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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 13 | Android 12 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | -- |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 6a has an overall score of 76.4, which is slightly better than the Fairphone 5's 75.5 overall score. Although the Google Pixel 6a is older than Fairphone 5, it's body is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner. These phones include Android OS, but the Google Pixel 6a has older 12 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version.
Fairphone 5 features a lot better hardware performance than Google Pixel 6a, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Fairphone 5 counts with a much better looking display than Google Pixel 6a, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1224 x 2700, a just a little greater screen density and a little bigger screen.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The Google Pixel 6a has just a little bit longer battery performance than Fairphone 5, because it has a 4410mAh battery size instead of 4200mAh.
The Google Pixel 6a has a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and video.
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