Fairphone 3 vs. Sony XPERIA 1 V

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Fairphone 3 and Sony XPERIA 1 V. 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. Sony XPERIA 1 V Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 165 mm Sony XPERIA 1 V has greater height than Fairphone 3.
Width 71.8 mm 71 mm Fairphone 3 has greater width than Sony XPERIA 1 V.
Depth 9.83 mm 8.3 mm Sony XPERIA 1 V is narrower than Fairphone 3.
Weight 189 g 187 g Sony XPERIA 1 V is lighter than Fairphone 3.
Body Colour Dark translucent Black | Khaki green | Platinum silver
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA 1 V is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8, IPX5, IP6X
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.388 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.5" Sony XPERIA 1 V has larger screen size than Fairphone 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 1644 pixels Sony XPERIA 1 V has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3.
Display Format Full HD+ 4K
Pixel Density 427 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 18:9 21:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes Sony XPERIA 1 V has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10, HDR remaster
Display Enhancement Technology - Motion Blur Reduction 240Hz
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Creator mode powered by CineAlta, X1 for mobile image processing engine, BT.2020, 10 bit tonal gradation, Illuminant D65 White point, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), 100% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 3.2 GHz Sony XPERIA 1 V 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
MEMORY Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM - 12 GB Sony XPERIA 1 V has more RAM than Fairphone 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Sony XPERIA 1 V has more internal memory than Fairphone 3.
Memory Interface - UFS
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 1 V has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.35" Fairphone 3 has better camera sensor size than Sony XPERIA 1 V.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor Sony Exmor T sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Fairphone 3 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Field of View (FoV) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 2.24 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Sony XPERIA 1 V has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Digital Zoom 8x -
Hybrid Zoom - 15.6
Special Effects - HDR, Creative Look presets
Camera Modes - Night mode, SteadyShot, Cinema mode, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Photography Pro, Photo light
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 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation Object tracking, RAW image capture, Eye AF, ZEISS T Coating, up to 60 times per second continuous AF / AE calculation, Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, AI Super Resolution Zoom, ZEISS Optics, up to 30 fps AF/AE, 2-Layer Transistor Pixel, S-Cinetone for mobile, External monitor live streaming
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3.5"
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.3 - f/2.8
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 28 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 85 - 125 mm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/2.5"
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 16 mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 1 V has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" 1/2.9" Fairphone 3 has better front camera sensor size than Sony XPERIA 1 V.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Min Focal Length (Front) - 24 mm
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, Creative Look presets
Camera Modes (Front) - Hand Gesture
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation S-Cinetone for mobile
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5000 mAh Sony XPERIA 1 V has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3.
Fast Charging Technology - Xperia-Adaptive Charging, Power Delivery Sony XPERIA 1 V has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) -
Wireless Charging - Yes Sony XPERIA 1 V can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
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 Sony XPERIA 1 V
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Sony XPERIA 1 V has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
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 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, 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 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, 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 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
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 PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, Dolby Atmos, DSEE Ultimate, Dolby-AC4, 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, AV1
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, Hi-Res audio wireless, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, 360 Reality Audio Certified, 360 Reality Audio Upmix, Music Pro
FEATURES Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
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 -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, Game Enhancer, Google Cast, Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, dual stereo speakers, Battery Share function
OTHERS Fairphone 3 Sony XPERIA 1 V
Included Accessories Bumper, mini screwdriver -
Compliant Standards - IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X, ITU-R BT.2020, USB Power Delivery
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