Sonim XP8 vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sonim XP8 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

Sonim XP8 vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch - Rugged Touch
Height 152 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Sonim XP8.
Width 79.5 mm 75.83 mm Sonim XP8 has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 18 mm 9.6 mm Fairphone 5 is narrower than Sonim XP8.
Weight 335 g 212 g Fairphone 5 is lighter than Sonim XP8.
Body Colour - Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material - 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection Shockproof, dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sonim XP8 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP69 IP55
SAR Value 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.6 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio, LED flashlight -
Connector Type Sonim SecureAudio connector
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 Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Sonim XP8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Sonim XP8.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Fairphone 5 has better colour depth than Sonim XP8.
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) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Sonim XP8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Sonim XP8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Sonim XP8.
User Memory 45 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Sonim XP8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture - F/1.88
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
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
Camera Modes - Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions - 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) 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
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) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Sonim XP8.
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 Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4900 mAh 4200 mAh Sonim XP8 has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 5.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 - Sonim XP8 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 Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Sonim XP8 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 8.0 Oreo Android 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Data Transmission LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi 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 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, 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 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, 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, 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 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, AAC +, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, AAC+ v2 AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, H.265, 3GPP, MP4 -
FEATURES Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, gesture Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Push-to-talk mode, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Glove and Wet Touchscreen Operation, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dual Front Speaker, SOS Red Alert, XPand Interface, PTT 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 Yes
OTHERS Sonim XP8 Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IP69, ATEX/IECEx Zone 2 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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