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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
The fan edition that arrived a year late but stayed on shelves for three: Snapdragon 888, a flat 120Hz AMOLED and the S21's camera system in a lighter, cheaper body.
Pros
- Flagship 888 at upper-mid price
- Real 3x telephoto
- Light 177g with IP68
- Long, discounted retail life
Cons
- Launched a year too late
- 25W charging
- Plastic back
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Display
- Screen size
- 6.4 ″
- Panel type
- AMOLED
- Resolution
- 2340x1080
- Pixel density
- 401 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 888
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 1,040,324
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,450Bottom 43%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,650Bottom 39%
- RAM (max)
- 6 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 3.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 12 MP
- Telephoto
- 8 MP
- Optical zoom
- 3 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,500 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 177 g
- Thickness
- 7.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 12 (One UI 4)
- OS update pledge
- 4 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G good in 2026?
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G earns an Inno Score of 45.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The fan edition that arrived a year late but stayed on shelves for three: Snapdragon 888, a flat 120Hz AMOLED and the S21's camera system in a lighter, cheaper body.
What is the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G AnTuTu score?
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G scores 1,040,324 points in AnTuTu. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,450 single-core and 3,650 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G?
Chipset: Snapdragon 888 · Screen size: 6.4 ″ · Capacity: 4,500 mAh · Main camera: 12 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Galaxy A35, Redmi 15 5G, Nothing Phone (1) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
