Fairphone 5 vs Nokia G21 Comparison and Differences
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Fairphone 5 or Nokia G21 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Fairphone 5 | Nokia G21 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, August 30 | 2022, February 14 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.98 in | 164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 2.99 in | |
| Weight | 212 g | 7.48 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent | Nordic Blue, Dusk | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Li-Ion, removable | 5050 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | $ 770.00 | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.46" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 101.2 cm2 | 102.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 82.7% | 81.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1224 x 2700 px | 720 x 1600 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 459 PPI | 270 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - 90Hz, 880 nits (peak) - |
- 90Hz -400 nits (typ) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
-50 MP, (wide), PDAF -2 MP, (macro) -2 MP, (depth) |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 108 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 115 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 104 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 50 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 50 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm | 8 MP, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, up to 5 major Android upgrades | Android 11 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) | - Unisoc T606 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 643 | Mali-G57 MP1 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 605212 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 155341 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1131 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2985 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 312 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1157 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / 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, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM -4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (4CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- 30W Fast charging, 50% in 20 min - IP55, dust and water resistant -MIL-STD-810H compliant |
- Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 |
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| Versions |
- Modular phone with swappable components |
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