Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Samsung Galaxy M21
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Samsung Galaxy M21, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher pixel density: 407ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M21
- Lighter design: 188g vs 190g
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 6/128 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 | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 740 nits | 630 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 84.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 141.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 215 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 9 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) | 159 mm (6.26 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
- Black - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611 |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 54 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 113.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1243 | 514 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3430 | 1558 |
| CPU | 212654 | 76468 |
| GPU | 215469 | 45756 |
| Memory | 137373 | 70269 |
| UX | 147707 | 73962 |
| NanoReview Score | 713203 | 266455 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.1 °C |
| Stability | 60 % | 73 % |
| Graphics Test | 22 fps | 4 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3784 | 816 |
| Writing score | 10576 | n/a |
| Web score | 9360 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6950 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9003 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11015 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12.0) |
| OS Size | 24 GB | 14.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | One Ui 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (25% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | 2:35 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:07 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:59 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:35 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 115 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 76 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- 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 * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 19 | 12 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 210 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 15 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 FE the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
