Fairphone Gen. 6
What you’d gain
- 1.1× faster
- Display score: 6.5 → 7.8
- Battery: 4,200 → 4,415 mAh
- Security updates until around 2033
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Should You Upgrade From the Fairphone 5?
How the Fairphone 5 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2031 Newer phones are about 2.2× faster The best upgrade scores 3.6 points higher on battery and 2.4 on display
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Fairphone 5, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- Camera score: 6.6 → 7.2
- Display score: 6.5 → 8.8
- Battery: 4,200 → 6,500 mAh
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
- 144 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 2.2× faster
- Camera score: 6.6 → 7.8
- Display score: 6.5 → 8.9
- Battery: 4,200 → 6,500 mAh
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
- 144 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G
What you’d gain
- 2× faster
- Camera score: 6.6 → 8.3
- Display score: 6.5 → 8.5
- Battery: 4,200 → 6,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
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Fairphone 5 upgrade FAQ
Is the Fairphone 5 still supported?
Fairphone promises 8 years of security updates for the Fairphone 5, counted from its announcement in August 2023, so they should continue until around 2031. It gets 5 years of OS upgrades, until around 2028.
What is the best upgrade from the Fairphone 5?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 6.1 for the Fairphone 5. The newest model of the same family is the Fairphone Gen. 6. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the Fairphone 5, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the Fairphone 5?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 2.2 times as fast as the Fairphone 5. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,950.