Fairphone 5 Specifications
After a long time Fairfone company launched its 5G smartphone known as the Fairphone 5 which is a Modular phone. The smartphone comes with a price tag of $700 (Rs 49,990 in India) approx. The Fairphone 5 features a 6.46-inch OLED display panel with a 90Hz high refresh rate and 880 nits brightness support. Furthermore, you will also receive IP55 dust and water-resistant coating and Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the device. The smartphone is powered by the 6nm Qualcomm QCM6490 chipset. The smartphone is running on the latest Android 13 OS support. When it comes to RAM, the phone is available in single 8GB RAM variants, along with 256GB of internal storage.
The Fairphone 5 sports a dual rear camera system with a 50MP main sensor and a 50MP secondary ultrawide camera. The selfie camera has an immersive 50MP sensor, which can take amazing selfies with great quality. As for video recording, the phone will be able to record 4K videos at 30fps with gyro-EIS from both rear and selfie cameras. Apart from that, the phone also has Wi-Fi, stereo speakers, Bluetooth, GPS, OTG, NFC, and a USB Type-C 3.0 port. This 5G smartphone is available in Sky Blue, Matte Black, and Transparent Edition colors. As for battery performance, the device has a Li-Ion 4200 mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging support.
| Specifications | Fairphone 5 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | August 2023 |
| SIM | Nano-SIM or eSIM |
| Dimensions | 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches |
| Weight | 212 g |
| Size | 6.46 inches |
| Display | OLED 90Hz 880 nits brightness ~459 PPI density |
| Protection/Others | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP55, dust and water resistant MIL-STD-810G compliant |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| OS | Android 13 upgrade to Android 14 |
| Chipset | 6nm – Qualcomm QCM6490 |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 3×2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 4×1.9 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Adreno 643L |
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 256GB |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF, OIS 50 MP (ultrawide), PDAF TOF 3D (depth) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Max – 4K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 50 MP (wide) HDR Max – 4K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Li-Ion 4200 mAh 30W wired |
| Colors | Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition |
| Expected Price | $700 (Rs 49,990 in India) approx. |
Fairphone 5 Pros and Cons
Down below you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Fairphone 5 smartphone.
Pros
- Comes with 5G and NFC support.
- Support FHD OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate.
- Latest Android 13 OS support.
- Comes with 4K video recording with gyro-EIS support.
- Decent camera performance for daylight and low light.
- Support 30W fast wired charging.
- Stereo speakers are present.
- A dedicated card slot is present.
- Support gorilla glass 5 protection.
- Come with dust and water-resistant.
- Decent octa-core processing speed for multitasking.
- Support 30W fast wired charging support.
Cons
- No custom UI support.
- Low battery capacity.
- Without an optical zoom camera support.
- Available in single RAM and storage variants.
- An audio jack is missing.
- Without reverse or wireless charging support.
