Samsung Galaxy S21 + S21 Ultra Review

If you're getting an S21, what phone are you replacing? Also, do you think there will be a new Galaxy Note this year? they can't replace it with just THIS kinda of s-pen right???

That is the best black i've ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Idk... I'm stuck between this and the Nite 20 Ultra for my friend.

The lack of accessories is not an issue of value, but an issue of: The customer don't matter. If you are a prestigious brand, you would aspire to deliver the most prestigious package to the consumer. What if Tesla stopped selling wheels? What if Starbucks stopped selling coffee in cups? What if architects design schools without classrooms? What if McDonald's sold you cheeseburgers without cheese? It's sad that in 2021, basic things like basic customer service and product essentials have to be taught.

The S21 line is my favorite design of any phone to date

Apart from being cheap, there is no advantage to plastic really

No charger.. no me buying these stuffs!

will never buy a phone without sd card. Also, I prefer they put the camera module of S21 ultra in a smaller phone

I've watched his videos forever and never realized until this one that he has a major underbite and speech impetement 😳

100x zoom is a stalker's dream for sure

finally rewatching this from my s21 ultra after a 6 years of iphone se 1st gen. ghad this is monstrously amazing phone 💕

Dude get a safety cover for that pool!

I'm so happy i left the Iphone for S21 Ultra best decision I ever made monster of a phone.. RIP Iphone lol..

I'm so happy i left the Iphone for S21 Ultra best decision I ever made monster of a phone.. RIP Iphone lol..

S21 series do use the telephoto in portrait mode bro

Thanks for the review Polyp - Been debating on trading in my note 9 for this but I love my built in stylus to much. Have a good one brotha - Path

that black is special Dave, very, very.... Special!!

I'm DEFINITELY into battery life AND the zooms! 👍😁 Expecting my S21 Ultra in a couple days! CAN'T WAIT!

10:24 So does that mean a NON-Ultra S21 would have just as good of low light video quality using the ultrawide camera as the Ultra?

How can you legitimise a company releasing a substandard tech product just to make profit, tech is about advancement. The only good phone in the lineup is the ultra and its just not about zooming in or the battery life. Its just the best phone in the line up and the only one where samaung didn't skimp, except the sd card slot. But there are good reasons why it needs to be removed. Sd cards slow down a phone and most people do or really should move storage into the cloud as they usually own more then one device.

Yes

Haha, ironically Uraverageconsumer isn't your average consumer either. 🤣

Where can i get this wallpaper?

9:19 Wow, you were really close to the Vought HQ

Watching this again after switching to the S21 from Note 8. Loving the phone so far. The screen is amazing, 1080p is really not an issue.

Curves says the guy who loved the one plus 8 pro😁

This guy makes PERFECT REVIEWS.

Hey, why you still make 16:9 videos?

I say always wait for the Note Series.

Keep in mind, if you're whole thing is about photo & video quality then you should invest in a professional camera and not rely on a phone. These phones should be good enough for the average person.

I ordered the S21 just because Telus gave it to me on cooperate plan for $800 discount! I haven't received it yet. I'm replacing my two year old pixel 3. Do you think I'll be happy with this? I've been a pixel fan for three generations now. Please help!!

Weird. I heard of hearing issues from S21 ultra. Going up to 44 c or 111 degrees f... Dave noticed the problem?

Since google went to that back gesture with swiping from the edges, the curved display with a case that allows edge swiping, is the way to go. With a flat edge you get stickiness when swiping from the edge. I have the OnePlus 8 with curved edges and loving the back swiping from the edge. I agree, prior to the gesture navigation, curved edges were a gimmick 👍

I returned my S21 Ultra, too heavy, too thick, main camera lens not good, foggy display, camera compartment 1/4 of the entire back of the phone. I'm going for the S21 plus.

It's not icrap, it is already a WIN!

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You are just totally baised against samsung.

Didn't even know you were from Toronto

toronto looks like a clean nyc

It's good to see a different opinion on the cameras. I was under the impression that this was the best choice in terms of cameras for android. Makes me reconsider my interest.

