Product
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless
Type Li-Ion 4800 mAh Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Dimensions 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search Virtual proximity sensing Samsung DeX Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2023, October 04
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2023, October 05
Main Camera
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 -
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine
Models SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960 SM-S711B, SM-S711B/DS, SM-S711U1, SM-S711U, SM-S711W, SM-S7110, SM-S711N
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.80 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.76 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - InternationalOcta-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China Xclipse 920 - InternationalAdreno 730 - USA
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG -
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 8:28h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h -
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display 883 nits max brightness (measured) 985 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.8 LUFS (Very good) -23.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 940921 (v9) | 1129280 (v10) GeekBench: 3550 (v5.1) | 3946 (v6) GFXBench: 79fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)