Samsung Galaxy S21 Review

First Glance

On paper, the Samsung Galaxy S21 appears to be a weird device, but after spending a week with it, we discovered it to be a very competent device that’s a joy to use, following a lot of features being omitted from earlier devices, most prominently the Galaxy S20 circa 2020.

But, why is the Galaxy S21 of Samsung less powerful in terms of specs than the S20? Well, in this Samsung Galaxy S21 Review, we’ll tell you that it has 2 reasons behind it. The 1^st reason is that Samsung intended to lower the price of its device — the Galaxy S20 initial price was about 1000 bucks, while the S21’s price is 799 bucks

The 2^nd reason is that the firm is placing a greater emphasis on Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Also, unlike with the Galaxy S20 Ultra which came in 2020, it is a smartphone we’d gladly suggest to people eager to explore the firm’s latest advancements and ready to purchase it – feel the difference.

This leaves the Galaxy S21 a far less interesting Galaxy S smartphone than what we’ve been witnessing, although let’s be clear: The Galaxy S21 still is a wonderful smartphone choice, although with some adjusted features relative to the Galaxy S20, also, that price reduction is going to bring a lot of folks towards the S series.

There’s also the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, which has a bigger screen but identical features. That phone is strikingly identical to this one, with the main variations being the phone’s dimensions, battery life, and a somewhat more expensive glass back.

Returning to the S21, its chipset is efficient, the photography system has developed over prior generations, as well as the battery lifespan is excellent providing a full day of usage from a single charge, as well as efficient fast-charging & wireless recharging features.

With a Full High Definition+ 6.2-inch display, Samsung has chosen a lesser-spec display than the one on the S20, yet this delivers a 120 Hertz rate of refresh enabling extremely satisfying navigation and visuals, excellent colors, and great brightness intensity – as well as we did not even catch the reduced quality across most of the tests.

The processor that we evaluated the Exynos 2100 edition of the device is very strong, producing excellent results in both real-world and benchmarking apps.

You won’t want to pick the Galaxy S21 unless you already have the Samsung Galaxy S20, or get a major bargain on that smartphone – although the new smartphone advances in certain aspects but there’s not so much in between these two handsets, definitely not even enough to spend an extra few hundred dollars.

However, on the other hand, if you are looking for the top-tier technology that Samsung is providing this year, you should look into the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. The Galaxy S21, on the other hand, is indeed a very better bargain to that smartphone that has a majority of the same body design as well as functionality and performs extremely well for everyday duties.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Review: Price & Release Date

For much of the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Australia, the Samsung Galaxy S21 was released on Friday, 29^th of January, 2021. That implies that in these 3 nations you may easily acquire the handset from a range of dealers, carriers as well as networks.

The Samsung S21 has been formally announced on January 14, 2021, making it the corporation’s first new smartphone innovation to be introduced early this year.

The Galaxy S21 pricing is significantly cheaper in comparison to the S20 upon release, with Samsung eliminating a few features to accomplish this product cost, like lowering the max picture quality and deleting micro-SD functionality.

The pricing of Galaxy S21 begins at $799 bucks for a 128 gigabytes storage version plus an 8 Gigabyte RAM variant. There is a RAM model of 256 gigabytes memory and 8 Gigabyte RAM, which is available for $849 bucks.

At $999 bucks the Galaxy S20 5G variant cost was introduced, thus the new smartphone is a little affordable. You’ll be looking for Galaxy S21 Ultra, which comes loaded with features like sporty QHD+ display as well as customizable storage but also with a much greater base price – so, it all depends on what your preference is.

It should also be noted that all Samsung’s S21 devices are 5G ready in 2021, thus you can’t just buy a 4G edition exclusively. Alternatively, you will receive much more reasonable prices for the Samsung 5G-compatible mobile phones, hence, you may acquire a future-proof selection regardless that the upcoming next-gen connection is not going to be used by you immediately.

Are you searching for a Samsung Galaxy S21 cell phone with higher specifications? The Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus begins at $999 bucks while the Galaxy S21 Ultra is awarded as being the most premium $1199 bucks Smartphone in the lineup.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Review: Design

The appearance is where all the S20 revamps the elements used, the colors as well as the general style of the smartphone, which has changed the overall outlook of Samsung.

Upon getting our hands on it, we noticed that there is a 6.2-inch Full HD AMOLED screen on this smartphone, something we will surely discuss more deeply in the display part ahead. This is the tiniest sibling of the well-known Galaxy S21 series, and though it isn’t as slim as the new iPhone 12 mini, folks with tiny little hands will have no issue using it.

If you prefer a bigger smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus has the biggest screen in the complete series, or perhaps the Galaxy S21 Ultra has the ultimate largest one. However, each of these smartphones is pricier.

Samsung went to ‘Glasstic’ back with a matte texture that also integrates a new block camera design from the whole glass rear of the Galaxy S20 – a design that was not very exciting at the first glance.

Glasstic is the manufacturer’s term for the technology, and as the title indicates it is midway around glass and plastic. It doesn’t feel like the quality like glass back, but it does not feel like cheap plastic either because of the matte texture.

The same material was used on the Galaxy Note 20, however, the matte surface felt more appropriate here, but it is far less sparkly than that of the glass back of the Galaxy S20, making it less of a fingerprint catcher. A touch of quality polishing is added to the metal borders surrounding it.

Initially, you have four color options:

1. Phantom Gray
2. Phantom White
3. Phantom Pink
4. Phantom Violet

In our opinion, Violet is the color that stands out the most.

The manufacturer has created a distinctive camera array for S21 devices from any other device on the shelf. Samsung has named this as its Contour Cut Camera, and that it is the most minimally contentious – while we feel that it seems bold and that’s something that we have become accustomed to while using the phone. The camera array in gold on the Phantom Violet version is notably phenomenal as well as feels sleeker than on the Galaxy S20 so that the back of the phone is not that much insight.

The sleek sides of the phone have very little chance to be broken down, the lower part contains a:

1. SIM tray
2. A USB-C port
3. Speaker grille

On the right side we have:

1. The power button
2. A rocker volume

However, the Bixby Button featured on the company’s previous devices has not been returned. By pushing the power button for a long time, you may access the Samsung help.

One of the unpleasant things is that the Galaxy S21 is changed to a fully flat display. For several generations, Samsung has been using displays that curve elegantly in the left and right corps, but for the Galaxy S21, it has been dropped.

It’s not likely that you’ll notice anything unless you become used to these corners of curved size, but you’ll have to note that Samsung has preserved the curved edge display for something like the premium S21 Ultra as is the case with other lost features.

Altogether, the Samsung Galaxy S21 seems a luxurious smartphone, even though if you possess the Samsung Galaxy S20 or the Galaxy S21 Ultra you are unlikely to feel as top-end.