Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Galaxy S21 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy S20 FEExynos 990Change
Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5GExynos 2100Snapdragon 8882 chip versionsChange

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy S20 FE uses the Exynos 990 (7 nm Samsung), the Galaxy S21 5G the Exynos 2100 (5 nm Samsung). The Galaxy S20 FE's fastest core runs at 2.73 GHz, the Galaxy S21 5G's at 2.91 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.5 inches on the Galaxy S20 FE, 6.2 inches on the Galaxy S21 5G. Up to 60 Hz on the Galaxy S20 FE, 120 Hz on the Galaxy S21 5G.
  3. Battery: 4,370 mAh on the Galaxy S20 FE, 3,880 mAh on the Galaxy S21 5G.
  4. Versions: owners have shared the Galaxy S20 FE as 6GB | 128GB, the Galaxy S21 5G as 8GB | 128GB and 8GB | 256GB.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 990Exynos 2100
Process
7 nm Samsung5 nm Samsung
CPU
2× 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5
2× 2.50 GHz Cortex-A76
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A551× 2.91 GHz Cortex-X1
3× 2.81 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.21 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.73 GHz2.91 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G77Mali-G78

Memory

Versions seen
6GB | 128GB8GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR5LPDDR5

Display

Size
6.5 in6.2 in
Resolution
1080 × 24001080 × 2400
Pixel density
407 ppi423 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz120 Hzalso 48, 60, 96
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,370 mAh3,880 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.8 · 5.4 mm · OIS12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.8 · 5.4 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 1.74 mm12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/2.2 · 2.2 mm
Front camera 1
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 3.72 mm10 MP3648 × 2736 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm
Front camera 2
5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/2.2 · 3.72 mm7.1 MP3216 × 2208 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 13Android 15
UI
One UI 5.1One UI 7.0
Released with
Android 10Android 11
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
41 sensors44 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy