Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB vs OnePlus 12R

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB vs OnePlus 12R across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 12R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,311, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB scores 3,275, making OnePlus 12R the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 12R offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB offers 6.4 inches, making OnePlus 12R the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus 12R's ProXDR LTPO, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus 12R offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 12R better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 12R offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 12R delivers longer battery life with 20h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB delivers 8h 51m, making OnePlus 12R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 12R offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 12R receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus 12R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB

₹22,464

@ Croma

OnePlus 12R

₹33,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2022

06 Feb, 2024

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	ProXDR LTPO	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	5500 mAh	6000 mAh
25W Fast Charging	100W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Stunning display
Stylish, comfortable design
Capable selfie and main cameras
Clean UI

Excellent display
Smooth performance
Superb battery life and charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Expensive
Not the fastest phone in the market
Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
No headphone jack

Average wide-angle and macro cameras
Only three major software updates

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(151,771 ratings)

4.5/5

(15,255 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

8h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A
N/A	1,240,474 AnTuTu Score	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2022

(Official)

Feb 06, 2024

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.91 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.81 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14

Adreno 740

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

1,240,474

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

3,712

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %

26.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

ProXDR LTPO (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

450 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.49 %

90.26 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.2 %

N/A

Design

Height

155.7 mm

163.3 mm

164.4 mm

Width

74.5 mm

75.3 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.8 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

177 grams

207 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.826 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5K2LD ISOCELL Plus 1.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera76 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

5500 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 26 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

8h 51m

20h 00m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 19m 17s

0h 50m 5s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.098 W/kg

Head: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.824 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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