Fairphone 4 vs. Motorola Edge 30

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Fairphone 4 and Motorola Edge 30. 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 4 vs. Motorola Edge 30 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162 mm 159.38 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than Motorola Edge 30.
Width 75.5 mm 74.236 mm Fairphone 4 has greater width than Motorola Edge 30.
Depth 10.5 mm 6.79 mm Motorola Edge 30 is narrower than Fairphone 4.
Weight 225 g 155 g Motorola Edge 30 is lighter than Fairphone 4.
Body Colour Grey Meteor grey
Body Material - Plastic, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating IP54 IP52
SAR Value 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.5" Motorola Edge 30 has larger screen size than Fairphone 4.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Motorola Edge 30 has better screen resolution than Fairphone 4.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 410 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Motorola Edge 30 has better colour depth than Fairphone 4.
HDR - Yes Motorola Edge 30 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 144 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Max Vision display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number SM7225 -
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 619 Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
RAM 6 GB 8 GB Motorola Edge 30 has more RAM than Fairphone 4.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Motorola Edge 30 has better camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/1.5" Fairphone 4 has better camera sensor size than Motorola Edge 30.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.8 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 1 μm Motorola Edge 30 has larger camera pixel size than Fairphone 4.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects HDR HDR, Colour replace, Spot Colour
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode Slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Super Slow-mo, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Night Vision, AR stickers, Macro video, Live filter, Double shooting, Pro mode with long exposure, Timelapse with Hyperlapse, Auto night vision
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Edge 30 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD) 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor Video stabilisation, Barcode Scanner, Cutout, smart composition, levelling, Shot optimisation, RAW photo output, All Pixel OmniDirectional PDAF, Quad Pixel technology for 2.0 µm
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Motorola Edge 30 has better second camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/1.5 Motorola Edge 30 has better second camera lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 118 degree(s) Fairphone 4 has larger second camera lens field of view than Motorola Edge 30.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 0.8 μm 1.28 μm Motorola Edge 30 has larger second camera pixel size than Fairphone 4.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro focus Macro camera
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Motorola Edge 30 has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.78" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.25 Fairphone 4 has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, Live Filters, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Slow motion video, Gesture Shot, Watermark mode, Video Snapshot, Face Beauty, Active photos, Portrait, Group selfie, Live filter, Low Light AI Selfie, Cinemagraphy, Double shooting, Professional (with Long Exposure)
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Edge 30 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor RAW photo, Shot optimisation, Quad Pixel technology for 1.4 µm, Animation for selfies
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3905 mAh 4020 mAh Motorola Edge 30 has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Edge 30 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 200 hours -
Talk Time 780 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 32.7 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 12
User Interface - My UX
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR EDGE, LTE, 5G NR FR1, HSDPA+
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600 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 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78 N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, 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 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 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 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD -
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9 -
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Dual microphones, Google Lens, dual stereo speakers, ThinkShield for mobile
OTHERS Fairphone 4 Motorola Edge 30
Included Accessories - SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, TurboPower 33W charger
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP54 IP52
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