Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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- Bandixy
- 6mM
- 25 Aug 2022
Sim tray on the top?
What did you bought?
It sound like a chinese clone...
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- EthicsProf
- EA5
- 24 Aug 2022
Warning about Galaxy S21 FE 5G -- This may be a phone manufactured during the pandemic when Asia, like everywhere, had supply chain problems and parts shortages. Don't buy it!! You will get the AT&T/Samsung Care Two-Step/Side-Step/Runaround with no ability to get your phone fixed...or returned.
I am so angry about this phone. I bought it because I had still had a 4G LTE phone when 5G was going into effect everywhere. I was behind the times, at home during the pandemic, and this was the one hyped in January 2022. I wish I would have waited. I got it through my AT&T contract, but AT&T doesn't sell the phones anymore -- it was ordered through them online and mailed to me. After about a month, my phone battery went down wouldn't charge at all. (Maybe it is overheating?) The first time, it was down for 10 days. When I took it into the AT&T store for some advice after running around 100 miles away trying to find a working Samsung service provider, they plugged it into one of their chargers and it finally started to charge again. I thought I had a bad charge pad or something, so I changed that out. About two months later, it went out again. I called into Samsung Care for a warranty claim, and they sent me to their service dealer to get it fixed. The only one in my (60-mile radius) area turned out to be closed down for remodeling. I then went to a recommend cell phone repair service. They checked all over the country for a battery -- to no avail!! I was out without a phone for a long time. I could not send it in to Samsung for repairs because I had all my data still on there and didn't want to send it in without a factory re-set that erased my data (really -- Samsung?? You want me to send in my dead phone to an unknown person with all my data still there so they can replace the battery and get access to my data?? I don't think so.) So I got a Galaxy S10+ on Ebay so I had a phone to use. About 10 days after the S21 FE went out, I tried to charge again, and it came back. This allowed me to do a factory re-set so I could get service by mail. In the meantime, I looked for a review because I was wondering why the phone battery went out so much. I couldn't find much at the time, but I did find a review in English from Asia. It said that the phone design was changed at the last minute because Korea was in pandemic mode at some point and they couldn't get the original parts. I noticed that the instructions to set up the phone showed the SIM card slot in a different place (on top) than where it actually is (on bottom). Originally this was confusing to me because I had wanted an expansion slot, but I couldn't get the SD card to fit. Then I read the review and realized that there was no expansion slot. So, basically, my thought is that my phone might have been one of those redesigned in a hurry to deal with pandemic issues. I really am concerned that a new battery won't fix whatever the problem is. This is a risk I don't want to take because if my phone goes out when I'm traveling, I may not have my back up phone with me.
I called/texted Samsung Care, hoping to get a new model replacement, but wow (!), what a runaround. Terrible Service. They will only look at the phone and see if anything is wrong with it. At the moment, there is nothing wrong with it because I did a factory re-set, and the battery is working. But what happens if the battery goes out again? Does anyone know how difficult it is to function without a phone these days?
My only thinking is that I might try to sell the phone on Ebay, but this seems unethical since I'll be selling a phone to someone who might have the same problem. I still have 30 months to pay off the contract, so AT&T said I can't get an upgrade for free for a while. This is all very frustrating. Don't buy a pandemic phone....
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- Anonymous
- 7kb
- 24 Aug 2022
Exynos user, 22 Aug 2022I Got s21fe before few days,this phone has so bas battery,e... moreBattery life will improve after first 7-8 days.I was getting 5 hrs Screen on time but its around 6 hrs now.
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- Ghr78
- nq6
- 23 Aug 2022
Exynos user, 22 Aug 2022I Got s21fe before few days,this phone has so bas battery,e... more8+ hrs sot on a52s??? How did you do this? I have this phone before buying s21fe and never have more than 6-6,30hrs sot. Whenever i do. I didn't see much of a difference now on s21fe. Maybe little bit, but not so drastic like you have.3hrs difference is a huge. Mine is Snapdragon version and i didn't face any heating, battery drops whatsoever. Also a52s uses snapdragon 778G which is more power efficient in general.
