Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Apple iPhone 7 Plus and Fairphone 5. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1784 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Width 77.9 mm 75.83 mm Apple iPhone 7 Plus has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 7.3 mm 9.6 mm Apple iPhone 7 Plus is narrower than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Weight 188 g 212 g Apple iPhone 7 Plus is lighter than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Body Colour Silver | Rose gold | Black | Gold | Jet black Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material 7000 Series aluminium 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone 7 Plus is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 IP55
Repairability Index 6.4 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body) -
Connector Type Lightning USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² 880 cd/m² Fairphone 5 has better display brightness than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 1000000:1 Fairphone 5 has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A10 Fusion - with M10 motion Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed - 2.7 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes - Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
RAM - 8 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.88 Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Optical Zoom 2x -
Digital Zoom 10x 8x Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better digital zoom than Fairphone 5.
Special Effects Depth of field -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 7 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Quad LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Focus Pixels, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.8 F/2.2 Fairphone 5 has better second camera lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.7 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Capture depth information Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 7 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 4200 mAh
Standby Time 384 hours 459 hours Fairphone 5 has longer standby time than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Talk Time 1260 minutes 2280 minutes Fairphone 5 has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 60 hrs
Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System iOS 10 Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TD-LTE LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V -
FEATURES Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M10 motion coprocessor, HomeKit, Night Shift OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Apple iPhone 7 Plus Fairphone 5
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector -
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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