Editor's accept: Samsung'southward fan-focused version of the Milky way S-series flagship gives it another excuse to launch into an already saturated marketplace of the company's own making. Nonetheless, the x 1000000 S20 Iron units that information technology sold in just over a year since the phone'south Q4 2022 release means the strategy is working, and we tin can await this variant to be continued for the foreseeable future.

Samsung'southward second effort at tinkering with the latest Milky way S-series model has taken a couple of actress months this time around, launching at the start of 2022 when rumors on the upcoming S22 Ultra have already started surfacing. This fan-focused variant of the regular S21 packs nearly identical specs and design but wraps them under new color finishes at a lower $699 starting price tag.

With a slightly larger overall contour, the S21 FE 5G comes with a bigger 6.iv-inch AMOLED display (vs. 6.two-inch on the S21) with an identical 2,400 10 i,080 resolution and 120Hz refresh charge per unit. Information technology's powered by the same SD 888 5G bit, albeit paired with 6GB/128GB of RAM (vs. the S21's 8GB/128GB combo) on the base model.

Another slight downgrade is the Fan Edition's 8MP telephoto lens in its triple-camera array, which replaces the 64MP sensor of the regular S21. The front camera, however, has been bumped up to a 32MP unit of measurement from 10MP.

What Samsung fans are more than likely to notice, though, is the lack of microSD expansion. Samsung dropped this feature altogether with the S21 series, but a fan-focused version should accept ideally brought it back. Nevertheless, the S21 Fe'southward bigger 4,500mAh battery, Android 12 with One UI four out of the box, and same refined design every bit the standard flagship are certainly plus points.

Other carried-over features include NFC, IP68 protection and an optical fingerprint scanner. Samsung is launching the S21 Iron 5G on January 11 in Olive, Lavender, White and Graphite colour finishes.