Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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- AnonD-1090716
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- 31 Mar 2023
iceiceice, 30 Mar 2023I'm thinking of buying this phone next week, is it sti... moreGo for the S21FE or the iPhone 13.
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- 31 Mar 2023
Ghr78, 31 Mar 2023It depends. S21FE will be updated next few years regularly... moreThat's the problem with Zenfone, ASUS only promised 2 years of update (so it will be just until Android 14) and 3 years of security update.
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- Ghr78
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- 31 Mar 2023
iceiceice, 30 Mar 2023I'm thinking of buying this phone next week, is it sti... moreIt depends. S21FE will be updated next few years regularly, which makes it good pick. Have decent screen, good camera, ip68, wireless charging, stereo speakers and ok battery life(one day - my usage). Zenphone 9 is a good choice also, not sure about Asus update policy. If they promise few years of updates, then Zenphone 9 is great future device also. I have same dilemma bfor few months and get S21FE. No regrets, but make your own testing and research bfor buy.
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- 30 Mar 2023
T4techdroid , 30 Mar 2023S21 fe is one of the best camera phone , How can you compar... moreFlagship for Ultra? Too funny. A cheap marketing gimmick, which obviously passes.
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- 30 Mar 2023
iceiceice, 30 Mar 2023I'm thinking of buying this phone next week, is it sti... moreI'm currently using a s21 fe (8/128 gigs, Exynos variant)
It's a quiet good phone and can meet your expectations if you are looking for flagship experience in a small budget. But planning on buying this phone and to use it for the next few years isn't the best idea. Well, for now you can get this one and later trade it for a better one at a galaxy store or just upgrade it to something else.
This ain't a top of the line phone, but my personal opinion is I'm enough satisfied with this one.
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- 30 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 30 Mar 2023Dear friend go to Dxomark website and they are proffesional... moreYou should keep in mind that this includes a new protocol. The A71 is an older phone. The protocols are different and cannot be directly compared. I see that the A54 ranks well with 107 points of new protocol, and it is a significantly cheaper phone. The A70s was a better class than A50s, so I expected better results for A74 phone. I accept that the colors are more vivid, but some people like it, or not, it is a matter of taste. In my opinion, all this fuss about colors leaves space for fraudulent algorithms such we already have with classic Adobe PhotoShop. When I zoom pictures, I see more clear details in the A71 pictures than in the pictures taken with the S21 FE, and both are viewed on S21 FE. I dislike that I spent money on this phone. My next choice will certainly not be Samsug! Google Pixel or Asus Rog Phones are now my favorites.
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- T4techdroid
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- 30 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 30 Mar 2023I agree, but I want nicer details of the picture when I zoo... moreS21 fe is one of the best camera phone , How can you compare A71 and S21 Fe . S21 Fe is a flagship. And flagship is Flagship. A71 doesn't even have 30x zoom but s21 fe had , it's large sensor and had telephoto too.
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- iceiceice
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- 30 Mar 2023
I'm thinking of buying this phone next week, is it still good for the next couple of years? My other options is iPhone 11(which is quite old, iPhone 13 is much more expensive in my country), Zenfone 9, and Xiaomi 12 (I have some doubt about MIUI). Thanks!
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- Anonymous
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- 30 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 30 Mar 2023I agree, but I want nicer details of the picture when I zoo... moreDear friend go to Dxomark website and they are proffesional photographers who test mobile cameras in there s21fe got 117 points like iphone 12. No one of a series cant raise above 106 points until now.
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- 30 Mar 2023
Kaveh, 30 Mar 2023Many of flagships like iphone 13 promax also have 12 megapi... moreI agree, but I want nicer details of the picture when I zoom it decantly. In particular, I compared the pictures of my former phone A71 and S21 FE, and the A71 is better. I don't even see any benefit from the 3x optical zoom of the S21 FE, they are more blurry with the optical zoom. What the S21 FE has better than my previous phone are night shots. But overall I'm not satisfied. I expected more. Honestly, the S21 FE was not my first choice, I was waiting for the A74, but the A70s series has been discontinued. A54 now with the screen size, heavens no!
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- 30 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 29 Mar 2023The display is excellent, battery good, but I would disagre... moreMany of flagships like iphone 13 promax also have 12 megapixel main camera. And i take many wonderfol pics with my s21fe like my nikon dslr d3400 camera .
