Google Pixel 4a vs Fairphone 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$349

Design

Dimensions
5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm	6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	7.48 oz / 212.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP55; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Just black	Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 82.53% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.80% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	OLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI	2700x1224px, 459 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470	Octa-core 2700 MHz
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 643
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
3140 mAh, Li - Polymer	4200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.49" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/2.51" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

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