OnePlus 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 11 Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Manufactured in January, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose OnePlus 11
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 525ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 177g vs 205g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3216 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 525 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | 97 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 361 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 in) | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 8.53 mm (0.34 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- White - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 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 | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1731 | 1371 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4908 | 3396 |
| CPU | 376628 | 247848 |
| GPU | 582337 | 311997 |
| Memory | 268996 | 152639 |
| UX | 299164 | 182414 |
| NanoReview Score | 1527125 | 894898 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 48.1 °C | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | 64 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 75 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12632 | 5704 |
| Writing score | 16224 | 14216 |
| Web score | 10790 | 11960 |
| Video editing | 6002 | 7049 |
| Data manipulation | 11431 | 10196 |
| NanoReview Score | 12445 | 12441 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 37 GB | 17.5 GB |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 14 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:22 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:48 h | 06:11 h |
| Video Playback | 14:28 h | 11:05 h |
| Games | 05:12 h | 04:48 h |
| Standby Mode | 102 h | 100 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 480 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 115 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 32 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 32 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 48 mm | 76 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX709 | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX581 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 60 | n/a |
| Zoom | 103 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | 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 7 (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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/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 category | 20 | 19 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 699 | 790 |
| Sensors | - 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 | Yes 100 W | No |
Note
OnePlus 11:
The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 11 the clear winner in this comparison.
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