Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $700 | €749

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)	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 164.19 x 76.1 x 8.12 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
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	Graphite Gray, Polar White, Star Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 113.62% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x2080px, 20:9 ratio, 476 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	MediaTek Helio G96 MT6781 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.05GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	6GB/64GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (11)

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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	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 67.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

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	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.52” Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
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 (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, 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, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 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
Dual SIM
	Yes
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

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

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