Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus hands-on: price drop
Samsung’s two new entry-level flagships, the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus feature the new Snapdragon 888 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a triple camera array. But the most significant change this year is the $200 lower starting price. Chaim Gartenberg takes an early look at the new phones and compares both models. They will be available for preorder on January 14th with prices starting at $799 and will start shipping on January 29th.
**Correction: At 2:14 the back of the S21 Plus is glass, not aluminum. The S21 (non Plus) has a polycarbonate back.
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**Correction: At 2:14 the back of the S21 Plus is glass, not aluminum. The S21 (non Plus) has a polycarbonate back.
@PuertoRican Pie Yes its exactly what they are doing in an attempt to force us to buy the ultra. Last year people enjoyed the s20 and s20 plus better than the ultra. I think that's the reason for them trying to force the ultra on us
I dont appreciate a company making several model phones, downgrading all but the ultra version in an attempt to manipulate me into buying it. No thanks
@emileo naicker But its the cheapest model, they are catering for the lower end, maybe you would prefer they made it £100 more and it has a glass back, but maybe 99% of people put a case on it anyway and would rather save that £100.. and say thank you very much. My point being, People complain phones are too expensive, they bring the price down to cater to that crowd, and people complain that its not as premium "feeling" as the more expensive models, 🤣 it makes no sense, the only thing I can derive is that... people just love to find fault in everything 😐
@Sean Burns When apple used polycarbonate no-one complained.
What a poor video 1:57 "predecessors"
Price is not less than previous generation in India.
Heir cut the same like Samsung camera bump
Ssss👍👍👍prev.😯😯😯
I've always said anything higher than 1080p on these little phone screens is an overkill marketing gimmick that causes faster battery drain.
btw the base s21 have more screen than the S8+
Anyone defending the plastic backs is a Samsung shill or coping. Plastic is brittle and worse at dissipating heat than metal/glass. For their "flagship" series, Samsung decided to cut costs to improve their markup value. Pure and simple.
Way are there no real tech people doing tech videos? This guy could just read the specs, that's all your getting , well and the fact that he likes purple and gold.
The s21 still starts at 965 us dollars here in india
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Yuck.
Is it just me of the s20+ chin size is abit smaller than the one on the s20
Can there be a comparison between the Plus and Ultra. They're almost the same size but no one has done this.
It would've been a victory for Samsung to sell these phones for less ,,with the epidemic still hovering over the country and so many out of work the right thing would've been to give its customers a break.... they would've owned the industry and beat apple and all others clear out if the water..... maybe Apple will read this and make it happen ....
No sd card 🤔 R.I.P Samsung 😎 hello Sony experia ..the future belongs to sony experia 🤓
@The Verge - what camera are you guys using to shoot this video? Also, isn't Samsung using the Exynos processor and not the Snapdragons this year?
just what i noticed...all the people who reviews phones have terrible finger nails lol
S10's still a better value per what was NOT taken away per screen, storage, jack, and more...just not the 120 hZ thing...Still a great screen. OH...AND NO camera bump like these, yet all the cameras one would need. No wobble.
People complaining about 1080p 120hz LTpO display but typing on their iPhone 6S from 2016 or iPhone 12 with same grid icons from 2014 😂
How does battery saving mode affect the adaptive refresh feature?
5:46 nice Note 20 😂
THANK YOU SAMSUNG FOR NOT DOING CURVE EDGES.
Horrible made video!!
Less resolution S21 vs S20 (The idea that one can see anything at all for the average person won't be recognized). The plastic back cover will likely be tucked in a case - so, who is there to impress?
Last time I saw this guy he wasn’t blinking, now he blinks like a clock. What did verge do to him??????
Wow the music tho
I love the way the verge's video team set up their videos. Would love to get a tech channel started instead of skin 😡
You forgot to mention they don't come w/ earphones and charger. It's like buying an new electric car without charging cable so that you have to spend unnecessary time to shop around for a charger after you bought your car. Of course you have to take a taxi since the car needs charging first - it's as stupid as it can get.
Quite disappointing
I hate the no headphone jack concept just as much as a tablet sticking out on a car dashboard 🤦♂️😒
You know what's a great gadget? A comb!
Watching on my Samsung Z Fold 2. 🙄 I was like, nahh, same old rectangular phone, just like all other phone, and phones before that, and before that.....
im glad they got rid of that bixby button i have no interest in it
cheap. I have a note 10 + and see these as cheap. My note 10 + is better
And exinoshit processors outside the US...
In India they start at 900$ that too for an Exynos version. I wonder why Samsung along with Apple are losing the top-end smartphone market to OnePlus!!
Apologies. I see your correction about the back
The s21 plus does have glass on the back..
Hi Sir please if you can tell, using the non pro or non Bluetooth Spen that is coming out with S21 Ultta, can we start or stop recording or swap Camera as I can do with my Note 10 Plus.
$800 f/ plastic? Miss me.
Why is there a price difference between the two??? They are identical in specs.
Personally...I wish Samsung kept the volume buttons (Up/down) on the LEFT SIDE..I find it much easier to use my thumb on my current S6 model than either my index finger or middle finger on the new ones, which I use at my job!
Affordable? No charger, no dual sim card option. I think I will pass...
New chepset is not actually an upgrade this time. If you put last year's chipset in the S21 Ultra and price it 1000 I'll gladly accept it.
Can the plastic backed s21 wirelessly charge?
Yes.
Nice looking pik
Looking for confirmation Samsung giving S21 4 years of Android updates instead of 3, rumors are out but nothing concrete.
