Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Xiaomi
Announced
2023, July 11	August 2025
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, July	Available - August 2025
Price
Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive	Midnight Black, Star White, Sky Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)	165 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm (6.5 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	1, 3, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
5G Network
SA/NSA/Sub6	1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40.41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

OS
Android 12	Android 15
User Interface
One UI 4	HyperOS 2
Processor
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, Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 660 [Similar]	Adreno 710 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Type
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display	FHD+ AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 3200 Nits (peak) Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Colors
16M colors	68B colors
Size
6.4 inches [Similar]	6.77 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)	1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
85.34%	88.99%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	50 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide) Auto-HDR, Panorama	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm 2MP, (depth) HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) [Similar]	8 MP, (wide) HDR, panorama 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, LE, LDAC
Wi-Fi
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1l+B1C)
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1	256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery 3.0	Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 45W wired 22.5W reverse wired
Capacity
4500 mAh	5800 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-