Galaxy S21 FE is first Samsung phone launched with Android 12 (One UI 4)

This morning, Samsung officially introduced its new high-end smartphone – Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G. Along with the design inspired by Galaxy S21, the new device comes with all of the latest and most advanced features that we could expect from any flagship of this generation.

Aside from offering the best hardware specs, the Galaxy S21 FE’s software side is impressive as well. It comes with the newest Android 12 based One UI 4.0 operating system. This makes Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the first-ever phone to run on the Android 12 based One UI 4.0 OS out of the box.

Although this should come as no surprise as we’ve already heard rumors about it. Still, we consider it an important topic to talk about. Since the Galaxy S21 FE comes pre-installed with the Android 12 based One UI 4.0 version, it will get more major operating system updates over the other Galaxy S21 devices.

According to Samsung’s software update policy, the smartphones that come with Android 11 OS will be upgraded to Android 14. At the same time, whichever One UI version the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE runs on, the device is eligible for the Android 15 update.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specifications

Starting with the display, the Galaxy S21 FE sports a 6.4-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display with Super Smooth 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz Touch Sampling Rate in Game Mode. It equips both, Samsung’s Exynos 2100 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 chipset.

The phone has a 12MP main camera along with a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens. On the front, there’s a 32MP selfie shooter. Moreover, the device features a powerful 4,500mAh battery. The battery supports 25W Super fast charging and is capable to charge the battery by more than 50% in just 30 minutes.