Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Motorola Edge (2023) Specs Comparison

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)	6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.00 oz (170.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; 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	Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	P-OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	144Hz
Screen-to-body
86.77 %	90.92 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.42GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.5GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660	Mali-G610 MC3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

11h 16min

Video

8h 4min

Gaming

6h 48min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

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, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 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"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 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 (30 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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	Bands n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 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	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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700 / € 749

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
MSRP	$ 770

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs	Motorola Edge (2023) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Review	Motorola Edge (2023) Review
User Reviews
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