Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G review

25 January 2021


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AnonD-973296, 26 Jan 2021u can see a lot of the difference when u look at the dollar... moreYes. The S21 Ultra is miles ahead of the competition.

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    • XVQ
    • 26 Jan 2021

    trust me, the performance will feel slow in 2 years later :)

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      • 3GW
      • 26 Jan 2021

      Had the s20 5g battery life a nightmare had to charge the phone twice a day binned it for iphone 11 pro max wont be going back to android any time soon

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        • Kxc
        • 26 Jan 2021

        Anonymous, 26 Jan 2021Anyone else wondering why the S21, powered by the same chip... moreProbably a different cooling solution and/or reduced max power draw.

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          • 26 Jan 2021

          AnonD-973296, 26 Jan 2021but u already have a USB-C cable and charger brick with u, ... moreI need a charger for my new phone as I sold my old phone and the buyer needed it for obvious reasons.

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            • 26 Jan 2021

            Dometalican, 26 Jan 2021Different then wired and since the LG V20 never supported w... moreso now ur in a bit of a dilemma i suppose

              AnonD-973296, 26 Jan 2021oh, then what about wireless charging pads?Different then wired and since the LG V20 never supported wireless charging, I don't have that.

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                Dometalican, 26 Jan 2021Because no phone maxes at 15W nowadays...oh, then what about wireless charging pads?

                  AnonD-973296, 26 Jan 2021but u already have a USB-C cable and charger brick with u, ... moreBecause no phone maxes at 15W nowadays...

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                    • 26 Jan 2021

                    Dometalican, 26 Jan 2021I don't buy many devices. My current one is the LG V20... morebut u already have a USB-C cable and charger brick with u, why u need another? just use that to charge this

                      AnonD-973296, 26 Jan 2021how are the no accessories in the box a no-buy?I don't buy many devices. My current one is the LG V20 so 15W charger. I know, I could just buy one but I'd, you know, rather not. Lol.

                      It's a shame I feel Sony will go in the same direction.

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                        Anonymous, 26 Jan 2021Is this the Exynos Variant of the Phone? Yes

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                          Dometalican, 26 Jan 2021Congrats on the battery life. I'll give them that. But... morehow are the no accessories in the box a no-buy?

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                            • 26 Jan 2021

                            Anonymous, 26 Jan 2021Is this the Exynos Variant of the Phone? In the performance part, they state: Our Galaxy S21 Ultra review unit has the Exynos chipset inside and has 256GB of storage and 12GB RAM.

                              Congrats on the battery life. I'll give them that. But no headphone jack, accessories in the box, and especially no microSD card slot makes this a no-buy for me.

                              For people on the fence, I'm sure the Oppo Find X3 Pro will have a better package despite missing the jack and card slot as well (4X the storage though...).

                              I however, am waiting to see what the Xperia 1 Mark iii will offer. They only had two issues last year and if they resolve them this year, I'm pre-ordering.

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                                Anonymous, 26 Jan 2021Is this the Exynos Variant of the Phone? Exynos

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                                  • 26 Jan 2021

                                  TheLastOracle, 26 Jan 2021In the Comparison tool of gsmarena, between the Samsung S21... moreu can see a lot of the difference when u look at the dollar bill in low light

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                                    • 26 Jan 2021

                                    The downsized pics from 100mp are just perfect...reminds me pureview images! What a mess Samsung makes on their image processing! :(

                                      In the Comparison tool of gsmarena, between the Samsung S21 Ultra, the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Mate 40 Pro Plus, the Samsung is ahead by a HUGE margin. It wad way cleaner photos, much lesser noise reduction, much sharper detail, and the photo is way better in almost every way. In low light photos, the Mate 40 Pro Plus has very aggressive noise reduction, that almost ruins the details. On the Pink colouter Earring/Keychain, every fibre of the material is visible on the Samsung. And the Detail of the Lincoln in the Currency is superb.

                                      https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=10596&idPhone2=10237&idPhone3=10118

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                                        • 26 Jan 2021

                                        Anyone else wondering why the S21, powered by the same chipset, performs so poorly in the benchmarks as compared to the S21 Ultra?

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