Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022	Aug 10, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$700 | €749	$1799

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)	6.11 x 5.12 x 0.25 inches 155.1 x 130.1 x 6.3 mm
Folded
	6.1062992 x2.64 x0.62 inches (155.1 x 67.1 x 15.8 mm)
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	9.28 oz / 263.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water; IPX8
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive	Graygreen, Phantom Black, Beidge

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 90.79% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2176x1812px, 6:5 ratio, 373 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.2 inches 2316 x904 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	0.8 (Excellent)

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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 1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 670
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1278	1388
GeekBench 6 Multi
3505	3950
3D Mark High
1445	2105
3D Mark Low
907	1524

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Battery

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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

12h 43min

Video

8h 47min

Gaming

7h 31min

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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 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: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" 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	10 MP (Telephoto) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 66 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)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	4 MP (Under-screen) Folded: 10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

135

Overall

144

Photo

127

Video

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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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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	n2, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 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
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 + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U	Date approved: Apr 18, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMF936U
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: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.63 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.84 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

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

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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