Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 213g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 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:
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
vs
Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
785 nits
sRGB gamut100 %97 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz247 Hz
Response time3 ms6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 155.7 mm (6.13 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3110 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.96 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.59 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.11 (Cortex-X4)		 - 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 Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
1371
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
3396
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21471371
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68253396
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
894898
CPU434890247848
GPU726970311997
Memory318963152639
UX296630182414
NanoReview Score1777453894898
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
5704
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.1 °C
Stabilityn/a69 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5704
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
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 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23.5 GB 17.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 6

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
18:37
Web Browsing07:20 h06:11 h
Video Playback13:33 h11:05 h
Games05:11 h04:48 h
Standby Mode129 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.571/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length75 mm76 mm
SensorOmniVision OV08A10Hynix Hi847
Sensor size1/4.41/4.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX258
Sensor size1/3.01/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
119
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
107
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
117
Bokeh60n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.65 1/2.74
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 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 6E (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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2019
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
88.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 790
MSRP ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - 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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE:

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 FE the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
5 (83.33%)
1 (16.67%)
Total Votes: 6

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