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Samsung Galaxy S21 Impressions: New Year, New Price!
Publicat pe 14 ian. 2021
Comentarii
james Armijo
A couple of weeks ago I bought the s21 at Best Buy for $250.00 less! I like it. Violet/Gold.
HiPlains1
Its just going to get worse with LG getting out of the game. Wish Motorola would offer wireless charging on the edge. I refuse to use Verizon to use the edge +. Other then that, the moto edge is a better value without having to deal with Samsung's UI/Skin and Bixby. I like the HW on Samsung's but they always feel like they need to customize the android software to differentiate themselves. My wife has an A12 (cheap samy) and the UI is horrible compared to my Moto Z4 which is like a breath of fresh air to their UI madness. But the edge is on sale now for 499 dollars unlocked. Has a bigger screen then the s1, 256 GB memory, and a quad resolution display oled display. Only weakness is the SD 765 which is still very fast. Unless your a gamer, the S21 is still overpriced and still uses Samsung's bloated software. No thanks.
Hill16Dub.
So basically the only major difference between Sammy and Apple now is.....120HZ.
Shame on you Samsung.
Yourself and Apple are two cheeks of the same arse.
Lena Cheney
I love my s21
D_ dadang
Hello bro, before i buy i wanna ask to u how about dissipation heat in back panel? Who's the best, s21+ with glass or s21 regular with plastic? Thanks
ADITYA SALALKAR
Removed glass- no problem
Removed expandable storage- no problem but my fav feature is that popular 2k screens whether its low refresh rate . I am not agreed with that one drop feature at all.
KUZON
I only just realized the s21+ is 1080p... $999 -.-
emon chakma
Helloo,mkbhd
baby d
Got mine for less than $250 with trade in.
yo ipetsss
they looked like those cheap phones from china
Vasco Pais Brandão
I bought a s21 5g because it has a plastic back. I also own a note 20 ultra (and have had years of glass phones) and I'm tired of carrying around and being extremely careful all the time, like I was carrying a very fragile object (that it is) that costs a fortune to repair. We have no choice in regard to the front, but come on, also the back? I need and am used to flagship devices so I don't want to lose any of the really Important features of my note (that I use mainly in 60 hz 1080p anyways to save battery). What I think is really smart (like my wife's pixel 5) is having wireless charging and a polycarbonate back! The most absurdity is that almost everyone has a plastic (rubber or some kind of tpu) on the back of there phones anyway, because everyone buys cases to protect tgere glass back. Is it profoundly ironic?. I ride motorcycles and I would never use a glass helmet!
Good Idea Adia
Less Samsung Health features are not a good look. No O2 or heart rate monitors in the time of Covid?!
AmeliaBuns
I want a hot pink and black colour combo
AmeliaBuns
It's worse in almost every way than the s20 fe and costs more.
Gotta love technology these days
I'd rather get the s20 fe.
I prefer polycarbonate anyways. Feels better to me and doesn't break
That purple is GORGOUS tho. I hope there will be more pink/purple phones in the future
Aesthetics
hi Samsun is better thn apple bye
Trey Success
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Mohib'z world
Black and yellow lol
Ben Dover
The Note 9 is $1400 on Samsung's shop. That's almost double the price it was at release. They know how bad their new phones are.
Le
all phones of all brands are very similar.
