Samsung Galaxy A30s vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Samsung Galaxy A30s Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Released · September 2019
Released · Jan 11, 2022
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 22, 2019 Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$700 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 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)
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g) 6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm) Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1
3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Browsing
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Video
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Untested
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Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
1080p (30 fps) 4K UHD (60 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA307FN
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.60 W/kg
Body: 0.50 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 2.64 W/kg
Head: 0.77 W/kg
Body: 0.90 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

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