OnePlus 5 vs. Fairphone 4 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 and Fairphone 4 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OnePlus 5 vs. Fairphone 4 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 162 mm Fairphone 4 5G has greater height than OnePlus 5.
Width 74.1 mm 72.5 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than Fairphone 4 5G.
Depth 7.25 mm 10.5 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 225 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Grey
Body Material Anodised aluminium -
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head) 0.494 W/kg
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.3" Fairphone 4 5G has larger screen size than OnePlus 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 4 5G has better screen resolution than OnePlus 5.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 410 ppi Fairphone 4 5G has better pixel density than OnePlus 5.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Night Display Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number MSM8998 SM7225
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 2.2 GHz OnePlus 5 has higher clock speed than Fairphone 4 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - OnePlus 5 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Fairphone 4 5G has more internal memory than OnePlus 5.
User Memory - 108 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 5G has better camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/1.6 Fairphone 4 5G has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 4 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects Portrait, HDR -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode Slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD)
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) TOF sensor, colour sensor
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 5G has better second camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 F/2.2 OnePlus 5 has better second camera lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Autofocus, macro focus
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Colour sensor, TOF sensor
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Fairphone 4 5G has better front camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.78"
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 OnePlus 5 has better front lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Digital image stabilisation, 8 x digital zoom, ToF sensor, colour sensor
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 3905 mAh Fairphone 4 5G has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5.
Standby Time - 200 hours
Talk Time - 780 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 4 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) Android 11
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1, HSPA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, AAC +, eAAC+, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 DivX, H.264, H.263
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound -
FEATURES OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology HD Voice, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Fast Charging
OTHERS OnePlus 5 Fairphone 4 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards - IP54
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