Samsung Galaxy S21 FE with Snapdragon 888 and 120Hz display launched: price, specifications

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has been launched officially by the company after so many rumours, reports, and leaks about the phone being cancelled. It comes as a successor to the Galaxy S20 FE and its design is similar to the company’s current S21 series flagships. It has a centre-positioned punch-hole cutout, a rectangular module to house triple camera sensors, wireless charging support, and an in-display fingerprint sensor for security. Key Galaxy S21 FE specifications include a 6.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, a 4,500mAh battery, 25W fast charging support, Android 12 OS, and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE price

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE price starts at $699.99 (approx Rs 52,200) for the 6GB/128GB and $769.99 (around Rs 57,400) for the 8GB/256GB version. It comes in White, Lavender, Graphite, and Olive colours.

The handset will roll out in the US and some markets in Europe starting from January 11th. Samsung India has teased the handset’s launch in the country, so we can expect an official announcement soon.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE sports a 6.4-inch FHD+ Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate in Game Mode, 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection, and punch-hole cutout to house the selfie snapper. The handset packs a triple camera setup on the back, led by a 12MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture lens, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, and an LED flash, a 12MP ultra-wide camera with 123-degree FoV, and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS, and 30X space zoom.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate

Snapdragon 888/Exynos 2100 chipset

Android 12 based OneUI 4.0

12MP + 12MP + 8MP triple cameras

32MP selfie snapper

4,500mAh battery, 25W fast charging and 15W wireless charging

The Galaxy S21 FE is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Exynos 2100 5G chipset (depending on the market). It packs up to 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone runs on Android 12 OS with OneUI 4.0 custom skin out of the box. There is a 32MP snapper on the front for selfies and video chats. Connectivity features include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, NFC, and USB Type-C port.

The phone is equipped with an IP68 rating for water resistance, USB Type-C audio, stereo speakers, surround sound with Dolby Atmos, and an in-display fingerprint sensor. It measures 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9mm and weighs 177 grams. There is a 4500mAh battery with support for 25W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and wireless power share.