Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022	Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $700 | €749	8GB/128GB - $999 | €1199

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)	5.77 x 2.78 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.23% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2215 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	A17 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 660	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1278	2920
GeekBench 6 Multi
3505	7447
3D Mark High
1445	3628
3D Mark Low
907	2801

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	3274 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 43min

Browsing

14h 54min

Video

6h 54min

Gaming

8h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	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	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX803 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
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	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX713 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

153

Overall

156

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8435A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

International.

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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