Fairphone 3 vs. OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Fairphone 3 and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite. 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. OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 164.3 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has greater height than Fairphone 3.
Width 71.8 mm 75.6 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has greater width than Fairphone 3.
Depth 9.83 mm 8.5 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite is narrower than Fairphone 3.
Weight 189 g 195 g Fairphone 3 is lighter than Fairphone 3.
Body Colour Dark translucent Black dusk
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.388 W/kg (head) 1.251 W/kg (body), 0.987 W/kg (head), 2.725 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.59" OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has larger screen size than Fairphone 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 427 ppi 401 ppi Fairphone 3 has better pixel density than OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Wide colour display (P3), Dark mode, sRGB support
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has more RAM than Fairphone 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has more internal memory than Fairphone 3.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 6x Fairphone 3 has better digital zoom than OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite.
Special Effects - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, portrait mode, Nightscape capture mode, Filter mode, dual-view
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), AI Triple camera, AI Scene Enhancement, 4-in-1 to 1.4μm pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
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 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5000 mAh OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3.
Fast Charging Technology - SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) -
Standby Time 300 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Playback (YouTube): up to 21 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie OxygenOS (based on Android 12)
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, 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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, 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, n66, 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, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
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 AAC, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, RAW, OPUS, AMR-WB, 3GPP, SBC, Vorbis, apt-X HD, LHDC, GSM, G711-ALAW, G711-MLAW
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 AVC, MPEG-4, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, AV1
FEATURES Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Super linear speaker
OTHERS Fairphone 3 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Included Accessories Bumper, mini screwdriver SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), protective case, SuperVOOC 33W power adapter
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