Samsung Galaxy S21 5G 128GB - Phantom Grey
Miss nothing, with Galaxy S21. A camera so good, everyone’s a pro. When capturing your best moments, you no longer have to choose between photo and video. Galaxy S21 captures both, simultaneously, so you’ll never miss a moment. Capture big screen quality videos in stunning 8K resolution1 and zoom in with less pixelation with 3x Hybrid Optic Zoom.
Miss nothing, with Galaxy S21. A camera so good, everyone’s a pro. When capturing your best moments, you no longer have to choose between photo and video. Galaxy S21 captures both, simultaneously, so you’ll never miss a moment. Capture big screen quality videos in stunning 8K resolution1 and zoom in with less pixelation with 3x Hybrid Optic Zoom.
Miss nothing, with Galaxy S21. A camera so good, everyone’s a pro. When capturing your best moments, you no longer have to choose between photo and video. Galaxy S21 captures both, simultaneously, so you’ll never miss a moment. Capture big screen quality videos in stunning 8K resolution1 and zoom in with less pixelation with 3x Hybrid Optic Zoom.
Miss nothing, with Galaxy S21. A camera so good, everyone’s a pro. When capturing your best moments, you no longer have to choose between photo and video. Galaxy S21 captures both, simultaneously, so you’ll never miss a moment. Capture big screen quality videos in stunning 8K resolution1 and zoom in with less pixelation with 3x Hybrid Optic Zoom.
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Let me start by saying I am a LOYAL Samsung & Android user, have no plans to change that. HOWEVER!! This is the first time that I have been dissatisfied with a product because they usually knock it out of the park. Pros are the same, especially if you upgrade from your old and busted. Great pics, decent storage space, speed & refresh rate (iffy) and price. I'm sure there's more but haven't had enough time to explore. The cons after 1 week: For me, battery life is the most important. With the S21 FE, you cannot run a couple of apps without a major battery drain. Your phone must be charging if you plan to run a major app like a navigation app or similar. The phone gets hot. I have a case on it so now I can't feel it, but naked, the phone heats up pretty quickly when ... MoreLet me start by saying I am a LOYAL Samsung & Android user, have no plans to change that. HOWEVER!! This is the first time that I have been dissatisfied with a product because they usually knock it out of the park. Pros are the same, especially if you upgrade from your old and busted. Great pics, decent storage space, speed & refresh rate (iffy) and price. I'm sure there's more but haven't had enough time to explore. The cons after 1 week: For me, battery life is the most important. With the S21 FE, you cannot run a couple of apps without a major battery drain. Your phone must be charging if you plan to run a major app like a navigation app or similar. The phone gets hot. I have a case on it so now I can't feel it, but naked, the phone heats up pretty quickly when in use or charging. Charging is a bit slow. I use a standard C charger, a fast charger and a car charger and it takes quite a bit longer to charge. A lot of signal dropping and network disconnections. Bing button is now attached to the power button so it is easily activated. And the volume buttons are now on the right side of the phone above the power button, so when you down volume, you can hit that lock screen...
