Phone Comparison - Fairphone 4 vs OnePlus Nord 4 vs Google Pixel 9a

general General Info

Manufacturer Fairphone OnePlus Google
Announced September 2021 July 2024 March 2025
Status Coming Soon - October 2021 Coming Soon - August 2024 Coming Soon - April 2025
Price - Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gray, Green, Speckled Green Obsidian Midnight, Mercurial Silver, Oasis Green Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm
(6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in)
162.6 x 75 x 8 mm
(6.4 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm
(6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 199.5 g (7.02.0.18 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India
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
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
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
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)
0.99 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.39 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash protection
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65, waterproof and dustproof
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface - OxygenOS 14.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7675 Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 732 Mali-G715 MP7
RAM 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC No No

display Display

Type FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ Fluid AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, 2150 Nits (peak)
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz
1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
Colors 16M Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.74 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1240 x 2772 pixels (451 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.69% 89.40% 84.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 8 MP 48 MP + 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
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
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 25 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.78", 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide), 1.0µm
Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [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, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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)
USB USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0/3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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 not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion, removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PPS, 100% in 28 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Bypass charging (w/
Capacity 3905 mAh 5500 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -