Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB 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: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,564, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE scores 3,275, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 4.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE delivers 8h 51m, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB equally at 7.

User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB

₹52,600

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2022

11 Mar, 2022

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2100	Apple A15 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	750x1334 px (HD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	7 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	2018 mAh	4900 mAh
25W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

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

Stupendously fast
IP67 rated
Compact and lightweight
Competitively priced

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

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

HD display feels dated
No dedicated night mode
No ultrawide angle/telephoto camera

Battery life could be better
Tends to get warm quickly

User Ratings

4.3/5

(150,400 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,762 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

753,639 AnTuTu Score	762,983 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
8h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2022

(Official)

Mar 11, 2022

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

iOS v15

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100

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Apple A15 Bionic

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Galileo

RAM

8 GB

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

753,639

762,983

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

9.0 s

16.0 s

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

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %

28.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Design

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

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

N/A

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

2018 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes

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

N/A

10h 16m

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

1h 19m 17s

N/A

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

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 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.098 W/kg

N/A

Head: 1.6 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor

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