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The S21 5G has been great for the 5 months that I've used it. General stability and performance of the phone are its highlights - thanks to a year of regular software updates and a chipset that keeps up with the times (SD 888). The display on this phone looks stunning, and it boasts a fluid 120 Hz refresh rate that makes everything smooth and snappy. It gets bright enough such that it can be used outdoors for texting, paying and media control. The color profile of the display also switches under direct sunlight to enhance readability - it becomes more saturated. Haptics are tight and responsive, nothing to complain about there either. Battery life (!!) is one of the most important aspects of a mobile device. I am happy to say that the S21 5G has enough juice to last ... MoreThe S21 5G has been great for the 5 months that I've used it. General stability and performance of the phone are its highlights - thanks to a year of regular software updates and a chipset that keeps up with the times (SD 888). The display on this phone looks stunning, and it boasts a fluid 120 Hz refresh rate that makes everything smooth and snappy. It gets bright enough such that it can be used outdoors for texting, paying and media control. The color profile of the display also switches under direct sunlight to enhance readability - it becomes more saturated. Haptics are tight and responsive, nothing to complain about there either. Battery life (!!) is one of the most important aspects of a mobile device. I am happy to say that the S21 5G has enough juice to last a day of medium to slightly heavy usage. Standby battery drain is also pretty consistent, never noticed an issue there. With the correct equipment, the phone will 'Super fast charge' at up to 25W, which will charge the battery from 0-100 in about an hour (or 0-50 in about 25 mins). It's nothing to write home about, but gets the job done. There is also support for wireless charging and reverse wireless charging, although both of these are slower and less efficient charging technologies that I would not recommend using (especially the latter, as it drains and heats up the phone battery). Cameras on the phone are generally impressive for photography. Under ideal conditions, the 12 MP main sensor is capable of some pretty sharp images thanks to post processing that sharpens images. The telephoto camera does a decent job upto around 8X, after which the image is pretty blurry. It can go up to 30X, but that is more of a gimmick than a feature. The only time I found 30X to be useful is while taking moon shots, the phone does those pretty well. Keep in mind it is not a real optical zoom but a crop in on a 64 MP sensor, so the algorithm is pretty impressive. Ultrawide shots are also detailed (12 MP) and look stunning with minimal distortion around borders. The selfie camera is alright, and only works great under good lighting. I don't shoot many videos, but the phone is capable of producing smooth 60 FPS videos with seamless transitions between the three cameras and good auto focus. HDR10+ videos look great, however there is oversaturation in those clips and they cannot be shared across platforms easily (not recommended). Finally, I'd like to talk about software. As mentioned earlier, the phone is generally very performant and stable. Besides, OneUI offers countless features that are pretty intelligent. For example, the gallery app is magical as photos can be remastered to correct some blur, noise, overexposure, etc. Furthermore, S21 features object eraser that can remove objects, shadows and reflections from an image! Personally, I think the reflection eraser is the most helpful, to remove glare and reflections from an image captured through a window (I often take images through car windows). OneUI 5 is generally heavily customizable, if that's something you treasure! However, I haven't really bought into the Material You design yet, I feel changing icon colors makes them harder to find and differentiate. Fortunately or unfortunately, OneUI has not gone through any major design overhauls, and OneUI 5 still looks very similar to older OneUI versions. It is a solid Android skin, and is genuinely helpful at times when navigating this big phone one-handed (menus are closer to the bottom of the screen, and buttons are generally larger and easier to click). With all that said, however, I am starting to feel quite bored after using OneUI for the last 3 years, maybe because Samsung doesn't change as much and add as many new and practical features as compared to the competition (like Google Pixel). The only new feature I've been genuinely impressed by has been the object eraser and remastering in the gallery app (since I bought the S21 5 months ago). And, unfortunately Samsung uses generic Qualcomm chipsets, which are very performant, but cannot be designed around new software features unlike in the case of Google and Apple. This will be more important in upcoming years, but as of now Samsung's S series is still a safe bet in terms of general stability, performance and connectivity. That reminds me, connectivity has been very good on this smartphone, with support for Wifi 6, 5G UW/mmWave and 5G sub-6 ("nationwide"). I believe the version of Bluetooth supported is 5.1, but regardless it has been pretty rock solid. Finally, as I conclude, I would like to comment on the overall design of the phone. I like the size, although I am a sucker for more compact phones and believe the S21 could have shaved yet another inch off as seen in the S22. I love the glastic back, and I believe it helps with that 5G mmWave action. The back design with the layout of the triple camera screams my name, and the camera frame is flush with the side aluminum frame of the phone. The curved design of the glass and glastic sandwich makes the phone feel comfortable with no sharp edges, however that also makes for a rather slippery phone (recommend using a phone case!). I prefer the boxier S22 which is also more compact and provides a more confident grip. Overall, the S21 has been a solid daily driver, although I yearn for some more fun and useful software additions as seen in the likes of the Google Pixel.
