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Fairphone 4 vs Vivo S9
What 4 does better (3) and where S9 wins (15) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
4S9
| 4 | S9 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 162 mm | 158.4 mm | +3.6 mm |
| Width | 75.5 mm | 73.9 mm | +1.6 mm |
| Thickness | 10.5 mm | 7.4 mm | +3.1 mm |
| Weight | 225 g | 173 g | +52 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is 4 better than S9?
- Memory card slotYes · S9: No
- eSIMYes · S9: No
- Main camera aperturef/1.6 vs f/1.8+12%
Why is S9 better than 4?
- Wired charging20 W vs 33 W+65%
- Refresh rate60 Hz vs 90 Hz+50%
- RAM8 GB vs 12 GB+50%
- OLED panelNo · 4: Yes
- Main camera48 MP vs 64 MP+33%
- Battery capacity3,905 mAh vs 4,000 mAh+2%
- Weight225 g vs 173 g+30%
- 4K selfie videoNo · 4: Yes
- CPU frequency2.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz+18%
- Selfie camera25 MP vs 44 MP+76%
- Screen size6.3″ vs 6.4″+2%
- Thickness10.5 mm vs 7.4 mm+42%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 225 g | 173 g |
| Thickness | 10.5 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Height | 162 mm | 158.4 mm |
| Width | 75.5 mm | 73.9 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | — |
| Back | Plastic | — |
| Ingress protection | IP54 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx4 | — |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | — |
| Colours | Gray, Green, Speckled Green | Black, White, Gradient Blue |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.3″ | 6.4″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 2,400 px |
| Pixel density | 409 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 79.7% | 85.5% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G | Mediatek Dimensity 1100 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Process | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 619 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/2.0" | 1/1.72" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 25 MP | 44 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,905 mAh | 4,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | — |
| Wired charging | 20 W | 33 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 50% | 66% |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.0 | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3 | — |
| Video output | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side | Under display |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.49 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 11 | Android 11 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Stock Android | OriginOS 1.0 |
