BQ Aquaris U2 Lite vs Fairphone 3

BQ Aquaris U2 Lite

Fairphone 3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

LTE-A (2CA), Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Polycarbonate

-
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148.1 mm

158 mm
Width

72.9 mm

71.8 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

155 g

189 g
Waterproof

Yes, IP52

-
Dust proof

Yes, IP52

-
Colors

Black, White

Black

Main camera
Camera type

-

Single
Main camera

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.4 µm, 1/2.55"
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

HDR, Panorama
DxOMark photo

-

67
DxOMark video

-

63
DxOMark camera score

-

66

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity