Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G or Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
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Release date 2022, January 07 2021, August 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.96 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 189 g | 6.67 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
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Colors White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 750 EUR 440 EUR
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.5" in
Screen area 103.9 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.6% 84.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 405 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10+
-Always-on display
- 120Hz
-800 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 64 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
-64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 120
DxOMark Photo 126
DxOMark Video 104
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video Yes 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, One UI 4 Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
- Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Snapdragon
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Exynos
- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos Adreno 642L
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 724813 548467
Antutu 10 CPU 206713 190588
Antutu 10 GPU 193030 132749
Antutu 10 Mem 172723 98217
Antutu 10 UX 206713 190588
Antutu 9 Total 742147 505147
Antutu 8 Total 428765
GeekBench 6 Single Core 940
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2729
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1930
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2334
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1068 720
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3209 2660

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 26, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.72 W/kg (head)
SAR EU - 0.88 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
- Fast charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Reviews and Opinions on Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

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Peter
2022-01-18 13:44:02
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Good comparison table - very well presented.