Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Fairphone 3+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and Fairphone 3+. 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

Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Fairphone 3+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 158 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Fairphone 3+.
Width 85.4 mm 71.8 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Fairphone 3+.
Depth 8.38 mm 9.83 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Weight 233 g 189 g Fairphone 3+ is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Body Colour Emerald Green Black
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is waterproof.
IP rating IP53 -
SAR Value 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb) 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 5.65" Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Fairphone 3+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 345 ppi 427 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 1.8 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3+.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more RAM than Fairphone 3+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more internal memory than Fairphone 3+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 1
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name - Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.79 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions - 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 3040 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3+.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Standby Time - 300 hours
Talk Time - 1200 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface EMUI 9.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
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 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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, 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 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+
5G NR Band N77, n78, n79 -
5G NR Frequency TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles SBC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem Balong 5000 -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4 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
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4 VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Fairphone 3+
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case Mini screwdriver
Compliant Standards IP53, TUV Rheinland -
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