Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

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

Display
82
Camera
79
Performance
64
Gaming
58
Battery
62
Connectivity
85
NanoReview Score
73

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space 97%
PWM 247 Hz
Response time 6 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
786 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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
Screen-to-body ratio
89.6%

Performance

All specs and test Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G in the benchmarks
SoC
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 clock 840 MHz
FLOPS ~1720 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1104
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
3022
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
757105
CPU 194989
GPU 281856
Memory 133252
UX 147872
Total score 757105
3DMark Wild Life Performance
5707
Max surface temperature 39.1 °C
Stability 69%
Graphics test 34 FPS
Graphics score 5707
PCMark 3.0
12207
Web score 10736
Video editing 7087
Photo editing 28462
Data manipulation 10087
Writing score 14472
Sources: 3DMark [3]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6, 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
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
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:42 hr
Watching video 13:05 hr
Gaming 05:29 hr
Standby 91 hr
General battery life
26:34 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Main 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
Selfie camera
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

Photo quality
119
Video quality
107
Generic camera score
117

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
Network
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
Max loudness
88.9 dB

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
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Galaxy S21 FE 5G may differ by country or region

User ratings

3.6 of 5 points (616 votes)

User reviews (2)

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Turki 24 December 2022 07:29
I purchased this phone 3 months ago for approx 500 dollars. It is worth the money a lot. Daylight photos are great, 4k video recording, one of the first phones that gets the android 13 and UI 5. It doesn't have stereo speakers but the sound comes out like stereo and the max sound level is sufficient. The 6.4-inch display is the optimal size really, not too big and not too small. The rear material is not glass but it doesn't bother me at all. I was gonna buy s22 but when I compare this two, the difference is the CPU and rear materials of the phones. Camera specs are the same. In a nutshell, it's a great deal for 500 I guess.
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AdamSmasher 24 November 2022 01:09
Everything is great except for not having a dynamic refresh rate.
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