Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Motorola Edge+ (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022	Feb 24, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$700 | €749	$900

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)	6.42 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 163 x 75.9 x 8.79mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive	Cosmos Blue, Stardust White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.51% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	P-OLED, 144Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1278	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3505	Untested
3D Mark High
1445	Untested
3D Mark Low
907	Untested

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	4800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Motorola TurboPower Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 33min

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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.5" 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) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 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	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	60 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
	Dolby Atmos
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	n2, n5, n48, n66, n77, n78, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	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

International

Memory	12GB/256GB
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
3G Bands	1, 3, 5, 8
Prices (MSRP)	€799

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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