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sami houmaira
Don't buy a 1440p phone just because you "want" to have a 1440p display, that's because unless you're a literal hawk, you don't need over 3 million pixels in a smartphone form factor, you might want it, but ignore the specs and marketing and just focus on real-life usage, you might say that you can see a difference between 1080p and 1440p, but that'sonly if you hold your phone 3 or 6 inches away from your face, and most of the time you will be holding the phone 10-12 inches away from your face, and at that distance, 1440p only looks slightly better than 1080p, but only slightly, and it won't be a big enough difference to change the way you use your phone everyday, 1440p won't make your phone something different, it will still be the chocolate bar form factor with a touchscreen that you're probably familiar with, in short: while 1440p is great for marketing and spec sheet, it doesn't make a revolutionary change in the way you use your phone everyday, and it's too much for a phone, wasting battery and GPU power, yes it will look sharper, but that's the only upside to 1440p, and the difference in sharpness vs 1080p isn't big enough for this one upside to outweigh many of the downsides that 1440p has on phones. 1440p might look like a big change in spec sheets, but it won't change the way you use the phone in real life, and that's why you shouldn't follow spec sheets, and plus, spending more money on 1440p can make phone makers spend less on battery, performance, build quality, and camera, so it will just make the phone worse, not better, and will make it less well-rounded, and it will have very little upsides to choose it over a more well-rounded 1080p phone, unless if you're a literal hawk
awi F ok
OI Make it 600 so I buy it. fO/lla Samsungas
Rahul Vashisht
What's the outro song called at the end of this video? It's in my head but I can't find it anywhere online
keylor loria
xpertthief
Al-Ghuraba
And...., Charger, ...Gone! Earphones, ...Gone! Like wtheck. I have a S9 but this is a no go for me sadly (although it looks fine). Now the Xperia 5 ii got my attention somehow.
Al-Ghuraba
2024: Every half year a new smartphone.
2030: Every month!
Aaymaan Ryan Khan
The price is low because you don't get the extra accessories you got in 2018 where you got like a handful of accessories with the s8+. You aren't actually saving money but you are falling into the trap of samsung, they say that it's 200$ cheaper but is it? You can literally buy a better phone with a lesser cheap price and the same specs, you can basically get a fast charger with other phones, where as you basically spend more money in a big brand phone so that you can say "hey my phone is a samsung or even apple".They just cut out a few features as an excuse.
C Me
I like the feel of the 21+ in hand due to its weight and width. I honestly didn't know it was glass backed and the 21 isn't. That's how similar the backs feel.
James Simpson
Can the s21 cast to tv without using Chromecast or a router, i.e. just using WiFi data? I don't have a router, just use my unlimited data on T-Mobile. I'm cheap, just use my data for internet. Been using a Netgear Push2TV to cast to tv, hoping s21 can cast using the Push2TV.
Viktor Vasilik
Just as they did with the note 20. They want you to buy the ultra.
7200itnoel
Wish they also had black/ dark blue... with gold 😔
Alan Papert
Bought s21 poor battery life
Tri Army
Phantom violet look better on glasstic than plastic
Game Hunter
This or wait for new OnePlus?
Rashimotosan
I don't like the edges of it. Looks like the older iphones imo
Dong Cap
Samsung: drops the new camera design
Chinese copycats: ok bois time to get to work.
Super Scaife
The expandable storage is the only reason I got the Galaxy over others without it... now I definitely won't downgrade to this
Akain
im surprised @MrBeast didnt comment after marques's and mrbeasts podcast interview
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Hans Lecaros
Those things are simply FUGLY!
K B
Thank you for pointing out the storage wasn't expandable! I would have assumed I could put a sim card in and probably would've end up returning it
Jag
Staying with my Note 9. Thank you.
SYN30STM
Still no headphone jack? Lol so if your battery runs out, you are fucked.
Edmond Cristian Razmerita
I hate that Samsung is copying Iphone more and more now. First the jack, now the expandable storage, what's next?
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NoMoNeYiZaTioN
Samsung is copying Google by removing features from their phone and keeping the price roughly the same.
That Guy 007
Do people really care about build materials? Everyone just puts a case over it anyway.
Moises Ojeda
Just to admire, thats about it. I mean thats what I do with my phone, like once every month.
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Dragami
You'd be surprised at how many people dont
Jasmine McKnight
OK I need Samsung to come out with new watches nah
Jasmine McKnight
I was going to get the ultra but they only had it in black so I got the 21+
tik153
Definitely not getting this phone. They're removing features that made people like myself buy their galaxy phones in the first place. We haven't seen plastic on a galaxy phone since the S5 - which sucked and felt cheap. And don't get me started with the "going green" BS. All companies care about is their bottom line and they figured removing the charger is cheaper. What a disappointment.
alexander miller
Wow love this phone.. I also love the iPhone. So honestly the best way, if possible is to get a phone from both companies..