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I upgraded to this phone from a Sony Experior Platinum... I think I make a mistake ... I primarily bought this phone for use while driving & that it has a remote charging feature. I use an Android head unit in my car n had no problems with Experia Z connecting to the head unit while driving the new phone a Samsung Galaxy S22+ I end up fighting for the first hour of any drive trying to get the phone to pair with the head unit both with Bluetooth for music n WiFi for Google maps. Also, I find it very difficult to get both connections working simultaneously as the Bluetooth turns off the WiFi.. so if I change from the current Google map route n the app needs to redirect me, the app can't recalculate when using the Bluetooth connection as a lot of the places I drive do ... MoreI upgraded to this phone from a Sony Experior Platinum... I think I make a mistake ... I primarily bought this phone for use while driving & that it has a remote charging feature. I use an Android head unit in my car n had no problems with Experia Z connecting to the head unit while driving the new phone a Samsung Galaxy S22+ I end up fighting for the first hour of any drive trying to get the phone to pair with the head unit both with Bluetooth for music n WiFi for Google maps. Also, I find it very difficult to get both connections working simultaneously as the Bluetooth turns off the WiFi.. so if I change from the current Google map route n the app needs to redirect me, the app can't recalculate when using the Bluetooth connection as a lot of the places I drive do not have very good phone net work coverage... so I have to turn the Bluetooth off & reconnect the head unit to WiFi using the phone as a hot spot to get redirection on the Google maps, then reconnect to Bluetooth again to listen to music which makes the WiFi drop out again on the head unit... very frustrating when I am on a time schedule n pulling over on the side of the road is very time consuming or dangerous while continuing to drive! I also find that even though the settings are on in some of the Google apps the phone will still not connect as it should as in automatically location permissions n I have to go into the app switch the permissions off then on again in the phone app to allow then to be acceptable through the head unit in my car. All this is very frustrating n dangerous whitest driving believe me! I have also been unable to get the Android Auto app to work between the phone & the head unit even though I have down loaded both the latest versions of the app on my phone & the head unit in my car. Also the sync apps would not work either so weather there is some sort of difference in the Android software in both systems I am not sure however both the head unit n the phone are less there 6 months old.
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Let me start by saying I am a LOYAL Samsung & Android user, have no plans to change that. HOWEVER!! This is the first time that I have been dissatisfied with a product because they usually knock it out of the park. Pros are the same, especially if you upgrade from your old and busted. Great pics, decent storage space, speed & refresh rate (iffy) and price. I'm sure there's more but haven't had enough time to explore. The cons after 1 week: For me, battery life is the most important. With the S21 FE, you cannot run a couple of apps without a major battery drain. Your phone must be charging if you plan to run a major app like a navigation app or similar. The phone gets hot. I have a case on it so now I can't feel it, but naked, the phone heats up pretty quickly when ... MoreLet me start by saying I am a LOYAL Samsung & Android user, have no plans to change that. HOWEVER!! This is the first time that I have been dissatisfied with a product because they usually knock it out of the park. Pros are the same, especially if you upgrade from your old and busted. Great pics, decent storage space, speed & refresh rate (iffy) and price. I'm sure there's more but haven't had enough time to explore. The cons after 1 week: For me, battery life is the most important. With the S21 FE, you cannot run a couple of apps without a major battery drain. Your phone must be charging if you plan to run a major app like a navigation app or similar. The phone gets hot. I have a case on it so now I can't feel it, but naked, the phone heats up pretty quickly when in use or charging. Charging is a bit slow. I use a standard C charger, a fast charger and a car charger and it takes quite a bit longer to charge. A lot of signal dropping and network disconnections. Bing button is now attached to the power button so it is easily activated. And the volume buttons are now on the right side of the phone above the power button, so when you down volume, you can hit that lock screen...
The S21 5G has been great for the 5 months that I've used it. General stability and performance of the phone are its highlights - thanks to a year of regular software updates and a chipset that keeps up with the times (SD 888). The display on this phone looks stunning, and it boasts a fluid 120 Hz refresh rate that makes everything smooth and snappy. It gets bright enough such that it can be used outdoors for texting, paying and media control. The color profile of the display also switches under direct sunlight to enhance readability - it becomes more saturated. Haptics are tight and responsive, nothing to complain about there either. Battery life (!!) is one of the most important aspects of a mobile device. I am happy to say that the S21 5G has enough juice to last ... MoreThe S21 5G has been great for the 5 months that I've used it. General stability and performance of the phone are its highlights - thanks to a year of regular software updates and a chipset that keeps up with the times (SD 888). The display on this phone looks stunning, and it boasts a fluid 120 Hz refresh rate that makes everything smooth and snappy. It gets bright enough such that it can be used outdoors for texting, paying and media control. The color profile of the display also switches under direct sunlight to enhance readability - it becomes more saturated. Haptics are tight and responsive, nothing to complain about there either. Battery life (!!) is one of the most important aspects of a mobile device. I am happy to say that the S21 5G has enough juice to last a day of medium to slightly heavy usage. Standby battery drain is also pretty consistent, never noticed an issue there. With the correct equipment, the phone will 'Super fast charge' at up to 25W, which will charge the battery from 0-100 in about an hour (or 0-50 in about 25 mins). It's nothing to write home about, but gets the job done. There is also support for wireless charging and reverse wireless charging, although both of these are slower and less efficient charging technologies that I would not recommend using (especially the latter, as it drains and heats up the phone battery). Cameras on the phone are generally impressive for photography. Under ideal conditions, the 12 MP main sensor is capable of some pretty sharp images thanks to post processing that sharpens images. The telephoto camera does a decent job upto around 8X, after which the image is pretty blurry. It can go up to 30X, but that is more of a gimmick than a feature. The only time I found 30X to be useful is while taking moon shots, the phone does those pretty well. Keep in mind it is not a real optical zoom but a crop in on a 64 MP sensor, so the algorithm is pretty impressive. Ultrawide shots are also detailed (12 MP) and look stunning with minimal distortion around borders. The selfie camera is alright, and only works great under good lighting. I don't shoot many videos, but the phone is capable of producing smooth 60 FPS videos with seamless transitions between the three cameras and good auto focus. HDR10+ videos look great, however there is oversaturation in those clips and they cannot be shared across platforms easily (not recommended). Finally, I'd like to talk about software. As mentioned earlier, the phone is generally very performant and stable. Besides, OneUI offers countless features that are pretty intelligent. For example, the gallery app is magical as photos can be remastered to correct some blur, noise, overexposure, etc. Furthermore, S21 features object eraser that can remove objects, shadows and reflections from an image! Personally, I think the reflection eraser is the most helpful, to remove glare and reflections from an image captured through a window (I often take images through car windows). OneUI 5 is generally heavily customizable, if that's something you treasure! However, I haven't really bought into the Material You design yet, I feel changing icon colors makes them harder to find and differentiate. Fortunately or unfortunately, OneUI has not gone through any major design overhauls, and OneUI 5 still looks very similar to older OneUI versions. It is a solid Android skin, and is genuinely helpful at times when navigating this big phone one-handed (menus are closer to the bottom of the screen, and buttons are generally larger and easier to click). With all that said, however, I am starting to feel quite bored after using OneUI for the last 3 years, maybe because Samsung doesn't change as much and add as many new and practical features as compared to the competition (like Google Pixel). The only new feature I've been genuinely impressed by has been the object eraser and remastering in the gallery app (since I bought the S21 5 months ago). And, unfortunately Samsung uses generic Qualcomm chipsets, which are very performant, but cannot be designed around new software features unlike in the case of Google and Apple. This will be more important in upcoming years, but as of now Samsung's S series is still a safe bet in terms of general stability, performance and connectivity. That reminds me, connectivity has been very good on this smartphone, with support for Wifi 6, 5G UW/mmWave and 5G sub-6 ("nationwide"). I believe the version of Bluetooth supported is 5.1, but regardless it has been pretty rock solid. Finally, as I conclude, I would like to comment on the overall design of the phone. I like the size, although I am a sucker for more compact phones and believe the S21 could have shaved yet another inch off as seen in the S22. I love the glastic back, and I believe it helps with that 5G mmWave action. The back design with the layout of the triple camera screams my name, and the camera frame is flush with the side aluminum frame of the phone. The curved design of the glass and glastic sandwich makes the phone feel comfortable with no sharp edges, however that also makes for a rather slippery phone (recommend using a phone case!). I prefer the boxier S22 which is also more compact and provides a more confident grip. Overall, the S21 has been a solid daily driver, although I yearn for some more fun and useful software additions as seen in the likes of the Google Pixel.
