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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2022-01-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE is better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 89.1 score against 75.8. Galaxy S21 FE is a just a little lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but both of them have the same thickness. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a little more pixels per screen inch and a little bigger display.
The Galaxy S21 FE counts with more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3600mAh. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way worse 12 megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography and videos and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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