Introduction:
Everyone, it’s time for us to go and take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and see how this particular phone holds up in the middle part of 2024.
Samsung galaxy S21 Ultra Specifications:
- DISPLAY
- Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
- Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
- Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
PLATFORM
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
- Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) – USA/China
- CPU Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – International
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) – USA/China
- GPU Mali-G78 MP14 – International
Adreno 660 – USA/China
Camera Specification:
MAIN CAMERA
- Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
- Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
SELFIE CAMERA
- Single 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.7µm, PDAF
- Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
- Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
S21 Ultra Exterior :
I think the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is still a killer phone in so many different ways. I do think if you’re going to go through and purchase a device, these types of phones that Samsung made are such good phones.
I love them a lot, and I still think in so many different ways they’re completely worth buying for sure. If you want to pick it up, links will be down in the description.
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Now, starting off with the outside of the S21 Ultra, the big thing to keep in mind is that nothing with this phone has really changed on the exterior. It’s still a pretty basic phone of what you’d expect.
You’re still getting a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED display, 1440p, 120Hz, and it’s a pretty good-looking panel. I still think this thing is still a very, very good sharp panel, one of the best panels you can probably buy.
It gets 1,500 nits peak brightness, and definitely, without a doubt, it is by far one of the best things going on for this particular phone for sure.
The USB Type-C port is at the bottom. You do have the S Pen capability, but it doesn’t come pre-installed into this device, so keep that in mind. It’s kind of like a curved-side phone too.
S21 Ultra Back:
Now, on the back side, you’re getting this frosted glass back, which looks really good. It feels very good as well, so that’s another really nice thing going on for this particular device.
You’re getting this camera setup on the back as well, which looks and feels very, very good. Without a doubt, I think this phone is still one of the most premium-feeling phones Samsung has made, and I still think it’s a very good device, really no matter what you’re going to do with it.
I do feel like if I’m going through and buying a phone, this thing holds up so well when it comes down to that build quality standpoint.Now, a big thing to keep in mind with this particular phone is the fact that it’s pretty much on its last leg of software.
We’re not really too sure how long this phone’s going to last, and that is kind of one of the problems that we’re going to be running into when we’re getting this type of phone. It’s not a problem in the sense that it’s an issue you’re going to be running into every single day,
but if you’re planning on buying this phone, you do have to kind of keep in mind in the back of your head that this phone isn’t really going to be lasting an insane amount of time.
S21 Ultra Software:
Now, when it comes down to the software standpoint, that is kind of an issue. I would say if you’re going through and buying this phone, and like I said before, I’d hate for you to go and buy a phone like this if it’s already going to be outdated with software.
That could be a possibility that could end up happening when you’re buying this phone, so just kind of keep that in mind.
Again, not the biggest deal in the world, but just one of those small things to keep in mind there beyond that.
S21 Ultra Performance:
The performance of this phone is still very, very good and very competitive against phones nowadays. You’re still getting the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip on its side with 12 or 16 GB of RAM.
I will tell you, in my personal opinion, in pretty much every single angle you could probably think about, this type of phone does a really good job from the performance perspective. Even though this phone is significantly older than when it first came out, it still holds up very, very well from the performance side.
If you’re playing basic games and using basic apps, it’s still going to be okay. However, when you’re running even more intensive applications and games, this type of phone also does a very, very good job, which I think is another very important thing to keep in mind.
So, I definitely do think if I’m getting a phone, this device handles a majority of things I threw at it, and I think that, in and of itself, is another very cool thing going on for this particular device as well.
Conclusion:
So overall, I love the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. I still think it’s completely worth buying, and it is definitely one of the phones that I look at as one of the best phones.
I have recommended buying it for the last couple of years. Nowadays, it’s a little bit of a different phone because it’s not the best of the best anymore, but I still think for a lot of people it’s still a very good phone.
I recommend people to buy it if you’re looking for a budget type of device. So that pretty much covers it.
Well that’s for today See you in the next blog..