Not long ago, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE was released in the Chinese market. This smartphone has two configurations including 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB. After several days of pre-sale, the new phone was officially launched today. The price of this device is 4599 yuan ($722) and 4999 yuan ($784) respectively. The “FE” in the name of this device stands for “Fan Edition”. Although this device uses a flagship processor, it is slightly inferior to its “Big Brother”, Galaxy S21.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE uses a 6.4-inch AMOLED center punch-hole screen that supports a 120Hz high refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. This device also uses a Corning Victus Gorilla Glass. In terms of ID design, although the new phone uses a plastic backplane, it still attracts many individuals. It is available in four colours including frosted sugar-white, Shanti green, light taro purple, and truffle gray.
As for the core configuration, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE comes with a Snapdragon 888 chip as the S21. This smartphone also uses a built-in 4500 mAh battery that supports 25W wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging. In terms of cameras, the phone has a rear 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera + 12-megapixel wide-angle camera + 8-megapixel telephoto camera, which supports 30x space zoom. On the front, it has a 32-megapixel selfie camera.
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In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE does not have a charger in the box. It only comes with a data cable, SIM card pin, and instructions. It is worth mentioning that at present, the cheapest Snapdragon 8 Gen1 smartphone starts at only 2,999 yuan ($471). Would you consider spending 4,599 yuan ($722) to buy a Snapdragon 888 phone?
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE specifications
- 6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED Display, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz Touch Sampling Rate in Game Mode, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 2100 processor
- 6GB / 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB storage, 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB storage
- Android 12 with One UI 4
- Single / Dual SIM
- 12MP rear camera with Dual Pixel AF, OIS, f/1.8 aperture, LED Flash, 12MP 123˚ Ultra Wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 8MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, PDAF, OIS, 3X Optical Zoom, 30X Space zoom
- 32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Water resistant (IP68)
- Dimensions: 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9mm; Weight: 177g
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Surround sound with Dolby Atmos
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- 5G SA/NSA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB 3.1, Samsung Pay with NFC
- 4500mAh battery with support for 25W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging, Wireless power share
