Samsung Galaxy S21 + S21 Ultra Review
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- Опубликовано: 20 янв 2021
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Review compared to the S21 Ultra. Camera and battery tests.
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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???
S20, I'm desperate to ditch the Exynos 990 varient
Would this be an ideal upgrade versus the Huawei Mate 20 Pro?
Not getting a Samsung phone without microSD ever again.
I'm torn on whether or not to jump from my iPhone 8 Plus. I'd be getting the 256gb S21. Too many reviews focus on "here's why this phone is worse than the S20" and not enough focus on "is this phone good at what it offers". If it's good, I buy. If not, I wait. I would love to get a OnePlus 8 Pro (or future 9 equivalent) but the inconsistency I hear about carrier band support, it's just not worth it for me.
Its kinda disappointing of 1080p screen and why s pen . I dont want to get note series destroyed
Dave2D: This is not a special black.
MKBHD: And I took that personally.
But, it kinda is. How many matte black phones are there?
@@gamingpriests matte black never gets old and this phone does it really well
@@gamingpriests do a quick google search and you’d find a bunch.
@@gamingpriests tell me a phone that looks like this phantom black, iphone matte black doesn't come close
@@Paradox81818 pixel 5 black is also really good
MKBHD: “S21 Ultra Phantom Black kinda speaks to me”
D2D: “It’s just a regular black phone”
They should have made a teal one.
I was going to post something similar. Haha.
Kinda speaks to him because he’s .....
i’m not saying it 🙂
When I held the phone I had the same feeling. It's just a black phone. Mind blown.
Well he likes teal😂😂😂
I was bummed about the 1080p screen on the S21/S21+ until I realized I've been running my Note 10+ at 1080p for the entire 14 months I've owned it. 😅
Well 1080p great on a 6 inch screen! To be fair iphone 11 has a 720p on a 6.1inch screen
1080p on 14 inch laptop is still good how much more on less than 7 inch phone
@@AkoToMarjon you don't keep your laptop right upto your face while using
So you don't notice the pixels
A 1080p display isn't the same as a 1440p display down scaled to 1080p. Most of the Galaxy A series phones have a 1080p display but they're not the same as the 1080p on the S series.
@@bradavon *That's a weird way to put it. Lol*
Meanwhile in a parallel universe:
Samsung : we have a dave2d teal
Dave : this is a very high quality finish and awesome color
MKBHD: this is a normal teal
Lmao Lmao Lmao
😅
🤣🤣
Underrated
Dave: There's nothing special about this black
Samsung: Yeah take Dave off the receiving list for next year.
Something's wrong, I can feel it...
@@lorissantarsiero5849 Dave’s mom: what
MKBHD disagrees 😂
@METhOdhowtoKilLnoObS who the heck is ndgreedia? Do you mean Nvidia? Note that most phone reviewers and watchers don't know or care about GPUs
@METhOdhowtoKilLnoObS 21p
me : hes gonna say OK
dave :ALRIGHT
me : shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
hah
GOTTEM
i got a like from the best tech reviewer I've ever known
guys , I've been chosen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@kennethj9017 yes you are the one
@@pratikgautam3385
Thnx fam !
Mai Hyderabad se hu !
Lol !!!!!!
You are the chosen one!
1080p on a 15in laptop: eh, it’s fine
1080p on a 6in phone: THATS DISGUSTING, I COULD SEE THE PIXELS !
Its a weird world we are living in.
It's because of the distance, you hold uour phone a couple of inches from your face while a laptop you hold it at least a foot distance
Ikr
Dave is just spoiled
@@isadinparviz4653 he's not in this case because even S7 has a 1440p screen resolution. They literally have no reason to downgrade it yet they did it, they have phones that are way better without spending 800$.
A comfortable 2 day battery
Me with a 7 hour average of RUclips a day.... bring it on
bro, are you ok?
@@zab0r are we ever okay?
me with 10 hours on RUclips:
My phone has a 7000 mah battery
I almost get 20h of youtube its not enough
@@doggoboi7977 lies
in Dave Lee's review we TRUST
You made the iphone comment on MKBHD video and I just replied lol
no we dont...watch his biased iphone reveiw
Stfu.
@@sokka47 Ok bald boi
Yeah I don't even watch mkbhd anymore, Dave covers a lot more. Mkbhd is all hype now.
