Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs iPhone SE (Gen 1)

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G $700
iPhone SE (Gen 1) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$700
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
Snapdragon 888
CPU
A9 (Samsung)
GPU
Adreno 660
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
Memory
6GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
6.4" AMOLED 2400x1080 Touch
Display
4" LCD IPS 1136x640 Touch
Snapdragon 888
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.84GHz Clock
A9 (Samsung)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
Adreno 660
512 Shaders
840MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.86 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.25 TFLOPS
0%
6GB
LPDDR5-6400
2GB
LPDDR4-3200
16 Tabs
3%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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6.4"
AMOLED
Always On
4"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
800 Nits Peak
500 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2400x1080
2.6 Million Pixels
411 PPI
1136x640
0.7 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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
29mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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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
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.90 µm Pixel Size
70˚ 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
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FPS
720p up to 960 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 240 FPS
1080p up to 120 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 60 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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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
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
2
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2
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Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
Modem
Qualcomm
X7
4G
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 300Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Dual SIM capable
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.2
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Proximity
Ambient Light
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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
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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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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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6.2Wh
1624mAh
3.82V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 35 min
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Up to 80% in 55 min
Up to 100% in 85 min
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 60 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
Android
iOS
Build Material
Plastic, Aluminum, Glass
IP68
Up to 1.5m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
N/A
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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
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
Width
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
Depth
7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.060 L
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz)
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113 g (3.99 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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