Fairphone 5 vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

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Fairphone 5	Google Pixel 9a
Released · Sep 15, 2023	Released · Mar 26, 2025
6.5-inch · 2700x1224px	6.3-inch · 2424x1080px
Dual camera	Dual camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
4200 mAh	5100 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128 - $499 \| €599 8GB/256GB - $599 \| €649

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.48 oz / 212.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP55; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.80% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2700x1224px, 459 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2700 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.92GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 643	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4385
3D Mark High
Untested	2625
3D Mark Low
Untested	2124

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Battery

Type
4200 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.49" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/2.51" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41, 48	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

Links

Full specifications
Fairphone 5 Specs	Google Pixel 9a Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Google Pixel 9a Review
User Reviews
	Google Pixel 9a User Reviews