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nova 16s Gen. 6+
LAUNCH DATE
Announced September 2, 2026 18 August 2026
Released 2026-09-02 18 August 2026 (Europe and USA)
Status Available. Released 2026, September 2 Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 (bands 1/2/5/8)
4G LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71; 4x4 MIMO, VoLTE, VoWiFi
5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 SA/NSA Sub-6 NSA/SA: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42/5.76 Mbps, LTE 1.2 Gbps/200 Mbps, 5G 2.9 Gbps/200 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build Glass front, aluminum back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic back; 12 user-replaceable parts (screwed back cover)
Dimensions 159.6 x 75.5 x 7.3 mm 156.57 x 73.28 x 9.6 mm
IP Rating IP65 dust/water resistant IP55; MIL-STD-810H drop tested
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM (Dual-SIM Dual-Standby; one SIM on 5G at a time)
Weight 199 g 193 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 5500 nits (peak) 1400 nits (peak); 2 nits minimum
Color — 1.07 billion colors
Features — Always On Display; auto display switch with official Flip-case; automatic DC dimming/PWM
Protection Aluminosilicate glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i (0.7 mm), oleophobic coating
Refresh Rate 120Hz Dynamic 10-120Hz; 240Hz touch sampling
Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels (~461 ppi density) 1116 x 2484 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~431 ppi density)
Screen-to-body ~90.3% 83.7%
Size 6.68 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~90.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR Vivid LTPO AMOLED, 1.07B colors, 120Hz, Always On Display
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (1x2.29 GHz & 3x2.05 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) —
Chipset Kirin 8020 (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)
GPU Maleoon 920 —
OS EMUI 16 (no Google Mobile Services) Android 16 (also sold with /e/OS in Europe)
MEMORY
Card slot No microSD, up to 2TB (dedicated slot)
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 256GB
RAM 12GB 12GB LPDDR5
Storage Type — UFS 3.1
Storage/RAM variants 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB 256GB 12GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Features Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, 50MP 'High pixel' mode, pixel binning, night mode, portrait, pro, panorama, slow-mo, time-lapse
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", Dual Pixel PDAF; 50 MP, f/2.6, 88mm (periscope telephoto), RYYB, PDAF, OIS, 3.3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, 84.4° (wide), Sony LYTIA 700C (IMX896), OIS | 13 MP, f/2.2, 108° (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, OV13B10 | ToF sensor (focus assist)
Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30fps, OIS + EIS (no 4K@60fps); US product page also lists 1080p@120fps and 720p@240fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Features HDR, panorama Autofocus; 0.75x-1x digital zoom
Selfie camera 50 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/2.5" 32 MP, f/2.0, 81.8°, 1/3.44", 0.64µm (Samsung KD1), autofocus
Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid 2K (QHD)@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack No No
Features — ASHA (Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids) support
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, LDAC, L2HC 5.4, LE
NFC Yes Yes (contactless payments)
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC GPS, E-Compass
Radio No No (third-party streaming apps only)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0 (user-replaceable port)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, tri-band 2.4/5/6 GHz
FEATURES
Other features — Fairphone Moments hardware switch (digital-minimalist mode, updated customization); new Fairphone Gallery app; 12 user-replaceable spare parts
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, virtual proximity, flicker, infrared Fingerprint (side-mounted, in power button), proximity, accelerometer, magnetometer (compass), barometer
BATTERY
Capacity 7000 mAh 4415 mAh (rated 4315 mAh)
Charging Type 100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, QC; 5W reverse wired 27W wired (USB Power Delivery / Quick Charge), 50% in 30 min; no wireless charging
Type Si/C Li-Ion Li-Ion 4415 mAh, user-replaceable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Isle Blue, Breathing Crystal, Sky White, Starry Black Cobalt Blue; Horizon Black; Forest Green
Compatibility — Android with Google apps (EU and US) or /e/OS de-Googled edition (EU); six Android upgrades plus one extra year of security updates, software support until 2033; US unit works unlocked on AT&T and T-Mobile; one SIM active on 5G at a time
Environmental — 51% fair and recycled materials by weight (15 materials); ~29.3 kg CO2e footprint; 100% e-waste neutral; five-year warranty
Launch Price — EUR 649 (Europe launch, Android); EUR 699 with /e/OS
Launch Price (USD) $659.00 (reference only — see Price in Nigeria above for the actual retail price) $649.99 (US launch)
Models EMA-LX9 FP6 (The Fairphone (Gen. 6+), 12GB/256GB; EPREL 2758511)
Models and regions — FP6 Gen. 6+: Europe (Fairphone shop, resellers) and USA (us.fairphone.com and Amazon); only US-purchased units are officially supported on US networks
Price in Nigeria ₦922,600 ₦910,000 (estimate, converted from US launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance — Video streaming approx. 13 h; mixed use (PCMark Work 3.0) 16 h 25 min (Tech Advisor); 50 h per cycle (EU label)
Graphics — 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,199 (Tech Advisor)
Performance — AnTuTu: 1,110,050; Geekbench 7 CPU: 1,128 single-core / 3,563 multi-core; Geekbench 7 GPU Compute: 3,994 (Tech Advisor)
SECURITY
Security Fingerprint (side-mounted), face unlock Fingerprint (side-mounted, in power button)
EU LABEL
Battery — 50 h endurance per cycle, 1000 cycles
Energy — Class A
Free fall — Class A (300 falls)
Repairability — Class A (index 4.16)