OnePlus 3 vs. Fairphone 3+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of OnePlus 3 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

OnePlus 3 vs. Fairphone 3+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.7 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater height than OnePlus 3.
Width 74.7 mm 71.8 mm OnePlus 3 has greater width than Fairphone 3+.
Depth 7.4 mm 9.83 mm OnePlus 3 is narrower than OnePlus 3.
Weight 158 g 189 g OnePlus 3 is lighter than OnePlus 3.
Body Colour - Black
Body Material Anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.645 W/kg (body), 0.995 W/kg (head) 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.65" Fairphone 3+ has larger screen size than OnePlus 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 3+ has better screen resolution than OnePlus 3.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 427 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than OnePlus 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 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.15 GHz 1.8 GHz OnePlus 3 has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3+.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Fairphone 3+ has higher processor core quantity than OnePlus 3.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
RAM 6 GB 4 GB OnePlus 3 has more RAM than Fairphone 3+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than OnePlus 3.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.79 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than OnePlus 3.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - OnePlus 3 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - OnePlus 3 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), geotagging Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than OnePlus 3.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3040 mAh Fairphone 3+ has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 3.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Standby Time - 300 hours
Talk Time - 1200 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android 6.0.1) Android 10
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 12, Band 17, Band 30 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 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 2300 WCS 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ 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 XviD, MPEG-4, DivX, H.265 VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
Sound Enhancements Dirac sound technologies -
FEATURES OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS OnePlus 3 Fairphone 3+
Included Accessories Screen protection film, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Mini screwdriver
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