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The Exynos 2100 is a substantial improvement over it's 990 predecessor and to be fair most users wouldn't notice much difference under normal usage. Likely the biggest difference is in how much sooner the Exynos SoC starts throttling compared to the Snapdragon 888. From a users standpoint one of the biggest gripes is deciding which of Samsung's 27 different S21 variants to purchase. That's a lot of devices in one lineup and that number doesn't even include the numerous Carrier Branded Devices. As a consequence a significant percentage of users who are in the Global Version's (Exynos) footprint have opted for Snapdragon variants and are struggling with Firmware, 5G, 4G, Carrier Aggregation, VoLTE, WiFi Calling, OTA Updates and Warranty issues. Now that Exynos has partnered AMD and stated the new GPU for the Galaxy S22 will have AMD's RDNA2 Graphics onboard, it could signal the beginning of the end for the Samsung/Qualcomm Alliance. Furthermore, Qualcomm doesn't sell SoC's to Samsung, only the License, Samsung manufactures Snapdragon Chips in the same foundry it produces it's native Exynos Chips. The FTC has stated the Qualcomm operates a monopoly but they dropped their antitrust battle earlier this year. Let's all hope Samsung sorts the mess out sooner rather than later!

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    • 02 Jun 2021

    YUKI93, 02 Jun 2021114 hours of battery endurance rating for a smartphone with... moreIt's almost the same, not an big difference but I like to tell you this that iPhones are optimized to give the numbers run for 2 to 3 hours when it's discharged and Android use to discharge it quickly hence I see a little less battery life in comparison to my 11 Pro max and by the way I have exynos s21u.

      114 hours of battery endurance rating for a smartphone with QHD+ 120Hz screen? I have never been a fan of high screen refresh rate on a smartphone in the first place, but Samsung's adaptive solution really does pay off. Just imagine how much the battery endurance rating can be gained if the screen resolution runs at FHD+.

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        • mHu
        • 01 Jun 2021

        Varcor, 01 Jun 2021Snapdragon variants can be rooted, they run cooler and have... moreThanks for the explanation. Other than the 4MB L3 Cache on the SD888 and Exynos some points you mentioned was not explicit even in Anandtech. This does not make Qualcomm’s partnership with Nuvia too promising, nor AMD with Exynos.

        TSMC chips, Apple has increased die sizes on the A14 significantly so while the suggested performance jump is only 18%, the actual increase is significant. A14 does not have a thermal throttling issue, compared to the A13 in the iPhone 11 series (that one is quite bad). Huawei’s Kirin 9000 also has a good memory subsystem. 3DMark will tell you that it scores only about 50% and GsmA’s review suggests throttling, but it turns out that both sustained performance and TDP are excellent.

        I'd rather take a big die core 9 or 11nm over a maggot tiny v6 5nm trash than a bigger v10 9nm .

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          • 01 Jun 2021

          Varcor, 01 Jun 2021Snapdragon variants can be rooted, they run cooler and have... moreBenchmarks, never trusted them.
          Iphone is on paper way more powerfull, but in real life, it can even do slower than cheaper midrange phone.
          Same in this SSD vs E2100, in real life tests, exynos does faster app opening times in most of the tests.
          SSD888 intend to heat really bad, when pushing it's chip, like long period heavy gaming.
          Nobody talks about connection speeds, which is way faster in exynos.
          Upload and download times are really different.

          But anyway, i don't think anybody can tell any difference between these two in daily basis use.
          They perform the same either way, so these "scores" don't mean jack, because it takes more than power to make something work well, like in cars, if chassis is bad or tyres, all that extra power goes to waste.

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            • mHu
            • 01 Jun 2021

            Alex, 01 Jun 2021You are #786 on my list of people whom I asked to stop trol... moreAnd why i should care if snapdragon cpu and gpu is marginally better . You won't feel the cpu difference in opening chrome or facebook and such powerful gpus in phones are utterly useless. Are you launching missiles or playing Star Citizen with your smartphones guys? You can play almost all current games with a Mali 400MP gpu. The only thing that matters in this comparation is the battery life where we should give the props to qualcomm, but this is the only thing that actually matters.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 01 Jun 2021

              If you like the phone, great. If you don't like the phone, ok that's fine. As long as it works. Can the naked human eye really tell the difference in real world performance based on a bunch of numbers? A higher benchmark score will still enable us to message at the same rate, like a picture on social media at the same rate, take pictures nonetheless. It's a phone.

