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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 is much better than Fairphone 5, getting a score of 85 against 75.5. The iPhone 8 design is incredibly thinner and incredibly lighter than Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Fairphone 5 has a bit sharper display than Apple iPhone 8, because it has more pixels per display inch, a much better 1224 x 2700 pixels resolution, a brighter display and a really larger screen.
Fairphone 5 and iPhone 8 both have very similar storage to store more games and applications, both have the same internal memory capacity. Apple iPhone 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Fairphone 5 features a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity. Apple iPhone 8 counts with just a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot worse 12 MP resolution back-facing camera and a way smaller back-facing camera sensor, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
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