Samsung Galaxy S21 rumor round-up: what to expect

11 January 2021
There have been copious leaks from the usual suspects along with some carrier slip ups. Here's everything in one place.

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  • 12 Jan 2021

Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021They're using reference ARM Cortex cores instead of th... moreMaybe close, but still far from. The US s21 will beat eu s21 series on all points. Just wait and see.

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    • 12 Jan 2021

    Daddidoo, 12 Jan 2021The only reason to upgrade to new s21 is the soc. Exynos... moreI think Samsung is counting on this too. That's why other areas look inferior to S20 line up. They want to maintain the same profit somehow. Time will tell, if the average customer will accept this or not.
    But, with more and more brands fighting for a slice of the cake, how many compromises can Samsung ask from the customers?

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      • 12 Jan 2021

      I hope they all tank, 12 Jan 2021I am so, so disappointed. The S21 and S21+ are black she... moreEvery word spot on.
      Exactly my point.

        E5V5O, 12 Jan 2021The S21 with plastic back sounds like the S20 FE without th... moreexactly, hoping your comment would reach all sammy fanboys in the world, haha.

          The only reason to upgrade to new s21 is the soc.

          Exynos 990 have mongoose core and a76. New exynos 2100 no custom core and 2 generation upgrade of arm core, x1 and a78

          The minimum antutu benchmark of exynos 990 is 470k
          New exynos have 750k-800k score that huge upgrade man

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            • 12 Jan 2021

            Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021Costs more than a car? Where did you get that ideea? I paye... moreAverage car bought by a Uni student costs no more than 1000€ in here

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              • 12 Jan 2021

              The S21 with plastic back sounds like the S20 FE without the more reasonable price

                AnonD-973296, 12 Jan 2021i'm not a fanboy of ANY company, but i am a samsung us... moreif thats the case, you should know better. I think if you have read all the comments, most of the negatives are coming from samsung users, I've used the s8 and will not be coming back anytime soon.(not that its expensive, but there a whole lot of better phones within its price range) cmon, are you the only one,not able to see that its just a refurbished s20 with a diffrent soc ?

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                  • 12 Jan 2021

                  I invite everyone to vote with their wallet against such bullshit vanilla and the plus versions !

                    AnonD-972548, 12 Jan 2021Read the second part, when I said when they actually put so... moreOnePlus is great & all, but their prices are also constantly increasing every year. That happens to every brand. They all start with lower prices & end up like Samsung/Apple.

                    The good thing is that new brands keep popping up to offer good value products.

                    For now though, OnePlus's flagships are one of the better ones in the market for sure.

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                      • 12 Jan 2021

                      Whackcar, 12 Jan 2021How is Sony cutting features? They're the only brand o... moreRead the second part, when I said when they actually put some good features in their phones they ask for extra money (that one was for Sony in particular). The Sony Xperia 1 II cost around 1200EUR where I live. No matter how good features it brings, it still not worth that price tag. As comparison the One Plus 8 Pro cost in here around 900EUR and it's better than the Xperia 1 II in every category.
                      When you have better alternatives at lower prices why would anyone go for that extra price tag of Sony phones? Just for the brand name? No thanks. And the talk about quality of components inside Sony phones is no longer valid nowadays. That's just what the fanboys will put forward to explain their higher purchase price. When in reality is just extra price for profit. Nowadays all flagship phones have good quality components inside. The difference is made only by brand name.

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                        • 12 Jan 2021

                        Gandalf, 11 Jan 2021We've reached a time where a phone costs more than a c... moreCosts more than a car? Where did you get that ideea? I payed for my car more than 45.000 $

                          AnonD-972548, 12 Jan 2021I am expecting OnePlus, Xiaomi or Realme to come with bette... moreHow is Sony cutting features? They're the only brand offering 4K displays on their flagships. They're one of the few remaining brands offering 3.5mm jack & SD slot on their flagships.

                          It's unfair to put Sony in the same category as Samsung, especially after the downgraded products Samsung is about to launch this year.

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                            • 12 Jan 2021

                            Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021Definitely, I didn't buy an iPhone hoping the next Sam... moreYes you right . Not worth upgrading

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                              • 12 Jan 2021

                              i0S...Never...Again, 12 Jan 2021I will be upgrading to a 2021 flagship from my current dail... moreI am expecting OnePlus, Xiaomi or Realme to come with better alternatives than Samsung. I think, even Motorola and LG can do it.
                              Samsung and Sony are just the Apple of Android world. They are just trying to cut features from their phones each and there, to have better profits. And when they actually give some good features in the phone, they charge extra money, on the basis of their brand name.
                              No wonder Samsung phones loose the biggest value in the shortest amount of time, from all Android phones.

                                If you have an S20 you have already a better model than S21. It's not worth the upgrade.

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                                  Mike9625, 12 Jan 2021Long story short, the worst Galaxy S line up ever made 🤮Definitely, I didn't buy an iPhone hoping the next Samsung would be great but with these specs is not worth the upgrade

                                    What to expect? In one word.

                                    "Downgrades"

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                                      • 12 Jan 2021

                                      AnonD-765630, 12 Jan 2021We don't know the Mi 11 Pro details and EU price tag y... moreEU Price tag should be same as China Price Tag.
                                      Don't you know this? EU people don't have to pay import fees.
                                      The Find X2 pro is available for 700€ right now (same as Chinese pricing)

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                                        • 12 Jan 2021

                                        Anonymous, 11 Jan 2021Compare S21+ with, let's say, 5 years old S7 Edge. Low... moreWell for me most important things are camera, battery life and screen. I dont care about 3.5 jack or memory card. 128gb is plenty. You can always remove extra unused files unless people like to have terabytes of music onboard. You can stream music. If people upgrade phone they can upgrade headphones to bt or get adapter. These are not problems. These are people with different habits and expectations.