LG K51S vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of LG K51S 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

LG K51S vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS LG K51S Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number LM-K510EMW -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165.2 mm 161.6 mm LG K51S has greater height than Fairphone 5.
Width 76.7 mm 75.83 mm LG K51S has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 8.26 mm 9.6 mm LG K51S is narrower than LG K51S.
Weight 194 g 212 g LG K51S is lighter than LG K51S.
Body Colour Pink | Titan 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
SAR Value 1.335 W/kg (body), 0.501 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 LG K51S Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.55" 6.46" LG K51S has larger screen size than Fairphone 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1600 x 720 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than LG K51S.
Display Format HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 268 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Max Brightness 400 cd/m² 880 cd/m² Fairphone 5 has better display brightness than LG K51S.
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Reading mode, FullVision display, night mode, hole in display Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR LG K51S Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm
Processor Number MT6765 QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than LG K51S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - LG K51S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) IMG PowerVR GE8320 Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY LG K51S Fairphone 5
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than LG K51S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than LG K51S.
User Memory 50.2 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA LG K51S Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 32 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than LG K51S.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.88 LG K51S has better lens aperture than LG K51S.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) 76.3 degree(s) -
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 24 mm 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom 8x 8x Both phones have the same digital zoom.
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Burst mode, portrait mode, Flowers, Animals, Food, Person, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Landscape Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - LG K51S has face detection.
White Balance Automatic -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging, Big Pixels technology, Quad Pixel technology 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than LG K51S.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 115 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.7 μm
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) 16 mm -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd 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 -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 88.9 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Field of View (4th Camera) 88.6 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (4th Camera) 4cm macro photography -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than LG K51S.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.45
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Camera Modes (Front) Gesture Shot, Selfie portrait -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - LG K51S has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) 17 filters Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING LG K51S Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4200 mAh Fairphone 5 has larger battery capacity than LG K51S.
Standby Time 100 hours 459 hours Fairphone 5 has longer standby time than LG K51S.
Talk Time 480 minutes 2280 minutes Fairphone 5 has longer battery life when making calls than LG K51S.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 480 min
Standby: up to 100 hrs
Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR LG K51S Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
User Interface LG UX 9 -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS LG K51S Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38 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 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600 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 Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 BLE Bluetooth 5.2 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, GATT, HDP, HOGP, ScPP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA LG K51S Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, TS, WebM, OGM, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements DTS: X 3D Surround Sound -
FEATURES LG K51S Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass 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 DLNA Certified, Dual microphones, KnockON, QuickMemo+ function, Mini View function, Capture+, EasyHome, Clip Tray, Google Lens, AI Cam, Game Tools, Google Assistant Button 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 LG K51S Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G 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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