HTC Desire 650 vs. Fairphone 3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 650 and Fairphone 3. 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

HTC Desire 650 vs. Fairphone 3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3 has greater height than HTC Desire 650.
Width 70.9 mm 71.8 mm Fairphone 3 has greater width than HTC Desire 650.
Depth 8.4 mm 9.83 mm HTC Desire 650 is narrower than HTC Desire 650.
Weight 140 g 189 g HTC Desire 650 is lighter than HTC Desire 650.
Body Colour - Dark translucent
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.388 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology TFT IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.65" Fairphone 3 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 650.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 3 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 650.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 294 ppi 427 ppi Fairphone 3 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 650.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Clock Speed 1.6 GHz 1.8 GHz Fairphone 3 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 650.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Fairphone 3 has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 650.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Fairphone 3 has more RAM than HTC Desire 650.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Fairphone 3 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 650.
User Memory 10.3 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC
CAMERA HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 650 has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Fairphone 3 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 650.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Panorama, Continuous shot -
Light Source LED light Dual 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
Camera Features (Functions) - Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Fairphone 3 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 650.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.0 Fairphone 3 has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 650.
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Live make-up HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Self timer up to 10 seconds Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh 3000 mAh Fairphone 3 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 650.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Standby Time 684 hours 300 hours HTC Desire 650 has longer standby time than Fairphone 3.
Talk Time 1050 minutes 1200 minutes Fairphone 3 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 650.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1050 min
Standby (3G): up to 684 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 6.67 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 44.14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 5.46 hrs
Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID 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
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, 3G2 VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Hi-Res Audio, Extreme power saving mode MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS HTC Desire 650 Fairphone 3
Included Accessories Power adapter Bumper, mini screwdriver
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