Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus

Prices in Kuwait
Product
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
225 KWD (Estimated)
ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
225 KWD (Estimated)

Price
225 KWD (Estimated)
225 KWD (Estimated)
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
ZTE Mobiles
Model No
SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E
ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus

Launch Date
2022, January 07
2022, December 28

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

Dimensions
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
164 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz)
230 g (8.11 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame, Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing), Built-in cooling fan, Aviation aluminum middle frame
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby, (Nano-SIM)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
Black, Transparent

Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1300 nits (peak)
Size
6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)
6.8 inches, 111.6 cm2 (~89.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) Always-on display
1116 x 2480 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)

OS
Android 12, One UI 4
Android 13, Redmagic OS 6
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1 Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Version 1 Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 660
Adreno 740

RAM
8GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
No

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED Flash, Optical Zoom, Digital Zoom. Steady Mode, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama,
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
16 MP, (wide), under display
Features
Features Panorama, Burst Mode, Continuous Shooting,Dual video call, Auto-HDR, Beauty Mode, etc
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS)
1080p@30/60fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min, Fast wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging, USB Power Delivery 3.0
165W wired, PD3.0, 100% in 14 min (advertised)

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
Yes, 32-bit/384kHz audio

WLAN
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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, accessory connector
Radio
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9) GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1) GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker
-26.9 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 92h