FAN SERVICE Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

The smartphone giant packs all the best bits from the S21 into a more affordable package. But is it fashionably late or out of date?

Display 6.4-inch 120Hz 2340 x 1080 AMOLED

CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

GPU Qualcomm Adreno 660

RAM 6GB / 8GB

Storage 128GB/256GB

Camera 12MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, 8MP telephoto rear / 32MP front

Battery 4,5000mAh

OS Android 12 Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5

Dimensions 155.7x74.5x7.9mm

Weight 177g

Love the Samsung Galaxy S21 but not the price? Then the FE is your saviour. It takes everything fans loved about the 2021 flagship and packs it into a more affordable piece of kit. But be warned: this phone still isn't cheap, just cheaper.

So what do you get? For starters more screen real-estate with a 6.4-inch display as opposed to the 6.2-inch screen on the Samsung Galaxy S21, but it's still the same Dynamic AMOLED technology with Full HD resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. There's a stripped-back rear camera system but a boosted front camera, ideal for you selfie lovers more on this later. There's the option to take 6GB of RAM instead of 8GB to save a few quid and a boosted battery from 4,000mAh to 4,500mAh.

The design remains very much the same with a camera notch that wraps around the corner of the handset but the new phone is slightly longer and wider because of the bigger screen.