Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Smartphone SIM Free Android Mobile Phone Phantom Grey 256GB, (UK Version)

I like the product very much. I just wouldn't buy it from amazon. I expected a brand new phone but I got a used one instead. Amazon needs to make clear on whether this product is new or used.

The difference between my old S7 edge and S21 is huge. I'm one of those people who really isn't a fan of those "huge" phones (ultra models). Luckily S21 and S7 edge are almost identical in size except you get a lot more actual/usable screen room - which is great as nothing is being sacrificed.*IMAGE QUALITY - it's not even close especially when it comes to night shots (I'll publish them later). On day shots S7 is able to capture the image OKAY for the most part but when you compare it to S21 it just looks overly blurry. S21 also has a super cool "video stabilizing" feature which prevents the camera from shaking all over whilst you're holding it. To put it simply - it results in a very smooth video; it even has an option to shoot videos in 8K! Lastly the 10x zoom feature is surprisingly good - it doesn't result in quality decrease.*BATTERY - the battery life is a lot better on the S21. I'm able to use phone for 3-5 hours a day continuously and still have plenty of battery left at the end of the day. I don't think that you'll struggle with it unless you literally use your phone constantly 10h+ a day. But then again - you can always utilize "super quick charging" feature which allows you to go from ~10% to 100% in just 1hour.*NETWORK - the mobile signal has somehow gotten much better in areas where I used to have severe issues; to be clear - this is without utilizing 5G.*SMOOTH experience - whilst my S7 edge never really felt slow (since I didn't load it up with 50000 apps) - in comparison to S21 it just feels clunky. S21 has a lot of nifty features to make your life easier - such as 120Hz screen refresh rate (to allow for super smooth reading).I purchased my S21 at around 760gbp approx. 3 weeks ago; the price has dropped even lower - to 715gbp at the time of this review - 12th of March. I personally don't think that it'll keep dropping and at such a price I strongly believe that everyone should upgrade from S7.

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Got this to replace my much loved Huawei Mate 20 Pro, with Huawei torpedoed by Trump with a ban on Google services S21 Ultra seemed the best choice based on reviews. I use the camera for my business daily for snapping products so its a very important feature for me. Unboxing revealed no charger, really? £1100 phone?! OK so I bought an genuine Samsung fast charger and a genuine case, first impressions, its heavy! Ok so it a little bigger than the Mate but feels cumbersome and heavy enough that holding it above your head to read is less than comfortable, charging is underwhelming after the mate that can get a days use out of 20 minutes, its an hour for the S21 U real world, actually I never got an days use out of it, had to take to plugging it in at work, never had to do that with the Mate. In use its glitchy, in a week I had three hard locks and multiple go slows, never happened in 30 month with the Mate, scrolling could be jittery, even at the lowest res, especially with the battery saver on which I had to resort to keep it powered up for a day away from a charger. Most disappointing is the camera, photos are Noisy! I just couldn't get a sharp image with it, tried every setting, even resorting to the space eating RAW format, the laser focusing is easily tripped up and Macro focussing appalling. The 10X zoom is impressive but soft and pointless in practice. The filter choice is poor, had to resort to using PS which added time to my work. Most annoying feature was the face unlock which simply doesn't work, well maybe two times in ten, this is well documented issue on the net already. I had to go back to fingerprint unlock which is fine and works well but makes using Amazon Music hands free in the car impossible. It's telling when you go back to a three year old Mate 20 Pro and think, "wow this is quick" I think some of it is Samsung's interface, it clunky compared to the Mate and my previous One Plus, it could also be Android 11 teething problems but all together it makes the phone almost unusable for me. Glad it wasn't on contract, now returning it.

When you spend £950 on a phone the least you would expect is a charger in the box!

This is not a review of the Samsung s21+. This is regarding the £150 Google voucher promotion. The fact that even though I checked the promotion details on the Amazon order screen, it turns out really was expected to read every last word of the terms and conditions. Samsung have advised as I bought from a third party seller on Amazon I am not eligible. I am not sure if Amazon are at fault for displaying the advert, or Samsung for not making sure the advert for the promotion clearly state it is only if bought directly from Amazon. Either way I don't get the £150 voucher due to a billion dollar company either showing an advert when it shouldn't, or a company not making the real details obvious. Not a happy customer.