-Ion

Fairphone 3 overview

Fairphone 3 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2019, September 03. Fairphone 3 has 5.65 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It uses Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) CPU, Adreno 506 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Fairphone 3 has 12MP Single main camera, 8MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 3040 mAh, removable battery. The price of Fairphone 3 is about 448 USD.

Score the key features of Fairphone 3 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 76 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 74 / 100 points
  • Price: 50 / 100 points

Fairphone 3 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/150 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2019, August 27. Released 2019, September 03
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 158 x 71.8 x 9.9 mm (6.22 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.65 inches, 82.4 cm2 (~72.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~427 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PLATFORM

OS Android 9.0 (Pie), Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)
GPU Adreno 506

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1

MAIN CAMERA

Single 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0"
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 3040 mAh, removable

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black
SAR EU 0.39 W/kg (head) 1.41 W/kg (body)
Price About 448 USD

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