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Updated: Mar 2026
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
$699
(Expected Price)
Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team
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Should you buy the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G?
Reasons to Buy
- Massive 6000 mAh battery life
- Large 6.7" display for media
- Excellent value at $699
Reasons to Avoid
- May be bulky due to large battery
- Average camera performance in low light
Full Specifications
- Network Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 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
- : UFS 3.1
- 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
- : 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: € 399.00 / $ 208.06 / £ 254.00 / ₹ 29,990
- 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 (old): Endurance rating 92hTop Alternatives
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