Phone Comparison - Fairphone 5 vs Google Pixel 9a vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Fairphone Google Xiaomi
Announced August 2023 March 2025 August 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2023 Coming Soon - April 2025 Available - August 2025
Price - Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony Midnight Black, Cloud Purple, Sky blue, Cedar White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm
(6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in)
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm
(6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm
(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 186 g (6.56 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
1, 3, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
5G Network 5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)
0.99 W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.39 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP55, dust and water resistant
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 24 hours)
IP69K

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14 Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 15
Processor Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7400 Ultra (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 643L Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G615 MC2
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
880 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz
1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, 3840Hz PWM
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3200 Nits (peak)
Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 68B colors
Size 6.46 inches 6.3 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels (459 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi) 1220 x 2772 pixels (443 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.74% 84.04% 87.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP 48 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
50 MP, f/1.5, (wide), 1/1.95", 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
8 MP, 112˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@24/30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.45, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, (wide)
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 2.3 Gbps DL HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, LDAC, LHDC
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W wired, 50% in 30 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Bypass charging (w/
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
22.5W reverse wired
Capacity 4200 mAh 5100 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -