Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G review

5 February 2021


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  • 08 Feb 2021

Jt, 07 Feb 2021Because of water resistanceBecause of the extra costs that Samsung is not willing to spend. (Like any other company but it matters to what extent.)
It has nothing to do with water resistance, take Moto G3 for example.

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    • ADpro
    • Pr{
    • 08 Feb 2021

    I just bought the S21+ (sold my S10+), I was looking a phone without curved display and with a better battery life than my old S10+, I use the phone mostly for working and the curved display was ever a problem for me. I could bought the ultra but it has curved display so I discarded it in first place regardless of their specifications.
    Comparing to my old S10+ I like more de 120hz screen that with an app I can set to 96hz max and it's really smooth and the battery last much more than the S10+, for the performance aspect I didn't see any big difference compared to the S10+ because I don't do gaming.

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      • Anonymous
      • 7tj
      • 08 Feb 2021

      I'm surprised that very little was mentioned about the bench test results compared to the standard S21, some rests are over 10% higher which is unusual considering the hardware is meant to be the same? Is it due to the size difference affecting cooling which means the S21 has been throttled?

        AnonD-973296, 08 Feb 2021name me on person, any person on this planet that use every... moreIt's not enough for me. I often use about 5-6 apps and a browser with many tabs. Then I want to go back to YouTube vanced app and continue from where I stopped, only to find that it was offloaded due to insufficient RAM and my progress is lost.

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          • AnonD-973296
          • GYi
          • 08 Feb 2021

          SEUL8TR, 08 Feb 2021much less RAM size? First of all, it is because of the w... morename me on person, any person on this planet that use every single drop of RAM in their phone, 8GB ram is more than enough for most computing tasks that people do on their phones, i don't need to learn Java or "Swift" to know that.

            AnonD-973296, 07 Feb 20218gb RAM is more than enough for anyone.much less RAM size?

            First of all, it is because of the way the operating system of the iPhone is designed. iOS is written in " Swift". While, Android, whose majority of apps and the system itself are written in Java. Android selected java because java is a virtual machine that helps to combine the OS code, enabling the OS to run on many devices and processor types with different hardware configurations from different manufacturers

            Secondly, iOS devices do not undergo garbage collection to recycle used memory back to the system while closing the application.

            Thirdly, Apple has more control over iOS than Google has over Android. Apple is well aware of what type of hardware and devices should be used in each operating system so that the iPhone operates efficiently and smoothly.

            Not only android devices are bloated but the android applications also function in the background taking a lot of RAM's space to function smoothly.

            The memory of Android is managed by the operating system. On the other hand, the memory of the iPhone is regulated by the apps themselves. The iOS does not permit the apps from taking RAM size according to their preference and then freeing it when no longer in use. In fact, the iOS apps allocate and deallocate memory as per their requirement, automatically.

            Ios is fake bogus Darwin Unix platform than android running Linux.
            It's like android is you know how many or whose getting on the bus with no limits, ios is limited to certain people because the cache memory is very low so it freeze at the background rather than running.

            Common sense, use your brain or learn the java program

            8gb ram is not enough.


            Why do you believe and explain and brake it down for me..

              AnonD-973296, 07 Feb 20218gb RAM is more than enough for anyone.Anond916100

              Why don't you argue or dispute with him.
              Why don't you brake it down in information Why you disagree?
              Why don't you give your reasons that 8gb ram is sufficient?

              You just came back to argue with 8 sentence and few words .
              You're just a simple guy who knows nothing about software or hardware requirements or neither are you qualified or graduated on these subjects Why you disagree the facts.

              Give me and the guy facts, ....

                AnonD-973296, 07 Feb 20218gb RAM is more than enough for anyone.Well not with Samsung, unless Nexus or Pixel.
                Samsung has way too many features, if active, you're left with 1.5gb RAM to use Chrome browser.
                12gb is perfect .

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                  • AnonD-973296
                  • GYi
                  • 07 Feb 2021

                  SEUL8TR, 07 Feb 2021Still better than rubbishhhh 8gb ram. You're better o... more8gb RAM is more than enough for anyone.

                    Swarley1, 06 Feb 2021Not everybody's opinion, flat screens have better usa... moreMatters of taste should not be considered as Pro or Con.

                      MrDong, 07 Feb 20218GB RAM is more than sufficient and it’s not like you’ll do... moreStill better than rubbishhhh 8gb ram.
                      You're better off more ram than lags stuttering with 8gb ram.
                      Running smoothly with no flaws than stuttering.

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                        • StU
                        • 07 Feb 2021

                        MrDong, 07 Feb 20218GB RAM is more than sufficient and it’s not like you’ll do... moreThe kernel-space: Your Android phone runs on top of the Linux kernel. The kernel is stored in a special type of compressed file that's extracted directly into RAM during the device power-on sequence. This reserved memory holds the kernel, drivers and kernel modules that control the hardware and room to cache data in and out of the kernel.A RAMdisk for virtual files: There are some folders and files in the system tree that aren't "real." They are pseudofiles written at boot and hold things like battery levels and CPU speed data. With Android, the whole /proc directory is one of these pseudofile systems. RAM is reserved so they have a place to live.Network radios: Data about your IMEI and radio settings are stored in NVRAM (Non-Volatile memory that's not erased when you power off your phone), but get transferred to RAM along with the software needed to support the modem when you first turn on your phone. Space is reserved to keep this all in memory.The GPU: The graphics adapter in your phone needs memory to operate. That's called VRAM, and our phones use integrated GPUs that have no stand-alone VRAM. System RAM is reserved for this.

