Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Platform

GPU
Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 1
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
OS
Android 12, One UI 4

Memory

Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Card slot
No

Main Camera

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Triple
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm

Selfie camera

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Single
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

Display

 
Always-on display
 
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Size
6.4 inches, 103.9 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

Body

 
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
 
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz)
Dimensions
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)

Battery

Charging
Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Type
Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable

Sound

 
32-bit/384kHz audio
 
3.5mm jack
No
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

 
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
 
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Tests

Battery life
Loudspeaker
Camera
Display
Performance
AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9)
GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Misc

Price
SAR EU
0.95 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR
0.77 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models
SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Comms

USB
USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go
Radio
Unspecified
NFC
Yes
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Launch

Status
Available. Released 2022, January 07
Announced
2022, January 04

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G
 
41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
 
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 29, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
 
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
 
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
 
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
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