Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs OnePlus 11 Specs Comparison

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8.3
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
6.7
OnePlus 11
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE OnePlus 11
Released · Jan 11, 2022
Released · Feb 16, 2023
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.7-inch · 3216x1440px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022 Feb 07, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$700 | €749 $699

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 2.92 x 0.34 inches
163.1 x 74.1 x 8.53 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Yes; IP64
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive Black, Green

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.31% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 3216x1440px, 20.1:9 ratio, 526 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 796 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) 5.8 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1
3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
1x3.2GHz Cortex-X3
2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715
2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710
3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660 Adreno 740
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12) Android (13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1278 1510
GeekBench 6 Multi
3505 5046
3D Mark High
1445 3692
3D Mark Low
907 1739

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
Wired: 80.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 58min
Browsing
13h 22min
Video
8h 23min
Gaming
9h 31min

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
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2"
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
32 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED Dual 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 (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
141
Overall
148
Photo
133
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2 Type-C, USB 2.0
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, BeiDou, QZSS, 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 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 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 Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

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 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Prices (MSRP) $799
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