Does size matter?
Dave: "No, but girth. Girth does"
Lol much the dave we know [SO FAR]
Dave looks like a girthy guy lol
That’s what she said
@@idriscicek9596 Check out my s21 ultra vs Iphone 12 Pro max Review and one Plus 8 pro,😁.
ruclips.net/video/HrG8P7YlHbM/видео.html
Dave Lee : There's nothing special about this black
MKBHD : Alexa...we need guns!
we use cases on a One Lakh rupee phone, so like Rock says -IT DOESNT MATTER!!
First time I watch one of your videos. I love the way you communicate to the viewers. It's very simple yet precise and so relaxing to watch. Very clear and to the point. Will subscribe.
“This is not a special black”
Batman liked this
MKBHD hatted this
Lew in his bat cave😱
samsung next year: Here's a really really great D2D teal colour on our S22 ultra
Dave be like:
MKBHD: This teal S22 Ultra isn't a special color
@@Paradox81818 underrated comment award
Dave : This teal S22 speaks to me.
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 😳
Its very strange ive seen alot of S21 ULTRA reviews and daves review is the worst one yet i dont know why but daves reiew isnt good
@@lordvyserion4830 I agree I love Dave's reviews but he got this one wrong and many people will make the wrong purchase because of it.
People have different opinions how is this surprising to anyone of you? You can't make a review that will satisfy everyone if you say what you actually think
@@tricker7060 but his review feels more like he’s attacking samsung rather than doing an honest review because reviews are big part of society nowadays especially when thousands of people follow you
@@lordvyserion4830 Nothing wrong with criticism. You can't all act soft and gentle towards these tech giants. I have a S21 myself and it sure ain't worth even close to 900euros. Samsung deserve some criticism
I felt that pinch
Yesterday
@@stew880 All my troubles seemed so far away.
Hello keyboard man!
Dave: It ain't a special black.
Marques: *sad MKBHD noises
😂😂😂
Comparing the 2 reviews, mbkhd is definitely the shill review KEKW
@@mrnarason Agreed. But Dave does RUclips along with his job, so gotta cut him some slack
@@yuvrajsingh_11 ?Dave is giving the more honest review
@@mrnarason oh man I misread that. Just woken up😅
Why was he shooting videos in studio while having such a incredible view at the home?😅😅
He just recently moved to this location like last month
@@obsydian806 where is it?
@@antoniabaker7770 I honestly don't know, I just remembered him mentioning he moved in one of his first videos this year.
@@obsydian806 its downtown Toronto close to cibc building
@@moizkhan8057 I bet it's $$$$
But how's the call quality in the earpiece? What's it like calling people and can they hear you on the other end? No one talks about this anymore only cameras, camera bumps , display and it's a fingerprint magnet.
mr mobile mentioned that calling on it is good in a throwaway line and hes usually the only reviewer i see that mentions call reception in his reviews
im constantly on the look out for it ever since i got my broken ass samsung where i could hear the other person occasionally but they couldnt hear me
I feel that calls are almost always good on phones especially the big guys
@@xxx_epic_sniper_xxx2.021 i still feel in a review about a mobile phone the actual call quality should be mentioned even if its just gonna be good anyway since even when its bad you basically wont find that out since no reviews mention it, i could say that most phones cameras are good enough for me and therefore doesnt need minutes long segments on it but i watch reviews for a comprehensive look at everything to inform my buying decision yknow?
@@neroaction yea I can understand that but I also get why they don't at the same time
It's probably because most people get earbuds or headphones. For example, I am using the DROP Pandas on my Note9.
Always on point. Not even unnecessarily separate videos for the models. Respect! 🙌🏻
Dave : This isnt a special black!
MKBHD : so ive been fighting Dave for about a week now
Make that two
Great review man, love the change of scenery 👍🏾
Thanks Dave - Fabulous!! You already know my love for Toronto & your skyline shots - this was superb! THEN you talk about phones AS WELL - think I've gone to heaven 🙂 My S21 turns up Friday 29th - px'd my S20Ultra for it - so am very pleased to hear your recommendation - will be very keen to see how it flies side-by-side with my Nord & Xperia 5ii - believe Upper Mid-Range will be where it's at in 2021. More please! Thanks again.
