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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

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Released · Jan 11, 2022

This device is also known as Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition

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8.2

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$247

$330 BestBuyU.S $400

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Design
Dimensions	6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight	6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display
Size	6.4-inch
Resolution	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate	120Hz
Screen-to-body	86.77 %
Peak brightness	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1.6 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.42GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Adreno 660
Memory	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion	not expandable
OS	Android (14, 13, 12)
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PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single	1278
GeekBench 6 Multi	3505
3D Mark High	1445
3D Mark Low	907
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Battery
Type	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate:	Untested
Browsing:	9h 39min
Gaming:	Untested
Video:	7h 19min
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Camera
Rear	Triple camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front	32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.0
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other	NFC

Multimedia
Headphones	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
5G	Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 29, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
Measured SAR	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 700 / € 749
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Availability
Officially announced	Jan 04, 2022

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Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	8GB/256GB
MSRP	$ 770

News

Samsung continues its streak of timely software updates, ensuring its devices remain secure and up-to-date. The latest to benefit from this is the Galaxy S21 FE, which has now started receiving the October 2024 security update in the United States. T...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Update: Over 40 Vulnerabilities Fixed with October Patch

Samsung's Camera Assistant app gives Galaxy handset users the ability to customize the camera by adding several features including a dedicated 2x zoom shortcut button. The app will also the user to customize how much a photo will be "softened" after ...

With support for the Camera Assistant app, the Galaxy S21 FE cameras can do much more

The notorious green lines have returned to haunt some Samsung smartphone users and it looks like they cropped up for most people after they updated their phones.As first noted by Android Authority, there has been a spike in complaints regarding green...

Users shocked that Samsung wants payment to fix green display line issue caused by update

Samsung continues to be on a roll. The Korean company has been doing a great job at delivering Android 14 updates to more than a dozen phones and tablets in less than a month.Although it started with its flagships, the Android 14 update quickly expan...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE starts getting Android 14 update in the US

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Overall User Rating

(5 reviews)

8.2

1 person recommends this phone.

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8.2

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8.2

Performance

7.8

Display

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7.8

Value for money

Mr.kali

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Nice phone

Edited: Nov 14, 2024, 6:42 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

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Mr.kali recommends this phone.

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Pretos

Arena Apprentice

Good phone if the price is right

Edited: Jul 20, 2023, 1:10 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

The phone is okay, just it should be okay if the price is a lot cheaper. No charger in a "Fun Edition" Is not Fun at all. Hopefully Samsung is doing something about this. I love the color of the smartphone is so calm and pretty. The battery and charger is a duo bad combination that really put this phone review down a lot. Please consider having higher storage too as many phone with $700 now are having 512GB+ and used the latest 7 Gen series in the future.

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What I like

Camera good
One UI
Good network

What I don't like

Expensive
Throttles a lot even in light usage
NO CHARGER, WHY?!!
The combination of short battery left and
The slow charger really kills the phone

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WX2WMU

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Amazing Phone for Weather Spotter and Ham Radio Operator.

Edited: Mar 06, 2023, 10:41 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

I did get it on sale. So far it is quite snappy and the Snapdragon 888 performs well. I feel this is a very stable phone so far. The Battery with adjustments made on my part gives me about 30%-40% of Battery usage Daily. It seldom even gets warm.

As of 1/26/2023 (six months later), I am pleased with the phone. It is very stable and the UI is so amazing. The audio quality via the AKG Earphones is awesome especially Dolby ATMOS enabled. The 6 GB of RAM with the Virtual RAM increased to 6 GB makes the phone super snappy! I do suggest a case and screen protector for long life. I will be able to get four Software/Firmware Updates to include up to Android 16.

The Display and touch sensitivity, even with a glass screen protector is excellent. I have the Vivid mode enabled and adjusted the white balance down a bit, it looks fantastic.

** On 3/6/2023, I received the 5.1 Update coning in at about 1.5 GB. I will evaluate and post my experience here**

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What I like

Now on UI 5.1 Android 13. Came out of the box with Android 12 + UI 4.0
Battery Life is decent after some adjusting. Charges FAST!
Audio via Samsung wired earbuds is great, especially with Dolby ATMOS enabled (Using Amazon Music Unl).
Touch Response is Excellent. (Even with Glass Screen Protector).

What I don't like

Battery Drains moderately with screen on long, but is better since Android 13 install.
Camera is 12 MP but very good.
Must be careful when connecting charger or earphones USB-C connection.

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