Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2017 2020, September 23 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, October 02 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold White, Blue, Orange, Lavender, Green, Red Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm
(6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 2.5 One UI 3.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 990 (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
HDR10+
Always-on display
120Hz refresh rate
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches 6.5 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 85.64% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No Unspecified FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.0, 73mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm, AF
HDR
4K, 1080p [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W USB
Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 3300 mAh 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
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