Fairphone 5 vs Apple iPhone 15
53
out of 100
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74
out of 100
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 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 5
- Comes with 851 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 3349 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Has a 0.36 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 736K)
- Delivers 112% higher peak brightness (1633 against 771 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 31% longer battery life (25:31 vs 19:25 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.46 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2700 pixels | 1179 x 2556 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 | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Fairphone 5
6.46″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
iPhone 15
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 75.83 mm (2.99 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP55 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.37/5) | Average (2.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 300 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm QCM6490 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | - | 640 |
| GPU clock | - | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 22764 |
| Single-core score | 1121 | 2612 |
| Multi-core score | 2990 | 6705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 256966 | 462812 |
| GPU | 154721 | 453603 |
| Memory | 104511 | 222511 |
| UX | 220109 | 533367 |
| Total score | 736307 | 1672293 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 305 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3979 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2868 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7145 | - |
| Video editing | 5798 | - |
| Photo editing | 18366 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8463 | - |
| Writing score | 11497 | - |
Recent User Tests
Fairphone 5
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Bear lover) | AnTuTu 11 | 1714105 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603687 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24336 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2615 / 6477 |
| 📘 2026-08-12 (j0elz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1638319 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| OS size | 30 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 8 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 3349 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 | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:03 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 10:08 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:16 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| 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: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX800 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 45 | 80 |
| Preview | 64 | 84 |
| Zoom | 79 | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Fairphone 5 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.45 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.0 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2023 | September 2023 |
| Release date | September 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | 0.4 W/kg | 0.98 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 | 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 15 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 7