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

Fairphone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Fairphone Google
Announced September 2021 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - October 2021 Rumored
Colors Gray, Green, Speckled Green Just Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm
(6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in)
153.9 x 74 x 8.6 mm
(6.06 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) -
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 71 LTE
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)
0.99 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash protection
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 10
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) [Similar] 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]
GPU Adreno 619 [Similar] Adreno 620 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP [Similar] 12.2 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 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
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, (ultrawide)
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 25 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.78", 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 2.3 Gbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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
USB USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

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