Samsung Galaxy S21 FE finally unveiled ahead of the Galaxy S22 release

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Atomic number 26 has been one of the near leaked phones of the past yr, but ahead of CES 2022 the device has finally been fabricated official – could it be one of the best mid-range phones of the yr?

We loved the Galaxy S20 FE when it arrived in the summertime of 2020 and we've been eagerly anticipating the follow-up. It might have taken a little longer than expected, just the Galaxy S21 FE is finally a existent product and here is everything you need to know.

For a deeper expect at our experiences with the telephone and then far, check out our Samsung Galaxy S21 Iron review: easily on.

Price and Release Date

Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S21 Fe will be available from January eleven in the UK. We'll update this folio when we know more about wider release plans. It'll exist bachelor through Samsung'south own store, alongside other retail partners that haven't been announced notwithstanding. We'd expect strong support from UK networks for a device similar this.

Prices commencement at £699 (128GB), rising to £749 (256GB), Great britain customers can too receive a three-month subscription to the Disney Plus streaming service.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Fe colours

At launch, there will be four colours of the Galaxy S21 Iron available. These might vary by region and, of form, more colours could be announced at a subsequently date.

The first iv colours include Graphite, Olive, Lavander and White. We have a review unit in the Graphite hue and it's a night black with a matte finish, while the Olive is a very nice shade of greenish.

All the colours are fairly muted, especially in comparison to more vibrant S21 hues.

Specs and Features

The Samsung Milky way S21 FE is a slightly more accessible entry in the S21 serial. Information technology's not wildly cheaper than the S21 at its current toll, just it does have some different features.

Many leaks accept suggested this device was meant to be released sometime in the second half of 2021 and in that location's no uncertainty this release date is slightly odd, specially with a Galaxy S22 series (consisting of the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra) rumoured to be arriving as early as February.

Key specs include a Snapdragon 888 chipset (Qualcomm's flagship 2021 chipset) with 5G support, 6 or 8GB RAM, a 4500mAh battery and a 6.4-inch OLED brandish with a 120Hz refresh rate. These specs are fairly run-of-the-mill for a phone of this toll. What's not always a given at this price though is an IP68 rating and Qi wireless charging – thankfully y'all'll find both on the S21 FE.

On the back in that location is a triple-photographic camera array featuring a wide, ultra wide and telephoto camera. The main camera is similar to one of the Milky way S21, with a 12MP resolution and an f/1.8 discontinuity. At that place's a big divergence with the telephoto zoom camera though, as hither information technology simply has an 8MP resolution rather than 64MP on the regular S21. Video recording tops out at 4K 60fps and at that place'southward a 32MP photographic camera for selfies.

Samsung says that it has improved the dark mode when compared to the outgoing Milky way S20 Atomic number 26 and at that place's a new dual recording feature that'll shoot from both front and rear cameras at the same time.

The big question here is what'due south different between this FE (or Fan Edition) and the regular S21 that Samsung has sold for most a twelvemonth. Well, the differences certainly are minimal. This has a 0.2-inch larger brandish at 6.4-inches, lacks an adaptive display that tin ramp up and down to various refresh rates and, as we mentioned above, has fewer megapixels in the telephoto camera. The colour choices are different too, and the design has been tweaked slightly.

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Samsung's latest Atomic number 26 device is an interesting prospect that feels like it is being released a few months afterwards than it should take. In that location's a lot of good stuff here and information technology'southward a nice phone to employ, but with the Pixel 6 offer a meliorate camera and cheaper phones from the likes of Realme, Xiaomi and OnePlus offering like performance for less it could exist a difficult sell for some.