| Hardware and OS | Fairphone 3 | |
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Processor | Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | |
| Display | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Type | IPS LCD | |
| Size | 5.65" inc | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | |
| Display colors | 16M | |
| Screen area | 82.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 72.6% | |
| PPI /points per inch/ | 427 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Connectivity | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| GPRS | Yes | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Camera | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0'' | |
| Multimedia | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Headphone jack | Yes | |
| Design | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 71.8 x 9.9 mm | 6.22 x 2.83 x 0.39 in | |
| Weight | 189 g | 6.67 oz | |
| Colors | Black | |
| Battery | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Battery | 0 mAh, | |
| Other features | Fairphone 3 | other phones |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
