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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | -- |
| -- | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE has an overall score of 89.1, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M31s's 88 general score. Both phones in this comparison review have the same Android 11 OS. The Galaxy S21 FE body is newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy M31s. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, a little inferior pixels number in each inch in the screen and a little bit smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a bit better processing power than Galaxy M31s. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a lot better camera than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S21 FE, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S21 FE, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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