Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.35 x 76.4 x 8.79 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
7.05 oz / 199.8 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mineral grey, Pearl white, Forest green	White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.88% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G90T (12 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali G76 MC4	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android	Android (14, 13, 12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1278
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3505
3D Mark High
Untested	1445
3D Mark Low
Untested	907

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 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
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	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
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
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 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

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

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