Mohamed Abdulalim
I wish that samsung make samsung s21 fe that will be amazing
Mohamed Abdulalim
I feel like the samsung s20 fe is best then samsung s21
C Desclay
Hi mkbhd is the chin size on the s21+ smaller than the one on the s21? Like this so marques can see it. Big fan!!!
SAILERS Diary
All so no edge screen .they jest ruined it🥵🥵
Randy Hayden
I like the idea of a plastic back and the removal of the curved screen
iLiekLemonade
why would they remove sd slot. there was literally no trade off for the functionality. I am so disappointed in Samsung. Constantly following after Apple whilst making fun of them. The lack of head phone jack, having a notch, the charger not being included, no sd card.
Wilvin
Somehow each new Galaxy S phone released makes me want to upgrade less and less from my Galaxy S9. Looks like S10 was the last complete GS phone. S10 had headphone jack, expandable/removable storage, glass front and back, QHD display, 4k 60fps rear AND front camera video recording, and every other basic feature these new phones have. Only thing I would add is 120 Hz and bigger battery and the phone would be still perfect.
Ilya Solodky
In addition to all the previously existed features you mentioned ( screen resolution, no SD card, plastic back) now they don't include the headphones and charger!
It's like they give you a lesser product now
Zakiya Wilson
I like it! Leaving Apple for this phone ... hopefully won’t have any regrets
Justin H
Best Tech YouTube channel 🙌 👌 😎
Mads Trabandt
I would REALLY like to know/see how the s21 series over all compares to iphones.
Anthony Mendenhall
Plastic being less likely to break is a pretty good thing
Angel CityGirl
I love how everyone is complaining about no power cord. I've owned about 4 Samsung phones over the years. Tell me you all don't have about 2 to 3 cords somewhere in your house. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Plus wireless charging is the way to go.
gaurang singhal
i want you to discuss one major issues with the samsung high end phones i.e. screen problem. I checked with people who were using samsung high end phones and every second person is facing screen fading issues. Either they are intentionally injecting it through software update as before every new phone launch some issue starts in old phone.
Deepak Gautam
Phone specs is good but I won't buy this phone bcoz there is no sd card support charging adeptor, earphone in this phone 😭
Gabby Omega
NO EXPANDABLE STORAGE????? OMG
José De La Peña
ive been using a huawei nova 3 for 3 years, im getting this phone, thanks for the review i really liked this s21!
Anurag Malviya
Hello sir please gift me Samsung A51 phone
szewei1985
Haha cool
Luis Alonso Zelaya III
Just bought a S21. Thanks for the input. Your video reviews are the only ones I trust!!!!
Davita W. Kouwenaar
So how do you expand storage? Cloud storage?
Davita W. Kouwenaar
Also the phantom violet only available for 128 GB for the s21 + is so annoying
Kendal M.
I have a S6 should i just get the 21 Ultra?
sami houmaira
And don't buy a 1440p phone just because you "want" to have a 1440p display, that's because unless you're a literal hawk, you don't need over 3 million pixels in a smartphone form factor, you might want it, but ignore the specs and marketing and just focus on real-life usage
sami houmaira
Or maybe get the S20 FE if you want to save even more cash, because you will get a very similar experience and a very similar phone in general for even less money, Don't care about the extra performance you get with the S21, the SD865 or Exynos 990 will still be substantially more powerful than what you have now, and you won't notice much improvement between a SD888 vs SD865 or an Exynos 2100 vs 990 in real-world usage, and the S20 FE has nearly the exact same camera setup, Yes the S21 has a fancy new telephoto, but if you're coming from an S6, you'll be used to that single-camera life already, plus the 3x optical zoom of the S20 FE will still take adequate zoom photos if you really need it, and the fingerprint sensor of the S21, while it might be better, the S20 FE's sensor still has enough speed to unlock the phone without much frustration.
