Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB 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 40 Neo 256GB scores 2,510, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 6.4 inches, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB delivers longer battery life with 10h 24m, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE delivers 8h 51m, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is rated 7.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

₹34,999

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Motorola Edge 40 Neo 256GB

₹22,490

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Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2022

28 Sep, 2023

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2100	MediaTek Dimensity 7030	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	P-OLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 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	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


4500 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

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

Stylish design, IP68 rating
Impressive screen
Good battery life
Clean software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Overheating & performance throttling
Captures images with boosted colours

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(151,917 ratings)

4.3/5

(48,018 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

753,639 AnTuTu Score	429,243 AnTuTu Score	N/A
8h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 24m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2022

(Official)

Sep 28, 2023

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100

MediaTek Dimensity 7030

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14

Mali-G610 MC3

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

429,243

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

32.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %

13.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

1300 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

402 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.49 %

90.13 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

155.7 mm

159.63 mm

162.7 mm

Width

74.5 mm

71.99 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.79 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

177 grams

170 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

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

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

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)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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 Camera1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

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

10h 24m

N/A

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

1h 19m 17s

0h 49m 49s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.098 W/kg

Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

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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