Huawei P10 Plus vs. Fairphone 3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P10 Plus 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

Huawei P10 Plus vs. Fairphone 3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number VKY-L29 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.5 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3 has greater height than Huawei P10 Plus.
Width 74.2 mm 71.8 mm Huawei P10 Plus has greater width than Fairphone 3.
Depth 6.98 mm 9.83 mm Huawei P10 Plus is narrower than Huawei P10 Plus.
Weight 165 g 189 g Huawei P10 Plus is lighter than Huawei P10 Plus.
Body Colour Graphite black Dark translucent
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.76 W/kg (body), 0.89 W/kg (head) 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.65" Fairphone 3 has larger screen size than Huawei P10 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Huawei P10 Plus has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 540 ppi 427 ppi Huawei P10 Plus has better pixel density than Fairphone 3.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 1.8 GHz Huawei P10 Plus has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P10 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
RAM 6 GB 4 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more RAM than Fairphone 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more internal memory than Fairphone 3.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC
CAMERA Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P10 Plus has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P10 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects Monochrome, RGB, Depth of field, Natural Bokeh -
Camera Modes Low-light shots, portrait mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) 3D facial detection - Huawei P10 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Hybrid Auto focus, ASPH, Leica Dual-Kamera 2.0 Pro Edition, dual SUMMILUX-H lenses, 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Dual-tone Flash, Superior low-light photography, Dynamic illumination, Flavor Studio Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.0 Huawei P10 Plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P10 Plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Features (Front) Leica front camera Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei P10 Plus has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei P10 Plus has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min 3.5 hour(s) Huawei P10 Plus has shorter charging time than Huawei P10 Plus.
Standby Time 450 hours 300 hours Huawei P10 Plus has longer standby time than Fairphone 3.
Talk Time 1680 minutes 1200 minutes Huawei P10 Plus has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 3.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1680 min
Standby (3G): up to 399 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 450 hrs
Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei P10 Plus 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 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, 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
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 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 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 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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 Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, RA 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 RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
FEATURES Huawei P10 Plus 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, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Fingerprint 4.0, Knuckle, HUAWEI Ultra Memory technology MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Huawei P10 Plus Fairphone 3
Included Accessories Headset, protective cover, power adapter, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable Bumper, mini screwdriver
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