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Fairphone 5 Apple iPhone XS
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2023 Sep, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 13 up to 2031 (Android version) IOS 12 up to 18.7
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 in) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
212 g 177 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
IP54, dust and water resistant
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Modular phone with swappable components
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Ruggedness
NO NO
IP Rating
NO NO
Color Options
Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED Super Retina OLED
Size
6.46 inches
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5.8 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1224 x 2700 pixels (~459 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
90Hz refresh rate, 880 nits HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (typ) brightness, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch, True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Removable Li-Ion, 4200 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 2658 mAh (10.13 Wh)
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Charging
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Chipset
Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
GPU
Adreno 643 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
256GB Built-in 64/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 2TB (dedicated slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 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)
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1 80p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS Show more

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@ 4/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
50 MP, f/2.45, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm
HDR, Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Dual 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM, eSIM Single Nano-SIM, eSIM
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Misc
Standard 5-year warranty, software support until at least 2031 (8 years from now) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 892 USD $1,752
Resale Value
Low Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
10 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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