Kendal M.
@sami houmaira Fair enough, thanks for your thoughts. I never thought I would get a reply, I thought it would be lost in the sea of comments.
sami houmaira
No, just buy the regular S21, now yes, it's plastic, but you're just going to put a case on it anyway, and yes, it's 1080p instead of 1440p, but those are just numbers that are meaningless in real-life use, You won't notice the difference unless you have them really close to your eye, and don't do that, it will harm your eyes. Basically you shouldn't care too much about the downgrades, because they are just meaningless in real-life and real-world usage, and that matters more, after all, what is the benefit of getting a 1440p display that will have worse viewing angles, worse color, worse contrast than a 1080p one if you can't tell the difference in sharpness?
Samantha Wilson
Marcus you're The don of this shit!
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Cornell Brown
bro who tf even need 256gb?
HiPlains1
A short video (1 minute) will eat over 100 mb. You know what I mean? And that is just FHD. Try shooting in 4 or 8K. That 128 GB will go really fast. Plus Samsung's bloated OS probably eats over 30GB of that before you take your first picture. Meaning a brand new phone has less then 100 GB on day one.
Richard Prins
I came from an S7, finally got a new phone, the S21 256GB Gray, it's not the best phone out there and an S20 could have worked but I like that the flat screen is back without edges.
I had 160GB total in my phone so this should easily cover me and the screen, if it saves battery and isn't super noticeable I call it a win, I need the phone to not need power for a day and with my heavy usage I hope it can get that.
calvin oguna
Samsung wants to be Apple so bad it's nauseating
Farjana Saidul
The physical goose comparably use because tugboat spindly plug unlike a male trout. marked, quaint sudan
Ant toe Knee
Lmao , s20 has double the ram and SD slot and higher resolution screen
Nadir Novruz
I hated how they removed headphone jack.
Salad Tongs
Why does plastic matter? Who buys an $800-1000+ phone and doesn't put a case/screen protector on it right away?
Dhruv Rathod
Marques is not that happy with Samsung S21, that is obvious cause Samsung is coming down with price and multiple specs. Me too also not happy with Samsung S21!!
Saung Taing Myouk
Won’t it be a problem for people who use it without any cover?
nc koneru
Hi Marques. Have you heard about the "Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro" phone- May be the only 2020 Samsung phone with a removable battery. Can you review it if Possible..!
seeni gzty
Marques, I can't thank U enough for that dark intro, I'm currently watching at 11pm and I didn't get blinded by the white. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Not Your Average Trucker
I was here
Meto
In my opinion, I think samsungs slowly converting the Galaxy S series into their higher end regular smart phones. Possibly, their new flagships will soon be phones like the Ultra, the Flip, and so on
Ricardo Gomes de abreu
please please please stop with the fucking samsung s21 and the Iphone what so eever it seems that the only phones in existence are those 2 what about the others ZTE, NOKIA,Huawei, XIAOMi and others ? THEY DONT EXIST ? just look at most of the tech reviews now they only talk about the Samsung and the Iphone i kow they are great i get it but please also talk about some cheaper or just diferent phones like the one plus or others there are more importante things then just making publicity to those 2 brands .
seeni gzty
Samsung: Look! I'm Apple! Samsung buyers: Look! I'm getting a oneplus!
Abhishek Savant
Ugliest galaxy ever. I'll hold on to my qhd sexy S9.
sami houmaira
@Abhishek Savant It doesn't matter, because it's cheaper than last year, and it's "only" fallen off a cliff compared to predecessors if you look at the specs and don't use it in real-life, because in real-life you wouldn't notice the downgrades anyway, and if those downgrades just to get the price down vs last year are too much for you, then fine, just go and spend all of your hard-earned $1200 on an S21 Ultra, and plus, S9 is still on Android 10, and won't get upgraded to Android 11, I think that this is much more important than a glass back or a 1440p display that your average Joe wouldn't care about, So, theme of the story: Specs don't matter as much as real-life use, if something looks bad on a spec sheet, then you might/might not like it in real-life use.
