Fairphone 3 vs Huawei nova 5z

Fairphone 3

Huawei nova 5z

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

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

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

158 mm

156.1 mm
Width

71.8 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

189 g

178 g
Colors

Black

Aurora, Black, Green

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.65 inches

6.26 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

427 ppi

412 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

2.5D curved glass screen, Oleophobic coating
Multitouch

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Quad
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 26 mm
8 MP, f/2.4
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

HDR, Panorama

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

67

-
DxOMark video

63

-
DxOMark camera score

66

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity