Samsung Galaxy S21 FE just leaked in hands-on video — here’s your first look

Samsung Galaxy S21 Fe simply leaked in hands-on video — here's your first look

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It's been a rocky road for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Atomic number 26, a handset that was rumored dead in both June and September, but information technology looks like the Fan Edition of one of 2021's best phones will be on shelves within weeks.

That'southward what established leakers take been saying for some time, and while you can have grapevine release date whisperings with a grain of salt, information technology's harder to faux unboxing videos, the showtime of which has now popped upwards on YouTube via the Italian channel HDblog.

While not-Italian speakers likely won't get too much from the starting time impressions, a few things are immediately obvious but from watching.

For one, the telephone closely mimics the blueprint of the original Samsung Milky way S21 as you would await. Information technology's larger at 6.4-inches (the original was 6.2-inches) and the photographic camera bump is molded from the aforementioned plastic every bit the shell, rather than existence a singled-out metallic detail, but otherwise there'due south very little to split the two at a quick glance. At the very least, these leaked Galaxy S21 FE cases past Samsung Republic of hungary look cool.

On the inside, the specs are exactly what nosotros were expecting too, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC powering things, backed by 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Like the S21, it packs a 120Hz panel, though it is lower resolution, outputting at Full Hard disk drive+ rather than 1440p.

One other thing to take from the unboxing part is that, in Italy at least, it seems Samsung is standing its efforts to reduce accessories in the box. There are no earbuds or wall charger, with just the USB-C cable and paper documentation accompanying the phone itself. Sensible from a green perspective, merely inconvenient if your charger has packed in.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE could be officially unveiled as early as January iv, while CES 2022 is in full swing.

That will give it but a cursory chip of breathing space earlier the Samsung Galaxy S22 follows, supposedly in February. Given last year's Milky way S20 FE arrived in September, a full 128 days before the S21, the repeated delays of the latest Atomic number 26 could come to haunt Samsung. If the dates prove to be accurate, then we'll soon discover out if late actually is meliorate tardily than never and if this handset can crevice our best Android phones list.

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing nearly tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine besides. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, yous'll probably discover him tackling his ever-growing games excess. Or, more probable, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.