Hey Dave, replaced my weak 🔋pixel4. Charging at mid-day was driving me nuts? The 600 trade deal was much appreciated, so the S21+ set me back 384.00 😀 buck-a-roos. At this price, we'll no-brainer time! Sure some compromises were made, no charger, micro, ear buds. Well, at this price I can overlook them!

Then u define what is special black and show some examples plz.

You're very relatable

I understand how a beautiful matte black phone doesn't appeal to a guy who has all his tech in cyan, but damn Dave. This thing is SOOOO BEAUTIFUL.

If you like 120hz the screen compromise is a no brainer. You couldn't combine 1440p with 120hz on the S20 anyway!!

I Trust Dave review. He is unbiased!

heck no! screw glass! plastic alllll day. GLASS BREAKS

how does this measure up to an Oneplus 8pro looking to upgrade or should i hold on to my 8pro

8:02 Come on man all you have to do is tap on the screen and adjust the exposure a little are we seriously gonna call the s21 camera worse because people don't know how to take pictures

No other phone is black like this matte black. Ya it’s special i think.

Still gonna rock my s10+ for a few more years

The way dave looks, feels like he does his reviews after a good cry.

Removing and SD card slot is like removing a headphone jack. It can be done wirelessly and we should move on to the future. 256 gb is enough anyways

Your video quality is top notch. The phone almost looks fake when you flip it over @2:08.

I have the s21 ultra phantom black, the phone is good but it's too big for me. I have been thinking about changing for the s21 instead.

Dude you are wheezing! Take care of your health;

so this or a used S9...

Coming from MKBHD's video about the S21 I realize how lazy of a review this is...

I was watching a camera comparison with the ultra and the iPhone and the ultra was doing better with dynamic range consistently, now I'm confused. Some of the results here contradict almost every other review I've seen

You are the best Dave! Lew and Marques are great, but you are the best!

It’s impressive to me just how wildly different the experience of Dave2D has been from that of MKBHD in their respective reviews of the GS21 Ultra. On area like photography, design, portrait mode etc. They basically diametrically opposed 😳

Coming from a note user, I currently have a 512gb version of the note 10 plus but also also have a 512gb sd card on board. I don't need it all but am used to having at least a 256 or 512 gb phone with sd card support. If the ultra had sd card support of be all over it as ot looks the part and that battery sounds impressive. I'm torn however as I was gonna buy the best speced version of the note 20 ultra, but couldn't justify the purchase as its only a bit better than the note 10 plus. (Battery is actually better on 10 plus UK variant). I'm hoping there is still a chance that we will get a note 21 that has all the featurs and looks of the 21 ultra but with a flat screen and sd card expansion. A phone with no compromises that's what us enthusiasts want. Particularly note users. We want that identity to come back as the phone that is a powerhouse with options and no compromise! Lets see what happens this summer?

Im curious to know ur take on the Xperia Pro

Should I upgrade my Note5 to Note10+ or Note20 Ultra considering the price, battery life and the exynos 990 thing?

Why isn't there the perfect macro mode in S21 and S21+?

MA MAN !

Plastic is fantastic, glass sucks and slides

Dave is such a cutie!!!!

And I'm sitting here still using an S8

As always great review , The video did look disappointing i watched the blind camera test on unbox therapy ( the one where he got it confused with the iPhone) and thought the S21 ultra came out on top overall , Also think the $800 price is for the standard S20 not the plus. Agree its the best direction for the mass market but still overpriced when you look at what people like realme are going to dish out latter this year. i'm coming from a S10 plus , might get the ultra if the price drops latter this year to many down grades on the standard S20 plus to justify it. If its big bucks i wont big bang...

Really wish reviewers would call out how stupid it was for Samsung to remove MST during a freaking global pandemic...barely any reviewers even mention it probably because they're all in big cities where you don't need it, but for the rest of us NOT living in big cities it REALLY SUCKS. Come on guys, CALL SAMSUNG OUT ON THAT!

