Fairphone 5 vs Google Pixel 7a

The Fairphone 5 scores 6.1 in our rating, and the Google Pixel 7a scores 6.2. The Fairphone 5 leads in software support, while the Google Pixel 7a is ahead in display, performance and design. The Fairphone 5 is the newer phone, announced Aug 30, 2023.

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Fairphone Fairphone 5

6.1 Price TBA

Discontinued

Google Google Pixel 7a

6.2 From $499

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Key differences

Why choose the Fairphone 5

Faster wired charging 30 W vs 18 W
Bigger screen 6.46 inches vs 6.1 inches
Newer model Aug 30, 2023 vs May 10, 2023
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB vs 128 GB
Higher screen resolution 1224 × 2700 px vs 1080 × 2400 px
Sharper display 459 ppi vs 429 ppi

Why choose the Google Pixel 7a

Bigger battery 4,385 mAh vs 4,200 mAh
Better water resistance IP67 vs IP55
Lighter 193.5 g vs 212 g
Thinner 9 mm vs 9.6 mm
Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30
Faster storage type UFS 3.1 vs UFS 2.2

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Overall 6.1 6.2

Display 6.5 7.3

Performance 4.7 5.5

Camera 6.6 6.4

Battery 4.0 4.0

Design 6.9 7.7

Software support 8.8 7.4

Value for money 6.0 est. 3.8

Display

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Size 6.46 inches 6.1 inches

Type OLED OLED

Resolution 1224 × 2700 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 459 ppi 429 ppi

Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 880 nits —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Chipset Qualcomm QCM6490 Google Tensor G2

Process 6 nm 5 nm

Max CPU clock 2.7 GHz 2.85 GHz

GPU Adreno 643 Mali-G710 MP7

Geekbench 6 single-core 1,120 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 2,950 —

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.49" 64 MP, f/1.89, 1/1.73"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 13 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@60

Front camera 50 MP 13 MP

Front video 4K@30 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Capacity 4,200 mAh 4,385 mAh

Battery type Li-Ion —

Wired charging 30 W 18 W

Wireless charging — 7.5 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Dimensions 161.6 × 75.83 × 9.6 mm 152 × 72.9 × 9 mm

Thickness 9.6 mm 9 mm

Weight 212 g 193.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Aluminum

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP55 IP67

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition, Moss Green Charcoal, Snow, Sea, Coral

Connectivity and features

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 6E

Bluetooth 5.2 5.3

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

OS at launch Android 13 Android 13

OS updates 5 years 5 years

Security updates 8 years 5 years

Launch and price

Spec Fairphone 5Google Pixel 7a

Announced Aug 30, 2023 May 10, 2023

Released Sep 14, 2023 May 10, 2023

Status Discontinued Discontinued

US launch price — $499

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