Samsung Galaxy A57 5G vs Fairphone 6 Plus
70
out of 100
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69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (with Exynos 1680) that was released on March 25, 2026, against the Fairphone 6 Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 5 months 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 Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1390K versus 1101K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels β 5% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 6 Plus
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- 12% higher pixel density (431 vs 385 PPI)
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 | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1116 x 2484 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A57 5G
6.7β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Fairphone 6 Plus
6.31β³ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) | 156.6 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP55 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple, Aqua | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 550 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228.8 GFLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7924 | 5110 |
| Single-core score | 1382 | 1303 |
| Multi-core score | 4477 | 3608 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 510705 | 432383 |
| GPU | 374535 | 122338 |
| Memory | 204469 | 258810 |
| UX | 300346 | 288422 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 1101953 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-08 (Galaxy A57) | AnTuTu 12 | 1544715 |
| π 2026-10-06 (yuh) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 2412 |
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 GPU | 6058 |
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1216 / 4433 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375246 |
Fairphone 6 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 24 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 8 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 8 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4415 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:09 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:41 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:15 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | - |
| Standby | 85 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYTIA-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1440p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $649 |
| SAR (head) | 0.7 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.07 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority β go for the Fairphone 6 Plus.
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