Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
58 out of 100
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.4" Dynamic AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
⚡ Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
◉ Camera 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)
◆ Battery 4500 mAh
✦ OS Android 16
◌ Weight 177 г.
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58 TechRank
Overall score

Entry level

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
◇ Connectivity 80 ▣ Display 73 ◉ Camera 63
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 73
Good score
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Camera 63
Average score
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Performance 51
Stronger alternatives are available
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Gaming 26
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 50
Stronger alternatives are available
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Connectivity 80
Very high score
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Overall score 58
Stronger alternatives are available

+ Strengths

  • Экран с флагманской частотой обновления 120 Гц и точной цветопередачей
  • Камера оснащена 3-кратным оптическим зумом и хорошей оптической стабилизацией
  • Есть существенный запас мощности и поддержка 5G
  • Корпус защищен от влаги по стандарту IP68, удобно лежит в руке
  • Поддерживается беспроводная зарядка, есть быстрая проводная
  • Оболочка One UI выглядит хорошо и обладает большим набором возможностей

− Things to consider

  • Не комплектуется зарядным устройством
  • Нет места под карту памяти и аудиоразъема 3.5 мм
  • Крышка сделана из пластика, что портит тактильные ощущения
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Display 6.4" Dynamic AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
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Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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Camera 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)
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Battery 4500 mAh
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Display

17 specifications

Type
Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.4 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Pixel density
403 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
No
Max advertised brightness
800 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
1200 nits
HDR support
Да, HDR10+
Display protection
Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio
86.7%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
sRGB color gamut
97%
PWM
247 Hz
Response time
6 ms
Contrast ratio
∞ Бесконечная
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Design and build

9 specifications

Height
155.7 mm
Width
74.5 mm
Thickness
7.9 mm
Weight
177 g
Water resistance
IP68
Back panel material
Пластик
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
White, Gray, Green, Фиолетовый
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в дисплее
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Performance

12 specifications

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max clock speed
2840 MHz
CPU cores
8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
L3 cache
4 MB
Manufacturing process
Samsung
Transistor size
5 nm
Neural processor
Hexagon 780
Graphics
Adreno 660
GPU cores
768
GPU frequency
840 MHz
FLOPS
~1290.2 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

16 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
4514
Single-core score
1481
Multi-core score
3173
CPU
415282
GPU
207688
Memory
174461
UX
341497
Total score
1138928
Stability
68%
Graphics test
9 FPS
Graphics score
1666
Web score
13606
Video editing
7043
Photo editing
28743
Data manipulation
10563
Writing score
14216
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Memory

7 specifications

RAM capacity
6 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
Memory channels
4
Storage capacity
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Memory card
No
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Software

5 specifications

Operating system
Android 12 (С обновлением до Android 16)
UI skin
One UI 8.0
System size out of the box
17.5 GB
OS updates
4 years
Security updates
5 years
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Battery

13 specifications

Capacity
4500 mAh
Max charging power
25 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
Да (15 W)
Reverse charging
Да (беспроводная)
Bypass Charging technology
No
Fast charging
Да (51% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
1:15 ч.
Web browsing
06:11 ч.
Video playback
11:05 ч.
Gaming
04:48 ч.
Standby
100 ч.
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Main camera

18 specifications

Sensor type
12 MP
Photo resolution
8 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 3x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
123°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX258
Sensor size
1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
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Main camera tests by DxOMark

1 specification

Samples
Photo samples for Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G by DxOMark
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Front camera

11 specifications

Megapixels
32 MP
Photo resolution
6464 x 4864
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX616
Sensor size
1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inches)
Pixel size
0.8 micron
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

20 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
5
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
2
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
No
Hybrid slot
No
LTE Cat*
19
2G networks
GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G networks
UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
4G networks
LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3), B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

8 specifications

Class
Flagship
Release date
Январь 2022 years
Sales start date
Январь 2022 years
Successor
- Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
Head SAR
0.95 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
1.48 W/кг
Sensors
- Датчик Холла - Барометр - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
No
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

12 MP
Sensor resolution
12 MP
Photo resolution
4032 x 3024
Zoom
Оптический, 3x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
123°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Photo resolution
12 MP
Aperture
f/1.8
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX555
Sensor size
1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inches)
Pixel size
1.8 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Photo resolution
8 MP
Aperture
f/2.4
Focal length
76 mm
Sensor
Hynix Hi847
Sensor size
1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inches)
Pixel size
1 micron
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX258
Sensor size
1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Stabilization
Digital

Front camera

32 MP
Megapixels
32 MP
Photo resolution
6464 x 4864
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX616
Sensor size
1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inches)
Pixel size
0.8 micron
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Performance Max clock speed 2840 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Performance Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
Performance L3 cache 4 MB
Performance Manufacturing process Samsung
Performance Transistor size 5 nm
Performance Neural processor Hexagon 780
Performance Graphics Adreno 660
Performance GPU cores 768
Performance GPU frequency 840 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 4514
Benchmarks Single-core score 1481
Benchmarks Multi-core score 3173
Benchmarks CPU 415282
Benchmarks GPU 207688
Benchmarks Memory 174461
Benchmarks UX 341497
Benchmarks Total score 1138928
Benchmarks Stability 68%
Benchmarks Graphics test 9 FPS
Benchmarks Graphics score 1666
Benchmarks Web score 13606
Benchmarks Video editing 7043
Benchmarks Photo editing 28743
Benchmarks Data manipulation 10563
Benchmarks Writing score 14216

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