Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Nokia XR20

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs Nokia XR20 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 Nokia XR20 scores 1,654, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better performer.


Display: Nokia XR20 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 6.4 inches, making Nokia XR20 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Nokia XR20's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia XR20 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 12 MP, making Nokia XR20 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nokia XR20 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia XR20 delivers longer battery life with 13h 16m, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE delivers 8h 51m, making Nokia XR20 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Nokia XR20 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Nokia XR20 equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia XR20 has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2022
18 Oct, 2021
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 2100
Snapdragon 480
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4630 mAh
10000 mAh
25W Fast Charging
18W Quick Charging
100W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Stunning display
  • Stylish, comfortable design
  • Capable selfie and main cameras
  • Clean UI
  • Durable and rugged design
  • 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
  • Sub-par performance
  • Display could be better
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(150,400 ratings)
4/5
(114 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

753,639
AnTuTu Score
326,695
AnTuTu Score
984,877
AnTuTu Score
8h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
13h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2022
(Official)
N/A
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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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
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14
Adreno 619
Adreno

RAM

8 GB
6 GB
8 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
326,695
984,877

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
21.0 s
26.0 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
1,217

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %
27.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
3500 nits

Brightness

N/A
550 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
395 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.49 %
76.8 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

155.7 mm
171.6 mm
163.44 mm

Width

74.5 mm
81.5 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
10.6 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

177 grams
248 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 60 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.826 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5K2LD ISOCELL Plus 1.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2.25" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm 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/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera76 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
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
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4630 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse 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
13h 16m
20h 45m

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

1h 19m 17s
2h 8m 42s
1h 19m 35s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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 / N28
TDD N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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)
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 14) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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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 14) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.098 W/kg
N/A
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
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
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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