Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Galaxy S10

71 out of 100

61 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 ) that was released on January 4, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 35 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3400 mAh
Shows 28% longer battery life (26:34 vs 20:46 hours)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
The phone is 2-years and 11-months newer
Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10

37% higher pixel density (551 vs 401 PPI)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Weighs 20 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Galaxy S10 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.4 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1440 x 3040 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19:9
PPI	401 ppi	551 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	420 nits	1215 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1200 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio	89.6%	88.08%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	97%	98.1%
PWM	247 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	6 ms	4.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	155.7 mm (6.13 inches)	149.9 mm (5.9 inches)
Width	74.5 mm (2.93 inches)	70.4 mm (2.77 inches)
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	177 g (6.24 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Gray, Green, Purple	White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max clock	2840 MHz	2730 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 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)	- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	8 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU shading units	1024	432
GPU clock	792 MHz	720 MHz
FLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS	~607 GFLOPS

CPU	140597	148103
GPU	209723	236968
Memory	134992	121310
UX	139479	141476
Total score	625671	648880

Max surface temperature	39.1 °C	40.6 °C
Stability	69%	82%
Graphics test	34 FPS	19 FPS
Graphics score	5703	3230

Web score	10889	6523
Video editing	7079	5794
Photo editing	28541	18751
Data manipulation	10075	7126
Writing score	14461	10017

RAM size	6, 8 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2750 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 256 GB	128 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.1
Memory card	No	MicroSD
Memory card max size	-	Up to 512 GB

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM	One UI 5.0	One UI 4.0
OS size	17.5 GB	9.5 GB

Capacity	4500 mAh	3400 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	15 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (51% in 30 min)	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:15 hr	1:35 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	07:42 hr	06:12 hr
Watching video	13:05 hr	10:32 hr
Gaming	05:29 hr	03:23 hr
Standby	91 hr	70 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4032 x 3024	4000 x 3000
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Optical, 2x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 240FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	123°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5", Hynix Hi847 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS)	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	10 megapixels
Image resolution	6464 x 4864	4320 x 2432
Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	1.22 microns
Sensor type	Exmor-RS CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.74"	1/2.65"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	19	20
5G support	Yes	No

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	Yes
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	January 2022	February 2019
Release date	January 2022	March 2019
SAR (head)	0.95 W/kg	0.48 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.48 W/kg	1.59 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Not included	-

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Galaxy S10

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Galaxy S10

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

Connectivity

Sound

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