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- 3 vs 6i
Fairphone 3 vs Realme 6i
What 3 does better (5) and where 6i wins (11) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
36i
| 3 | 6i | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 158 mm | 164.4 mm | −6.4 mm |
| Width | 71.8 mm | 75.4 mm | −3.6 mm |
| Thickness | 9.9 mm | 9 mm | +0.9 mm |
| Weight | 189 g | 199 g | −10 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is 3 better than 6i?
- Pixel density427 ppi vs 269 ppi+59%
- Max video4K vs 1080p
- Weight189 g vs 199 g+5%
- Resolution (width)1,080 px vs 720 px+50%
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 vs Wi-Fi 4+25%
Why is 6i better than 3?
- Main camera12 MP vs 48 MP4×
- Battery capacity3,040 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+64%
- Storage (max)64 GB vs 128 GB2×
- Rear cameras1 vs 33×
- Ultra-wide cameraNo · 3: Yes
- Selfie camera8 MP vs 16 MP2×
- Screen size5.6″ vs 6.5″+15%
- CPU frequency1.8 GHz vs 2 GHz+11%
- Process14 nm vs 12 nm+17%
- Screen-to-body ratio72.6% vs 82.9%+14%
- Thickness9.9 mm vs 9 mm+10%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 189 g | 199 g |
| Thickness | 9.9 mm | 9 mm |
| Height | 158 mm | 164.4 mm |
| Width | 71.8 mm | 75.4 mm |
| Frame | — | Plastic |
| Back | — | Plastic |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Black | White Milk, Green Tea, Blue Soda |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5.6″ | 6.5″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | No | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,160 px | 1,600 px |
| Pixel density | 427 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Measured brightness | — | 528 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 72.6% | 82.9% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 | Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 202,275 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 5,890 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/2.55" | 1/2.0" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 3 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,040 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | — |
| Wired charging | — | 18 W |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO | GLONASS, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker loudness | — | -30.5 LUFS |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear | Rear |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.39 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 10 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
