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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-02 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 FE has a global score of 90.8, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M21's 84.1 global score. These phones include the same Android 11 OS, so they should give all the same OS features. Even though Galaxy S20 FE and Samsung Galaxy M21 were only released with a couple months difference, the Galaxy S20 FE body is just a little bit heavier but also just a little bit thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a bit better CPU than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little lower pixels count per display inch and a quite smaller screen.
Galaxy S20 FE features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S20 FE, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor, a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking photos or video in low-light situations and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
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