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Fairphone 2 vs Fairphone 3

2.87 in
5.63 in
Fairphone 2 Mobile Phone
Fairphone 2
2.83 in
6.22 in
Fairphone 3 Mobile Phone
Fairphone 3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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10
3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 9.0
CPU clock speed2.2 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
RAM memory2 GB4 GB

Display

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Screen size5.0 in5.65 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2160 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS
Pixel density441.0 ppi427.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx

Front camera

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Internal storage32 GB64 GB

Design

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Colour of productBlackDark translucent

Dimensions

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Height5.63 in6.22 in
Width2.87 in2.83 in
Depth0.43 in0.39 in
Weight5.22 oz6.67 oz

Sensors

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0 LE
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Fairphone 2Fairphone 2
Fairphone 3Fairphone 3
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2420.0 mAh3000.0 mAh

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Fairphone 2

          Often compared with Fairphone 3