Fairphone 4 vs Google Pixel 3a Comparison and Differences
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Fairphone 4 or Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Fairphone 4 | Google Pixel 3a | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, September 30 | 2019, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm | 6.38 x 6.38 x 2.97 in | 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.76 in | |
| Weight | 225 g | 7.94 oz | 147 g | 5.19 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Gray, Green, Speckled Green | Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish | |
| Battery | 3905 mAh, Li-Ion, removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 580 EUR | 400 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | Type OLED | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 5.6" in | |
| Screen area | 97.4 cm2 | 79.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 79.7% | 75.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2220 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 409 PPI | 441 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Asahi Dragontrail Glass | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 12.2 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -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) |
-12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 92 | 101 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 94 | 104 | |
| DxOMark Video | 87 | 95 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 25 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 25 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.78'', 0.9µm | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 619 | Adreno 615 | |
| External memory | microSDXC | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 385348 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 366 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1216 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 630 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 345 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1300 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1603 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5206 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 6426 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4895 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 71 -5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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| Speed | 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 (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps | |
| 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min - IP54, dust and splash protection -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
- Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
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| Versions |
- Modular phone with swappable components |
- Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B |
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