Fairphone 5

Specifications
Fairphone 5 MORE PICTURES
  • 6.46" 1224x2700 pixels
  • 50MP 2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM QCM6490
  • 4200mAh 30W

Modular phone with swappable components

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE (4CA), 5G
Launch
Announced 2023, August 30
Status Available. Released 2023, September 14
Body
Dimensions 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
 IP55 dust protected and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
MIL-STD-810H compliant
Display
Type OLED, 90Hz, 880 nits (peak)
Size 6.46 inches, 101.2 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels (~459 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, up to 5 major Android upgrades
Chipset Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 643
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.2
Main Camera
Dual 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Single 50 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4200 mAh, removable
Charging 30W wired, 50% in 20 min
Misc
Colors Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 628.00 / £ 438.97 / € 534.99
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 584498 (v9), 659615 (v10)
GeekBench: 2886 (v5), 2958 (v6)
GFXBench: 27fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 772 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -31.0 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h

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User opinions and reviews

  • Boxie

The phone isn't manufactured in Europe: that's not why it's expensive. In fact it's not expensive at all - it just isn't subsidised by slave labour and harmful mineral extraction. This is the real cost of a smartphone.

The device has a very promising niche (sustainability & ethics). But 1. it is designed and made from wrong place (Europe). While labor law is solid, but the cost of design, producing and managing is way too high compare to Asia. 2. lack of...

  • Anonymous

How is the QCM6490 for gaming?