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Fairphone 5 vs Apple iPhone 13

53 out of 100
Fairphone 5
VS
65 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13
Fairphone 5
Apple iPhone 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.46-inch Fairphone 5 (with Qualcomm QCM6490) that was released on August 30, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (3)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 5
  • Comes with 973 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 3227 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Has a 0.36 inch larger screen size
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
  • The phone is 2 years newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
  • 92% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1413K versus 736K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (23:23 vs 19:25 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (829 against 771 nits)
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2241 and 1121 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 38 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Fairphone 5 and Apple iPhone 13 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
17.4
(Bad)
Value Index
108.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Fairphone 5
vs
iPhone 13

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.46 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 459 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 880 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1200 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 129%
PWM 90 Hz 609 Hz
Response time 6 ms 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Fairphone 5
6.46″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
iPhone 13
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Fairphone 5
771 nits
iPhone 13 +8%
829 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 75.83 mm (2.99 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP55 IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Repairability Excellent (4.37/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 300 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Fairphone 5
82.2%
iPhone 13 +6%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Fairphone 5 and Apple iPhone 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm QCM6490 Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 2700 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU cores - 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Manufacturing - TSMC
Lithography process - 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Apple GPU (4 cores)
GPU shading units - 640
GPU clock - 1338 MHz
FLOPS - ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Fairphone 5 and Apple iPhone 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Fairphone 5
1121
iPhone 13 +100%
2241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Fairphone 5
2990
iPhone 13 +78%
5317
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 18447
Single-core score 1121 2241
Multi-core score 2990 5317
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Fairphone 5
736307
iPhone 13 +92%
1413275
CPU 256966 410975
GPU 154721 370837
Memory 104511 164151
UX 220109 467312
Total score 736307 1413275
Samples Less than 3 [26 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 305 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 12 FPS
Section 3 - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 3225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 2445
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7145 -
Video editing 5798 -
Photo editing 18366 -
Data manipulation 8463 -
Writing score 11497 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Fairphone 5
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Apple iPhone 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu 111297615
📘 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu 111461749
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 GPU18864
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 CPU2327 / 5604
📘 2026-09-03 (Yulik🇺🇦)AnTuTu 111289105
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
OS size 30 GB 18 GB
OS updates 8 years -

Battery

Capacity 4200 mAh 3227 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable Yes No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:46 hr
Battery cycles 1300 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:03 hr 09:29 hr
Watching video 10:08 hr 13:58 hr
Gaming 04:16 hr 05:12 hr
Standby 117 hr 114 hr
General battery life
Fairphone 5
19:25 hr
iPhone 13 +20%
23:23 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Depth
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX800 Sony IMX603
Sensor size 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length - 14 mm
Sensor Sony IMX858 Sony IMX372
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Fairphone 5
115
iPhone 13 +16%
133
Video quality
Fairphone 5
104
iPhone 13 +38%
144
Generic main camera score
Fairphone 5
108
iPhone 13 +16%
125
Bokeh 45 65
Preview 64 76
Zoom 79 65
Samples Photo samples of Fairphone 5 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.45 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor Samsung JN1 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 128
Video - 143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C -
USB version 3.0 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Fairphone 5 +5%
87.1 dB
iPhone 13
83.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2023 September 2021
Release date September 2023 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $800
Successor - - Apple iPhone 17
SAR (head) 0.4 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.847 W/kg 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
9 (56.3%)
7 (43.8%)
Total votes: 16

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Daan April 24, 2025 at 02:12 PM
I agree with Salvador and Willem; great to be able to compare these 2 phones, but this review - and all review lists like this - really need to incorporate sustainability criteria. Starting with materials used (mining conditions, traceability, slave labour free yes or no), then on to swappable parts and ending with repairability and circularity. It is time for the planet to be factored in!
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Salvador April 29, 2024 at 07:46 PM
Great review many details, but u miss the big picture: Sustainability, upgradability, repairability, easy swapble battery, all aspects that speak for fairphone and I think they should be considered in all comparisons, please do better :)
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Willem March 11, 2024 at 04:03 PM
You did not mention the repairability, the long-guaranteed support of upgrades, the durability, and sustainability. All aspects that the Fairphone scores better in.
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