Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has finally been launched and it builds on the successful Samsung Galaxy S20 FE by combining the best features of Samsung Galaxy S21 mobiles and putting them in a mobile phone that is more affordable. Unfortunately, it was launched very late. It was expected that this smartphone would debut many months ago. Now in January 2022, it finally comes with last year's name, last year's specifications and last year's design.

As usual, it has a large display with a hole for the selfie camera centered near the upper edge.

The display is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and the mobile phone has a metal frame and a plastic back. Both the front and the back are basically flat while the frame is rounded.

This is a mobile mainly constructed of plastic and thus you do not really get that premium feeling you usually get from flagship mobiles, but plastic has two important advantages. It does not break as easily as glass and it becomes much lighter.

The back cover has a smooth transition between the smooth part and the protruding camera module.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has four seemingly identical cameras as its predecessor.

The phone has a fingerprint reader under the display with an optical sensor. It seems to be fast and reliable.

The mobile phone comes in four attractive colors. Dark gray, green, purple and white.




It is IP68-Certified for dust and water resistance just like the rest of Samsung's mobile phones. There are also stereo speakers, which is an advantage for us who like to watch streamed movies and play mobile games.

The display is a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a 20: 9 aspect ratio and the display has 1080 × 2400 pixels and a pixel density of 411 PPI (pixels per inch). This is a sharp and clear with high quality.

Like its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE can support a refresh rate of 120 Hz, which means that scrolling in the phone's menus and online will look smoother on the phone's display, leading to a better overall experience of the phone.

Many of the upcoming state-of-the-art flagship mobiles coming out this year will run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, but this mobile will be a year behind with the 2021 Snapdragon 888 processor. It's still a powerful top processor that can run the most technically demanding mobile games without problems, but of course it is not quite as powerful or efficient as the more recent processor.

The RAM memory is 6 GB in the basic variant, while better variants have 8 GB or even 12 GB of RAM on board. The base model has a built-in memory of 128 GB and the second best has a RAM memory of 8 GB and an internal memory of 128 GB. The worst version has a RAM of 8 GB and a built-in memory of 256 GB. Far from everyone has understood that there are often several different versions of the same models and this can lead to wrong purchases because you only compare the price of the mobile and do not check what specifications you get. There is thus a great risk that you buy the basic model when you could have bought a better variant for a few hundred bucks more.

The selfie camera is 32 Megapixels (wide angle lens) and on the back are three camera lenses of 12 Megapixels (wide angle lens), 8 Megapixels (telephoto lens) and finally another camera lens of 12 Megapixels (ultra wide angle lens). The cameras have PDAF, optical image stabilizer, 3 × optical zoom and LED flash.

Pictures taken in good light conditions become lively and lively. The cameras here are fully capable of taking very nice pictures just like with many other top mobiles.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is launched with Android 12, which is the latest version of Google's operating system. Samsung promises updates of the system for 3 years and that means it will get Android 15 sometime in the future.

The battery is 4500 mAh and it is the same size as the previous model. With a slightly smaller display and a more power-efficient processor that powers the new phone, one can assume a certain improvement in battery life compared to the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a nice top mobile with good performance as an attractive display, powerful processor and capable cameras for those looking for a practical cheaper flagship mobile. But the launch price is far too high considering what you get and that is a big problem. 

At its launch price of from SEK 8,200, it is difficult to recommend, especially if you know that a Samsung Galaxy S21 now costs SEK 7,490 and it has a more premium design and, among other things, better camera lenses and that at a lower cost.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE comes at a difficult time with Samsung Galaxy S21 which is now sold at a lower price and Samsung Galaxy S22 about to be launched. But this is still a powerful phone and the tough competition from cheaper rivals in the same category of mobiles. If you are looking for a mobile phone that offers great value for money.

Never order a new smartphone on impulse without first reading and comparing specifications, features and price. It is well worth spending some time finding out the facts before deciding which mobile phone to use in the next few years.