Fairphone 4 vs. Sony XPERIA 10 IV

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 4 and Sony XPERIA 10 IV. 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. Sony XPERIA 10 IV Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162 mm 153 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Width 75.5 mm 67 mm Fairphone 4 has greater width than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Depth 10.5 mm 8.3 mm Sony XPERIA 10 IV is narrower than Fairphone 4.
Weight 225 g 161 g Sony XPERIA 10 IV is lighter than Fairphone 4.
Body Colour Grey White | Mint | Black
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA 10 IV is waterproof.
IP rating IP54 IPX8, IPX5, IP6X
SAR Value 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb) 1.22 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
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, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6" Fairphone 4 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2520 x 1080 pixels Sony XPERIA 10 IV has better screen resolution than Fairphone 4.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 410 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes Sony XPERIA 10 IV has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 60 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology Dark mode, Triluminous display, 97% DCI-P3, Video Image Optimization
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number SM7225 SM6375
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
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 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/2.8" Sony XPERIA 10 IV has better camera sensor size than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Type - Exmor RS CMOS
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.8 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 27 mm
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects HDR HDR, Creative effect, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode Panorama, night mode, SteadyShot, manual mode, Super Res Zoom
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) Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor Superior Auto, QR-code scanner, up to 10fps AF/AE, 10x Hybrid Zoom, Hybrid OIS/EIS video stabilisation, Optical SteadyShot
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 48 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4.4"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 43 degree(s) Fairphone 4 has larger second camera lens field of view than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 0.8 μm -
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 54 mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro focus -
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/4"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 16 mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 10 IV.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.78" 1/4" Sony XPERIA 10 IV has better front camera sensor size than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Sony XPERIA 10 IV has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Field of View (Front) - 78 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - SteadyShot, manual mode, Selfie portrait
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, ToF sensor, colour sensor Hand Shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3905 mAh 5000 mAh Sony XPERIA 10 IV has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Fast Charging Technology - Xperia-Adaptive Charging, Power Delivery Sony XPERIA 10 IV 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
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
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
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR LTE, 5G NR
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 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 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 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78 N1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78
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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
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.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
MEDIA Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9 MPEG-4
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, DSEE Ultimate, Hi-Res audio wireless, 360 Reality Audio Upmix
FEATURES Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, Battery Care, Fast Charging, One Hand Mode, STAMINA Mode, TalkBack, Google Cast
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Fairphone 4 Sony XPERIA 10 IV
Included Accessories - Stereo headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP54 IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X
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