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Fairphone 3+ vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE SD888

Fairphone 3+

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE SD888

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE SD888

Fairphone 3+

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE SD888

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6 - global; SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

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

LTE-A (5CA), Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-08

2022-01
Status

2020-09

2022-01

Design
Build

-

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

158 mm

155.7 mm
Width

71.8 mm

74.5 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

189 g

177 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black

Graphite, Lavender, Olive, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

5.65 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

427 ppi

411 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

-

Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G
GPU

Adreno 506

Adreno 660
Memory RAM

4 GB

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

400 GB

-
Storage

eMMC 5.1

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

Android 10

Android 12, One UI 4

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm, (wide) , 79˚ , 26 mm, 30x digital zoom
(telephoto) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 76 mm, 1/4.5" , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom , 30x digital zoom
123˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.0" , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

HDR, Panorama

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

16 MP, f/2.0 , 1/3.1"

32 MP, f/2.2 , 1/2.74" , (wide) , 81˚ , 26 mm, 0.8 µm
Selfie camera features

-

HDR, face detection, face unlock
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

No
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

-

Yes

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 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

3040 mAh

4500 mAh
Battery removable

Removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Quick Charge 2.0, 25W (50% in 30 min)
Wireless reverse charging

-

Yes
Fast wireless charging

-

Qi/PMA, 15W

Cost
Price

550 USD

660 USD

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

765000 (v9)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

1064 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

3744 (v5.2)

SAR value
SAR(head)

-

0.77 W/kg
SAR(body)

-

0.90 W/kg
SAR EU(head)

-

0.95 W/kg
SAR EU(body)

-

1.48 W/kg

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