Fairphone 3+ vs. Nothing Phone (1)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 3+ and Nothing Phone (1). 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

Fairphone 3+ vs. Nothing Phone (1) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 159.2 mm Nothing Phone (1) has greater height than Fairphone 3+.
Width 71.8 mm 75.8 mm Nothing Phone (1) has greater width than Fairphone 3+.
Depth 9.83 mm 8.3 mm Nothing Phone (1) is narrower than Fairphone 3+.
Weight 189 g 193.5 g Fairphone 3+ is lighter than Fairphone 3+.
Body Colour Black Black
Body Material - Recycled plastic, 100% recycled aluminium
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nothing Phone (1) is waterproof.
IP rating - IP53
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.55" Nothing Phone (1) has larger screen size than Fairphone 3+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Nothing Phone (1) has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 427 ppi 402 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than Nothing Phone (1).
Aspect Ratio 18:9 -
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Nothing Phone (1) has better colour depth than Fairphone 3+.
HDR - Yes Nothing Phone (1) has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Haptic touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz Nothing Phone (1) has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3+.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Fairphone 3+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more RAM than Fairphone 3+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more internal memory than Fairphone 3+.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB -
CAMERA Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.56" Fairphone 3+ has better camera sensor size than Nothing Phone (1).
Sensor Name Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9 Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/1.88 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 1 μm Nothing Phone (1) has larger camera pixel size than Fairphone 3+.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Nothing Phone (1) has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects HDR HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, night mode, Beauty mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Scene mode, Live Photos, Filter mode, Document mode 2.0, Extreme Night Vision
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Still Image Resolutions 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000 -
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.1" 1/3.1" Both phones have the same front camera sensor size.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Beauty mode, Live Photos, Portrait, Filter mode
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3040 mAh 4500 mAh Nothing Phone (1) has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3+.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nothing Phone (1) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) 70 min Nothing Phone (1) has shorter charging time than Fairphone 3+.
Wireless Charging - Yes Nothing Phone (1) can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Reverse wireless charging
Standby Time 300 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (1) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+ FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Supported Digital Audio Standards 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 WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
FEATURES Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, RGB sensor, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Three microphones, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Fairphone 3+ Nothing Phone (1)
Included Accessories Mini screwdriver SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP53
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