Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 vs vivo V30e

Samsung Galaxy S23 5G

Rs. 49,899

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023

Rs. 31,000

@ Amazon

Summary

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

8 GB RAM

Snapdragon 888

8 GB RAM

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches

(15.49 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

6.4 inches

(16.26 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

6.78 inches

(17.22 cm)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

50 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP

Triple Camera

12 MP + 12 MP + 8 MP

Triple Camera

50 MP + 8 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

32 MP

Single Camera

50 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3900 mAh

35 h talktime (4G)

4500 mAh

37 h talktime (4G)

5500 mAh

Storage

128 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

Non Expandable

128 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Expert Review

4.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

User Review

4.5/5(6,999 ratings)

4.3/5(139,574 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy S23 5G Antutu Score

N/A

vivo V30e Antutu Score

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Jul 11, 2023

(Official)

May 02, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v14

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510 Tri core)

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 740

Adreno 660

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

1,207,652

N/A

569,641

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

N/A

26.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

7,421.0

N/A

3,424.0

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %	N/A	36.2 %	N/A
* After 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

N/A

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi

403 ppi

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %

86.49 %

90.33 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass

Glass Victus

Yes

Bezel-less display

Yes with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Multi-touch

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Multi-touch

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Multi-touch

Brightness

1750 nits

N/A

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Yes

HDR 10+

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.3 %

Design

Height

146.3 mm

155.7 mm

164.36 mm

Width

70.9 mm

74.5 mm

74.75 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.9 mm

7.75 mm

Weight

168 grams

177 grams

188 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Colours

Green

Phantom Black

Cream

Lavender

Lime

White

Lavender

Graphite

Olive

Navy

Velvet Red

Silk Blue

Waterproof

Yes

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

IP68

Yes

Water resistant

IP68

Yes

Splash proof

IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Camera Setup

Triple

Dual

Resolution

50 MP f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

12 MP f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.7" sensor size 1.8µm pixel size

50 MP f/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view Primary Camera1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

12 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

10 MP f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

N/A

Sensor

S5KGN3

ISO-CELL

N/A

IMX882

CMOS image sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes

Phase Detection autofocus

Dual Pixel Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

Phase Detection autofocus

Dual Pixel Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes

LED Flash

Yes

LED Flash

Yes

Smart Aura Light

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

ISO control

Exposure compensation

ISO control

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous ShootingHigh Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous ShootingHigh Dynamic Range mode (HDR)SuperMoon

Camera Features

Auto FlashFace detectionTouch to focus

Digital ZoomAuto FlashFace detectionTouch to focus

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps3840x2160 @ 60 fps1920x1080 @ 240 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps1920x1080 @ 240 fps1280x720 @ 960 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps1920x1080 @ 30 fps1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

Slo-motionBokeh portrait videoVideo Pro ModeStereo recording

Slo-motion

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

12 MP f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length

32 MP f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps1920x1080 @ 60 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Good

Very Good

Capacity

3900 mAh

4500 mAh

5500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

Up to 37 Hours(4G)

N/A

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes

Fast

25W: 50 % in 30 minutes

Yes

Fast

25W

Yes

Fast

44W

USB Type-C

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.

11h 50m

N/A

22h 14m

N/A

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

1h 4m 16s

N/A

0h 57m 19s

N/A

Storage

Storage Rating

Best In Class

Internal Memory

128 GB

256 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

Yes

Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

N/A

Up to 219 GB

N/A

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

GSM+GSM

Dual SIM

GSM+GSM

Dual SIM

GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano

SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano

SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Supported in India

4G Supported in India

5G Supported in India

4G Supported in India

5G Supported in India

4G Supported in India

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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) / 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 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

3G Bands:

UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 850 / 900 MHz

GPRS:

Available

GPRS:

Available

GPRS:

Available

EDGE:

Available

EDGE:

Available

EDGE:

Available

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

3G Bands:

UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 850 / 900 MHz

GPRS:

Available

GPRS:

Available

GPRS:

Available

EDGE:

Available

EDGE:

Available

EDGE:

Available

SAR Value

Head: 0.869 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes

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

MIMO

Yes

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

MIMO

Yes

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Yes

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes

v5.3

Yes

v5.0

Yes

v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device

USB charging

Mass storage device

USB charging

USB 2.0

Mass storage device

USB charging

Multimedia

FM Radio

N/A

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Loudspeaker

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

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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Performance

Display

Rear Camera

Front Camera

Battery

Storage

Expert Review

User Review

Benchmarks

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General

Launch Date

Operating System

Custom UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Chipset

CPU

Architecture

Graphics

RAM

RAM Type

Performance Test Results

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

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

Heating* (The lower, the better)

Display

Display Rating

Display Type

Screen Size

Resolution

Aspect Ratio

Pixel Density

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

Screen Protection

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

Brightness

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Refresh Rate

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

Design

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Build Material

Colours

Waterproof

Ruggedness

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Camera Setup

Resolution

Sensor

Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Image Resolution

Settings

Shooting Modes

Camera Features

Video Recording

Video Recording Features

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Camera Setup

Resolution

Autofocus

Video Recording

Battery

Battery Rating

Capacity