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    Galaxy S21 vs Galaxy S20 FE

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    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy S21

      Galaxy S20 FE

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Violet (Phantom Violet)
      Pink (Phantom Pink)
      Gray (Phantom Gray)
      White (Phantom White)

      Navy (Cloud Navy)
      Red (Cloud Red)
      White (Cloud White)
      Lavender (Cloud Lavender)
      Mint (Cloud Mint)
      Orange (Cloud Orange)

    • Announced

      2021, January

      2020, September

    • Released

      2021, January

      2020, October

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm

      Bar: 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm

    • Weights

      171g

      190g

    • IP rating

      IP68

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 11

      Android 11

    • One UI version

      3.1

      3.0

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model

      Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

      2G
      3G
      4G

    • eSIM support

      Yes

      No

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity-O Display

      Infinity-O Display

    • Technology

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

      Super AMOLED Display

    • Size

      6.2 inch / 157.48 mm

      6.5 inch / 165.1 mm

    • Resolution

      FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels

      FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels

    • Pixel density

      421 PPI

      407 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~87.2%

      ~84.8%

    • Refresh rate

      120Hz

      120Hz

    Processors

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Exynos 2100

      Exynos 990

    • Clock Speed

      Single-Core @ 2.90 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.80 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 2.40 GHz

      Dual-Core @ 2.73 GHz
      Dual-Core @ 2.50 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 2.00 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Mali-G78 MP14

      Mali-G77 MP11

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Snapdragon 888

    • Clock Speed

      Single-Core @ 2.84 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.42 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Adreno 660

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

      6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      No

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ambient Light

      Yes

      No

    • Barometer

      Yes

      No

    • Compass

      No

      Yes

    • Fingerprint sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Light Sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Virtual Proximity Sensing

      No

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      8K video recording at 30 fps (7680x4320)

      8K video recording at 24 fps (7680x4320)

    • External memory support

      No

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

    Front Camera

    • Rotating

      No

    • Flash

      No

    • Digital Zoom

      No

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      10MP

      32MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.22μm

      0.8µm

    • Field of view

      80˚

      80˚

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF

    Rear Camera

    • Rotating

      No

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.4μm

      1.12μm

    • Field of view

      120°

      123˚

    • Extras

      FF

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F1.8

      F1.8

    • Pixel size

      1.8μm

      1.8μm

    • Field of view

      79°

      79°

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF, OIS

      Dual Pixel AF, OIS

    • Kind

      Telephoto Camera

    • Megapixels

      64MP

      8MP

    • Aperture

      F2.0

      F2.4

    • Pixel size

      0.8µm

      1.0μm

    • Field of view

      76°

      32°

    • Extras

      PDAF, OIS

      AF, OIS

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

      Yes

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      No

      No

    • Location technology

      GPS
      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass

      GPS
      Galileo
      Glonass
      BeiDou

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.2

      5.0

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      4000mAh

      4500mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      25

      25

    • Wireless fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless fast charging Watt

      15

      15

    • Wireless power share

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless power share Watt

      0.7

      4.5