Phone Comparison - Fairphone 5 vs Apple iPhone XS

Fairphone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Fairphone Apple
Announced August 2023 September 2018
Status Coming Soon - September 2023 Coming Soon - September 2018
Colors Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm
(6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in)
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 177 g (6.24 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G Network 5G -
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)
0.99 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP55, dust and water resistant
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14 iOS 12
Processor Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Adreno 643L [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
880 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.46 inches [Similar] 5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels (459 ppi) 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.74% 81.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features 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)
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.45, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W wired, 50% in 30 min
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4200 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G)