I verified directly from Samsung by 2 different people that the S21 is doing 4 years.
I just hope all mobile companies release phone once in two years atleast..
Like we care about the material it was made of..almost everyone uses a case..so that’s a good choice imo
I like the movement in the background. So many vans got parked there
About instagram stories was improved?
Price drop is a scam
paid by samsung
Downgrade.. eaven to my s10.. 🤮
Really looks nice ^^
I just want to say I'm not interested in Samsung products The Galaxy s21 it's better than last year's model but I'm not going to spend the money for that at all. I'd rather keep my Samsung Galaxy S10 which works well and is a great model because the 20 sucked. But if I was going to get a new phone I would get the ultra 21 No doubt or get the note 20 ultra that's it.
No SD card and no Headphone jack??? NOPE.
There's no price drop for us tho, AND THEY TOOK OUT THE CHARGER.
So did Apple...nothing new about that.
No SD card no thank you
$800 for a plastic phone, no charger or SD slot 😂 If you buy this you deserve to be ripped off
Old camera bump was better
Much is fedex paying u mate
S21 shows we do not need to upgrade our phones every year or may be a couple of years too. Happy with my S10 everything i can ask for, headphone jack, sd card, good cameras, 3 years upgrade etc. Then only thing it's missing is 5G which is fine cuz its not here yet anyway.
Did this guy really need to be outside
You can't argue with Becca - she knows her stuff! (Sorry, Chaim, if I have to take sides...)
What are we supposed to do when wired headphones are no longer usable??
Becca is always right.
"Affordable" -- plastic back, no sd card option, no charger. Remember when phones are affordable and come with charger and headphones and headphone jacks and a glass back?
@JM A. they didn't offer me that option
if u can pre-order you can get the buds live and with a coupon, you'll get a wireless charger. but if it's late, yeah you'll have to buy it on your own. But keep in mind even if some got removed what I think you're paying now are the specs right?
If Thanos was a phone
Samsung pushing too hard less features ugliest phone ever , no SD Card no dual sim , no charger no quad HD , WTF ...
Nice to see The Verge getting a homeless person to present 👍
"That's a big change" No, it's not... You Tech reviewers have just lost all common sense, that's all.
Where is dieter bohn ??????
no headphone jack!!!! How am I supposed to plug my phone in my truck radio to listen to it. It only has aux input.. 🤬
@Scott I understand. However you can get a phone car holdet with wireless charger. It works great and there are even new holders with fast wireless charging.
@Sweden721127 Then how do I plug it in to charge if I did that? Currently I have my phone plugged in charging while aux is plugged in.
You can use the included USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter or get one if it's not included..
since nobody’s said it - where’s Dieter at?
1:57 uh did you mean predecessors? What was that.
Samsung really needs to come out with something to blow us away this new design looks just like an iPhone which I'm starting to want to convert to iPhone at least they keep it simple in the same!
Doesn't mention the lack of SD card. Amateur hour.
@Aku lmao you can probably download an app for hiding it
@Joseph Stalin Where am I going to hide my naughty videos though?
@Joseph Stalin even 128 GB for most.
@Aleksandar Petrović I think if the phone has at least 256g of storage most people won't need an SD card
@Joseph Stalin It depends on the model, but basically it's the same range like the last few years... Except, until now you could have upgraded the storage, so if you'd buy a model with max storage, you could've still upgraded it and get 1TB... That might be an overkill for a phone, but taken in account that this option as many other features were skipped now, the prices should be much, much lower then they are... Edit: When writing the comment I wasn't aware they completely ditched the support for the memory cards even in the top model...
the sim card is at the bottom......? huh
Why does the phone look like a prototype?!?
Curved Screens are for idiots
what you think about battery life on s21 ?
s21 you think have better battery over S20 fe 5g?
You conveniently left out there's no SD card expandable memory on these S21 models...
@Mark1Mach2 256 is enough for most people
@Joseph Stalin 128 gigs and 256gs. Ultra can go up to 512,
@DarkKnight Sky I think that would be enough for most ppl
@Joseph Stalin it has 250g of storage
Whats the base storage
gotta say I'm with Becca, the white/silver phone is clearly the best (seriously, it's gorgeous)
Aaand I'll wait for the S22 thx
I understand why people are hating on Samsung but I do believe the base S21 is a good phone at a good price. I genuinely find plastic backs better, they don't shatter, that's a pro. 1080p isn't visibly worse, so the battery savings are a pro. No curved screen, serious pro! It's a bad upgrade from S20 but is still a great phone S21 objectively for its price.
Beautiful
As a user that used both Samsung and iPhone in the past few years, Samsung's new lineup appeals to me more than Apple's new iPhone 12 lineup.
*The price drop because of expensive powerbrick charger and earphone*
Where is your mask ?
Apple: No adapter & earphone Samsung: I'm in
Worse ‘upgrade’ since the S8!
Cách bố trí Camera xấu quá, như là gồng một bên
awesome
Sorry but both these reviews are LITTERED with errors. Why did you let them even get published in this state?
Back has never been aluminum it's glass ... You can't wireless charge through aluminum 🙄
@D G yes, they cut a hole in the aluminum backing and covered it with bio-resin (plastic) which allowed the wireless charging .
Remember pixel 5?
Holy cow the host had a pandemic glow up. Good for u buddy!
Can we stop pretending that they are doing us a favour with a 800 dollar price tag
i think samsung is losing there way.
Who in the world thinks that 1080p's a horrible resolution? Man, really?