Samsung Galaxy S21 FE full specs just leaked — here's what you get

Samsung Galaxy S21 Iron full specs just leaked — here'due south what yous get

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Given the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE's long running on-once again, off-again saga, you'd think that the rumored specs would be well and truly settled. That's apparently non the example, equally a WinFuture report highlights two small simply potentially significant changes: one positive and one negative.

While the majority of the listed specs are what nosotros can recite by center at this point — the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, 6/8GB RAM and a vi.four-inch 1080p 120Hz screen — at that place are two surprises.

First, the positive. While a previous leak pointed to a 4,370mAh battery, WinFuture claims it'll actually incorporate a 4,500mAh cell. Granted, the difference is less than you'd find in the bombardment of your boilerplate smartwatch, but every little helps.

The aforementioned before leak also suggested that a photographic upgrade was on the cards, with a triple-camera array comprising a 32MP master snapper, a 12MP ultra-wide sensor and an 8MP telephoto lens.

Withal, the WinFuture listing says that'due south not the example, and the photographic camera assortment will basically exist unchanged from the Samsung Milky way S20 FE — which is to say a triple assortment with a f/one.8 wide-angle 12MP main sensor, supported by a f/2.2 12MP lens and a f/ii.4 optical telephoto 8MP photographic camera.

Of class that doesn't necessarily mean the photographic camera won't be improved over the S20 FE anyway — yous simply have to look at the Google Pixel 6 to see that upgraded software tin can also make a massive divergence. With that in heed, nosotros'd await the Milky way S21 Iron to take improve computational photography, ameliorate image quality and better camera features equally part of One UI four, even if the bare specs are unchanged.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Atomic number 26 a tough sell?

That said, while the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a perfectly respectable photographic camera, it would yet be a little disappointing if the S21 Atomic number 26 didn't become the hardware upgrade we'd been expecting. Only that's likely the least of the phone's bug.

The Samsung Milky way S21 FE is gear up to be announced and released in January, and anybody who follows these things knows that the Galaxy S22 is set to follow in brusk order, probable in February. It goes without maxim that information technology will be the superior handset for those who intendance about having the latest and greatest, admitting at a premium price.

Only the even bigger problem for Samsung is that, historically, its high-end handsets don't really hold their value very well. At the time of writing you can buy a refurbished Samsung Milky way S21 for around $550. The S21 Iron is set to exist an objectively weaker telephone, nevertheless volition reportedly launch at $699. That's a decent toll, merely hard to justify for those looking for the near bang for their buck. Although a new rumor suggests it might be more expensive.

Not anybody looks that deeply into the phones they buy, of form, so it may not affair. All the same, now squeezed between the discounted S21 and all-powerful S22, Samsung may end up regretting non just cancelling the whole thing once it became clear that the S21 FE couldn't lucifer the S20 FE'southward October launch window. We shall hopefully find out next calendar month — and in the meantime, here's our guide to the v biggest upgrades we expect to meet on the Galaxy S21.

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing nearly tech for over a decade, roofing phones, drones and everything in betwixt. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When non weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you lot'll probably notice him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more than probable, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.