Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2020)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone SE (2020), Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
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 1821mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2020)
- Lighter design: 148g vs 177g
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 in | 4.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 750x1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 65.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 6 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 2457:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 138.4 mm (5.45 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 67.3 mm (2.65 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 1612 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 4209 |
| CPU | 247848 | 196968 |
| GPU | 311997 | 317041 |
| Memory | 152639 | 122258 |
| UX | 182414 | 164318 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 800585 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 68 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | 6872 |
| Writing score | 14216 | n/a |
| Web score | 11960 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7049 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10196 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12441 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | 8.4 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 2:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | 06:52 h |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | 10:09 h |
| Games | 04:48 h | 03:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 76 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 3088x2320 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 6 (802.11 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 Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| 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 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | 19 | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2022 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | 399 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 5 W |
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Attention!
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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