Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G review
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- Opinion
- tZ4
- 09 Mar 2021
proUser, 22 Feb 2021They are getting paid reviews
I am actual user
lolz...
... moreDon't mind the fanboy that cannot accept criticisms to his favorite brand. I believe actual users more than reviews because users encounter real world situations such as going to places with different network strength and ambient temperature (reviewers usual do tests in controlled environment), real daily usage (reviewers usually cycle between different devices in a day) and not afraid to criticise (some reviewers are afraid to offend big brands like Samsung).
My latest experience confirms reviews are not as trustworthy as real world user. A friend bought the S20 FE after glowing reviews everywhere about the phone. The phone was problematic from day one by heating up even while doing light tasks like watching Youtube videos and scrolling through social medias. His S20 FE also affected by touchscreen lag and abnormal battery drain. Samsung customer service simply asked him to wait for software updates. He finally had enough and put up the phone for sale after 2 months. And again he was struck by bad luck because Samsung announced price drop of $100 for the model.
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2021
Enjoying the Red S21+
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- Bulldog
- sHY
- 01 Mar 2021
If you want everything Samsung has to give, then the "Ultra" is your only choice. Otherwise, for me, the "Plus" is the real winner in the S21 lineup. It's essentially the vanilla S21 with a bigger screen and a bigger battery. Is that worth the extra $200 (in USA)? It is for me, because the screen and battery have an enormous impact on day-to-day use. And you get ultra wide band thrown in, which may or may not amount to anything in the near future, but heck, why not?
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- proUser
- 5F%
- 22 Feb 2021
SEUL8TR, 19 Feb 2021Troll elsewhere.
YouTube reviews have never had any issues.They are getting paid reviews
I am actual user
lolz...
THink before dropping comment
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- mHu
- 19 Feb 2021
proUser, 15 Feb 2021Bought Exynos s21+ 2 days back , here are observations
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YouTube reviews have never had any issues.
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- mHu
- 19 Feb 2021
Alex, 13 Feb 2021And I never ran into any issues with 2GB RAM on my Tab Pro.... morePhones have more apps running on the background. Tablet doesn't.
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- Joakim
- 6kZ
- 15 Feb 2021
The S21 February 12 software update seems to fix the standby battery drain issue.
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- proUser
- 5F%
- 15 Feb 2021
Bought Exynos s21+ 2 days back , here are observations
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The Good ::
1) display
2) speakers
3) reception
4) call quality
The Bad:
1) heating on minimum camera usage
2) battery drains fast
3) camera is still oversaturated with colors with latest firmware
4) camera shutter lag still there
5) chrome freezes multiple times even I have 30mbps internet (iPhone runs chrome smooth, sad but truth)
6) OneUI optimization required to give lag free experience.
7) Overpriced
Since this is overpriced, I would recommend people to wait for few more months and then buy this device at little low price. I hope later software updates gives more smile to us.
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- Alex
- kjj
- 13 Feb 2021
aaronwt, 12 Feb 2021I would certainly rather have more ram than less. But what ... moreAnd I never ran into any issues with 2GB RAM on my Tab Pro. 6 years ago :-)
But times change. And software does too. Are you aware of that?
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- Anonymous
- Cxn
- 13 Feb 2021
Jt, 07 Feb 2021Because of water resistanceThe S5 says hello.
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- aaronwt
- F@H
- 12 Feb 2021
SEUL8TR, 07 Feb 2021Still better than rubbishhhh 8gb ram. You're better o... moreI would certainly rather have more ram than less. But what is this stuttering you mention? On my S10 with 8GB of RAM I never ran into any memory issues during the 23 months I owned it. So I expect not to run into any issues with my S21 with 8GB of RAM. So far it's been fine. I'm using it the exact same way as I used my S10.
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- AnonD-961600
- mHu
- 12 Feb 2021
Where's the 512gb 16gb RAM option?
Only 8gb ram. What,are you serious.
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- alski10
- nJC
- 12 Feb 2021
"Exynos 2100 vs SD888
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16463/snapdragon-888-vs-exynos-2100-galaxy-s21-ultra/6"
Thanks for the link. As expected, Samsung is once again selling significantly inferior products in Europe. See you next year, Sammy
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- Note9 User
- dQd
- 11 Feb 2021
BG, 11 Feb 2021Test unit is equipped with SnapDragon 888...No, both review units are international versions using the Exynos 2100 (5 nm) SoC.
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- SpiritWolf
- m@2
- 11 Feb 2021
YBahadir, 09 Feb 2021Exynos 2100 vs SD888 https://www.anandtech.com/show/1646... moreThat was pretty interesting, thanks for the link. Especially Samsung 5LPE vs TSMC N7/N7P comparison.
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- S4H
- 11 Feb 2021
Anonymous, 08 Feb 2021I'm surprised that very little was mentioned about the... moreTest unit is equipped with SnapDragon 888...
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- YBahadir
- J2M
- 09 Feb 2021
Exynos 2100 vs SD888
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16463/snapdragon-888-vs-exynos-2100-galaxy-s21-ultra/6
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- Artre
- nEA
- 09 Feb 2021
OhNom, 09 Feb 2021Ehm, because the more memory available to android the more ... moreEven better smoother is 16gb Ram.
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- Kkm
- 09 Feb 2021
SEUL8TR, 08 Feb 2021Well not with Samsung, unless Nexus or Pixel.
Samsung has... moreEhm, because the more memory available to android the more it uses, and depending on the need it unoccupies it, I don't see any sense that you have 12 and only use 4, what are the other 8 for?
But I agree that 12 is fine
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- Anonymous
- at1
- 09 Feb 2021
The flat design of s21 plus looks lot better than s21 ultra tad curved.