Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra long-term review

15 July 2021


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  • 16 Jul 2021

Anonymous, 15 Jul 2021Samsung sensor is much more advanced, equipped with dual pi... moreok in good light but video in low light and low light pics without waiting for night shot to work

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    Nice long term review! I suggest adding some feedback on cellphone 5G radio signal reception performance. Is the mobile capable of maintaining the 5G connection at home? Are the antennas well designed and positioned correctly, no signal loss by holding the cell in your hand or putting in your trouser pocket? speed?

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      • 16 Jul 2021

      AnonD-762416, 16 Jul 2021Harman Kardon is Samsung. Everything in your Xiaomi is Sam... moreOh i just know that. I thought only AKG was Samsung. But technically Xiaomi should have better speakers as they have 2 symmetrical stereo speakers. While S21 ultra uses an earpiece plus bottom speaker

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        • 16 Jul 2021

        Anonymous, 15 Jul 2021What is so creepy about having a zoom lens?? Many people us... moreAgreed and thought the same and should not of been mentioned as it leaves a negative and abhorrent tone to the camera part of their review...

        And in addition to your comment this setup can be convenient and a substitute camera for people who travel for holidays or sight seeing, spectator sports and recreational events ( DPREVIEW even recommends for travel and sports a versatile camera lens with good zoom capabilities) etc.,

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          • 16 Jul 2021

          AnonD-986036, 16 Jul 2021After this, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra long term review and maybe t... moreHarman Kardon is Samsung.
          Everything in your Xiaomi is Samsung. 🤣

            Hemedans, 15 Jul 2021samsung Ui has never been the fastest, but you choose Samsu... moreNot to forget Goodlock. It's literally the closest your phone can get to rooting without actually rooting your phone.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 16 Jul 2021

              Hemedans, 15 Jul 2021most people don't talk about Samsung bloatware because... moreit's only bloatware if you don't use them 😉

              what many normal phone users miss is that software, experience and ecosystem makes up an integral part of the phone to many folks, not just hardware

              to them they don't bother about it at all as long as they can get good specs for dirt cheap and replace their phone yearly or every 2 years once the poor QC and support comes in (and also to get better specs)

              like you said dex and samsungs apps are some of their features and while many treat it as bloatware, it means they are buying the wrong phone (should go for maybe stock android instead), because to me they are important features (seriously, they are the only android competitor to have taken the whole "ecosystem" thing kimda seriously (though still falls flat because typical Samsung) and their notes and internet apps are absolute top notch and the best in their category),

              and also, *every* phone has "bloatware", be it xiaomi or BBK, all trying to push their own apps and system, but of course since it is android all of us already are invested in googles apps and ecosystem in first place and thats why OEM apps seem redundant to most people and are hence called "bloatware" by most, and i think this is one of androids biggest down falls

                Daylight image quality is mediocre. Processing is very bad. Even pixel 2 can take better daylight photos.

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                  • 16 Jul 2021

                  Anonymous, 15 Jul 2021Samsung sensor is much more advanced, equipped with dual pi... moreSo with DPAF its more advanced? Lol. Quality depends on image processing algorithym as well. Huawei apply Super Res algorithym, Samsung did not. S21U x10 zoom aperture are slower than x10 on P40 Pro+. Thats why I would love to see how it turns out at x3, x4, x5 all the way to x15 zoom between those two. Plus, the 'Samsung look' as per mentioned in the review is not my cup of tea.

                  If AF aspect is the more advanced by your logic, then the main cam on P40 are more superior, because using omnidirectional PDAF instead older PDAF that S21U has. Right? Its yoursay anyway.

                    How is that accurate and over saturated fit in the same sentence?🙃

                      AnonD-986036, 16 Jul 2021After this, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra long term review and maybe t... moreHarman Kardon is Samsung's subsidiary, though :-p
                      Also after listening to the samples from GSMArena's speaker audio test, I would say they are fairly comparable in quality.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 16 Jul 2021

                        Anonymous, 16 Jul 2021Such a big capacity battery and still needs charging every ... moreBattery of any phone is gonna last whole day if person does not grab phone every 2 min.

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                          • 16 Jul 2021

                          Such a big capacity battery and still needs charging every night. Time to learn from some chinese phones about good battery life.

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                            • 16 Jul 2021

                            AnonD-986036, 16 Jul 2021After this, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra long term review and maybe t... moreI don’t think so. Checked a comparison and the Samsung’s speakers are still better, even the Mi 10 Ultra speakers are also better for some reason.

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                              • 16 Jul 2021

                              After this, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra long term review and maybe the speakers by harman kardon will top samsung's stereo speakers

                                MediaSnap, 15 Jul 2021Daylight photos are not that great. Procession needs a lot ... moreCan agree with Pixel phones. I compared photos taken by my Pixel 4 with many other much more expensive, powerful and newer phones and Pixel still does the best most of time. As overall package S21 Ultra is better of course.

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                                  • 16 Jul 2021

                                  Amand, 15 Jul 2021We know s21 ultra is the best in 2021. Xiaomi 11 ultra ... moreClearly you never read the article before commenting. The reviewer said the S21 Ultra is not as smooth as the Mi 11.

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                                    • tDP
                                    • 16 Jul 2021

                                    Hey guys. My Poco f1 is still fine even after 3 years!

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                                      • 16 Jul 2021

                                      You forgot to mention the camera service wakelock, this is probably the reason for poor Battery life, especially if you do a lot of walking.

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                                        • 16 Jul 2021

                                        Great review. Surprisingly one ui more stutter in flagship and reviewer said MIUI more smooth than one ui!
                                        Stutter in flagship, how about midrange like a52? I assume more stutter here and there