Samsung Galaxy S21 FE hot take

10 January 2022
The Galaxy S21 Fan Edition seems to be missing some fan-favorite features but it's still a good phone.

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  • Anonymous
  • tx0
  • 10 Jan 2022

aldwinishere, 10 Jan 2022I'd rather have a plastic back that doesn't shatt... moreGlass back panel only cost 5 bucks,
Doesnt matter if it shatter, can replace easily

Plastic will change color in time

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    • Anonymous
    • 8t@
    • 10 Jan 2022

    Solun1, 10 Jan 2022I simply can't imagine buying a 128GB phone in 2022 wi... moreEven the S21 Ultra which costs $1,500 comes with 128 gb and no expandable storage
    Sony is the only brand that increased the base storage to 256 gb AND the phones come with expandable storage
    I would have moved to Sony long ago but unfortunately their phones aren't available where i live so i'm stuck with greedy brands offering me 128 gb phones with no SD

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      • AnonD-1033007
      • g8K
      • 10 Jan 2022

      Definitely excellent device but the price no.

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        • Anonymous
        • 8t@
        • 10 Jan 2022

        AnonD-1033404, 10 Jan 2022are you a movie director or still haven't heard about ... moreBS. SD cards are for everything. Doesn't matter if the video is 1080p, 4 or 8k, as long as there's enough room

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          • Hamburger
          • yAK
          • 10 Jan 2022

          Anonymous, 10 Jan 2022"More importantly, though, the missing microSD card sl... moreOh... looks like I got too excited and misread the S20 as S21. Boohoo~~~

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            • Anonymous
            • 7X1
            • 10 Jan 2022

            AnonD-1033404, 10 Jan 2022are you a movie director or still haven't heard about ... moreI can record 4k videos on my Samsung Evo 512gb sd card using Sony Xperia 5 lll.

              On the website before sale it indicated we would have the Snapdragon , but later after the pre-order they changed to Exynos. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😖

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                • makz
                • M@3
                • 10 Jan 2022

                The phone went right away sale in Finland: 128Gb was 499€, and 256Gb was 564€ which I bought yesterday. Deal also offers free Buds Live (~150€).

                Normally prices are 779€ and 844€ after sales ends today.

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                  • AnonD-731363
                  • SH3
                  • 10 Jan 2022

                  Hot TAKE???
                  NO.
                  Definitely NO
                  Hot FAKE sounds a lot better.
                  Do you asking me WHY???
                  Answer is pretty simple.
                  750 bucks for cheapest version when S22 is arround the corner is just plain stupidity.
                  If Samsung doesnt wants to give 1000+ initial price on S22 base model but starts with lets say 750 or 800 for a lite version the S21 FEis completely uirelevant and pointless to make, take and buy.

                    It's about 600$ for 256/8GB in my country, Not bad at all.

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                      • AnonD-1033404
                      • a3v
                      • 10 Jan 2022

                      Solun1, 10 Jan 2022Yeah, why have a powerful phone when you can't even re... moreare you a movie director or still haven't heard about HEVC/H. 265?
                      plus most of SD cards out there aren't for 4K video recording

                        Anonymous, 10 Jan 2022True. Even my A52 has 256GB storage plus micro sd slot whic... moreYeah, why have a powerful phone when you can't even record a longer video without the stress of running out of storage. Or you'd have to carefully decide which apps or games to install :'-(

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                          • Jay
                          • RxE
                          • 10 Jan 2022

                          FE is supposedly cheaper and value for money, if S21 is actually lower in price and even spec, FE is irrelevant and loss the meaning of FE.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Kcv
                            • 10 Jan 2022

                            So sad here we get Exynos version... samsung must cut price by $100 usd for exynos...

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 6wN
                              • 10 Jan 2022

                              Solun1, 10 Jan 2022I simply can't imagine buying a 128GB phone in 2022 wi... moreTrue. Even my A52 has 256GB storage plus micro sd slot which can give me up to 1TB storage.

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                                • Ebanie
                                • B}L
                                • 10 Jan 2022

                                Anonymous, 10 Jan 2022It's not a hot take sir, it's an objectively bad ... moreI don't you know the meaning of "Hot take". It means expressing an opinion.

                                  Tomasz, 10 Jan 2022It should have been priced at $500. Really poor pricing for... morethats too far the other way. At 600-650$ it wouldve been fairly reasonable since it wouldnt be priced exactly as the better in every way s21+.

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                                    • nU5
                                    • 10 Jan 2022

                                    I think I get it.
                                    Samsung missed the great new year buying.
                                    They know no matter the price very few would jump in at the beginning of the year.
                                    A lot will wait and some will go for the preorder deals of S22.
                                    Many more will wait to see reviews of both s22 and s21fe.
                                    And Samsung will go for some deals around Valentine's day and Easter deals.
                                    Somewhere in this period there will be "great deal" at about 500 Euro and this phone will sell in numbers.

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                                      • GrahamD
                                      • dQ0
                                      • 10 Jan 2022

                                      This phone seems like a waste of time and money. Better off getting one of the A series.

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                                        • aldwinishere
                                        • KgZ
                                        • 10 Jan 2022

                                        I'd rather have a plastic back that doesn't shatter that easily when dropped unlike tempered glass, although having a back panel covered in Gorilla Glass Victus sounds great...