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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and Blue | -- |
| Plastic | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE has a general score of 89.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M30's global score of 82.4. These phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy S21 FE has the older 11 version while Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie. Galaxy S21 FE's construction is much newer, just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy M30.
Galaxy S21 FE counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size display, the Galaxy S21 FE also has a little better amount of pixels per inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S21 FE, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have 8 processing cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy M30 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S21 FE, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4500mAh. Galaxy S21 FE shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher video definition and a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos.
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