Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Motorola Edge 30

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Motorola Edge 30 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: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,275, while Motorola Edge 30 scores 2,486, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better performer.


Display: Motorola Edge 30 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 6.4 inches, making Motorola Edge 30 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Motorola Edge 30's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 30 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 30 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Motorola Edge 30 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE delivers longer battery life with 8h 51m, while Motorola Edge 30 delivers 8h 14m, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Motorola Edge 30 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Motorola Edge 30 receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Motorola Edge 30 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2022
19 May, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 2100
Snapdragon 778G Plus
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
P-OLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4020 mAh
6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging
33W Turbo Power Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.5/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Stunning display
  • Stylish, comfortable design
  • Capable selfie and main cameras
  • Clean UI
  • Thin and light design
  • Smooth 144Hz pOLED display
  • Capable cameras
  • Clean software
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Expensive
  • Not the fastest phone in the market
  • Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
  • No headphone jack
  • Performance can throttle
  • Battery life could be better
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(151,917 ratings)
4.1/5
(12,645 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

753,639
AnTuTu Score
541,618
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
8h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
8h 14m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2022
(Official)
May 19, 2022
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years
2 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
3 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

2.5 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14
Adreno 642L
Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
541,618
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
17.0 s
14.0 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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
6.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %
23.3 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
P-OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
4500 nits

Brightness

N/A
500 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
405 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.49 %
86.3 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.4 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

155.7 mm
159.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

74.5 mm
74.2 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
6.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

177 grams
155 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

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 Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.55" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera76 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Macro Video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4020 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
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
8h 14m
15h 10m

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

1h 19m 17s
0h 53m 22s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.098 W/kg
Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg
N/A

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) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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