Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs iPhone 8

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G $700
iPhone 8 $699
Base Price (MSRP)
$700
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
CPU
Snapdragon 888
CPU
A11 Bionic
GPU
Adreno 660
GPU
3-Core A11
Memory
6GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
6.4" AMOLED 2400×1080 Touch
Display
4.7" LCD IPS 1334×750 Touch
CPU Image
Snapdragon 888
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.84GHz Clock
CPU Image
A11 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.39GHz Clock
Snapdragon 888 vs A11 Bionic Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Adreno 660
768 Shaders
840MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
3-Core A11
192 Shaders
1066MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.29 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
409 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Adreno 660 vs 3-Core A11 Full Specs Comparison
6GB
LPDDR5-6400
2GB
LPDDR4X-4266
16 Tabs
3%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
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64GB
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186 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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6.4"
AMOLED
HDR
Always On
4.7"
LCD IPS
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Area
15.3 in² (98.9 cm²)
20:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
9.4 in² (60.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
800 Nits Peak
Brightness
625 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2400×1080
2.6 Million Pixels
411 PPI
Resolution
1334×750
1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Fully Laminated
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Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/1.98" Sensor Size
1.80 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Ultrawide
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Telephoto
8.1MP
76mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4.5" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Front
32.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.8" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
2.2x Zoom-Out
2.9x Optical Zoom-In
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30x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
960 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
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60 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Audio Zoom
Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
Night Mode
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Night Mode Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
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Portrait Lighting
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
2
2
2
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Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
Modem
Intel
XMM 7480
4G
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
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Communication
NFC
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Communication
NFC
Express Cards
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Beidou
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Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
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iBeacon
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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External
External
Not Included
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5W
5.00V
1.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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17.3Wh
4500mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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7Wh
1822mAh
3.82V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 13 Hours
Charge Time
35 min 50%
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55 min 80%
85 min 100%
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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60 min 80%
90 min 100%
Android
iOS
Build Material
Plastic, Aluminum, Glass
IP68
Up to 1.5m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP67
Up to 1.0m Water Resistant
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Qi Wireless Charging
Reverse Wireless Charging
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Qi Wireless Charging
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Height
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
Width
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
Depth
7.9 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.090 L
Height
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
Width
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.070 L
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz)
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Weight
148 g (5.22 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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