Realme X50 vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Realme X50 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

Realme X50 vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.8 mm 161.6 mm Realme X50 has greater height than Fairphone 5.
Width 75.8 mm 75.83 mm Fairphone 5 has greater width than Realme X50.
Depth 8.9 mm 9.6 mm Realme X50 is narrower than Realme X50.
Weight 202 g 212 g Realme X50 is lighter than Realme X50.
Body Colour Jungle green | Ice silver 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
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 Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.57" 6.46" Realme X50 has larger screen size than Fairphone 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Realme X50.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR Yes - Realme X50 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Enhancement Technology DC Dimming -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Eye protection mode, Wide colour display (P3), 120Hz Ultra Smooth Display Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Realme X50.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 620 Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Realme X50 Fairphone 5
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Realme X50.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Realme X50.
Memory Interface UFS 3.0 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Realme X50 Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Realme X50.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.88 Realme X50 has better lens aperture than Realme X50.
Lens Construction 6-element 6-element
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) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR, Bokeh effect, video bokeh effect -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, AI Beauty, Ultra nightscape mode, Ultra Macro Mode, Hyper Text, Ultra 64MP Mode, Ultra Wide Mode, Super Nightscape 3.0 Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 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) AI scene recognition, AI Quad camera, UIS Video Stabilisation, Chroma boost, UIS Max Video stabilisation, Portrait distortion correction 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Realme X50.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.3 F/2.2 Fairphone 5 has better second camera lens aperture than Realme X50.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element 6-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119 degree(s) -
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) 5-piece lens 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 -
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) 3-element -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 4cm macro photography -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) 3-element -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) B&W Portait Lens -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Realme X50.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Realme X50 has better front lens aperture than Realme X50.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Field of View (Front) 79.3 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Bokeh effect, video bokeh effect -
Camera Modes (Front) Panorama, Time-lapse mode, portrait mode, AI Beauty, Filter mode, Portrait NightScape, Ultra Wide-angle Selfie -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Realme X50 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps -
Camera Features (Front) UIS video stabilisation, UIS Max video stabilisation, Edge Deformity Correction Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (2nd Front) Portait camera -
Camera Features (2nd Front) 3-piece lens -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4200 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology SuperDart Charge - Realme X50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 55 min -
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 Realme X50 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 10 Android 13
User Interface Realme UI -
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 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 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 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 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 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 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 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 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified -
FEATURES Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Liquid cooling, Qualcomm 5th generation AI Engine, Super linear speaker, dual microphones with noise suppression, Tactile Engine Linear Motor 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 Realme X50 Fairphone 5
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, protective film, 30W Dart 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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