Samsung Galaxy S21 FE: Exploring The Fan Favourite

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE was released as the more affordable option to Samsung’s S22 series. The phone offers ‘fan-favourite‘ features packed into stylish hardware that fits into the Samsung ecosystem. With the S21 FE, Samsung has emphasised three aspects – display, camera and performance. In this review, we’ll find out if one of Badili’s range of refurbished smartphones, the S21 FE is worth your money.

Design and Build

The S21 FE is similar to the Galaxy S21 with a contour-cut camera module. The back has a soft matte finish to it and is made of plastic. The build quality of the smartphone is top-notch. It’s well-built and gives a premium in-hand experience. It also has IP68 certification, which means it’s water and dust resistant, the same as the rest of the S21 series.

Display

The Galaxy S21 FE has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display which is known for its bright, vivid colours and deep blacks with up to 120Hz refresh rate. Its panel can get pretty bright outdoors and offers a great experience overall.

Performance

The Galaxy S21 FE is powered by the Exynos 2100 processor paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The processor can handle tasks thrown at it with ease. You could be juggling between social media apps like watching videos on YouTube or scrolling on Instagram, the phone will handle it well.

Camera

The Galaxy S21 FE has a triple camera setup that combines a 12MP primary lens, 8MP telephoto lens and 12MP ultra-wide lens. Low-light photography has improved from the S20 FE. The details have good colour saturation and realistic exposure. Night mode brightens up the image and the noise levels are kept to a minimum. The selfie camera is 32MP which captures good selfies.

The impressive video quality can shoot up to 4K at 30fps. It also has top features like Super Steady which allows it to shoot more stable footage.

Battery

The Galaxy S21 FE has a 4,500mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging. It also supports wireless fast charging and the Wireless PowerShare feature which means that you can charge other devices with wireless charging support like Galaxy Watch by placing it on the back of the phone.

The battery with casual usage like scrolling through social media, browsing, music playback and video playback on YouTube, the phone can last you until the end of the day. You can also consider reducing the refresh rate to conserve the battery if need be.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE gets most the things right just like its predecessor. With the right price point too, this phone is one you should consider getting your hands on.