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                          • AnonD-961600
                          • StU
                          • 07 Feb 2021

                          AnonD-966113, 07 Feb 2021Ikr! Wtf do people use 8gb ram for!? 4gb is sufficient for... moreiOS keeps a tight control on what runs on the background, Android doesn't. While Android's way of keeping background services, receivers, and alarms run in the background is open, it gives developers the control to make apps like Tasker which you cannot possibly find on iOS. Freedom is liberty, I believe. And Android trusts that developers would be responsible while making use of the freedom. Sometimes it does wonders, sometime it just messes with the system. There are ways to kill such an app through OS and OS is the sole decision maker in that regard.

                          Moreover, Apple vertically integrates its devices which means it has a tight grip down to the level of materials used in a component. That means Apple can freely optimize their hardware for software and their software for hardware. Google can do that to some extent with Nexus devices (that's why they outperform current Android flagship and iPhones too).

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                            • AnonD-961600
                            • StU
                            • 07 Feb 2021

                            MrDong, 07 Feb 2021Lol the S21+ does not even use a plastic back. I thought it... moremuch less RAM size?

                            First of all, it is because of the way the operating system of the iPhone is designed. iOS is written in " Swift". While, Android, whose majority of apps and the system itself are written in Java. Android selected java because java is a virtual machine that helps to combine the OS code, enabling the OS to run on many devices and processor types with different hardware configurations from different manufacturers

                            Secondly, iOS devices do not undergo garbage collection to recycle used memory back to the system while closing the application.

                            Thirdly, Apple has more control over iOS than Google has over Android. Apple is well aware of what type of hardware and devices should be used in each operating system so that the iPhone operates efficiently and smoothly.

                            Not only android devices are bloated but the android applications also function in the background taking a lot of RAM's space to function smoothly.

                            The memory of Android is managed by the operating system. On the other hand, the memory of the iPhone is regulated by the apps themselves. The iOS does not permit the apps from taking RAM size according to their preference and then freeing it when no longer in use. In fact, the iOS apps allocate and deallocate memory as per their requirement, automatically.

                            Ios is fake bogus Darwin Unix platform than android running Linux.
                            It's like android is you know how many or whose getting on the bus with no limits, ios is limited to certain people because the cache memory is very low so it freeze at the background rather than running.

                            Common sense, use your brain or learn the java program.

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                              • AnonD-961600
                              • StU
                              • 07 Feb 2021

                              MrDong, 07 Feb 20218GB RAM is more than sufficient and it’s not like you’ll do... moreLastly, the Android operating system is built around a method called "garbage collection." Apps are actually encouraged to use as much RAM as they need. Then, every once in a while, Android cleans up the data in RAM that's no longer being used ("garbage") and frees it, allowing other apps to use it. This method, while effective, is most optimal when there's a lot of RAM to play with, otherwise the system spends too much time always collecting garbage.

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                                • AnonD-961600
                                • StU
                                • 07 Feb 2021

                                MrDong, 07 Feb 2021Lol the S21+ does not even use a plastic back. I thought it... moreGenerally, the more RAM your system has, the larger the digital countertop you have to work on and the faster your programs will run. ... However, adding RAM is a better solution because your processor can read data from RAM much faster than from a hard drive.

                                This is android where apps run in background once open unlike fake bogus is where apps stay in cache memory.

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                                  • AnonD-961600
                                  • StU
                                  • 07 Feb 2021

                                  MrDong, 07 Feb 2021Many Android phones get bottlenecked when using apps or gam... moreLmao, 10 is excessive, what, having ram on reserve like 12 or 16gb is not needed. Joker, that's like saying more power and knowledge is not required. And why you complain for having 16 or 34gb ram? Why is it hurting you? Is it heavy fir you too carry?
                                  The more ram the more apps you can run, without reloading a page, if you have less ram every time you open a Web page with 8gb ram it reloading, when I browse on my s21ultra 16gb ram it doesn't need too reload .

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • LkB
                                    • 07 Feb 2021

                                    MrDong, 07 Feb 20218GB RAM is more than sufficient and it’s not like you’ll do... moreThere is no 12GB ddr3.
                                    Only ddr4x or ddr5.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • n5a
                                      • 07 Feb 2021

                                      Jt, 07 Feb 2021Because of water resistanceand design newer deigns have wireless charging and other ribbons on top or near battery would cost them more and make phone thicker
                                      as they getting rid of chargers done think would want spend money

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                                        • xZI
                                        • 07 Feb 2021

                                        AnonD-966113, 07 Feb 2021Ikr! Wtf do people use 8gb ram for!? 4gb is sufficient for... moreMany Android phones get bottlenecked when using apps or games with just 4GB of RAM. Samsung’s OneUI consumes roughly 2GB of RAM, so you don’t have much left. I think 6GB is the bare minimum, 8 is just right, 10 above are excessive.

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