Samsung has announced the Galaxy S21 Fe. The device features a Snapdragon 888 chipset and 120Hz display. It’s yet another addition to an already crowded spot in Samsung’s lineup.

Galaxy S21’s screen is a 1080p OLED panel with 120Hz like the S21’s. Even the design language is consistent, with the camera bump blending into the phone’s side rails.

The Fe includes a flagship-worthy 5nm chipset and a 12-megapixel f/1.8 main camera. It even does one better on battery capacity, with a 4,500mah cell compared to the S21’s 4,000mAh. Fast 25W wired charging, 15W wireless charging, an IP68 weather-resistance rating, and both flavors of 5G (sub6-ghz and speedy mmwave) are all carried over from the S21.

The Galaxy S21 Fe will sell for $ 699 with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It ships with Samsung’s Android 12-based one UI 4.0 installed.

The back is composite plastic with a matte finish, which feels midrangey to me. Overall performance feels flagship-worthy, too, with the exception of a little lag in the camera’s portrait mode live preview.

Samsung introduced the S20 last year as a lower-cost, full-featured alternative to the $ 999 base model S20. There’s also the Galaxy a52 5G, one of Samsung’s higher-end budget phones for $ 499.