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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G - user opinions and reviews

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
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  • Released 2021, January 29
    169g (Sub6), 171g (mmWave), 7.9mm thickness
    Android 11, One UI 3.1
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 17% 1,533,237 hits
  • 186 Become a fan
  • 6.2"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 64MP
    4320p
  • 8GB RAM
    Exynos 2100
  • 4000mAh
    Li-Ion
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  • localA50user
  • GYi
  • 10 Feb 2021

DannyB, 10 Feb 2021Must be swiping the wrong way 🤣nice one

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  • DannyB
  • ILL
  • 10 Feb 2021

Jeslina Aziz, 10 Feb 2021My S21 5G gets warm by using Tinder app 😤Must be swiping the wrong way 🤣

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  • DannyB
  • ILL
  • 10 Feb 2021

Anonymous, 10 Feb 2021Totaly agree . S20 5g has better display , 12gb ram am smaller price .Not a better price for me. Samsung gave me $550 trade in credit on my S10, to buy the S21 5G. Unlocked 256 gig, $299+ tax

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  • Anonymous
  • 0Uh
  • 10 Feb 2021

[deleted post]Totaly agree . S20 5g has better display , 12gb ram am smaller price .

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  • DannyB
  • ILL
  • 10 Feb 2021

It seems that all I can find, even from Samsung, is a 991U model. The unlocked from their website, and the unlocked from Best Buy, both list the 991U. Does the U1 not exist? Can't find a link anywhere

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  • Jeslina Aziz
  • tu6
  • 10 Feb 2021

My S21 5G gets warm by using Tinder app 😤

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  • ki$
  • 10 Feb 2021

Soren Doreri, 04 Feb 2021MKBHD said this s21 regular has excellent camera and compact sizeMKBHD is a child. He use his phone for gaming and listening music.
Just dont beleive every you tuber you watch.

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  • Anonymous
  • Tg3
  • 10 Feb 2021

nsadnans, 09 Feb 2021Battery life is bad, with minor use it doesn't last 8 hours Oh wow that's shit

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  • 0C7
  • 09 Feb 2021

Any metal alternative to Samsung? No garage companies pls.

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  • leftie
  • 0Ci
  • 09 Feb 2021

Why moved Samsung from metal lowends to plastic highends?

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  • nsadnans
  • ap8
  • 09 Feb 2021

Battery life is bad, with minor use it doesn't last 8 hours

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  • David78
  • 0xi
  • 08 Feb 2021

I had all S phones since S3 and now I'm using S20. But this phone is the ugliest and the most disapointing Samsung's phone for over 800 $. This ugly camera square, thick and heavy plastic body, lowered resolution and - anyone surprised? - battery drain... And no earphones and no charger in the box. Samsung became the worst, greedy company today.

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  • TechnologyPro 512
  • 3Wh
  • 07 Feb 2021

The Galaxy S21 is rather disappointing as many have said but I'll explain why I think that/Summarise other peoples points and be slightly less critical rather than just complain/rant.

-only 1080p display-same as my A50

-plastic back

-4000mAh battery also same as A50. d
Due to the efficient chipset battery drain tests do show good battery life though, 7 hours+ SOT. The reason why this is an issue is that after say 1 or 2 years when battery degrades this could drop a lot.

-25w fast charging, from what I can find this means over 50% in 30 mins which isn't too bad but could be better. Samsung still also only have 15w wireless charging.

-No charger
-No sd card slot-No issue for me 128gb is enough but might be for others.
-No headphone jack though that's the same as almost every flagship phone this and last year.

The exynos 2100 chipset is finally much closer to the snapdragon chipset hence why I didn't mention it as a con. Battery life does seem to be similar from what I've seen. However, the gpu performance is still very behind,

Meanwhile for likely cheaper cost phones like the xiaomi mi 11 have 55w charging which can charge phone 50% in 15mins and even have 50w wireless charging which is only slightly slower, have 2k display, glass back, and costs less.


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  • David78
  • 0xi
  • 07 Feb 2021

Eyes, 06 Feb 2021Do not buy this phone. It has very cheap display its worst than my S6 Edge. It has lower resol... moreAgree. This display is not so good.

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  • Anonymous
  • CGH
  • 07 Feb 2021

This is one of the best phones,very good phone

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  • w64
  • 07 Feb 2021

Eyes, 06 Feb 2021Do not buy this phone. It has very cheap display its worst than my S6 Edge. It has lower resol... morelol you're funny

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  • Rogel
  • L8P
  • 07 Feb 2021

Eyes, 06 Feb 2021Do not buy this phone. It has very cheap display its worst than my S6 Edge. It has lower resol... moreLol

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  • mBV
  • 06 Feb 2021

Do not buy this phone. It has very cheap display its worst than my S6 Edge. It has lower resolution than S6 Edge, S7, S8, S9, S10 and S20. And bec of lower resolution and bigger screen photos and videos looks terrible. U also cannot play videos in youtube more than 1080p can u imagine even my old S6 Edge can play 1440p. It has the screen of A71 actually very cheap with no colors. Cant believe they place it on the market. I sent mine back after 1 day terrible cheap screen.

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  • Anonymous
  • Mkm
  • 06 Feb 2021

Aadif, 02 Feb 2021Yes, my phone has heating issue. I wouldn't say overheat but it is always warm with regul... moreMine doesn't get warm with normal usage even while charging which was a surprise (exynos). Not playing games tho so can't say about when you push it.

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  • Anonymous
  • 0Uh
  • 06 Feb 2021

Anonymous, 06 Feb 2021Actually second time. S5 was better than S6 since it lost removable batteries and micro SD slo... moreS6 had better display , better cpu , al lot better design , better storage , better ram S5 only had better battery and the good old removeable battery ,but the design was very bad . S6 was very good at that time (with the exception of battery ).
S21 is weaker than s20 5g . Is the first time when a previous S-series had lower display and less ram .

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