Galaxy S21 review: The no-brainer upgrade phone
Galaxy S21 review: The no-brainer upgrade phone
The Galaxy S21 along with the Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra make up the 2021 S series lineup. In the US, Samsung was able to cut $200 off the price of all three phones. The company wisely moved the Galaxy S21 away from the uber-premium Galaxy S20 and closer to the Galaxy S20 FE.
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Just got this phone for free yesterday. With no contract. The carrier gave me a charger too. But, I did have to turn in my j3 π
The s21 is a stripped down piece of junk.. im a big samsung fan, IOS looking better all the time.
Soon I am getting the Galaxy s21. It has a better Camera and even holds much more memory space than an IPhone 11 does. I have 8,000 photos in my gallery and have to Clean the storage on the iPhone every week. It sucks. Samsung here I come!
I got mine for $600 last April. In Phantom Violet.
Thinking about upgrading from my XR to an s21 and Iβm still on the fence if I should do it. Iβve loved the Samsung galaxyβs since they came out, Iβm just still on the fence bc I love my iPhone too
O body tells you you
Hope I like this phone, it’s replacing my current S9+, which I guess is quite ‘long in the tooth’ now. Have a friend who’ll do the swap/wifi change over thing for me. Deffinatly glad to be getting a new phone, guess I bought my S9+ new (when it was actually already an old dated phone) about 3 yrs ago.
i used iphone 7plus, x, 11 and switched to S21. im 100 percent satisfied with the price and how it looks. great value for sure
Dude really can’t say "CH"
I love my (Galaxy S21 5G ). It woks just fine
Who cares about the back of a phone. You look at it for ten minutes and then slap it in a cover.
I tried out an iPhone 12, I have been an Android user my whole life. I wanted to learn the iPhone os so I can perform my future career in technology better. The iPhone has some cool features, but the Galaxy does everything better. Siri is awesome, and I love the iPhone features. But the multiple irritants made me leave the iPhone behind. You have to do a special work around for a good night mode. Without applying the dark zoom filter th let screen is still blindingly bright. I’m so excited to return to the Galaxy.
And of course your phone will get hot doing a benchmark test.
Lol, searching for a phone review and see this one is filmed in my hometown. Not what I was expecting to find. I think you’ve sold me on the phone though.
I feel like my s10+ that’s 2 years old is still better??…
I think π€ itβs a good idea phone cause I will get one and get rid of my iPhone
Really regretting buying this phone its effectively identical to my S9+. Hopefully when it arrives my mind will change
If I switch from Android, how do I send hi-res video to an iphone user??
Boost has this for sale for $500. Considering upgrading from an old s7. Although the screen on the s7 still sounds like it’s better resolution and ppi but does it really make a noticeable difference? I also like the small one handed feel on the s7. Never had a bezel-less phone. No water resistance on s21 either?
If you complain about the S21 you have some serious 1st world problems it’s a beast.
As it doesn’t come with the SD card possibility, I chosed the 256 GB version, because it never stays small.
I have a note 20 ultra for working reason, and as a second assistant and alternative mobile, I chosed the S21 and I was surprised by it’s performance.
So many people talk about the expandable storage being gone as being an issue. What do people store on their phones do require over 256gb or storage? Real question
Iβve got an iPhone 7 atm with 128gb and with 5 years of regular photos, videos and cloud usage Iβve used 40.5gb. 128 seems fine for most anyone, surely
how are the calls??
i guess i ordered a really good device which has calling like an option not the main thing :)))))
I like the tight security of the IOS software better than Android. π
How big is the memory on this phone
I got mine yesterday the phone is awesome
I do not consider the removal of gorilla Glass from the back to be a compromise in any way. I personally have always thought that it was a super stupid idea. But that’s just me
The screen could have been better for the price
Plastic back means no qi charge right?
No Charger box for 8 hundred dollars !
I love how at 7:26, you can see that he is being recorded from behind by a guy with an iPhone ππππ
I have this phone and I absolutely love it π π
my mom have s21, im started to become jealous
5:00
i want to switch to a samsung s21 but i have iphone and iβm not sure how it would be like bc of the no sim card so iβm debating π
I’m late to the party but just ordered the S21 to replace my S10. Looks like after all these reviews i am making a good choice. Thanks for sharing.
Good review. Thanks.
Yes, I like the S21, it is out of my imagination.
I looked at the S21+ and S21 Ultra and found them too big to lug around everywhere.
why suddenly my battery drain so fast ???
As always, C/NET comes correct
Although some people have been bringing up some issues about having a blacklisted Samsung and others. Just wanted to say it’s actually quite easy to fix, if you’re actually prepared for legit phone software repair, H4webmaster on Twitter and IG is where to be, without bogus fees and sometimes subject to bargain.
In last two years I jumped from Galaxy S8 to OnePlus 7t and now to S21. It’s great, the size is PERFECT, screen is so good that just scrolling the settings up and down is fun. Can’t speak for battery life yet, but it last a single day no problem.
The only downside up until now is charging. I got a wireless pad to slow charge it during the night, but after OnePlus 40min 0-100% charging, S21 suuuucks. It does not even go full speed on the OP charger (which is 35W if I remember correctly) – I have to buy another one, because without "fast charging" it takes two hours to charge.
Other than that, great phone, amazing cameras, super fast and fluid, and the size, I can’t get over the perfection of the size (at least for my hands)
It’s the worst selling S series, down 20% from the S20 and 40% since the S10
If you had a choice between the S21 or the S20 FE and you were not a ‘heavy user’ which would you suggest? Tks
It looks gorgeous!
Is it true that the phone overheating when using simple application or camera??
Watching on my s21. Its just too good
Compact and powerful? Plastic back may be for price or light weight? π€
Iβm between the s20fe 5g and the s21 5g for gaming. I like the fe and it has a couple things that beat the s21 like battery life but the s21 has 2gb more ram then the 20, however if the s21 runs hot after only 20 min for a game – thatβs not gd
It’s so expensive. But it has plastic back.LπL