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    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy A73 5G

      Galaxy S21 FE

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Black (Awesome Black)
      White (Awesome White)
      Peach (Awesome Peach)
      Blue (Awesome Blue)

      Graphite ()
      Lavender ()
      Olive ()
      White ()

    • Announced

      2022, March

      2022, January

    • Released

      2022, April

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 163.7 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm

      Bar: 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm

    • Weights

      181g

      177g

    • IP rating

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 12

      Android 12

    • One UI version

      4.1

      4.0

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model

      Dual SIM model

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

    • eSIM support

      No

      No

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity-O Display

      Infinity-O Display

    • Technology

      Super AMOLED Display

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

    • Size

      6.7 inch / 170.18 mm

      6.4 inch / 162.6 mm

    • Resolution

      FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels

      FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels

    • Pixel density

      394 PPI

      411 PPI

    • Refresh rate

      120Hz

      120Hz

    Processors

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Snapdragon 778G

      Snapdragon 888

    • Clock Speed

      Quad-Core @ 2.40 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz

      Single-Core @ 2.84 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.42 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Adreno 642L

      Adreno 660

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Exynos 2100

    • Clock Speed

      Single-Core @ 2.90 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.80 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 2.40 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Mali-G78 MP14

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

      6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      Yes

      No

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ambient Light

      No

      Yes

    • Barometer

      No

      Yes

    • Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Geomagnetic sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Light Sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Proximity sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Virtual Proximity Sensing

      Yes

      No

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      4K UHD video recording at 30 fps (3840x2160)

      4K UHD video recording at 60 fps (3840x2160)

    • External memory support

      Yes

      No

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

    Front Camera

    • Flash

      No

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      32MP

      32MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      0.8µm

    • Field of view

      80˚

    Rear Camera

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      108MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F1.8

      F1.8

    • Pixel size

      1.8μm

    • Field of view

      79°

    • Extras

      AF, OIS

      Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.12μm

    • Field of view

      123˚

      123˚

    • Extras

      FF

      FF

    • Kind

      Macro Camera

    • Megapixels

      5MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

    • Extras

      FF

    • Kind

      Depth Camera

    • Megapixels

      5MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

    • Kind

      Telephoto Camera

    • Megapixels

      8MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

    • Pixel size

      1.0μm

    • Field of view

      32°

    • Extras

      AF, OIS

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      Yes

      No

    • Location technology

      GPS
      Galileo
      Glonass
      BeiDou

      GPS
      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.0

      5.2

    S Pen

    • Availability

      No

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      5000mAh

      4500mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      25

      25

    • Wireless fast charging

      Yes

    • Wireless fast charging Watt

      15

    • Wireless power share

      Yes

    • Wireless power share Watt

      4.5