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Fairphone 4 Samsung Galaxy S9
Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2021 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android V8.0 Oreo
UI
NA
Dimensions
162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm (6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in) 147.6 x 68.7 x 8.4 mm
Weight
225 g 163 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
IP54, dust and splash protection
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Color Options
Gray, Green, Speckled Green Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
6.3 inches
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5.8 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~568 PPI)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
NA 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Removable Li-Ion, 3905 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min - Fast battery charging, Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (4 x 2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa
GPU
Adreno 619 Mali-G72 MP18
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB microSD Card, (supports upto 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 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 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5
Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS Show more

Phase detection, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP mage recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

Front
25 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.78", 0.9µm
HDR, Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps)
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 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE...
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 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
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
Standard 5 years warranty Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi wireless charging, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Pricing
Price
US$ 672 USD $800
Resale Value
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Comparison Result
Score
11 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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