Fairphone 3+ vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Fairphone 3+ and Honor 50. 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

Fairphone 3+ vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 159.96 mm Honor 50 has greater height than Fairphone 3+.
Width 71.8 mm 73.76 mm Honor 50 has greater width than Fairphone 3+.
Depth 9.83 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Fairphone 3+.
Weight 189 g 175 g Honor 50 is lighter than Fairphone 3+.
Body Colour Black Midnight black | Emerald Green
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Fairphone 3+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 50 has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 427 ppi 403 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than Honor 50.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Fairphone 3+.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Fairphone 3+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 -
MEMORY Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Fairphone 3+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 50 has more internal memory than Fairphone 3+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB -
CAMERA Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.52" Fairphone 3+ has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Sensor Name Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9 -
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/2.2 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 2.1 μm Honor 50 has larger camera pixel size than Fairphone 3+.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes - Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.1" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) - Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3040 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3+.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) 45 min Honor 50 has shorter charging time than Fairphone 3+.
Standby Time 300 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+ FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials -
OTHERS Fairphone 3+ Honor 50
Included Accessories Mini screwdriver USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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