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- Exynos user
- 0mU
- 22 Aug 2022
I Got s21fe before few days,this phone has so bas battery,exynos version,scren on time is 5h- 5h30min max. I was using a52s before sot time was +8h,
Camera and speed on s21fe exynos is great only battery so bad, I Use battery saver,Dark skin,60hz sceeen and 5h 30min max sceen on.. any other tips??
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- Anonymous
- gFJ
- 22 Aug 2022
fabiosoares, 18 Aug 2022So much negativity about battery life if you use exynos ver... moreSnapdragon version heats up more than the Exynos also battery life is the same with both of them.
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- Astro Volkai
- rvL
- 22 Aug 2022
I got to say this smartphone is lit
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- sajec
- Kik
- 22 Aug 2022
nirmal, 21 Aug 2022Any complaints about green lineMine is still good, with zero display malfunction, even dropped sometimes (always use phone case).
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- Kubar
- B0@
- 22 Aug 2022
nirmal, 21 Aug 2022Any complaints about green lineNo.
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- nirmal
- sR1
- 21 Aug 2022
Any complaints about green line
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- T4techdroid
- u14
- 19 Aug 2022
SamsungPortugal, 18 Aug 2022Sorry that you don't understood our policy, but we are... moreAs of now, the entire Galaxy S22 series and the Galaxy S21 series including the Galaxy S21 FE are confirmed to get four Android OS upgrades. All Galaxy S phones released in the future will get this level of support as well.
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- T4techdroid
- u14
- 19 Aug 2022
S21 FE 5G , s21 u , s21 etc .. applies to the samsung's 4 year of SW update + 5 year of security patches.
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- Yazdanpanah20
- Fhw
- 19 Aug 2022
TheTechGuy, 18 Aug 2022Why they would do that? A and FE series are suposed to be m... moreFor Stylus functionality. I meant they can support stylus and no built-in stylus.
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- SamsungPortugal
- ixb
- 18 Aug 2022
James, 16 Jul 2022Yes, it is included, will be good till android 16.
About t... moreSorry that you don't understood our policy, but we are only giving 3 years of OS updates for all S21 line up and 4 years of security updates.
The 4 years of OS and 5 years security updates only applies to the newest A series.
Also S22 is going to receive 5 years of os updates and 6 years of security updates.
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- SamsungPortugal
- ixb
- 18 Aug 2022
Grey Wolf, 18 Jul 2022Yes, this model is included in the 4 years OS support and 5... moreSorry to say, but for S21 FE we are only offering 3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security patches.
The new policy about 4 years OS and 5 years of securities patches, only applies for the newest models of A series.
S22 line up is gonna receive 5 years of OS and also 6 years of security patches.
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- TheTechGuy
- ixb
- 18 Aug 2022
MBarney, 26 Jul 2022Does it make sense to switch from Galaxy S20?No, it does not make sense, cuz is only 1 gen above.
For me it only makes sense to switch 3/4 gens above.
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- TheTechGuy
- ixb
- 18 Aug 2022
Kifflom, 03 Aug 2022How to distinguish which one is snapdragon or exynos before... moreSnapdraggon version is being sold in Europe only, and Exynos version is the rest of the world.
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- TheTechGuy
- ixb
- 18 Aug 2022
Yazdanpanah20, 11 Aug 2022Dear samsung, Plz add stylus support for FE series and top ... moreWhy they would do that? A and FE series are suposed to be more cheap.
Also 90% of the people do not like the Stylus
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- The Tech Guy
- ixb
- 18 Aug 2022
GP, 11 Aug 2022I have my S21 FE 8G RAM/256GB storage (Snapdragon version) ... moreI´m using a 25W charger, fast and also do not damage the battery.
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- fabiosoares
- B1m
- 18 Aug 2022
Karl, 12 Aug 2022This or Xiaomi 12x or Oneplus 10 pro($80 more)? In my count... moreDon't buy xiaomi is so shitty they only offer 2 os updates and that's it , also MIUI runs very slow is very shitty UI