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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2022 Sep, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 12 Android v7.1.1 Nougat
UI
One UI 4 Grace UI
Dimensions
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in) 162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
177 g 195 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 Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size
6.4 inches
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6.3 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~522 PPI)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, Always-on display Always-on display, HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3300 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 (Quick Charge 2.0), Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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 (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU
Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
Mali-G71 MP20
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB built-in
Memory Card
No MicroSD Card (support up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
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)
Dual 12 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features

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

F/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection, 2x optical zoom, /2.55
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/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Hybrid Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps)
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
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE... LTE...
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 v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go v3.1, 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
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
FM radio Pen stylus, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung Desktop Experience support, ANT+ support, S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Stylus, Samsung Desktop Experience support, Photo/video editor, Document editor, YouTube, Google Talk, 32-bit/384kHz audio
Pricing
Price
US$ 690 USD $871
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 1 Point(s)
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