I upgraded to this phone from a Sony Experior Platinum... I think I make a mistake ... I primarily bought this phone for use while driving & that it has a remote charging feature. I use an Android head unit in my car n had no problems with Experia Z connecting to the head unit while driving the new phone a Samsung Galaxy S22+ I end up fighting for the first hour of any drive trying to get the phone to pair with the head unit both with Bluetooth for music n WiFi for Google maps. Also, I find it very difficult to get both connections working simultaneously as the Bluetooth turns off the WiFi.. so if I change from the current Google map route n the app needs to redirect me, the app can't recalculate when using the Bluetooth connection as a lot of the places I drive do ... MoreI upgraded to this phone from a Sony Experior Platinum... I think I make a mistake ... I primarily bought this phone for use while driving & that it has a remote charging feature. I use an Android head unit in my car n had no problems with Experia Z connecting to the head unit while driving the new phone a Samsung Galaxy S22+ I end up fighting for the first hour of any drive trying to get the phone to pair with the head unit both with Bluetooth for music n WiFi for Google maps. Also, I find it very difficult to get both connections working simultaneously as the Bluetooth turns off the WiFi.. so if I change from the current Google map route n the app needs to redirect me, the app can't recalculate when using the Bluetooth connection as a lot of the places I drive do not have very good phone net work coverage... so I have to turn the Bluetooth off & reconnect the head unit to WiFi using the phone as a hot spot to get redirection on the Google maps, then reconnect to Bluetooth again to listen to music which makes the WiFi drop out again on the head unit... very frustrating when I am on a time schedule n pulling over on the side of the road is very time consuming or dangerous while continuing to drive! I also find that even though the settings are on in some of the Google apps the phone will still not connect as it should as in automatically location permissions n I have to go into the app switch the permissions off then on again in the phone app to allow then to be acceptable through the head unit in my car. All this is very frustrating n dangerous whitest driving believe me! I have also been unable to get the Android Auto app to work between the phone & the head unit even though I have down loaded both the latest versions of the app on my phone & the head unit in my car. Also the sync apps would not work either so weather there is some sort of difference in the Android software in both systems I am not sure however both the head unit n the phone are less there 6 months old.
It has no expandable memory, 3 camera lenses just confuse the software so getting it to focus on what you want plus everything else in frame is almost impossible. The amount of bloatware is hair pulling stressful especially when you can't uninstall any of it nor disable them. The rest of the world gets a dual sim card slot..not America though. 99% of the apps don't work in landscape mode, including samsung's own galaxy store. Auto correct is horrible, it always corrects correctly spelled words and it's suggested words are never even close. The battery life is terrible, it's own bloatware is usually responsible for it. One of the worst things, especially living in Florida, is the screen gets up to 112°F (44°C). When I'm watching YouTube or something, even with a desk ... MoreIt has no expandable memory, 3 camera lenses just confuse the software so getting it to focus on what you want plus everything else in frame is almost impossible. The amount of bloatware is hair pulling stressful especially when you can't uninstall any of it nor disable them. The rest of the world gets a dual sim card slot..not America though. 99% of the apps don't work in landscape mode, including samsung's own galaxy store. Auto correct is horrible, it always corrects correctly spelled words and it's suggested words are never even close. The battery life is terrible, it's own bloatware is usually responsible for it. One of the worst things, especially living in Florida, is the screen gets up to 112°F (44°C). When I'm watching YouTube or something, even with a desk fan blowing air on it and not charging, it gets almost hot enough not to touch so I pulled out my digital IR thermometer and got the 112 degrees. And using the camera for a few minutes gets the screen even hotter, I don't even have a case on my phone and you can't put your fingers anywhere close to the lenses for more than a second or two before it becomes too hot to touch. I'm sure I'm missing many more issues but those are my biggest. I was a huge samsung fan until I bought this phone.
I upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S21 from the Galaxy S7. I really like the look and feel of the phone. It seems to operate a bit faster than the S7. I've only been in a location for 5G service once, but if anything, pages were slower to connect and open on 5G. I didn't like that there was no charger included with the phone. Since it was a type C USB and the S7 was a type A USB, I had to buy a new charger and charging cable and only after buying it did I realize that the phone supports wireless charging as well. This phone comes with quite a bit of bloat ware. There are lots of things I will never use but am unable to remove and make use of the space. Calls are clear and I haven't had anyone complain that they can't hear or understand me. There is one feature that ... MoreI upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S21 from the Galaxy S7. I really like the look and feel of the phone. It seems to operate a bit faster than the S7. I've only been in a location for 5G service once, but if anything, pages were slower to connect and open on 5G. I didn't like that there was no charger included with the phone. Since it was a type C USB and the S7 was a type A USB, I had to buy a new charger and charging cable and only after buying it did I realize that the phone supports wireless charging as well. This phone comes with quite a bit of bloat ware. There are lots of things I will never use but am unable to remove and make use of the space. Calls are clear and I haven't had anyone complain that they can't hear or understand me. There is one feature that really bothers me- the power button is situated below the volume down button and both buttons must be pressed at the same time to take a screen shot. The space between buttons makes it so that you have to use both hands to take the screenshot. You are supposed to be able to swipe with your palm, but I have never gotten it to actually work. Also, the fingerprint sensor rarely works so I use facial recognition, which also fails to work sometimes so I have to use a pattern to unlock the phone. None of these were deal breakers for me. Overall, I like the phone.
I've had the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G for nearly two years now. I've found this device consistently meets my expectations for what I consider to be a top tier smartphone. Starting with the display, the 120hz feature elevates the general experience to that of a truly premium device. On competing products, the 120 hz function is often gatekept to the Pro models. It's inclusion on the base model S21 is a testament to Samsung's commitment to offering a premium experience across it's S line of mobile devices. The processor is the capable Snapdragon 888 built on a 5nm process. The performance of this phone is superb though the phone can heat up when performing demanding tasks or in hot environments. When streaming videos, playing games or taking photos and video the phone is ... MoreI've had the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G for nearly two years now. I've found this device consistently meets my expectations for what I consider to be a top tier smartphone. Starting with the display, the 120hz feature elevates the general experience to that of a truly premium device. On competing products, the 120 hz function is often gatekept to the Pro models. It's inclusion on the base model S21 is a testament to Samsung's commitment to offering a premium experience across it's S line of mobile devices. The processor is the capable Snapdragon 888 built on a 5nm process. The performance of this phone is superb though the phone can heat up when performing demanding tasks or in hot environments. When streaming videos, playing games or taking photos and video the phone is able to maintain a high standard of performance. Though the experience isn't without an occasional hiccup, the experience left me satisfied and the speed of the device is still remarkable. The Camera array on this device is a triple camera set up with a 12 MP main camera, a 12 MP ultra wide and a 64 MP sensor used for telephoto capabilities and 8k recording at 24 fps. Though the 8K recording seems to still be rather limited, the phone shines in taking stills in challenging lighting situations and the video quality is of great quality in good lighting. In lower light, both the Main and Ultra wide cameras are capable of outputting great photos especially when utilizing the night mode function. Lowlight videos tend to suffer from noise and lessened stability though the output is still among the upper tier of smartphone video. Overall the camera array still holds ups even 2 years later, and the results speak for themselves. After 2 years, the battery life has depleted a bit and there are occasional hiccups that occur when performing challenging tasks. Despite this, the S21 5G has handled every obstacle and challenge I've put it through. I've dropped the phone countless times, handled it roughly and even so the phone holds up. I hope to hold on to this device for a bit longer before I upgrade to hopefully an even better Galaxy S device.
