Fairphone 3+ vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Fairphone 3+ and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Fairphone 3+ vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G736B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 158 mm 168.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater height than Fairphone 3+.
Width 71.8 mm 79.9 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater width than Fairphone 3+.
Depth 9.83 mm 9.9 mm Fairphone 3+ is narrower than Fairphone 3+.
Weight 189 g 235 g Fairphone 3+ is lighter than Fairphone 3+.
Body Colour Black Black
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head) 1.229 W/kg (body), 1.48 W/kg (head), 2.96 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Pogo Pin
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS PLS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger screen size than Fairphone 3+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2408 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 427 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number - SM7325
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro 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+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more RAM than Fairphone 3+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more internal memory than Fairphone 3+.
User Memory - 101.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Sensor Name Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9 -
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/1.8 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 10x Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better digital zoom than Fairphone 3+.
Special Effects HDR -
Light Source Dual LED flash 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 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation Barcode Scanner
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.1" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3040 mAh 4050 mAh Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3+.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) -
Standby Time 300 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes 2640 minutes Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 3+.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 18 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 115 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2640 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 12
User Interface - One UI
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
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 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, 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 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, 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, 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 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X53 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
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, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
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, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Push-to-talk mode, Glove mode, Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support, software updates E-FOTA (Enterprise Firmware Over-the-Air), removable battery, 5 years of Security Updates, 2 programmable buttons, Knox Capture
OTHERS Fairphone 3+ Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Included Accessories Mini screwdriver -
Compliant Standards - IP68, MIL-STD 810H
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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