Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G - Which is better?

Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

59 out 100
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
VS
63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone SE (2022) Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 4.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2022)
  • Lighter design: 144g vs 177g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2018mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
iPhone SE (2022)
vs
Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 4.7 in 6.4 in
Resolution 750x1334 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3 % 86.7 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
642 nits
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
785 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %97 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a247 Hz
Response time38 ms6 ms
Contrast1655:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone SE (2022)], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 138.4 mm (5.45 in) 155.7 mm (6.13 in)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - White
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
65.3 %
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3223 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 780
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Adreno 660
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
2228
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
1371
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
5045
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
3396
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22281371
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50453396
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone SE (2022)], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
1144659
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
894898
CPU264978247848
GPU376457311997
Memory201571152639
UX301653182414
NanoReview Score1144659894898
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
7893
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
5704
Max Surface Temp.46.2 °C39.1 °C
Stability72 %69 %
Graphics Test47 fps34 fps
Graphics Score78935704
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone SE (2022)], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
12441
Writing scoren/a14216
Web scoren/a11960
Video editingn/a7049
Data manipulationn/a10196
NanoReview Scoren/a12441

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 12 GB 17.5 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 6

Battery

Volume 2018 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:18 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
17:41
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
18:37
Web Browsing07:07 h06:11 h
Video Playback10:31 h11:05 h
Games03:43 h04:48 h
Standby Mode87 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX555
Sensor sizen/a1/1.76
Pixel size1.22 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a76 mm
Sensorn/aHynix Hi847
Sensor sizen/a1/4.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX258
Sensor sizen/a1/3.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
126
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
119
Video quality
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
106
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
107
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
100
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
117
Bokeh50n/a
Preview71n/a
Zoom29n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone SE (2022)], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX616
Sensor size n/a 1/2.74
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a19
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
85.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
88.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2022 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 429 790
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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