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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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  • Released 2022, January 07
    177g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 12, up to Android 13, One UI 5.1
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 33% 6,935,984 hits
  • 732 Become a fan
  • 6.4"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    Snapdragon 888 5G
  • 4500mAh
    Li-Ion
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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 29, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G
Launch Announced 2022, January 04
Status Available. Released 2022, January 07
Body Dimensions 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 1
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
GPU Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio Unspecified
USB USB Type-C, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery Type Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless
Reverse wireless
Misc Colors White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
Models SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E, SM-G9900, SM-G990B2, SM-G990U2, SM-G990W2
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 233.96 / C$ 806.31 / £ 419.99 / € 465.12 / ₹ 36,499
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9)
GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -26.9 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 92h

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128GB 8GB RAM ₹ 36,499
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G - user opinions and reviews

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  • Bandungman
  • sED
  • 3 hours ago

I have bought this one and been using it for a week. So far so good. No slot for memory card is no problem because the 256 GB internal memory is more than enough for me. All I miss is the 3.5mm jack for my earphone. I don't like using blueto...

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  • Prashant
  • CbE
  • 13 hours ago

Samsung Pay (now Samsung Wallet) is supported on this phone.

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  • Prashant
  • CbE
  • 13 hours ago

Good, around 7-8 hours on normal usage.

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