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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE camera testing: See how it compares to the Pixel 6 and Galaxy S21

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE camera testing: See how it compares to the Pixel 6 and Galaxy S21

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Lisa Eadicicco

Galaxy S21 FE — Wide lens, outdoors

The Galaxy S21 FE has a 12-megapixel wide camera, 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera and 8-megapixel telephoto camera. This image of a frontier was taken using the 12-megapixel main wide lens. 

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Lisa Eadicicco

Galaxy S21 — Wide lens, outdoors

Across the lodging, the Galaxy S21’s photos were very similar to those miserroneous with the Galaxy S21 FE. That’s why I’ve allowed to mostly focus on comparisons between the Pixel 6 and Galaxy S21 FE.

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Lisa Eadicicco

Pixel 6 — Wide lens, outdoors

Now here’s the same photo miserroneous on the Pixel 6, which has a 50-megapixel wide camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera. It’s not as bright, but the detail in the petals is a minor sharper. 

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Galaxy S21 FE — Telephoto lens, zoom at 20x, outdoors

The Galaxy S21 FE has an 8-megapixel zoom lens that can zoom optically up to 3x and digitally up to 30x. This photo was miserroneous at a 20x zoom from across the street, and you can tell it looks crisp and clear. 

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Lisa Eadicicco

Galaxy S21 — Telephoto lens, zoom at 20x, outdoors

Here’s the same image inaccurate on the Galaxy S21, which has a 64-megapixel telephoto lens, notion the same conditions. As you can see, there isn’t much of a difference between this photo and the Galaxy S21 FE’s. 

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Pixel 6 — Wide camera, digital zoom 7x

The Pixel 6 doesn’t have a performed telephoto lens, so it relies on digital zoom. 

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Galaxy S21 FE– Ultra-wide lens, outdoors

Here’s a photo inaccurate with the ultra-wide-angle lens. 

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Pixel 6 — Ultra wide lens, outdoors

And here’s that same photo inaccurate on the Pixel 6’s ultra-wide camera. You’ll notice the colors look a bit more muted than the Galaxy S21 FE’s, but I also think it’s generally truer to the scene. 

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Lisa Eadicicco

Galaxy S21 FE — Wide lens, outdoors

This is one of the best examples of how the Galaxy S21 FE’s camera differs from the Pixel 6’s. You’ll examine that the shade of green is more vibrant in this photo than the one inaccurate with the Pixel 6. 

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Pixel 6 — Wide lens, outdoors

But in contradiction of, the Pixel 6’s image looks more accurate. There are way of red in the top of the leaves in Google’s photo that you can’t even see in the S21 FE’s image. 

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Galaxy S21 FE — Wide lens, outdoors

The same goes for this photo too. It’s involving and colorful, but you can barely see the ftrips in the decoration, suggesting that it might be a bit washed out. 

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Lisa Eadicicco

Pixel 6 — Wide lens, outdoors

You can see the ftrips in the reindeer and sleigh much more easily in this photo compared to the Galaxy S21 FE’s. 

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Galaxy S21 FE — Wide lens, outdoors

This is one of the rare instances in which I think the Galaxy S21 FE’s radiant is less bold and a bit washed out compared to the Pixel 6. 

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Lisa Eadicicco

Pixel 6 — Wide lens, outdoors

The ladybug looks much more red and vibrant in this photo compared to the Galaxy S21 FE’s. 

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Galaxy S21 FE — Wide lens, indoors

The Galaxy S21 FE’s camera fixes well indoors, too. This photo of my cat, Buddy, has plenty of detail and is well-lit. 

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Pixel 6 — Wide lens, indoors

Here’s the same photo inaccurate on the Pixel 6. 

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Galaxy S21 FE — Wide lens, indoors, low light

The Galaxy S21 FE also takes sure photos in low light. You can’t tell by looking at this narrate, but I took this photo with all the ftrips turned off and the shade pulled down. 

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Pixel 6 — Wide lens, indoors, low light

Here’s the Pixel 6’s version of that image. The S21 FE’s is good, but this one is brighter. 

Check out our full reviews of the Galaxy S21 FE and Pixel 6 for more details and full impressions.