Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Screen: 6.4" Dynamic AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Camera: 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)
- Battery: 4500 mAh
- OS: Android 13
- Weight: 177 grams (6.24 oz)
Review
Full specifications
Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5GDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
| PPI | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| Max rated brightness | 420 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97% |
| PWM | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
Design and build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 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 |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 792 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
| CPU | 247479 |
| GPU | 279733 |
| Memory | 144313 |
| UX | 134400 |
| Total score | 798254 |
| Max surface temperature | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | 69% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5703 |
| Web score | 10889 |
| Video editing | 7079 |
| Photo editing | 28541 |
| Data manipulation | 10075 |
| Writing score | 14461 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 17.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:42 hr |
| Watching video | 13:05 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr |
| Standby | 91 hr |
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No |
| Hybrid slot | No |
| LTE Cat * | 19 |
| 2G network | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G network | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 4G network | 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 |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No |
| FM radio | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
Speakers test
Other
| Category | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2022 |
| Release date | January 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.48 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included |
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