Fairphone 3 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Fairphone 3 and Honor Magic5 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Fairphone 3 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Fairphone 3.
Width 71.8 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Fairphone 3.
Depth 9.83 mm 8.77 mm Honor Magic5 Pro is narrower than Fairphone 3.
Weight 189 g 219 g Fairphone 3 is lighter than Fairphone 3.
Body Colour Dark translucent Midnight black | Meadow green
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.388 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Fairphone 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 427 ppi 461 ppi Honor Magic5 Pro has better pixel density than Fairphone 3.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 1800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Pro has better colour depth than Fairphone 3.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Fairphone 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Fairphone 3.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC -
CAMERA Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.12" Fairphone 3 has better camera sensor size than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 2.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 100x Honor Magic5 Pro has better digital zoom than Fairphone 3.
Special Effects - Live Filters
Camera Modes - Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.0
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 30 cm
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Telephoto
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Fairphone 3 has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) HDR Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture, 3D facial detection Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) -
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
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 Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 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 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 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+ -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 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, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 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, barometer, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Fairphone 3 Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories Bumper, mini screwdriver SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards - IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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