Its just black, matt black nothing special
MKBHD Wants to know your location
Toranto
@@prathamadityasalhotra ithin toronto
@naraka yeahhhh broo❤️
@naraka Scream(icecream), chaaklate(chocolate), phaaar Chunar (fortuner)
proceeds to paint dave in vanta black
Dave literally killed Marques with that take on BLACK color.
Im pretty sure its not Litteral
yes lol
I still like it though
I seriously took it in a racial perspective 💀💀
and you literally used literally incorrectly
Flat edges is a perfect for me too. It's more durable design when it drops than curves and more ergonamically useful.
Keep up the good work. I like your simple videos, plain and raw. Me likey.
13:45 Stalkers: *"My time has finally come"*
Joe Goldberg from You wants to know your location
I just realised that 80% of the comments are "dave: this is not a special black mkbhd: angery"
Like, can you be original?
THIS. RUclips comments are rarely original. A lot of fake dialogue between creator and Person B. None of it is clever.
That's nothing. The whole conversation between the two people, in a comment... Is annoying.
*big chungus profile picture*
@@Vnm-sh1jv comment sections are for discourse, genius
@@stephen_sezs when people do this:
Blank:
Blank: hold my beer
It's annoying and unoriginal.
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!
I'm DEFINITELY into battery life AND the zooms! 👍😁
Expecting my S21 Ultra in a couple days! CAN'T WAIT!
It’s weird seeing Dave not in his usual studio
Bruce wayne : does it come in special black.
Great review Dave. Always enjoy watching your videos.
Is that a Taeha Types video I see? Classy, Dave. :)
S21: No earphone jack, no memory expansion, no charger, no earphones, no glass, no curved edge, ah well
Also no one is talking about the moving building in video at 9:37 on the iphone 12 -> Look at the top left and right.. artifacting from image stabiliser?
Damn you right for the building wtf is this..
If you pre order the s21 you actually get free earphone. For the s21 ultra you got free ear buds pro, bluetooth tag and a case with the S pen. The only pain is the charger...and the sd card, even if I took the 512gb version it is stupid to remove it.
@@louismufasa you're are right..previous model on Galaxy S9+ they can store up to 1TB even 8k recording not yet released... But, now it's so disappointing when they remove sd card and just able to use up to 512 ONLY knowing that S21 can record 8k with huge storage consumption..
Nobody gives a damn nowadays. Phone tech has reached the plateau now it's not about things u need but things they push down on you to want you to use. Still using Reno 10x zoom seems like more than enough for me man to worry about upgrading anytime soon.
@@louismufasa Don't be fooled, nothing's free you're paying for it. When pre-order ends you just end up paying more for the phone itself. In neither case is Samsung selling 'at cost'
@@Airbag888 Ofc but I got the student discount too (-15%) and I don't think the price of the S21 factory new will drop by more than 15% in the year with all these pre order stuff for free.
I got a S7 edge(love his screen) for now, it is working great but it needs a cleaning and a reset. I took the s21 ultra for work and because I needed more speed
I mean I'd include a charging brick, enthusiasts might have a million chargers, but the average consumers break/lose theirs all the time. And the people that hold me bro their phones for YEARS death definitely should get new cables when they upgrade their phones.
I’m pretty sure that’s the CBC building down the street from him at 1:06, he lives on Wellington near the Roy Thompson Hall
Samsung’s preorder deals are enough for you to get a brick.
@@MyCuriousWorld_ Only in America
Dave’s back video setting looks like a film studio with a giant wallpaper from show “Suits” - no any plane ✈️, no birds 🦅, no moving clouds ⛅️ , no people, no time change...
You can see the cars move though lol
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?
1:10 fishing for that Dave Lee "Special Black" edition since Marques got his Phantom Black shoutout 😂
MAN i click on a dave video and i sit here, eagerly anticipating the "alright". There is something so satisfying about it.
Underated comment. lol
Still haven't seen a good enough reason to upgrade from my S8. Resolution very important to me
Bang on! Would love Exynos comparison, for the market I am in!
Pretty sure Dave Lee doing video comparisons is the only person going outside in Canada rn.
What?
Are the restrictions so severe there?
9:36 It would be really nice if anyone would explain me why that building in the top left corner is behaving so weirdly.
Ikr..what the hell was that??
iphones magic
@@dagzilla it is what you get for 1,8k haha
Image stabilization artifacting.
