Honor Magic V2 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

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6.9
Honor Magic V2
8.3
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Honor Magic V2 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Released · Jul 27, 2023
Released · Jan 11, 2022
7.9-inch · 2344x2156px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
16GB · 256GB
6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$700 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches
156.7 x 145.4 x 4.7 mm
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)
Folded
6.17 x2.92 x0.39 inches (156.7 x 74.1 x 9.9 mm)
Weight
8.15 oz / 231.0 g 6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silk Black, Silk Purple, Gold White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 88.56% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2344x2156px, 402 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.4 inches
2376 x1060 px
OLED
120Hz refresh rate, HDR support
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average) 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime
4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold
3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1
3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740 Adreno 660
Memory
16GB/256GB
16GB/512GB
16GB/1024GB
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (13) Android (14, 13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1870 1278
GeekBench 6 Multi
4448 3505
3D Mark High
3746 1445
3D Mark Low
1647 907

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 58min
Browsing
15h 24min
Video
7h 16min
Gaming
9h 17min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
20 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 2.5x
Aperture size: F2.4
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 LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (60 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
16 MP 32 MP (HDR, Autofocus)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM 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 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
With 1TB internal storage
Memory 1024GB
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