Home Phone comparison Fairphone 5 and OnePlus 15 - Which is better?

Fairphone 5 vs OnePlus 15

59 out 100
Fairphone 5
VS
91 out 100
OnePlus 15
Fairphone 5
OnePlus 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Fairphone 5 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.46 with chipsetQualcomm QCM6490, vs OnePlus 15, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Fairphone 5
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 212g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7300mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.0
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Fairphone 5 and OnePlus 15
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Fairphone 5
vs
OnePlus 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.46 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 459 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 880 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 91.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Fairphone 5
766 nits
OnePlus 15
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)90 Hzn/a
Response time6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Fairphone 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 75.83 mm (2.99 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 9.6 mm (0.38 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP55 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Fairphone 5
82.2 %
OnePlus 15
91.2 %

Performance

Testing Fairphone 5 and OnePlus 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2700 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture n/a 6/3.63 ()
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 3 nm
Neural Processor n/a Hexagon
Graphics n/a Adreno 840
GPU Cores n/a 1536
GPU Frequency 812 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS n/a 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Fairphone 5
1121
OnePlus 15
3726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Fairphone 5
2990
OnePlus 15
11199
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11213726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)299011199
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27829
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Fairphone 5], [OnePlus 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Fairphone 5
598539
OnePlus 15
3434737
CPU168110968935
GPU1773971235307
Memory102700489823
UX150332740672
NanoReview Score5985393434737

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 30 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a OxygenOS 16

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 7300 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable Yes No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Fairphone 5
19:25
OnePlus 15
n/a
Web Browsing06:03 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:16 hn/a
Standby Mode117 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens n/a 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX800Sony LYTIA-T808
Sensor size1/1.491/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
SensorSony IMX858Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.511/2.76
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Fairphone 5
115
OnePlus 15
n/a
Video quality
Fairphone 5
104
OnePlus 15
n/a
Overall camera score
Fairphone 5
108
OnePlus 15
n/a
Bokeh45n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom79n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Fairphone 5]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.45 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Samsung JN1 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.0 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Fairphone 5
87.1 dB
OnePlus 15
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2023 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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