Updated : May 23, 2025, 3:53 AM

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

Full Specifications

Released · Jan 11, 2022

6.4-inch · 2340x1080px

This device is also known as Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition

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8.2

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Availability
Officially announced	Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)	$700 \| €749
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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, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1.6 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Adreno 660
Memory	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
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

PhoneArena Battery Test
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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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, 66
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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

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

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Overall User Rating

(5 reviews)

8.2

1 person recommends this phone.

Build quality

8.2

Camera quality

8.2

Performance

7.8

Display

Battery life and charging

7.8

Value for money

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