Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Honor Magic Vs Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022	Nov 23, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $700 | €749 8GB/256GB - $770

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 5.57 x 0.24 inches 160.3 x 141.5 x 6.1 mm
Folded
	(160.3 x 72.6 x 12.9 mm)
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	9.42 oz / 267.0 g Leather back version - 261 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive	Cyan, Black, Orange

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2272x1984px, 10.3:9 ratio, 382 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.5 inches 2560 x1080 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	4.4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1278	1343
GeekBench 6 Multi
3505	3930
3D Mark High
1445	2836
3D Mark Low
907	1574

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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	54 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.49" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"	50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm
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	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4
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 (60 fps) HDR, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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	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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

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

With Leather back

Weight	9.21 oz / 261.0 g
Materials	Back: Leathe

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