Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Nothing Phone (3)
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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 Nothing Phone (3), Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 177g vs 218g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3)
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 16/512 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1260x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 88.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 160.6 mm (6.32 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 75.59 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.99 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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)) |
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 2162 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 6880 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 18659 |
| CPU | 247848 | 466100 |
| GPU | 311997 | 938050 |
| Memory | 152639 | 431133 |
| UX | 182414 | 325261 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 2160544 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 69 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | n/a |
| 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 |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | Nothing OS 3.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 24 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 0:55 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:48 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 114 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 19 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2022 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3) the clear winner in this comparison.
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