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Anonymous, 30 May 2022Can you explain why? What's wrong?Well, I admit I was probably too harsh, but this phone is mediocre at best. It can't be a flagship if:
- it has mediocre battery life
- mediocre charging speed
- Only 394 ppi density, although I'm satisfied with a display
- Only 128GM of internal storage with no expendable options
- Exynos instead of Snapdragon
- Not so reliable fingerprint scanner
- Terrible face recognition
- No charger in a box
- Rushed updates that are often with many bugs
- Scrolling is not so smooth
- Overloaded with unnecessary Samsung applications
- You can't set different resolution in camera for taking a photo, only different aspect ratio

That is in no particular order what bothers me about this phone. I was using Huawei flagships for years and they were much better, but now without Google services, I cant continue with them.
And I don't like Apple, so Samsung was a logical choice, but huge disappointment.

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    • EXA83
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    • 01 Jun 2022

    Hi what's the battery drain like on the Exynos version?

      Anonymous, 30 May 2022No root access needed. And yes it is simple to do(5-15 minu... moreI have not tried the ADB commands but after disabling the fingerprint animations, putting more apps to sleep, turning off more notifications and after enabling the "Suspend executions for cached apps" under Developer Settings i feel the phone performance is a wee bit better and the battery life seems to be a lot better. I'm constantly researching more on how to extend my device's battery life and I hope these things will help others as well here.

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        • Anonymous
        • mEw
        • 30 May 2022

        jjnhl68, 28 May 2022Garbage phone, not worth the money. Can you explain why? What's wrong?

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          • Anonymous
          • mEw
          • 30 May 2022

          Gino76ph, 23 May 2022I have not heard of this ADB commands. I'm not an exp... moreNo root access needed. And yes it is simple to do(5-15 minutes of work and that's it). There is instructions before you do something and friendly XDA community. Feel free to ask on that forum whatever you want.

          Hmm it could be true but I didn't tried it yet. I'm satisfied with my exynos device after ADB commands optimisations and disabling some useless programs(onedrive, dual messenger....)

            Swordman, 04 Apr 2022S21+ (Exynos region) Note 20 Ultra (Snapdragon region)Note20 Ultra bruh.

              Garbage phone, not worth the money.

                Gino76ph, 23 May 2022Totally agree with you. Had an S20 FE 5G and brought ot alo... moreOk something i have to try. Is new for me.
                I keep my display at 60hz because the 120 is a gimmick for me, don't really care about it but it safes me a lot of juice in the power department. 6 or 7 hours of screentime and 30 procent left before I charge (wireless, at 15w). Seems to help the battery health a lot. All that super super fast charging, can't be good for the battery on the long run.

                  Anonymous, 23 May 2022You can charge your phone whenever you want. It does not hu... moreI have not heard of this ADB commands. I'm not an expert or rooting or mods. Is it easy to do?
                  I've also been hearing that if you disable the fingerprint sensor animation and you you enable one feature under Developer Settings your S21 Plus' battery life will significantly improve? is this true?

                    Star-Lord.be, 22 May 2022So is mine ;-), it's not a bad processor, just not as ... moreTotally agree with you. Had an S20 FE 5G and brought ot along for my Italy holiday and it held up (imagine taking photos and shooting videos 90% of the time we were out & about) until the end of the day around near midnight.
                    But i've been hearing that if you disable the fingerprint sensor animation and you you enable one feature under Developer Settings your S21 Plus' battery life will significantly improve? is this true?

                      Shall i go for samsung s21+
                      or xiaomi 12x?

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                        • 23 May 2022

                        Gino76ph, 22 May 2022The Exynos Galaxy S21+ clearly has a much lower battery tes... moreYou can charge your phone whenever you want. It does not hurt battery if you leave it charging overnight.

                        I did some ADB commands and everything is smooth now. I'm getting 7-9hours screen on time all the time. You can search for those adb commands in xda forum. Just type in google [GUIDE] [NO-ROOT] Complete Samsung OneUI Optimization . There is whole thread about it. Maybe you have missed but it's worth your time

                          Gino76ph, 22 May 2022Problem is my Galaxy S21+ is an Exynos version. So is mine ;-), it's not a bad processor, just not as good as the snapdragon. Sad that they make 2 different versions and ask the same amount of money. Happy with the phone but not sure the next one will be a samsung if they keep this strategy of 2 types for different areas. I want the full power for my money. I played a bit with the s21 fe of a friend and you just notice it is more snappy and less lag in some areas. Just trying to open up a page with in facebook for example, Exynos is miles slower then the snapdragon. Little things but sometimes a big difference. I had the s20 fe, that thing was fast. Only the screen touch issue (that was a real thing bothered me senseless) made go for the s21plus.

                            The Exynos Galaxy S21+ clearly has a much lower battery test score than the Snapdragon version as shown on DXOMark. But i've seen several videos that is the contrary. Is it because Samsung has pushed several software updates to maximise the efficiency of the battery? Having had Android in the past 11 years I can say I've pretty much done all the battery saving tips & tricks under the sun apart from rooting the thing. So, is there anything else I need to be doing?
                            And is it advisable to leave the phone charged overnight so I can have fresh 100% by the time I wake up to go to work?

                              Star-Lord.be, 21 May 2022Yes because a good quality 8megapixel lens is better then a... moreProblem is my Galaxy S21+ is an Exynos version.

                                Gino76ph, 17 May 2022So, even if the selfie camera has a lower megapixel count t... moreYes because a good quality 8megapixel lens is better then a 64 mediocre one. Its about focus strenght, shutter speed, and the amount of light it can manage and also processing al the data. A good 8megapixel lens and the latest processor will give better pictures then a budget 64megapixel with a budget pocessor.

                                  So a question, does anyone else noticed the battery that drops quicker with certain cases? If i use my spigen case (thick rubbery one) the battery is dead after 6 or 7 hours. Without using it. Feels warm also. If i use a thinner case with a clear back, it works fine. Possible some cases interfere the signal? Or block the attentas? Using the exynos version and cell reception is normaly 4 or 5 blocks strenght.
                                  Also does anyone know certain cases that use aluminium, better or worse experience with the cell reception? I Mean there is metal in the phone but if you block the plastic cell band with metal. Worse signal?

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                                    • Nick
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                                    • 20 May 2022

                                    Has anybody noticed the fingerprint scanner is slow and less reliable after the May update? It works like normal with apps but when waking the phone it is horribly slow and often does not register.

                                    I cleared the cache and it did not help.

                                    Snapdragon Variant.

                                    Any Thoughts?

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                                      • SamHeats
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                                      • 19 May 2022

                                      Do anyone find best alternative of this?
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                                      I love few things from this device
                                      1) Good Camera overall
                                      2) Good Battery life 6hr soT
                                      3) Call recording

                                      Few worst thing which makes me to sold this
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                                      1) Normal usage it heats ~40c
                                      2) Camera shutter delay (mostly blurry) even with burst mode mostly blurry pics
                                      3) Camera UI laggy
                                      4) Performance degraded after latest oneUI (2022 MAY) update.

                                      Confused because in 2021/2022 till May not a single device (phones) found, have balanced features. Most of SDgen1 heats like crazy.

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                                        • Aryan
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                                        • 19 May 2022

                                        Gino76ph, 17 May 2022So, even if the selfie camera has a lower megapixel count t... moreMegapixel is not necessary... optimization and sensor size is better than a53 in s21 plus

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