Pixel count isnot main parametr for camera evalation important part is sensor size that change light that change incoming light to digital data in s21fe sensor size is 1/1.7 inch that is very good size for 12mpixel
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- 29 Mar 2023
Ghr78, 29 Mar 2023Must agree that camera is not awesome. But for general purp... moreMy 21FE has 6GB of RAM and I did not expect that the One UI would use RAM and go below 1.9 by default i.e. without active use of applications. Due to the need for better performance for games, I had to put numerous applications in deep sleep, and set the virtual memory to 2GB RAM. By default it is 4. The system simply activates a number of system applications at the same time and keeps other in virtual memory. By the mentioned customization, the device is now forced to activate them in sequence in smaller groups, and that saves me RAM. In this manner I do not need any third party game booster, the phone's booster and processor have done the job.
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- 29 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 29 Mar 2023The display is excellent, battery good, but I would disagre... moreMust agree that camera is not awesome. But for general purposes is ok. Main sensor is Sony imx555 which is widely used by Samsung. From S20+, to S21+ and Z Fold 3. 12mpx is on lower side this days must agree, but even Pixel 6a used same amount of megapixels and quality there is great.
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- Anonymous
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- 29 Mar 2023
kaveh, 29 Mar 2023great camera and diplay fantastic speed and goofd battery back upThe display is excellent, battery good, but I would disagree about the main camera. 12MP is too low. Of course, on a 6.4 screen, the pictures will look good, but put it on a bigger screen (eg PC) and you will see that the details are blurred. Samsung tried to compensate the small number of pixels with computer algorithms, but in my opinion this is price cheating. The phone is too expensive for such camera. If 12MP is good why then the S23 ultra has much much larger ie 200MP main camera. The S21FE phone should have had a better main camera. The selfie 32MP camera is good. I also don't understand how Samsung can put a 12MP selfie camera on its flagship phone S23 ultra. They think to compensate for this with a short selfie shooting distance and computer alghoritms, but 12MP is too low! Simply, there are people who see the differences and want better of Samsung, because the competition gives it for lower price!
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- kaveh
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- 29 Mar 2023
great camera and diplay fantastic speed and goofd battery back up
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- Ghr78
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- 28 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2023I'm writing here so that people don't make the sa... moreYou made a mistake not because of people like me, but because you are clueless and don't research the devices you buy. As a result, you are unhappy with your carelessness and hate senselessly. Anyone can type overheating problem into Google and they will see that there are such problems with every single device. Personally, I don't have any, and this is not due to the fact that I am a PR staff, but a real review from a user. There is no overheating or scratching on the back of my phone. And for me, your opinion is false. And because I'm sick of reading tearful comments like yours, that's exactly why I'm bothering to reply.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2023
Ghr78, 28 Mar 2023Maybe the plastic back will get scratched by thumbs and fin... moreI'm writing here so that people don't make the same mistake as I did. People should feel free to google overheating of this phone and judge for themselves. And because of the people like you who write praises about this phone as if they are Samsung's PR personnel, I made a mistake myself.
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- Ghr78
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- 28 Mar 2023
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2023You are entitled to your opinion. The plastic of the S21 FE... moreMaybe the plastic back will get scratched by thumbs and fingers if you don't cut your nails. Otherwise, it's perfectly normal plastic. Even quite pleasant to the touch, not a cheap-looking imitation, like the A71 by the way. About overheating, I have never had such a problem! You might be a pretty passionate gamer, but this is definitely not a gaming phone. And if you were so happy with your A71, why didn't you stick with it? When buying any piece of equipment, the wisest thing to do is to do your research, not to whine afterwards that your previous phone was better. The S21FE is a solid phone that has given me absolutely no problems. Zero! It's your fault that you didn't make a simple effort to research what you were buying. Once it doesn't fit your needs, sell it and stop spewing out your personal frustrations caused by your sloppy exploitation.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2023
Ghr78, 28 Mar 2023Bad plastic? R u joking? Plastic on the back is absolute ok... moreYou are entitled to your opinion. The plastic of the S21 FE is easily damaged at the edges and scratched even by palms and fingers. You have to use protection, which is ridiculous considering the price of the phone. I used the A71 without any protection and the plastic is just fine. Simply put, the S21 FE is not for gamers, but for delicate women's hands. Also, the phone overheats like crazy easily, which affects performance. If I could go back, I would bypass the S21 FE in a wide arc, and Samsung engineers, as far as I'm concerned, are ridiculous, and failed the exam. And if that plastic is so good, just look at the cut-off price when it needs to be replaced, as I needed!
Go ahead people by this phone!
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- IcyJay30
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- 28 Mar 2023
Ghr78, 25 Mar 20233 years os updates, to android 15, and 1 year after that se... moreSamsung themselves mention 4 os updates, then they proceed to mention android 15 in their knox website.
S21 fe was launched with android 12 then 16 should be last update
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-sets-the-new-standard-with-four-generations-of-os-upgrades-to-ensure-the-most-up-to-date-and-more-secure-galaxy-experience