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Fairphone 5

Fairphone 5
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  • Released 2023, September 14
    212g, 9.6mm thickness
    Android 13, up to 14
    128GB/256GB storage, microSDXC
  • 1.3% 808,380 hits
  • 144 Become a fan
  • 6.46"
    1224x2700 pixels
  • 50MP
    2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    QCM6490
  • 4200mAh
    30W
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Modular phone with swappable components

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE (4CA), 5G
Launch Announced 2023, August 30
Status Available. Released 2023, September 14
Body Dimensions 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
 IP55 dust protected and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
MIL-STD-810H compliant
Display Type OLED, 90Hz, 880 nits (peak)
Size 6.46 inches, 101.2 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels (~459 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform OS Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, up to 5 major Android upgrades
Chipset Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 643
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.2
Main Camera Dual 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 50 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Ion 4200 mAh, removable
Charging 30W wired, 50% in 20 min
Misc Colors Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price About 430 EUR
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 584498 (v9), 659615 (v10)
GeekBench: 2886 (v5), 2958 (v6)
GFXBench: 27fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 772 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -31.0 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 88h

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Two years after the previous generation, Fairphone introduced the Fairphone 5 with numerous upgrades to the hardware and tweaks to the design to fit the company's mission to reduce e-waste and...

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  • Jony74
  • xJi
  • 16 Mar 2026

I recently purchased this phone (looks good with a transparent back cover) and immediately installed /e/OS on it. Great phone, great screen and the size is just right for me. I'll test this in daily use, my main daily driver being still the love...

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  • Anonymous
  • 3YT
  • 31 Jan 2026

The January security patch is out for FP5.

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  • Anonymous
  • 3YT
  • 31 Jan 2026

I think a phone with an LCD would be better for you in that case just to be safe.

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