Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE brings a critical niche feature to the US: dual SIM card slots to let you carry two cellular subscriptions at once. Outside of that, however, there simply isn't much reason for this phone to exist. All around, the Galaxy S21 FE very slightly remixes last year's $799.99 Galaxy S21 at a somewhat lower base price of $699.99. But considering it's so similar to the previous model and coming out so close to the Galaxy S22 launch, it's hard to recommend unless you're specifically looking to buy a dual-SIM phone.A Familiar Face The Galaxy S21 FE comes in four attractive colors: dark gray, green, purple, or white. It has the S21's beautiful basic design, with a matte back panel and the camera bump flush to the upper right corner, as opposed to the "floating" camera bump on the Galaxy S20 FE. At 6.14 by 2.93 by 0.31 inches (HWD), it's a bit bigger than the standard Galaxy S21 (5.97 by 2.80 by 0.31 inches), although it isn't as big as the S21 Ultra (6.50 by 2.98 b...

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is similar to the standard S21 model, but it costs $100 less and adds dual-SIM functionality to the company's US phone lineup.

Two physical SIM slots; Powerful front-facing camera; Solid connectivity

Processing power is aggressively throttled; Not much of an improvement over the Galaxy S21

On paper, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a fine mid-range phone, with adequate features like an attractive screen, powerful processor and capable cameras for those looking for a handy, less expensive mobile. However, the launch price is still far too high for what you get, not to mention issues like slow charging speed, laggy software and an unimpressive battery life.

Vibrant display; Lots of processing power; Slender design;

Far too expensive; Takes a long time to charge; Unimpressive battery life

Love the selfie picture quality amazing phone

Product was on sale 7 days later with free earpods dissapointed to miss out.

Takes Awesome Photos & let's me know if I have Spam messages has many other good features as well

nice case and presentation. Big screen available with large fonts. Very difficult for seniors to set up (at least this one!), but good videos on YouTube to help. Price Ok, free ear buds helped.

The S21 FE is a phone out of time. It’s a pretty great, well-rounded hardware package and I doubt many people would come away disappointed, but it's launched six months too late. If it cost less I might be here singing the phone’s praises – but at this price, it’s a phone I can’t wholeheartedly recommend.

Under-stated, attractive design; Impressive triple rear camera; Updates through to Android 15;

Expensive for the specs; Average battery & charging; Older tech;

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a great upper-mid-range phone

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is the most affordable phone in the S21 series - its specs and features have been streamlined to keep the cost down. While it may not be as good value as we'd have hoped for it's still a very capable piece of kit with a decent camera, powerful processing and a long-lasting...

6.4-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Premium chipset and specs, Decent camera system

No charger in the box, Slow charging, Still quite expensive