Having been both a former Samsung phone owner (S10) and a Google Pixel owner (Pixel 4), about a month ago I decided to switch back to Samsung with the S21. To get it out of the way, let me first say that the phone is reliable and proficient at most things. Response times are fast, charge lasts me an entire day with heavy use, and Samsung takes the normal Android user experience and improves upon it with small UI tweaks here and there to make things work and work well. BUT, not everything is sunshine and rainbows. Due to my career field, one of the crucial features I was looking for when upgrading my phone was a solid camera and camcorder, which is where I'm focusing my review. While not perfect either, the best feature on the Pixel 4 was by far it's camera. I was ... MoreHaving been both a former Samsung phone owner (S10) and a Google Pixel owner (Pixel 4), about a month ago I decided to switch back to Samsung with the S21. To get it out of the way, let me first say that the phone is reliable and proficient at most things. Response times are fast, charge lasts me an entire day with heavy use, and Samsung takes the normal Android user experience and improves upon it with small UI tweaks here and there to make things work and work well. BUT, not everything is sunshine and rainbows. Due to my career field, one of the crucial features I was looking for when upgrading my phone was a solid camera and camcorder, which is where I'm focusing my review. While not perfect either, the best feature on the Pixel 4 was by far it's camera. I was never worried about being able to capture that "perfect moment". The Pixel had excellent response time, was user friendly, and provided decent photo editing/retouching tools. Unfortunately, I have quickly noticed that my Samsung S21 falls short almost across the board. Even after endless setting adjustments, photos almost always have a noticable delay between pressing the shutter and the photo actually being taken, frequently resulting in missing the most ideal shot in the moment. Editing tools aren't as robust, to the point I now find myself using the Adobe Photoshop app on my Samsung to perform edits I would have simply done with the Pixel 4 camera tools. I will admit, the "Pro Photo" and "Pro Video" modes on the Samsung provide a plethora of control options, mirroring that which you would find on professional cameras/camcorders and if I'm putting in the effort, I can manually dial in to create fantastic shots. But when I'm off the clock, wanting to just "be in the moment" during a family event, trying to grab some quick Auto photos and videos, the S21 disappoints. Compared to other phone options, I would still recommend the S21 with 3.5 stars (I guess I'll have to round up to 4). It still trumps the Pixel and iPhone in so many other areas in terms of general use (HDMI over USB-C, I have missed you dearly— glad to have you back!). But from a media creation standpoint, this isn't my favorite purchase and I'll look forward to my next phone purchase in 2-4 years.
Samsung makes quality products that are durable. With frequent updates my phone always has the latest Android version so I can enjoy the latest features. I love the cameras on my S21 Ultra 5G. Thy take stunning photos even in dark environments. Being one of the most popular phones, it's easy to find any type of accessories and cases that you need. The display is great it has a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth scrolling. The battery is big enough for all day use, even a year later. I never find myself having to change my phone throughout the day. I only charge it when I go to sleep. I watch some videos online, use social media and listen to music and I still have about 30% at the end of the night. It's a great feeling, I feel safe having that peace of mind that my phone ... MoreSamsung makes quality products that are durable. With frequent updates my phone always has the latest Android version so I can enjoy the latest features. I love the cameras on my S21 Ultra 5G. Thy take stunning photos even in dark environments. Being one of the most popular phones, it's easy to find any type of accessories and cases that you need. The display is great it has a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth scrolling. The battery is big enough for all day use, even a year later. I never find myself having to change my phone throughout the day. I only charge it when I go to sleep. I watch some videos online, use social media and listen to music and I still have about 30% at the end of the night. It's a great feeling, I feel safe having that peace of mind that my phone is not dead because I use my phone for everything: as a keyless entry, to pay using Samsung Pay, to order an ride, to make calls, for directions. It's a great phone and a great investment because it will last several years and you won't need to buy another phone during that time.
