Fairphone 5 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Fairphone 5
  • Exp. release 2023, September 15 212g, 9.6mm thickness Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14 256GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) Adreno 643L Nano-SIM and eSIM About 784 USD
  • 6.46" 1224x2700 pixels
  • 5MP 2160p
  • 8GB RAM QCM6490
  • 4200mAh Li-Ion

Fairphone 5 overview

Fairphone 5 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It is expected to be release 2023, September 15. Fairphone 5 has 6.46 inch, OLED, 90Hz, 880 nits (peak), a resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It uses Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Adreno 643L GPU. Fairphone 5 supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Nano-SIM and eSIM. Fairphone 5 has 5MP Dual main camera, 5MP Single selfie camera. Fairphone 5 uses Li-Ion 4200 mAh, removable battery. The price of Fairphone 5 is about 784 USD.

Score the key features of Fairphone 5 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 92 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 90 / 100 points
  • Price: 77 / 100 points

Fairphone 5 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
5G bands SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (4CA), 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2023, August 30
Status Coming soon

BODY

Dimensions 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
  IP55, dust and water resistant MIL-STD-810H compliant

DISPLAY

Type OLED, 90Hz, 880 nits (peak)
Size 6.46 inches, 101.2 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels (~459 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PLATFORM

OS Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14
Chipset Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 643L

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 50 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  Standard 5-year warranty

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 4200 mAh, removable
Charging 30W wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price About 784 USD

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