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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2022-01-11 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 FE has an overall score of 89.1, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus's 87.1 score. The Galaxy S21 FE body is notably newer and lighter, but also just a little thicker than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, although it has a quite inferior count of pixels per inch of screen, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a quite smaller screen. The iPhone 8 Plus captures clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. Both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera, a same size camera aperture, the same video definition and the same 60 fps video frame rate.
The iPhone 8 Plus has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, because it has more internal storage. Galaxy S21 FE features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 67% more battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S21 FE is also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a great choice.
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