Honor Magic4 Lite 5G vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor Magic4 Lite 5G and Fairphone 5. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Magic4 Lite 5G vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 166.07 mm 161.6 mm Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has greater height than Fairphone 5.
Width 75.78 mm 75.83 mm Fairphone 5 has greater width than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Depth 8.05 mm 9.6 mm Honor Magic4 Lite 5G is narrower than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Weight 189 g 212 g Honor Magic4 Lite 5G is lighter than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Body Colour Titanium silver | Ocean blue | Midnight black Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material - 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
Repairability Index 7.8 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.85 W/kg (head), 2.98 W/kg (limb) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.81" 6.46" Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has larger screen size than Fairphone 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2388 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Display Format - Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Fairphone 5 has better colour depth than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 90 Hz Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has better refresh rate than Fairphone 5.
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Display Features Dark mode, eBook Mode Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 619 Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
RAM 6 GB + up to 2 GB virtual extension 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.88 Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has better lens aperture than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom 8x 8x Both phones have the same digital zoom.
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, Watermark mode, Timelapse video, Portrait, Filter mode, Night Shot, Super Macro Mode, High-res Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 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) - 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Fairphone 5 has better second camera lens aperture than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
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) Macro camera Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.45 F/2.45 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Camera Modes (Front) Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portaits, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4800 mAh 4200 mAh Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 5.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor Magic4 Lite 5G has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 459 hours
Talk Time 1536 minutes 2280 minutes Fairphone 5 has longer battery life when making calls than Honor Magic4 Lite 5G.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 12.8 hrs
Talk: up to 1536 min
Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 13
User Interface Magic UI 4.2 -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
2G Band - 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 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 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 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4 -
FEATURES Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Unlock Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features HONOR RAM Turbo 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 Honor Magic4 Lite 5G Fairphone 5
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger -
Compliant Standards - 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
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