Fairphone 6 vs Meizu Note 22 Pro
Overall: Fairphone 6. Their chips, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (mid-range) and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (mid-range), are close in speed. The Fairphone 6 starts with more RAM (12 GB against 8 GB). The Note 22 Pro has the bigger battery (6,200 mAh against 4,415 mAh). The Note 22 Pro has faster wired charging (80 W against 27 W).
Fairphone
Fairphone 6
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Meizu
Note 22 Pro
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3What matters to you?
Tap what you use your phone for. The overall pick then counts only those.
Overall: Fairphone 6
Better for movies, music and streaming. Score: Fairphone 6 1, Note 22 Pro 0 (clear win 2, slight edge 1, same 0).
Backed by facts83% of areas
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Who wins for each way you use a phone. Tap a card for the evidence.
Social media
Chats, calls, lives and feeds
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Social media
Chats, calls, lives and feeds
- Everyday speed: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3.5 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3.5 of 5.
- Memory: 12 GB against 8 GB, so more apps stay open when you switch between chats and feeds.
- Front camera video for calls and lives: 4K@30fps against not listed.
Gaming
Light games to heavy 3D, online and offline
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Gaming
Light games to heavy 3D, online and offline
- Gaming power: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3 of 5.
- Graphics: Qualcomm® Adreno™ (4 nm) against Adreno 810 (4 nm).
- Screen: 120 Hz against 144 Hz.
- Light games run well on both. The gap shows in heavy 3D games. How long a phone holds its speed when hot needs testing, so it is not judged.
Camera and content creation
Photos, video recording and editing
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Camera and content creation
Photos, video recording and editing
- Video recording: 4K@30fps against not listed.
- Front camera video: 4K@30fps against not listed.
- Editing and export: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3 of 5. Storage: not listed for either phone.
- Photo and video quality need side-by-side testing, so we do not judge them from megapixels.
Work, study and AI
Learning, research, writing and AI assistants
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Work, study and AI
Learning, research, writing and AI assistants
- Heavy work: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3 of 5.
- Memory: 12 GB against 8 GB. On-phone AI features need plenty of memory; most AI assistants run online and work on any phone.
- Screen: 6.31″ LTPO AMOLED against 6.78″.
Movies, music and streaming
YouTube, Netflix, sport, music and podcasts
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Movies, music and streaming
YouTube, Netflix, sport, music and podcasts
- Screen: 6.31″ LTPO AMOLED against 6.78″.
- AV1 video decoding (smoother YouTube and Netflix, less battery): not listed against not listed.
- Sound: stereo speakers, against stereo speakers.
Everyday life
Maps, ride-hailing, payments and banking
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Everyday life
Maps, ride-hailing, payments and banking
- Tap to pay (NFC): yes against yes.
- Location: single-band GPS against GPS bands not listed. Dual-band GPS stays accurate between tall buildings.
- GPS bands aren’t listed for both phones, so we compared tap to pay only.
Phone basics
What every use depends on, side by side.
Battery life
Fairphone 64,415 mAh27 W charging
Note 22 Pro6,200 mAh80 W charging
Efficiency: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 4 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 4 of 5
Storage
Fairphone 6256 GBType not published
Note 22 Pro256 GB / 512 GBType not published
UFS opens apps and files far faster than eMMC
Speed
Fairphone 6Snapdragon 7s Gen 412 GB RAM
Note 22 ProSnapdragon 7s Gen 38 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB RAM
Everyday speed: 3.5 of 5 against 3.5 of 5
Screen
Fairphone 66.31″ LTPO AMOLED120 Hz
Note 22 Pro6.78″144 Hz
Bigger is not better; pick the size you like
Toughness
Fairphone 6No water rating published
Note 22 ProIP66
IP68 survives dust and a dunk in water
Years of updates
Fairphone 6Until about 20338 Android upgrades, 8 years of security updates
Note 22 ProNo promise publishedLaunched May 2025
From the maker’s written update promise
Side by side
Show differences only
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.31″ | 6.78″ |
| Type | LTPO AMOLED | — |
| Resolution | 1116 × 2484 | — |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1400 nits | — |
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 256 GB / 512 GB |
| Storage type | — | — |
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Zoom | None | None |
| Video recording | 4K@30fps | — |
| Front camera | 32 MP | 8 MP |
| Front video | 4K@30fps | — |
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4415 mAh | 6200 mAh |
| Wired charging | 27 W | 80 W |
| Wireless charging | — | — |
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | — | — |
| NFC (tap to pay) | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-band GPS | No | — |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | — |
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 193 g | 197.5 g |
| Thickness | 9.6 mm | 8.4 mm |
| Water resistance | — | IP66 |
| Spec | Fairphone 6 | Note 22 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| At launch | Android 16 | — |
| OS upgrades | 8 years | Not stated |
| Security updates | Not stated | Not stated |
Quick answers
- Is the Fairphone 6 or the Note 22 Pro better for social media?
- For social media, there’s no real difference between them. Everyday speed: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3.5 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3.5 of 5.
- Is the Fairphone 6 or the Note 22 Pro better for gaming?
- For gaming, there’s no real difference between them. Gaming power: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3 of 5.
- Is the Fairphone 6 or the Note 22 Pro better for camera and content creation?
- Too little is listed to call it for camera and content creation yet. Video recording: 4K@30fps against not listed.
- Is the Fairphone 6 or the Note 22 Pro better for work, study and ai?
- For work, study and ai, there’s no real difference between them. Heavy work: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3 of 5, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3 of 5.
- Is the Fairphone 6 or the Note 22 Pro better for movies, music and streaming?
- The Fairphone 6 has a slight edge for movies, music and streaming. Screen: 6.31″ LTPO AMOLED against 6.78″.
- Is the Fairphone 6 or the Note 22 Pro better for everyday life?
- For everyday life, there’s no real difference between them. Tap to pay (NFC): yes against yes.
What we don’t judge on
Security patch level, charging watts, megapixels, benchmark scores and guessed values.
- Security patch level and other software settings change with every update, so one reading can’t judge a phone. We use the maker’s written update promise.
- Charging watts, megapixels, screen size and weight are shown, never scored as better: faster charging doesn’t make a battery last longer, and more megapixels don’t make better photos.
- Chip estimates (1 to 5) come from published design facts: core design and year, graphics, manufacturing and video features. Photo quality and how long a phone holds its speed when hot need testing, so they aren’t judged.
- Values with no source show “not published” and stay out of the verdict.
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