Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs Comparison

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8.3
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
8.5
Samsung Galaxy S22
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Samsung Galaxy S22
Released · Jan 11, 2022
Released · Feb 25, 2022
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
3700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022 Feb 09, 2022
MSRP
$ 700 / € 749 $ 799 / € 849

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)
5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.00 oz (170.0 g) 5.89 oz (168.0 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 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 Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12) Android (14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion 3700 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: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
12h 23min
Video
7h 26min
Gaming
Untested

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: 23 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"
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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
10 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 69 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
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
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, 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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41 Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Bands 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022
FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
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: 1.03 W/kg
Body: 1.15 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
MSRP $ 770
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
MSRP $ 849
International
System chip Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU Xclipse 920
Weight 5.89 oz (167.0 g)
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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