The Official Samsung Galaxy S21 Family Thread

neoboy · 27 Oct 2022 at 17:27

Can't say I've had any issues since I moved from Note 10+ 5G.

Jabbs · 27 Oct 2022 at 18:03

SexyGreyFox said:
I'm thinking of buying an S21 Ultra but have one main worry in this thread here - https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s21-series/signal-problems-with-s21ultra/td-p/4482982

Has anybody here noticed a poor reception?

In this report the S21 doesn't get a look in - https://smartphonesrevealed.com/phones-with-best-antenna/

My next phone has got to have an excellent signal so I don't want to make a poor choice.

Had mine for a year and not had any

Jabbs · 27 Oct 2022 at 18:03

No issues for me either

SexyGreyFox · 27 Oct 2022 at 18:53

Thanks, I'm buying an S21 Ultra 256gb tomorrow.

Update

I've bought it
It's in excellent condition, 256gb for £500 which is £100 less than anybody else around here and he threw me in £40 worth of accessories - flip case, screen protectors front and back, 65 watt cable and 45 watt charger.

£15 · 28 Oct 2022 at 18:43

413x said:
Damn. This 10x camera is something else! May well end up being most used camera!

I've moved to the Pixel 7 Pro from a S21 Ultra and the 10x zoom is something I really miss. To the point I'm actually tempted to take it off my son!

SexyGreyFox · 2 Nov 2022 at 12:19

What a phone, very impressed.
Way faster than my Sony Xperia 5ii and the camera is to die for - 10x telephoto - wow.
Also like how I can take a picture containing words and using Bixby it OCRs it into text.

Jabbs · 2 Nov 2022 at 14:00

S21 ultra is a beast of a phone still, Had mine a year and a half roughly and no way I'll be upgrading for A while. Its the first android phone I've ditched nova launcher, actually prefer one ui.

Minstadave · 2 Nov 2022 at 14:14

Jabbs said:
S21 ultra is a beast of a phone still, Had mine a year and a half roughly and no way I'll be upgrading for A while. Its the first android phone I've ditched nova launcher, actually prefer one ui.

Same here. Nothing really tempts me currently.

Cookie12 · 7 Nov 2022 at 09:36

Minstadave said:
Same here. Nothing really tempts me currently.

Same here, and I've historically been a frequent phone swapper lol.

Also one ui 5.0 android 13 is currently downloading now, so love the fact they are still keeping updates frequent and timely compared to years gone by.

Jabbs · 7 Nov 2022 at 09:52

Downloading myself now

SexyGreyFox · 7 Nov 2022 at 09:57

Finally a phone that can take detailed pictures from far away of UFOs

Cookie12 · 7 Nov 2022 at 11:47

Jabbs said:
Downloading myself now

How you finding it?

Initial thoughts for me is great, lovely refined experience. The ui tweaks like the font changes, pull down menu, notifications etc are lovely.

The s23 or next round of phones in 2023 will need to pull something out the bag to tempt me away again at this rate

Jabbs · 8 Nov 2022 at 10:20

Cookie12 said:
How you finding it?

Initial thoughts for me is great, lovely refined experience. The ui tweaks like the font changes, pull down menu, notifications etc are lovely.

The s23 or next round of phones in 2023 will need to pull something out the bag to tempt me away again at this rate

Really liking it. Love how much smoother the animations are with swipe up gesture s on. Sometime a bit choppy before.

nam · 15 Nov 2022 at 22:37

S21+ applied the Android 13 update I assume this is the last for the S21 with the 2 year cycle update. Not finding any real improvements am I missing something ?

Jabbs · 16 Nov 2022 at 11:20

nam said:
S21+ applied the Android 13 update I assume this is the last for the S21 with the 2 year cycle update. Not finding any real improvements am I missing something ?

Samsung offer 4 year cycle I believe, so Android 15. I found it smoother using swipe gestures, doesn't seem to dip in framerate now.

neoboy · 16 Nov 2022 at 19:25

Am I missing something or latest version of Expert Raw meant to have astrophotography mode?

SexyGreyFox · 27 Nov 2022 at 11:11

I've got a major problem getting a 5G signal.
Just done a little experiment:
Both me and my daughter did a 5G test, both of us on EE but she having the latest iPhone and me with the S21 Ultra.
She gets nearly 200 meg where I get 50 meg download.
We swapped sims and it's still the same.
I have no power savings on my phone and it is set to receive 5G.

Any ideas, anything I'm missing?

kona786 · 27 Nov 2022 at 12:14

SexyGreyFox said:
I've got a major problem getting a 5G signal.
Just done a little experiment:
Both me and my daughter did a 5G test, both of us on EE but she having the latest iPhone and me with the S21 Ultra.
She gets nearly 200 meg where I get 50 meg download.
We swapped sims and it's still the same.
I have no power savings on my phone and it is set to receive 5G.

Any ideas, anything I'm missing?

Could be the Exynos modem. It's a weak performer.

SexyGreyFox · 27 Nov 2022 at 12:29

kona786 said:
Could be the Exynos modem. It's a weak performer.

Forgot to mention that my Vodafone, Three & O2 sims work OK.

ANYWAY
Just rang EE and found out that the new plan I'm on, after trying all 4 networks, is 5G ready but capped to 25 meg download

I wasn't happy, I told him that the salesman never mentioned it would be capped and I'd be getting 5G.
He then said he has had quite a few of these calls about a 'No Frills' package and he will put it right this afternoon.

SexyGreyFox · 27 Nov 2022 at 20:07

UPDATE
EE rang back and they can't do anything.
They admit some sales people have been selling a plan that the sales people don't know the full facts on so basically you get 10gb of data for £10 on a 5G ready phone BUT it is capped to 25meg download.
If I want to go on the full download speed I will have to pay more so over the last few hours I've been looking at the best deals on the Vodafone network.
The EE Manager is sending me my PAC Code and as soon as I use it my EE stops.
They kept apologising they're losing me so I said "Do something about it, put me on full speed" but they can't !!!

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