sami houmaira
@Abhishek Savant But being practical instead of fancy also meant the phone was cheaper, the predecessors were targeted at the enthusiast market, to the people who care about having the most no-compromise phone possible, the problem was, that this was a very small portion of the market, and while it made the phones have a lot of premium features, they made them really expensive for your average Joe to afford. and making your phone so your average Joe can afford is important in those dark times, so Samsung shifted their attention to the masses, to your average Joe, who doesn't care about 1440p because they are going to use it at 1080p anyway, and who doesn't care about glass vs plastic because he's going to put a case on the phone anyway, so Samsung have removed a lot of premium features just to make most people, which in those dark times, are tightening their budgets, Samsung had to make the phone more affordable, so they said: "Okay, we're going to remove some premium stuff because, well, you want a more affordable Galaxy S", so they made those trade-offs just to make the phone cheaper than last year as possible, and that is what I mean when I said that Samsung wanted the S21 to be practical rather than fancy. I'm okay with less exciting specs for a more affordable price, yes my friends, $800 is now considered affordable considering we have like $1200 and $1600 phones, and Samsung didn't want the regular S21 to cost a thousand bucks, the S9 existed in a world where it was okay to make a phone that had it all, no matter how expensive it is to the average Joe, but Samsung did this again to the S20, and it didn't pay off because it was too expensive for the average Joe to buy, especially in those dark times where everyone is tightening their budgets, but Samsung understood it, and said: Okay, you want a more affordable Galaxy S phone vs last year, okay, we have removed all of the enthusiast features like a 1440p display with curved glass, and a glass back, just to make our phone cost less than a thousand bucks as possible, are you happy with the price reduction vs last year? and everyone but the most enthusiastic of enthusiasts will say: Yes!!
Abhishek Savant
@sami houmaira S series flagship isn't meant to be a compromise of quality & premiumness for practicality. While practicality is good, this phone though feels like it's fallen of a cliff in some departments compared to its predecessors.
sami houmaira
They wanted the S21 to be practical rather than fancy and sexy
Joe Knowes
@mkbhd @marquesbrownlee i sent you a message in your instagram official account. I hope you noticed that. 😢
Esteban Rápido
Heart rate sensor? Is that gone for good now? And yeah, why no 1440? My basic S8 had both.
Amr Chahine
So i have samsung s9+, is it a downgrade for me if i move to the s21?
pain
lmao no
Mr.w
That's excellent
No other Like my own skin
Can you review theses Smart Phones?
Smart Phone LG Stylo 6
(2020)
&
Smart Phone Samsung Galaxy S8+
(2017)
&
Smart Phone Nokia 6.2
(2019)
What are other phone that you recommend? "Like these popular phones for the world to see".
Mateusz Dębowski
So
It makes sense to change my s7 for s21 ?
oiuet souiu
Man it feels like yesterday when we saw the S21 event
Graceology
Do you think they are stopping with the Note Series, and would u upgrade from 10plus note to 21 ultra
Yo Yo
rofl rip off prhone who ever buyes this even if i had the money ga==
HiPlains1
Totally a rip I agree. Using a FHD panel and charging 800 for it? Do people know you can get a moto edge with quad resolution which is also bigger with better speakers, waterproof and a full 256 GB storage for 499 dollars. S21 should cost no more then 650 tops. And even that is too much. Putting a 888 into it is a waste. They should put a SD 765 into it and charge 500 dollars and market it as the good mid ranger. This is no flagship anything. Not even remotely so.
Born Boy
minus mSD slot
minus reso
minus glass to plastic
well, have you heard about
minus headphone jack
minus touch id
minus higher price
Paul Cusentino
I want it just based on the design.
Ryan Uzumaki
The glistening glorious step spatially license because brush muhly attack alongside a bite-sized ketchup. dashing, melted colt
oiuet souiu
Man it feels like yesterday when we saw the S21 event