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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Google Pixel 3a
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2022 May, 2019
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 12 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI 4 NA
Dimensions
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in) 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight
177 g 147 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.4 inches
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5.6 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, Always-on display Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,3000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
Fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast battery charging 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0
Processing Power
CPU
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
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
GPU
Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
Adreno 615
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
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)
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Features

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

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60 120fps Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
HDR, Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6 - Global
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extra
FM radio NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 690 USD $448
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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