After going from the S10 to the S21 Ultra my tastes changed. It was the top level android device. I decided to upgrade this year to the S23 Ultra, and can confirm this is still the best of the best in all categories. Faster 45W Charging, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Samsung, Ddr5X ram, UFS 4.0 storage, 5 camera set up with 200mp main sensor, and the SPen! Along with the minor upgrades like a more squared off design that feels great on the sides, a smoother flat screen, and a big one for me improved speaker performance.. you actually notice some low end now.It's the perfect phone for 2023. Enough said.Was it a necessary upgrade from the S21 Ultra? No it wasn't. But if you are someone with a 20 Ultra or someone with a 21 Ultra, and you really want the SPen this is the ... MoreAfter going from the S10 to the S21 Ultra my tastes changed. It was the top level android device. I decided to upgrade this year to the S23 Ultra, and can confirm this is still the best of the best in all categories. Faster 45W Charging, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Samsung, Ddr5X ram, UFS 4.0 storage, 5 camera set up with 200mp main sensor, and the SPen! Along with the minor upgrades like a more squared off design that feels great on the sides, a smoother flat screen, and a big one for me improved speaker performance.. you actually notice some low end now.It's the perfect phone for 2023. Enough said.Was it a necessary upgrade from the S21 Ultra? No it wasn't. But if you are someone with a 20 Ultra or someone with a 21 Ultra, and you really want the SPen this is the best option. These phones are made very well these days, and even at the 20 Ultra I could see myself holding out. If you have been thinking about upgrading, or just want to lock in your 4 years of security updates like I did, this is a perfect phone. There is nothing to complain about.

I've been a Samsung Galaxy fanatic since the S2. Had 3 of them, an S4, and then a brand new S7 that lasted me for 6 years. One fateful morning in January, 2022, I awoke to my beloved S7 totally dead and not even a total factory reset could get it boot up. I had all my pics and videos backed up, but unfortunately lost 6 years worth of contacts, most of which were work related and... that was painful, but that was my fault, not the phone.I have a "Bring Your Own Phone" service provider, so I need to buy a phone outright. Went out to Best Buy, laid eyes on the (at the time) Brand Spankin' New Galaxy S21FE. Love at first sight. Bought the last one they had, and it's revolutionized my life.My S7 was no simple machine, it was a sophisticated piece of equipment, ... MoreI've been a Samsung Galaxy fanatic since the S2. Had 3 of them, an S4, and then a brand new S7 that lasted me for 6 years. One fateful morning in January, 2022, I awoke to my beloved S7 totally dead and not even a total factory reset could get it boot up. I had all my pics and videos backed up, but unfortunately lost 6 years worth of contacts, most of which were work related and... that was painful, but that was my fault, not the phone.I have a "Bring Your Own Phone" service provider, so I need to buy a phone outright. Went out to Best Buy, laid eyes on the (at the time) Brand Spankin' New Galaxy S21FE. Love at first sight. Bought the last one they had, and it's revolutionized my life.My S7 was no simple machine, it was a sophisticated piece of equipment, however, I had ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how much of a quantum leap wireless devices had made during the 6 years I kept that S7 chugging along (ALWAYS buy the most expensive, heavy duty case you can find).The way this phone seamlessly integrates with my Laptop, my smart TV, that tap-the-credit-card-reader thing to pay when I'm checking out in stores... Samsung Pay I think it's called?I had no idea what I was missing. These services are mind-blowing to me. I didn't even have cloud storage prior to this phone and I am content creator. I can't put into words what Microsoft OneDrive has done for my workflow, and I'd have never found about it if I didn't get this Samsung Galaxy.I love it beyond measure, am a devoted Galaxy customer for life, and the iPhone, while definitely a cool piece of tech, has got NOTHING on what Samsung has done with the Galaxy line. This device is incredible.

Upgrading from the original Google Pixel (first gen), I am ASTOUNDED by Samsung's superiority in the smart phone market. I purchased Samsung's Galaxy S 21 FE 5G (256gb graphite) on sale from Samsung.com for about $150 off, making it an even better deal. As a computer scientists and photographer, I use and appreciate the countless features Samsung phones have very day. Photography wise, I appreciate the options to change the ISO, shutter speed, focus and white balance manually on pro mode. I can also set the camera to save images in RAW format in the camera settings, which drastically helps post-image editing, especially for astrophotography. Using my Samsung camera almost feels like using a professional DSLR or mirrorless camera because of the customizable camera ... MoreUpgrading from the original Google Pixel (first gen), I am ASTOUNDED by Samsung's superiority in the smart phone market. I purchased Samsung's Galaxy S 21 FE 5G (256gb graphite) on sale from Samsung.com for about $150 off, making it an even better deal. As a computer scientists and photographer, I use and appreciate the countless features Samsung phones have very day. Photography wise, I appreciate the options to change the ISO, shutter speed, focus and white balance manually on pro mode. I can also set the camera to save images in RAW format in the camera settings, which drastically helps post-image editing, especially for astrophotography. Using my Samsung camera almost feels like using a professional DSLR or mirrorless camera because of the customizable camera features and striking quality. I use these features to take incredible pictures of everything from the Milky Way/night sky to portraits of my loved ones and time lapses of the clouds. For such a low price, no other company could possibly beat Samsung's edge on advanced technology and superior features. The under - display fingerprint sensor is lightning quick and very useful, and the overall design is very pleasing. To this day, even after having it for months, everytime I look at at my phone I notice how beautiful of a phone it is; it looks like a meticulously crafted expensive piece of jewelry. Others seem to think so, too, because I get compliments on it's look all the time. I don't understand why anyone would choose not to buy a Samsung phone because they're the best on the market, especially for their price. In fact, just yesterday one of my iPhone using friends' phone died, and when I showed her I could charge it with my phone by just putting their backs together using the power share feature, she was utterly shocked that such "futuristic" and "amazing" technology existed. She even said she wanted to buy a Samsung smartphone just for that feature. Little does she know, although, about the countless other amazing features that she would discover about Samsungs if she did so; features like Dolby Atmos, multi device connectivity in 'media output' settings, the highly customizable and adaptable Samsung keyboard, etc..Overall, the Galaxy S21 FE is an incredible phone that I highly recommend, especially for the price. In fact, I recommend any Samsung s-series or z-sries phone in general because you cant go wrong with them. The numberless unique features that you will continue to discover about your Samsung phone months later is only one of the many experiences Samung users get that its competitors don't. If you're a photographer, Samsung is definitely the best way to go as it has highly versatile camera features that other companies lack. You can never go wrong with a Samsung.All of the attached photos were taken by me on my Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G