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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE has a general score of 89.1, which is slightly better than iPhone 8 Plus's overall score of 87.1. The Galaxy S21 FE body is a lot newer and somewhat lighter, but also a little thicker than the iPhone 8 Plus. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy S21 FE, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a bit lower pixels count per screen inch and a bit smaller screen. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S21 FE features a much better battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. IPhone 8 Plus captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S21 FE. Both of them have a 12 mega-pixels camera in the back, a same size camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate.
The Galaxy S21 FE is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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