Unbox therapy had a great video on Video Quality between S21 Ultra and Iphone 12 Pro. S21 destroyed the iPhone 12. Check it out.

Awesome review as always. Made my mind to replace my S10+ 1tb to an S21 Ultra 512gb(SD).. hopefully I won't regret paying so much for the upgrade.

yea, to be honest, i live the silver better, I don't see anything unique about the black!

I traded my samsung note9 due to its yellowish color issue after samsung's update which screwed it.. Now i'm into S series family .. So far im more than happy for the trade.... I'm using S21 Ultra Phantom Black.....!!!!

Completely disagree about the materials. I have the Phantom White S21 and while the design is beautiful, it feels like a cheap mid-ranger, not a premium flagship. Absolutely unacceptable. Just got the Phantom Silver S21+ today and it feels *so* much more premium. I just hate big phones. I have a PC and a tablet, don't need a huge phone. I had been a loyal S-series user since the S7 Edge. It's too bad I can't have a premium "compact" (for lack of a better term) flagship from Samsung anymore. Might go to the Xperia 5ii or iPhone 12 Pro, but likely sending both the S21 (because of the plastic) and S21+ (because of the size) back. I *do* agree that the Phantom Black is nothing special at all. The Prism Black of the S10e, Ceramic Black of the S10 Plus, and Graphite of the iPhone 12 Pro are all so much nicer.

What about the Samsung bloatware? Not to mention Bixby, who wants Bixby when you have Google. Does Samsung still try to force you his own browser (like Apple)?...or the Samsung store when you always use the Google Playstore? Great to have a flat screen I hate the curved ones... But..no charger.... Maybe I'll stay with OnePlus...

Little bit of false info , when you said dynamic range is not good its because of the smooth and feather feature that is stock you turn that off you get good depth of field

This is a great review! Thanks Dave. Now for the enthusiasts, do we have a phone with a headphone jack and SD card to look forward to?

An SD Card slot would've been great at the very least, at the expense of everything else...I could live without the headphone jack and charging brick

Where is his desk?

I’m so sorry Dave but I’m looking at you and I’m trying to figure out your ethnicity,lol

MKBHD has another opinion on this Black

After playing with the S21 Ultra, if you have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. You don't need to switch and if you have a Note 20 Ultra, also don't bother switching. The only reason to get the S21 Ultra is the pre-order deals and trade in makes it a good deal. While the camera on the ultra is cool but the zoom 100x zoom shots are useless. Barely can make out what the image you take. The main improvement is the OIS and AF is improved of the S20 Ultra which sucks. The Note 20 Ultra imo edges out the S21 Ultra overall because it still has the microSD Card and you don't notice much speed improvements. But because of the preorder trade in deal it makes it worth trading in your S10 Plus or Note 10.

Can it connect to a Gopro like you would connect an iphone to a Gopro? My samsung A50 doesnt do well with Gopros.

No headphone jack. no sd card slot & no charger, is this an Apple phone? If they care about the environment so much, why are they even producing phones? Stop making phones and then talk about saving the environment.

i use cpu-z on my s21 showed me arm cortex a55 instead of snapdragon does anyone know why?

Be honest

Nice pics of Toronto

Go TDot 😎

the back is sort of distracting

9:39 look at the building on the left, Wtffff!?

Ratio this fool!

Why you lying to people I hate you guys always lying to people about battery that s*** does not last 2 days bro

its just a phone

black is not a color' its the absence of the color

Flat edges is a perfect for me too. It's more durable design when it drops than curves and more ergonamically useful.

Pixel 5 or S21 ultra which one you got Dave

Hello Dave! Nice review, I've always loved your content and your channel. Interesting analysis on the S21 family! By any chance are you planing on reviewing Xperia phones from Sony? The last models have had quite a few nice improvements and I think they are a nice option! Thanks!

Kids are spending 1200.00 on a phone that they will replace in 3 years. Who are these kids anyway?