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                • 01 Jun 2021

                aamir, 30 May 2021I hesitated to buy this phone because of my previous experi... moreCan you buy one for me?

                  786, 01 Jun 2021Stop trolling.... Exynos is and always kick butkicks sna... moreSnapdragon variants can be rooted, they run cooler and have better overall benchmarks. Take a look at this then apologize for the misinformation.

                  https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s21-ultra-snapdragon-vs-exynos-1195066/

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                    • 01 Jun 2021

                    786, 01 Jun 2021Stop trolling.... Exynos is and always kick butkicks sna... moreYou are #786 on my list of people whom I asked to stop trolling.
                    Exynos consumes more power, heats up more/quicker and produces worse images. While Samsung sells Exynos phones for the same price as SD ones. So good luck overpaying for your rooted inferior phone.

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                      • 01 Jun 2021

                      Noly, 26 May 2021Hi, may i ask how to turn off 5G featureGo to battery saving mode.

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                        • mHu
                        • 01 Jun 2021

                        Marco, 28 May 2021Advice - DON'T buy one with exynos, it's not wort... moreStop trolling....

                        Exynos is and always kick butkicks snapdragon in past and know.

                        Developers love Exynos because off open source, unlike Slowdragon.

                        Exynos is great for rooting.

                        Nagging over 5% decrease as ifvthat mstters or you can tell the difference.

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                          • 01 Jun 2021

                          aamir, 30 May 2021I hesitated to buy this phone because of my previous experi... moreYou're complaining over 5% decrease over snapdragon.

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                            • 01 Jun 2021

                            Anonymous, 31 May 2021After S7 they just mess up the cameras..a lot of MPx just t... moreVery well said. CarlZeiss with xenon flash even beats the S21ULTRA M11U.

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                              • 31 May 2021

                              Anyone knows why my s21ultra turns on the music in my pocket? And how to stop it 🤨

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                                • JDm
                                • 31 May 2021

                                After S7 they just mess up the cameras..a lot of MPx just to steal the eyes, but low quality lenses. Just buy some Carl Zeiss, and put it into, and then we talk about cameras..sice that, i will choose Leica lenses, a little less MPx but better pics. At this final price of the products, samsung should afford it.be fairplay, gentilmans ...

                                And in general, what the flick is going on with that 4:3 pics format? We are not in 2005, we pay a lot of money for wide displays...

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                                  • tu6
                                  • 31 May 2021

                                  Anonymous, 30 May 2021You can buy this from shopee for cheaper but you need to ma... moreI'm from Malaysia....
                                  Price for S21 series not cheaper than last year S20 series model (only 128GB are same price like last year model)
                                  Example:last year at Malaysia Note20 Ultra for 256GB price at RM5199($1257.62)
                                  This year(2021) S21 Ultra price at RM5299 for 256GB($1281.81)

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                                    • 30 May 2021

                                    I hesitated to buy this phone because of my previous experience with exynos powered s20 series including S20 FE i still own. But when i got this phone (exynos powered) i was amazed how good it was. No lag or heating issues at all. I liked it so much that i bought S21+ for my wife. Samsung has done a great job with its chipset this year. All i could say is, its the first decent flagship by samsung after S9 series that i loved. Hope samsung doesnt disappoint their users in future.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 30 May 2021

                                      You can buy this from shopee for cheaper but you need to make sure you chose Malaysia for the country because the s21 ultra is the cheapest in the whole world in Malaysia

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                                        • 30 May 2021

                                        Sixth Wave, 26 May 2021I need to upgrade also from note 10 plus Is it better tha... moreyes it is better .
                                        battery capacity , screen refresh rate (adaptive and resolution) , cameras , and exynos version are the most important differences .
                                        s21 supports spen but note 20 ultra has a pen with it and that's an advantage may be .

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