Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches 163.6 x 76 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
6.31 oz (179.0 g)	6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, 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 pink, Prism Crush blue	White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Plus	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.24 %	86.77 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.42GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 660
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 106.1 GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (14, 13, 12), One UI

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 59min

Browsing

11h 32min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

12h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	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: 12 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm	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
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP (HDR, Autofocus), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+	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	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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 700 / € 749
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 12, 2019	Jan 04, 2022

Alternative variants

with 8 GB RAM

RAM	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 770

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs
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