Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge or Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S7 edge | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, February | 2022, January 07 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.86 in | 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in | |
| Weight | 157 g | 5.54 oz | 177 g | 6.24 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue | White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive | |
| Battery | 3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 27 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
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| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 750 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 103.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.1% | 89.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 534 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -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 |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 89 | 120 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 91 | 126 | |
| DxOMark Video | 86 | 104 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | Yes |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI | Android 12, One UI 4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) |
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| CPU | - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 -Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
- 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 |
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| GPU | Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No | |
| Internal memory | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 778093 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 220634 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 220199 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 167618 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 220634 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 742147 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 184713 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 257 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 639 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 527 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 252 | 1068 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 723 | 3209 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1456 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3744 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4571 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 2782 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G935FD, G9350 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935F, G935FD LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G9350 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935W8 |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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 | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- 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) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G935F (Global); G935FD (Southeast Asia, India); G9350 (Hong Kong); G935W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
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