Fairphone 3+ vs Samsung Z3 Comparison and Differences
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Fairphone 3+
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Fairphone 3+ or Samsung Z3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Fairphone 3+ | Samsung Z3 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 27 | 2015, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 71.8 x 9.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.83 in | 141.6 x 70 x 7.9 mm | 5.57 x 5.57 x 2.76 in | |
| Weight | 189 g | 6.67 oz | 137 g | 4.83 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver, Gold | |
| Battery | 3040 mAh, Li-Ion, removable | 2600 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G) Music play - Up to 55 h |
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| Approximate price | 470 EUR | 110 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.65" in | 5" in | |
| Screen area | 82.4 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 72.6% | 69.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 427 PPI | 294 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF | -8 MP, AF, f/2.2 | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 720p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1'' | 5 MP, f/2.2 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10 | Tizen 2.3, upgradable to 2.4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) | - Spreadtrum SC7730 | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) | - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 | |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | Mali-400 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 104213 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/150 Mbps | HSPA | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head) 1.41 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.70 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/AAC/Flac player -Photo viewer -Document viewer |
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| Versions |
- Versions: Z300H/DD (India) |
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