Xiaomi 14 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 26, 2023	Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€847	$700 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.2 mm	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)
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Green	White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2670x1200px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 750	Adreno 660
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2204	1278
GeekBench 6 Multi
6698	3505
3D Mark High
4829	1445
3D Mark Low
3647	907

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Battery

Type
4610 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 7min

Browsing

16h 5min

Video

6h 57min

Gaming

10h 18min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 75 mm	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

142

Overall

150

Photo

135

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	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

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

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

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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