Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs. Fairphone 4

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Motorola Moto E5 Plus and Fairphone 4. 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

Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs. Fairphone 4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.9 mm 162 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Width 75.3 mm 75.5 mm Fairphone 4 has greater width than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Depth 9.35 mm 10.5 mm Motorola Moto E5 Plus is narrower than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Weight 197 g 225 g Motorola Moto E5 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Body Colour Flash grey Grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value - 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.3" Fairphone 4 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1440 x 720 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 4 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density - 410 ppi
Aspect Ratio 18:9 19.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Moto Display, Max Vision display Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number - SM7225
Clock Speed 1.4 GHz 2.2 GHz Fairphone 4 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Fairphone 4 has higher processor core quantity than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 308 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Fairphone 4 has more RAM than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Fairphone 4 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.6 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 4 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, BurstShot, manual mode, Best Shot Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 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)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), QR-code scanner, video stabilisation, Barcode Scanner Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 48 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.8 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro focus
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto E5 Plus.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.78"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Light Source (Front) 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 3905 mAh Motorola Moto E5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Standby Time - 200 hours
Talk Time - 780 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 4 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 11
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 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
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 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
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 LE Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
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
FEATURES Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, distance sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Moto Actions, Quick gestures MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Motorola Moto E5 Plus Fairphone 4
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - MIL-STD 810G, IP54
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