Was really hoping on a good camera this time round with Samsung to replace my Pixel 2XL but seems there are some deal breakers here, with Pixel 5 improving the video quality, will it be worth whole to move to Pixel 5 or 4A 5G instead of the Ultra? how good looking was that portrait on P5 than on the Ultra wow, what do you guys think?
Prices you mention for the case and pen are still incorrect. Both together is 70 dollar. Not the case alone.
Anyone else love the way Dave says "Important"
My GF gets annoyed by people that leave out the first T.
Impor-tent
Thank you very much. I can always relay on you to give an honest review. You look at the product both as a normal consumer and also as a enthusiast and give the best balanced final decision.
True, dropped mine on a 5hp motor then bounced onto concrete with no case, just a tiny scratch on top frame. Solid stuff
I'm all for sticking with 1080p. Especially on displays this size. And I'm all for the plastic. Though I do think those two cost-cutting measures justify a larger price drop.
A little late to it but 1080 screen would decrease manufacturingcoast by 20-30$ but a plastic back would only decrease the cost by 5$ ! Mostly it is just to differentiate bw the s21 and the ultra just to make the ultra a more compelling buy ! I hardly care about plastic back or 1080p screen but I do care that premium features like camera improvements and 100x zoom is just limited to ultra ! There aren't available in a compactish phone ! 6.2inch is not small but 6.7 inch is just too big
Good to see this. As my S21 Ultra just got delivered. Super excited!
The purpleback and gold frame combo of the S21 with the smaller camera bump makes it arguably the best looking phone of the linup in my opinion.
When every comment under an informative video is literally the color black. Ya'll are a different class of special.
When the outro music starts playing I always look to the left. It really sounds like a phone is ringing😂
Great review! Love the detail review of the camera and video. I think they are doing away with the Note Series now that they have pen functionality. Just not at the asking price that Samsung is asking for.
Would you please do an Exynos vs Snapdragon shootout?
Exynos next version is coming with AMD as a partner in its design.
Mrwhosetheboss will
@@KHABIR-iu4wu So will supersaf.
@@cybervoid8442 that sounds like a bomber.
Check out the RUclips channel SpeedTest G
Me, coming straight from the MKBHD review, "Regular Black, Mate??"
Marques raved about the colour more than Samsung did on their presentation.😂
Maybe because there's not a lot of good news here.
he is a phony
He was so proud to even say Samsung designers watch his videos so most definitely he was being biased.
@@degenerate8228 He didn't say that, he said that the phone felt perfect for him and he loved the colour.
Get your head out of your ass
"hE wAs BiaSeD" he just loved the colour you dipshit
@@boltmix7294 👏👏👍
your reviews are super helpful not like others that now are just focusing on how good they can take great videos
I still have my S10e. It came with a charger in box, it has a headphone jack (I listen to high quality IEMs) and it has a micro SD slot. Plus a great form factor at just 5.8".. I'll keep it, thanks.
Also once it drops in price(which it always does) it’ll be an even better value
It may be black to the layman “Dave2D” but look, Obsidian, onyx, midnight, lost soul, rolling blackout, sleeping panther, and void by Armani. *holds up orange tie* does this look black to you too?
I get that reference!
Tom Haverford and Jean Ralphio!
@@Mubashir_AK 😍 Thank you!❤️👍
Thank you for the detailed review on this, it helps.
Great review! Thanks! 🙏
I justed tuned up my bass and I swear I just rewatched the intro a 100 times
9:38 What's wrong with that building on the top left... Is it having seizures? 😂
I noticed it too 😂
Lol didn't notice 😂 but I did notice the floor is flickering but somehow he says the iphone video is better 🤣
I think that the iPhone was using a camera with a really wide lens, since I noticed minor distortion in the grid on the ground.
I have no idea if I am correct though.
@@louisgarbour2737 Huh, you may be right... I thought it could be due to the editing, not the actual recording...
@@slimits83 XD, but you never know it might be due to some error in editing of the vid
the best youtuber-tech viewer ever! I usually decide whether I'll buy an x phone after watching his review. Not an ad (who am I to ad anyway?!), but with Dave Lee, you'll get what you need without that bla bla in less than 20 min. he's not a big fan of big numbers and focuses more on the user experience, which is something I admire in the middle of this messy jungle of big numbers. So spare and basic but much more effective than anyone else. Keep being simple and effective Lee! and waiting for your review of the next upcoming OnePlus 9/ 9pro.
