In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Fairphone 3+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 149.8 mm | 158 mm | Fairphone 3+ has greater height than Huawei Mate S. |
| Width | 75.3 mm | 71.8 mm | Huawei Mate S has greater width than Fairphone 3+. |
| Depth | 7.2 mm | 9.83 mm | Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S. |
| Weight | 156 g | 189 g | Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S. |
| Body Colour | Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold | Black | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | |
| SAR Value | 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) | 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head) | |
| Integrated Components | FM radio | - | |
| Connector Type | Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm |
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm |
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| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | |
| SIM Card Qty | Single-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| DISPLAY | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Display Type | OLED display | LCD display | |
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| Display Technology | AMOLED | IPS | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.5" | 5.65" | Fairphone 3+ has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels | Fairphone 3+ has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S. |
| Display Format | Full HD | Full HD+ | |
| Pixel Density | 401 ppi | 427 ppi | Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S. |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 18:9 | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | 16.7 million colours | Both phones have the same color depth. |
| Display Enhancement Technology | OnCell technology | - | |
| Display Features | 2.5D curved glass | - | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 935 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.8 GHz | Huawei Mate S 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 T628 MP4 | Qualcomm ADRENO 506 |
| MEMORY | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| RAM | 3 GB | 4 GB | Fairphone 3+ has more RAM than Huawei Mate S. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 32 GB | 64 GB | Fairphone 3+ has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB |
| CAMERA | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 13 Megapixel | 48 Megapixel | Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S. |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.55" | |
| Sensor Name | - | Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9 | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.0 | F/1.79 | Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S. |
| Pixel Size | - | 0.8 μm | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) | 28 mm | - | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 8x | |
| Special Effects | - | HDR | |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - | |
| Camera Modes | Panorama | - | |
| Light Source | Dual LED flash | Dual LED flash | |
| Still Image Resolutions | - | 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000 | |
| Video Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Sapphire crystal lens cover | Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 16 Megapixel | Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S. |
| Sensor Size (Front) | - | 1/3.1" | |
| Sensor Type (Front) | BSI-CMOS | - | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | F/2.0 | Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S. |
| Focus Adjustment | Focus free | - | |
| Special Effects (Front) | - | HDR | |
| Light Source (Front) | LED flash | - | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 2700 mAh | 3040 mAh | Fairphone 3+ has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S. |
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| 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 |
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| Battery Technology | - | Lithium Ion |
| CELLULAR | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 4G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) | Android 10 | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 | - | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi | |
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| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | |
| 4G LTE Band | 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 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 | 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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 | FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+ | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11b/g/n | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ | 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 | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 | VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 |
| FEATURES | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| 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 | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials |
| OTHERS | Huawei Mate S | Fairphone 3+ |
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| Included Accessories | Power adapter | Mini screwdriver |
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