Samsung Galaxy S21 5G review

21 January 2021


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  • 23 Jan 2021

AnonD-973296, 22 Jan 2021dude its the first thing u noticeWhy aren't people going crazy over this? Seems like a pretty big issue.

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    • 23 Jan 2021

    The current compact 👑 King 👑

      P C M, 22 Jan 2021IP65 ?Dust tight and resistant to a stream of water. 67 is for being dust tight and resistant to a water immersion.

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        • 23 Jan 2021

        All your CONS are not really cons.

        I think the majority hates the curved screen. Flat is the way to go. This is the new s10e. I just ordered one in white. :)

          Anonymous, 22 Jan 2021I don't understand how Exynos 1080 scores 690k and abo... moreAntutu is clearly not optimized for Exynos 2100 currently.

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            • 23 Jan 2021

            Nick Tagataka, 22 Jan 2021This year Samsung really dropped the ball on their S series... moreI love Xperia 5ii as well. But the price here in my country are $1060, ouch.

            Just settled for P40, brand new for just $500. Compact flagship point & shoot camera beast.

              Whackcar, 22 Jan 2021So now "151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm" is considered comp... moreS7 edge had ugly bezels on top and bottom which were eating up the extra screen real estate.

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                • 23 Jan 2021

                regs, 23 Jan 2021I don't use Drive, neither Maps. I use Maps on desktop... moreYeah I know about those things, agreed.

                But for now I just stick with stock Youtube instead of Vanced.

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                  • 23 Jan 2021

                  Anonymous, 22 Jan 2021It is not about price. S21 main camera = 44m2 area P... moreI know about the technical parts. For me, price comparison & flagship level is much more accurate.

                  P40 - S21
                  P40 Pro - S21+
                  P40 Pro+ - S21 Ultra

                  In fact, P40 series should compared to S20 series, as it almost 1 year old.

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                    • 23 Jan 2021

                    Anonymous, 22 Jan 2021I would love to know how GSMA justify giving the S21 a high... moreAlso lack fast charging. And refresh rate issa big deal tho in 2021

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                      • 23 Jan 2021

                      P C M, 22 Jan 2021Does your P40 have official warranty ?Of course.

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                        • 23 Jan 2021

                        Guys test the Huawei Mate 40 pro with power mode enabled! The scores are much higher than what u guys have here!

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                          • 23 Jan 2021

                          Anonymous, 22 Jan 2021I would love to know how GSMA justify giving the S21 a high... moreCompletely untrue, as someone who always has both flagship because of my work I really prefer the samsung. The build quality is very good on samsungs. Infact drop tests have already proven samsung has better build quality.. despite your issue with plastic?(what are phone cases made of?)

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                            • 23 Jan 2021

                            Shui8, 22 Jan 2021I've got GMS using DualSpace, with full Youtube (took ... moreI don't use Drive, neither Maps. I use Maps on desktop as for satellite imagery and street views etc. But map itself is unusable. It used to be good, but it's bad now and poorly maintained. Yandex Maps and 2GIS are far better here. I also use Yandex Disk.

                            Gmail will work with any email client. And there are a lot of them on Android. Including stock email client, Outlook, open source powerful K-9 etc etc etc.

                            There is a good open source Youtube client - NewPipe. But you can only read comments. There is no yet social functionality. You can only export subscription list thought a file.

                            There is YouTube Vanced version that doesn't require GMS, but didn't try it.

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                              • 22 Jan 2021

                              Lorelie, 22 Jan 2021Is the charger and ear buds included if I'm gonna buy ... moreThe charger not, the buds only in the initial promotion/pre-orders depending of your country or if you purchase it online. S20 series are a better deal anyways if you don't consider other brand with better value/money actually and better products.

                              But they removed S20 series from their online shop. Maybe they'll return at some point but people are angry because a lot of them prefer the previous models and now can't purchase them from Samsung. So you must to buy a downgraded phone wihout accesories, worse cameras, no expandable memory... lol I ask myself if they did on purpose watching the reaction of people rejecting the new S21 series and bad initial feeling with them.

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                                • 22 Jan 2021

                                T-money, 22 Jan 2021Anyone notice how blurry some parts of the snail picture is... moredude its the first thing u notice

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                                  • 22 Jan 2021

                                  Anonymous, 22 Jan 2021I would love to know how GSMA justify giving the S21 a high... moreOverall score has nothing to do with chargers and what's in the box. It's how the phone performs

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                                    • 22 Jan 2021

                                    Whether you like the phone or not, GSM Arena does the best reviews.

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                                      • 22 Jan 2021

                                      I am interested because of the dimensions and weight! But noticed I am from Switzerland I will get the Exynos chipset,...batterylife is really important, S20 FE is pretty decent but too big so should I switch to Galaxy S21? Cheers

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                                        • 22 Jan 2021

                                        Anyone notice how blurry some parts of the snail picture is? I am talking about the grass and bushes on the right half of the pic, taken by the wide camera