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 👍
This is basically the exact opposite MKBHD said in his video. Interesting.
that 10x zoom on the s21 looks like my default camera resolution on my hand-me-down iphone 8
Your eyes just suck. That's on though, we all aren't perfect.
@@KnifeNinjaEDC yea I guess they do
Is there any difference between the S21 and the S21+ aside from size? And what's the pricing on that one?
Hi Dave awesome review. I have set your pic with the colorful chairs as my wallpaper until I find a better one.
I really hope the s22 next year will be like the s21 Ultra. Higher resolution, better battery, better cameras, glass, and UWB.
I'm willing to wait
Woah, I was genuinely shocked when you had the video footage from the S21 phones and then the iPhone 12. There is 0 competition in the video field when it comes to iPhones damn
iphone have unstable contrast in video
LTPO is perfect for me since I read a lot of graphic novels. Could it replace e-ink reader displays?
I was just going to get the FE and this came out. I see what you did there.
Dave2D: This is not a special black
MKBHD: It is the *PHANTOM BLACK*
Do some laptop reviews dave, Miss the old days!
Great video, Dave!
Am I the only one who feels like he's a bit close to the camera in this one?
finally rewatching this from my s21 ultra after a 6 years of iphone se 1st gen. ghad this is monstrously amazing phone 💕
Absolutely no bs and on point. This review influenced my buying decision. Thanks Dave!
7:40 That difference between the dynamic range on the s21 and iphone 12 blew me away
Was waiting for it eagerly 😀
@DaveLee That background brought back memories of my corner office at 181 University Av😅
D2D: It an't special black
MKBHD: How dare you?
Has everyone just forgotten about the Samsung Galaxy S10e and its perpetually 1080p resolution screen? Of all the phones I’ve owned, I’ve held onto the S10e the longest.
I wish smaller phones were more of a thing, I hate big phones so much.
S5 galaxy I have it for 7 years now
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
Hey Dave, is the shutter speed on your camera different for this video? Something looks different and not as pleasant in this video
When u see a S21 Ultra ad before watching this video:
Reviewers need to start calling out OEMs for removing features.... Remove the SD card and now charge extra for cloud storage. Remove headphone jacks and charge extra for wireless earbuds....
cant tell if sarcastic, but they have been. on every release they note that theres no headphone jack, no expandable storage and no charger. they arent ignoring it, but this is where the industry is going, and its not like they can fight decisions that have already been made, people have to use their wallets to convince companies to change, and most people cant be bothered to do that so companies will continue doing as they want for the most part.
@@Varocka They have a big focus on these mainstream phones and kinda mock and ridicule other phone OEMs like LG and Sony for absurd things like "Sony's design is old". The viewers further go towards fewer OEMs because well they are rated higher by reviewers
I get the saving landfills, but maybe offer the items as an option, check box and let consumers decide. 8 personally wireless charge or use my car and and don't need a wall wart and since it's an Android device, we users love options, customization. Give us the option
10:42 what you mean to say is it’s a ‘telephoto’ lens, not a zoom lens. Zoom is when the focal length on a single lens physically changes from shorter to longer and vice-versa. Telephoto is anything which is longer than ‘standard’ focal length. Wide angle is everything shorter than ‘standard’. Standard is actually the focal length with is equal to the diagonal on the actual sensor.
Does the LTPO panels with the variable (overclocking or downclocking of the screen) affect the display in the long term in a negative manner?
Hot take: you don't need the case, you can put it on top of your ear
Modern solution for a modern problem, I like that
How many times is Dave gonna change the title? 🤣
That's anxiety brudda
This quality and fresh new style in videos is fire
Wow! the new background is a beauty.
I can see my parent's place from some of these stills xD
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.
exynos or sd888?
is the s21 worth it as I am currently using the S10e Snapdragon version and looking for a new phone, but I am waiting until Android 12
hi.
i'm wondering, does the back of your s21 ultra feel like plastic ?
i've had tho s21 ultra units last week and when tapping on the back with my nail it felt and sounded like VERY weak and cheap plastic.
i've seen there are a lot of people who have the same issue so now i'm wondering if this is the case with all of them