Fairphone 4 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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Fairphone 4	Google Pixel 8a
Released · Oct 25, 2021	Released · May 14, 2024
6.3-inch	6.1-inch
Triple camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
3905 mAh	4492 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 inches 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.94 oz (225.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Speckled Green	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
79.70 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 619	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
6GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
3905 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
25 MP	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 549
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2021	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Fairphone 4 Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
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	Google Pixel 8a Review