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Fairphone 4 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2021 Jan, 2022
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 12
UI
NA One UI 4
Dimensions
162 x 75.5 x 10.5 mm (6.38 x 2.97 x 0.41 in) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight
225 g 177 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
IP54, dust and splash protection
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Gray, Green, Speckled Green White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.3 inches
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6.4 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
NA 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Removable Li-Ion, 3905 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
Fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Version 1
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
GPU
Adreno 619 Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 48 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123° (ultrawide)
Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30 60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS Show more

Front
25 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.78", 0.9µm
HDR, Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
HDR, Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE...
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Global
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Standard 5 years warranty FM radio
Pricing
Price
US$ 672 USD $690
Resale Value
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Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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