The Official Samsung Galaxy S21 Family Thread

rG-tom · 13 Mar 2021 at 11:30

Cheers. Damn the black is showing that it wont be shipped for 1-2 months

Minstadave · 13 Mar 2021 at 11:32

hellarda said:
Hmmmm £679 for the 256gb with 8 pro trade in the 15% discount... tempting

Would mean I could drop down to a sim only contract in July

Is that including the extra £150 cashback? You should be eligible for that too.

hellarda · 13 Mar 2021 at 11:34

I can't see the amazon deal? Its only showing a 4% discount on the 256gb model

Minstadave · 13 Mar 2021 at 11:36

hellarda said:
I can't see the amazon deal? Its only showing a 4% discount on the 256gb model

S21 Ultra?

Still showing for me. The silver is cheaper than the black. Then a further 15% off at checkout.

rG-tom · 13 Mar 2021 at 11:41

amazing, thank you. bought an s21 ultra for me and s21 "normal" for fiancée, the normal ends up being £240 with her S10....

Minstadave · 13 Mar 2021 at 11:52

rG-tom said:
amazing, thank you. bought an s21 ultra for me and s21 "normal" for fiancée, the normal ends up being £240 with her S10....

Nice one.

rG-tom · 13 Mar 2021 at 12:12

maybe they'll update it but i can't see on the trade-in site how to claim the extra £150, have you found that? The instructions are rather vague! Obviously can't do it until i have the s21s in my hand anyway but good to get ahead

Minstadave · 13 Mar 2021 at 12:38

rG-tom said:
maybe they'll update it but i can't see on the trade-in site how to claim the extra £150, have you found that? The instructions are rather vague! Obviously can't do it until i have the s21s in my hand anyway but good to get ahead

Yeah I haven't figured that out yet but kept screenshot of the offer just in case.

kona786 · 13 Mar 2021 at 15:11

That's some nose dive on the S21U price.

Minstadave · 13 Mar 2021 at 15:16

rG-tom said:
maybe they'll update it but i can't see on the trade-in site how to claim the extra £150, have you found that? The instructions are rather vague! Obviously can't do it until i have the s21s in my hand anyway but good to get ahead

So checking HUKD you wait for the phone to arrive then arrange trade in via brightstar and put the new phones IMEI code as a voucher. That gives you an extra £150.

2013 · 13 Mar 2021 at 15:46

kona786 said:
That's some nose dive on the S21U price.

I was thinking the same, in only a month or so, if I knew this would have happened I would have waited.

Minstadave · 13 Mar 2021 at 16:04

2013 said:
I was thinking the same, in only a month or so, if I knew this would have happened I would have waited.

Hasn't this happened with all Samsungs flagships. Certainly S10 and Note 10 nose dived hard. I only paid £450 for my Note 10+ 5G a few months after release.

2013 · 13 Mar 2021 at 16:09

Minstadave said:
Hasn't this happened with all Samsungs flagships. Certainly S10 and Note 10 nose dived hard. I only paid £450 fore my Note 10+ 5G a few months after release.

Not as much and not as quick as far as I can remember.

2013 · 13 Mar 2021 at 18:18

For the people that have had the S21u for a few week, how do you find it and how does it compare to your old phone ?
how much of a improvement do you see ?

malachi · 13 Mar 2021 at 18:25

2013 said:
For the people that have had the S21u for a few week, how do you find it and how does it compare to your old phone ?
how much of a improvement do you see ?

Coming from the S10+ to S21u, apart from camera and higher screen frame rate screen. Nothing so far.

The place I originally purchased my phone from is now selling the SD model for a few weeks.

luke997 · 14 Mar 2021 at 07:26

2013 said:
For the people that have had the S21u for a few week, how do you find it and how does it compare to your old phone ?
how much of a improvement do you see ?

Coming from S20 5G (and S10+ before that).

Battery life is much, much better.
Doesn't heat up as much.
Screen is brilliant.
Cameras are great, especially real bokeh on main and 10x optical. So much easier now to not miss great shot, and while I love my A9, the best camera is the one you have at hand.
Fingerprint sensor finally works, everytime.
It's fast, very fast.

Shame about microSD, and it's a big phone, but that doesn't bother me, even my wife also coming from S20 has yet to complain on anything, and boy, she can be picky!

Cyclone · 14 Mar 2021 at 07:58

I got my Buds Live and tracker yesterday after getting an email in the morning.

I like the buds but they are fiddly getting them in my ears. Although I cant complain as they were free

malachi · 14 Mar 2021 at 10:08

Im finding the Buds Pro keeps on falling out my ears. There are not gym friendly unlike my original Galaxy Buds

kona786 · 14 Mar 2021 at 11:40

malachi said:
Im finding the Buds Pro keeps on falling out my ears. There are not gym friendly unlike my original Galaxy Buds

These premium buds are nothing special I've found. Loads of cheaper buds that have excellent sound and fit these days.

SoundPEATS TrueFree2 for example for only 25 Quid and they're impressive and not only for the money.

kona786 · 14 Mar 2021 at 11:45

2013 said:
For the people that have had the S21u for a few week, how do you find it and how does it compare to your old phone ?
how much of a improvement do you see ?

I came from the OnePlus 8 pro and was overall disappointed with the S21U. I expected great cameras given the hype and the reviews but was left disappointed in comparison to the 8pro. Detail, hdr and night mode was very average.

The phone was also cumbersome given the weight and design. 8 pro is the same size, less weight and more Ergonomic. Samsung software also still bloat some.

The S21U made me appreciate my current phone.

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