I got this phone as a gift last Christmas and I couldn't have asked for a better gift. I've always been a devoted Apple user and never thought to ever get a Samsung phone. However, after seeing an ad for the Samsung Galaxy S21, I could not get my eyes off of the design and the amazing colors! After I got my Phantom Violet S21+, I thought I'd take a long time to get used to it, but that is not the case at all! From the getgo, I was so excited and got used to the system fast. I grew to love the customizability and features this phone provided. Not only that, but I love the camera quality—it can zoom in so clear and so far. Further, I can't get enough of the design and how fast this phone is, as well as the battery-life (seriously the battery-life is so good.) I've ... MoreI got this phone as a gift last Christmas and I couldn't have asked for a better gift. I've always been a devoted Apple user and never thought to ever get a Samsung phone. However, after seeing an ad for the Samsung Galaxy S21, I could not get my eyes off of the design and the amazing colors! After I got my Phantom Violet S21+, I thought I'd take a long time to get used to it, but that is not the case at all! From the getgo, I was so excited and got used to the system fast. I grew to love the customizability and features this phone provided. Not only that, but I love the camera quality—it can zoom in so clear and so far. Further, I can't get enough of the design and how fast this phone is, as well as the battery-life (seriously the battery-life is so good.) I've even convinced many of my friends—who are die-hard Apple users—to liking this phone, and most of them plan to get one this Christmas for themselves! It's just so in tune with how you want it to look and operate, something I couldn't do on any of my old phones. Overall, I love this phone and don't plan on upgrading anytime soon, it's just great. If I do end up upgrading, I'll definitely have Samsung as my top choice, because after switching over?... I seriously can't look back.
The Samsung S21 is the best! My old phone was starting to get way too slow and was outdated with it's small amount of features so i started looking for an upgrade, doing research and looking at what brand would be best, some other brands had some ok features but when i looked at Samsung it was almost to good to be true! the customizability, features, battery life, processing power, screen, cameras, and design were all amazing. so i finally settled on getting the s21 because of its amazing features and perfect price point Even though most of Samsung's lineup is amazing. I'm a gigantic tech nerd and I love having the freedom and customizability of Android with all the benefits of having something kinda like an iPhone with One UI and Samsung support, such as quick ... MoreThe Samsung S21 is the best! My old phone was starting to get way too slow and was outdated with it's small amount of features so i started looking for an upgrade, doing research and looking at what brand would be best, some other brands had some ok features but when i looked at Samsung it was almost to good to be true! the customizability, features, battery life, processing power, screen, cameras, and design were all amazing. so i finally settled on getting the s21 because of its amazing features and perfect price point Even though most of Samsung's lineup is amazing. I'm a gigantic tech nerd and I love having the freedom and customizability of Android with all the benefits of having something kinda like an iPhone with One UI and Samsung support, such as quick share and Samsung Dex. I love the amount of processing power the phone has, it may not be as powerful as the plus or the ultra but it's still amazing compared to my old phone, The amount of storage from my old phone is a major upgrade too, My old phone had only 64 GB of memory which was very restricting but now with my new phone I feel free to download pretty much anything I want or need, as it is right now I have about 8 or 9 different emulators installed and I'm absolutely loving it! It feels like I have the full capabilities of a PC right in my pocket with all of the file managing and software tools, and the 8GB of RAM is also so freeing I feel like I can open up as many things as I want and it won't slow down one bit. I love listening to music and the 32-bit 384 kHz audio tuned by AKG makes it so much better especially knowing I have almost the best audio I could be getting out of my phone. being able to connect multiple Bluetooth devices at once is so cool especially with the media output feature! I love the slightly raised camera module with lines that blend directly into the frame of the phone it's so sleek and modern looking and I honestly really like the The look of the polymer back on the phone, It makes repairing (if ever needed) much easier from what I've heard. the cameras are also amazing with the amount of options, and I really appreciate the addition of the 0.5 wide angle, I use all the time and I really love it, although learning the pro camera mode settings has been a bit tricky compared to my old phone but I love being able to save raw images and the amount that I can edit photos and videos. The 4000mAh battery is great especially with the power efficiency of the AMOLED display, I can go the whole day without having to charge my phone. The wireless power sharing is also pretty amazing and I imagine makes everybody i show it to really consider buying the new Galaxy compared to the new iPhone because of how useful it is. but I'd say the feature I appreciate the most is the screen with its AMOLED 120hz display and a pretty good ppi too, it's the most beautiful display I've seen on a phone, The only thing I worry about is the screen durability since I don't have a screen protector on because of the in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner that works lightning fast, but so far I only have some minor micro scratches with daily use. i can't explain how much I love my new phone, it's so beautiful, It truly makes me so happy using it everyday, thank you Samsung!
| General | |
| Product Type | Smartphone |
| Manufacturer Model Number | SM-G991B |
| Form Factor | Touch |
| Protection | Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant |
