Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Google Pixel 8 Specs Comparison

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8.3	7.0
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE	Google Pixel 8
Released · Jan 11, 2022	Released · Oct 12, 2023
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	6.2-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh	4575 mAh
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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)	5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.00 oz (170.0 g)	6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive	Obsidian, Hazel, Rose

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
86.77 %	86.95 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Google Tensor G3
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.42GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	4575 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 41min

Browsing

15h 39min

Video

9h 36min

Gaming

9h 6min

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	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GNV Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Sensor name: Sony IMX386 Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 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	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)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41	Bands 38, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U	Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
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: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700 / € 749	$ 699 / € 799
In The Box
Phone, Type-C cable, documentation	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	8GB/256GB
MSRP	$ 770

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 759

International


5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs	Google Pixel 8 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Review	Google Pixel 8 Review
User Reviews
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE User Reviews	Google Pixel 8 User Reviews