Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs vivo X300 FE

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs vivo X300 FE 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: vivo X300 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,051, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE scores 3,275, making vivo X300 FE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 12 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 32 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X300 FE delivers longer battery life with 16h 04m, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE delivers 8h 51m, making vivo X300 FE the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X300 FE offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers 128 GB, making vivo X300 FE the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo X300 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is rated 7.

User Rating: vivo X300 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

₹33,999

(Out of Stock)

vivo X300 FE

₹89,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2022

06 May, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	45W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(150,465 ratings)

4.6/5

(449 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

753,639 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
8h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹89,999

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@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2022

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14

Adreno 829

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,000,897

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

14.0 s

24.0 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

4,004

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %

17.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

5000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

460 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.49 %

90.11 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

155.7 mm

150.83 mm

162.48 mm

Width

74.5 mm

71.76 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.99 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

177 grams

191 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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 Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm 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/2.65 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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

16h 04m

10h 40m

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

1h 19m 17s

41m

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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 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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)