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Fairphone 3 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2020 Feb, 2016
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 up to 13 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), up to 8.0 (Oreo)
UI
NA TouchWiz UI
Dimensions
158 x 71.8 x 9.9 mm (6.22 x 2.83 x 0.39 in) 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)
Weight
189 g 157 g
Body
NA
Color Options
Black Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.65 inches
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5.5 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~427 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
NA Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Removable Li-Ion ,3000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,3600 mAh
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Charging
NA Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 530 - G9350
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
64GB Built-in 32/64/128GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Cameras
Rear/Back
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Video 4K@30fps, 1080 @30fps, gyro-EIS Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.Dual video call, Auto-HDR Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0"
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Pricing
Price
US$ 494 USD $467
Resale Value
Low Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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