Apple iPhone 6s vs. Fairphone 3+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone 6s and Fairphone 3+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 6s vs. Fairphone 3+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1688 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.3 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater height than Apple iPhone 6s.
Width 67.1 mm 71.8 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater width than Apple iPhone 6s.
Depth 7.1 mm 9.83 mm Apple iPhone 6s is narrower than Apple iPhone 6s.
Weight 143 g 189 g Apple iPhone 6s is lighter than Apple iPhone 6s.
Body Colour Space grey | Rose gold | Gold | Silver Black
Body Material Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.87 W/kg (head) 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 5.65" Fairphone 3+ has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 3+ has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 326 ppi 427 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 6s.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 -
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A9 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Clock Speed - 1.8 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
RAM - 4 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Fairphone 3+ has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.79 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x 8x Fairphone 3+ has better digital zoom than Apple iPhone 6s.
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) -
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3040 mAh
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Standby Time 240 hours 300 hours Fairphone 3+ has longer standby time than Apple iPhone 6s.
Talk Time 840 minutes 1200 minutes Fairphone 3+ has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 6s.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 840 min
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 9 Android 10
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
FEATURES Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Apple iPhone 6s Fairphone 3+
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods Mini screwdriver
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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