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(Pocket-lint) - Samsung is expected to beryllium moving connected the Galaxy S21 FE, which is owed to beryllium released aboriginal 2022. The instrumentality should win the Galaxy S20 FE and beryllium beneath the Galaxy S21 successful presumption of price, whilst offering galore of the aforesaid features.
We've compared however the Galaxy S21 FE and the Galaxy S20 FE are expected to disagree successful a abstracted feature, but present we are focusing connected however the Galaxy S21 FE could stack up against the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+, based connected the speculation truthful far.
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Design
- S21 FE: 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9mm
- S21: 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9mm, 172g
- S21+: 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8mm, 202g
Based connected the leaked renders, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE volition diagnostic a akin plan to the Galaxy S21 and S21+. It's expected to beryllium successful betwixt the Galaxy S21 and S21+ successful presumption of size, and it is expected to diagnostic a integrative back, similar the S21 and S21+.
It looks similar the Galaxy S21 FE's camera lodging connected the rear volition beryllium the aforesaid colour arsenic the chassis, portion the Galaxy S21 and S21+ some person antithetic colour camera housings - isolated from successful the achromatic models.
The S21 FE is expected to person a level show and a centralised punch spread camera similar the S21 and S21+ and it is besides expected to beryllium IP68 h2o and particulate resistant.
Display
- S21 FE: 6.4-inch, Full HD+, 120Hz
- S21: 6.2-inch, Full HD+, 48-120Hz
- S21+: 6.7-inch, Full HD+, 48-120Hz
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is said to beryllium coming with a 6.4-inch show with a Full HD+ solution and Super AMOLED panel.
The Galaxy S21 has a 6.2-inch display, portion the Galaxy S21+ has a 6.7-inch display, which would mean the S21 FE volition beryllium successful the mediate of the 2 devices if the rumours are accurate.
Both the S21 and S21+ person a Full HD+ solution astatine 2400 x 1080 pixels, and they some person Super AMOLED panels. The 2 devices besides person a adaptable refresh complaint betwixt 48-120Hz. It is not yet wide if the S21 FE volition besides connection this, but it is expected to person a 120Hz refresh rate, adjacent if not variable.
Hardware and specs
- S21 FE: Qualcomm SD888/Exynos 2100, 6GB/8GB RAM, 128/256GB, 4370mAh
- S21: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 oregon Exynos 2100, 8GB, 128/256GB, 4000mAh
- S21+: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 oregon Exynos 2100, 8GB, 128/256GB, 4800mAh
Rumours suggest the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor oregon Exynos 2100 volition beryllium moving the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, depending connected the region. This is the aforesaid arsenic the Galaxy S21 and S21+.
It's been claimed the S21 FE volition travel successful 128GB and 256GB retention options, but truthful far, determination is nary connection connected whether microSD enactment volition beryllium included. The Galaxy S21 and S21+ some travel successful the aforesaid retention options arsenic what is reported for the S21 FE, but neither person microSD support.
Battery capableness for the S21 FE is said to beryllium 4370mAh oregon 4500mAh, and 6GB of RAM, 8GB of RAM and 12GB RAM person each been mentioned. The Galaxy S21 and S21+ some travel with 8GB of RAM and the S21 has a 4000mAh battery, portion the S21+ has a 4800mAh battery.
Cameras
- S21 FE: Triple rear (32MP/64MP + 12MP + 8MP), 12MP/32MP beforehand camera
- S21: Triple rear (12MP + 12MP + 64MP), 10MP beforehand camera
- S21+: Triple rear (12MP + 12MP + 64MP), 10MP beforehand camera
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is expected to person a triple rear camera, with reports claiming 32-megapixel oregon 64-megapixel, 12-megapixel and 8-megapixel sensors, though it's not elaborate what benignant of sensors. We're expecting main, ultra wide and telephoto.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+ some travel with a triple rear camera made up of a 12-megapixel main sensor with 1.8µm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture and optical stabilisation (OIS), a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with 1.4µm and f/2.2, and a 64-megapixel telephoto sensor with 0.8µm, f/2.0 and OIS.
There's a 10-megapixel, 1.22µm, f/2.2 beforehand camera connected some the S21 and S21+. The S21 FE is claimed to beryllium coming with a 12-megapixel beforehand camera oregon 32-megapixel beforehand camera.
Price
It's apt the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE volition beryllium cheaper than the Galaxy S21 and truthful the S21+. The Galaxy S20 FE starts astatine £599 successful the UK for the 5G exemplary and $699 successful the US, truthful we would expect akin for the S21 FE.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 starts astatine £769 successful the UK and $799 successful the US, portion the S21+ starts astatine £949 successful the UK and $999 successful the US.
Conclusion
Based connected the rumours, it looks similar the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE could beryllium different large instrumentality similar the S20 FE, hitting the saccharine spot betwixt terms and features.
It is apt to connection a somewhat downgraded camera strategy compared to the S21 and S21+, and it mightiness not person a adaptable refresh rate.
It volition nary uncertainty beryllium cheaper than the Galaxy S21 though, and with what looks similar galore of the aforesaid features astatine the moment, it's surely 1 to support an oculus on. You tin read each the rumours successful afloat successful our abstracted S21 FE feature.
Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 7 May 2021.
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