Motorola Moto Z2 Force vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Motorola Moto Z2 Force 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

Motorola Moto Z2 Force vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 155.8 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Width 76 mm 75.83 mm Motorola Moto Z2 Force has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 6.1 mm 9.6 mm Motorola Moto Z2 Force is narrower than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Weight 143 g 212 g Motorola Moto Z2 Force is lighter than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Body Colour Super black Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material 7000 Series aluminium 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection Splashproof Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Moto Mods
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology P-OLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Motorola Moto Z2 Force has better screen resolution than Fairphone 5.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features - Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) ShatterShield Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.35 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto Z2 Force has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 6 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.88 Fairphone 5 has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects Black & White -
Camera Modes Professional mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 854 x 480 (480p) 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) Selective Focus, Zero Shutter Lag, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, Closed loop processing, Depth detection and depth effects 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.0 F/2.2 Motorola Moto Z2 Force has better second camera lens aperture than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
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) - Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Motorola Moto Z2 Force has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Camera Modes (Front) Professional mode, Auto Night mode -
Light Source (Front) LED flash Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2730 mAh 4200 mAh Fairphone 5 has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto Z2 Force.
Fast Charging Technology TurboPower technology - Motorola Moto Z2 Force has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 459 hours
Talk Time - 2280 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Motorola Moto Z2 Force 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 7.1.1 Nougat Android 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
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 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46 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 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, TDD 5150 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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
FEATURES Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor 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 MIMO technology, Three microphones, TurboPower techbnology, Audio monitor, Moto Actions, Natural Language Processor, Contextual Computing Processor 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 Motorola Moto Z2 Force Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter -
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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