Fairphone 4 vs. OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 4 and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Fairphone 4 vs. OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CPH2465
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162 mm 165.5 mm OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has greater height than Fairphone 4.
Width 75.5 mm 76 mm OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has greater width than Fairphone 4.
Depth 10.5 mm 8.3 mm OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is narrower than Fairphone 4.
Weight 225 g 195 g OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is lighter than Fairphone 4.
Body Colour Grey Pastel lime | Chromatic grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is waterproof.
IP rating IP54 -
SAR Value 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb) 1.245 W/kg (body), 0.865 W/kg (head), 2.687 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.72" OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has larger screen size than Fairphone 4.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has better screen resolution than Fairphone 4.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 410 ppi 391 ppi Fairphone 4 has better pixel density than OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology Wide colour display (P3), Eye comfort mode, Dark mode, sRGB support
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 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 619
MEMORY Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB + up to 8 GB OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has more RAM than Fairphone 4.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 108 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has better camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor Samsung S5KHM6SX03
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.7 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm Fairphone 4 has larger camera pixel size than OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Fairphone 4 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 6x Fairphone 4 has better digital zoom than OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G.
Special Effects HDR HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, portrait mode, Nightscape capture mode, Pano mode, Filter mode, Macro mode, Dual-View Video, Text scanner
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, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), AI Scene Enhancement
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 48 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Fairphone 4 has better second camera lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 0.8 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro focus Depth camera
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
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) 25 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.78" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.4 Fairphone 4 has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode, portrait mode, Nightscape capture mode, Pano mode, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3905 mAh 5000 mAh OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Fast Charging Technology - SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G 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
Playback (YouTube): up to 17.1 hrs
Video call (WhatsApp): up to 8.7 hrs
Gaming (PUBG): up to 8.8 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 OxygenOS (based on Android 13)
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BDS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1, TD-LTE
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 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 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 18, Band 19, 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 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 lower, FDD 800 upper, 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, n71, n77, n78 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 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 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD AAC, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, RAW, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, Vorbis, apt-X HD, GSM, G711-ALAW, G711-MLAW
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9 MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, AV1
FEATURES Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) 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, dual stereo speakers, Ultra volume mode, Battery Health Engine
OTHERS Fairphone 4 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Included Accessories - SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), protective case, SuperVOOC 67W power adapter
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP54 -
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