Fairphone Gen. 6 vs Google Pixel 9a

The Fairphone Gen. 6 scores 6.5 in our rating, and the Google Pixel 9a scores 6.9. The Fairphone Gen. 6 leads in software support, while the Google Pixel 9a is ahead in performance, battery and design. The Fairphone Gen. 6 is the newer phone, announced Jun 25, 2025.

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Fairphone Fairphone Gen. 6

6.5 Price TBA

Google Google Pixel 9a

6.9 From $499

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Key differences

Why choose the Fairphone Gen. 6

Faster wired charging 30 W vs 23 W
Bigger screen 6.31 inches vs 6.3 inches
Newer model Jun 25, 2025 vs Mar 19, 2025
Higher screen resolution 1116 × 2484 px vs 1080 × 2424 px
Sharper display 431 ppi vs 422 ppi
microSD card slot

Why choose the Google Pixel 9a

Bigger battery 5,100 mAh vs 4,415 mAh
Brighter screen 2,700 nits vs 1,400 nits
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP55
Lighter 185.9 g vs 193 g
Thinner 8.9 mm vs 9.6 mm
Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30

PhoneRanked scores

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 Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Overall 6.5 6.9

Display 7.8 7.8

Performance 5.0 6.0

Camera 6.3 6.2

Battery 4.4 5.1

Design 6.5 8.0

Software support 9.4 9.2

Value for money 6.0 est. 4.7

Display

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Size 6.31 inches 6.3 inches

Type OLED, LTPO AMOLED OLED, Actua

Resolution 1116 × 2484 px 1080 × 2424 px

Pixel density 431 ppi 422 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,400 nits 2,700 nits

HDR HDR10 —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Chipset Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Google Tensor G4

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz

GPU Adreno 810 Mali-G715 MP7

RAM 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56" 48 MP, f/1.7, 1/2"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 13 MP 13 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@60

Front camera 32 MP 13 MP

Front video 2K@30 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Capacity 4,415 mAh 5,100 mAh

Battery type Li-Ion —

Wired charging 30 W 23 W

Wireless charging — 7.5 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Dimensions 156.57 × 73.28 × 9.6 mm 154.7 × 73.3 × 8.9 mm

Thickness 9.6 mm 8.9 mm

Weight 193 g 185.9 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Aluminum

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP55 IP68

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Horizon Black, Forest Green, Cloud White Iris, Obsidian, Porcelain, Peony

Connectivity and features

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

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

Bluetooth 5.4 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 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 Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

OS at launch Android 15 Android 15

Interface — Pixel UI

OS updates 7 years 7 years

Security updates 8 years 7 years

Launch and price

Spec Fairphone Gen. 6Google Pixel 9a

Announced Jun 25, 2025 Mar 19, 2025

Released Jun 25, 2025 Apr 10, 2025

Status Released Released

US launch price — $499

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