Google Pixel 4a vs Fairphone 5 Comparison and Differences
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Google Pixel 4a or Fairphone 5 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 4a | Fairphone 5 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 03 | 2023, August 30 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.73 in | 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 143 g | 5.04 oz | 212 g | 7.48 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black | Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent | |
| Battery | 3140 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4200 mAh, Li-Ion, removable | |
| Approximate price | 340 EUR | 700 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.81" in | 6.46" in | |
| Screen area | 83.2 cm2 | 101.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 83.3% | 82.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1224 x 2700 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 443 PPI | 459 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -HDR |
- 90Hz, 880 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12.2 MP, Single | 50 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS | -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) |
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| Functions | LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 111 | 108 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 122 | 115 | |
| DxOMark Video | 98 | 104 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 50 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | 50 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm | |
| Functions | Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10 | Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) | - Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) | - Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Adreno 643L | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 605212 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 275320 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1131 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2985 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 520 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1489 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM | Nano-SIM and eSIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/75 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A (4CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
- 30W Fast charging, 50% in 20 min - IP55, dust and water resistant -MIL-STD-810H compliant |
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| Versions |
- Modular phone with swappable components |
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