Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Google Pixel 4 XL Specs Comparison

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8.3
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
9.0
Google Pixel 4 XL
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Google Pixel 4 XL
Released · Jan 11, 2022
Released · Oct 24, 2019
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.3-inch · 3040x1440px
Triple camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 64GB
4500 mAh
3700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022 Oct 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$700 | €749 $899

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)
6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches
160.4 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
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 Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive Just black, Clearly white, Oh so orange

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 82.21% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 534 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1
3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 660 Adreno 640
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12) Android (12, 11, 10)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1278 Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3505 Untested
3D Mark High
1445 Untested
3D Mark Low
907 Untested

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion 3700 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 53min
Browsing
10h 3min
Video
7h 17min
Gaming
8h 4min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual 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
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
16 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 45 mm
Pixel size: 1 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
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
8 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF))
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
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,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2 Type-C
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/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
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, 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, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
Date approved: Sep 03, 2019
FCC ID value: A4RG020J
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: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $999
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
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