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Galaxy S21 first impressions: $200 cheaper than the S20

Samsung cut $200 off the price of all three Galaxy S21 phones. The Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus come with a bunch of upgrades and refinements, including a striking new color scheme. But aside from their price, the phones aren’t massively different from their S20 counterparts. In fact, it seems Samsung scaled back on certain…

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Samsung cut $200 off the price of all three Galaxy S21 phones. The Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus come with a bunch of upgrades and refinements, including a striking new color scheme. But aside from their price, the phones aren’t massively different from their S20 counterparts. In fact, it seems Samsung scaled back on certain specs and features. We take a look at the tradeoffs that were made to hit that lower price.

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  1. MR REDDICK

    January 14, 2021 at 9:02 pm

    More affordable lmao

  2. Michael A.

    January 14, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    No wall charger on either phones?
    They better not do this on the note 21…

  3. Sharon Shade

    January 14, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    $1200?! Holy smokes. The cameras look weird…like an intersection traffic light.

  4. Abraham Guerra

    January 14, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Apple

  5. hkocoglu

    January 14, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    IDIOT SAMSUNG !!! CAMERAS OF SAMSUNG S21 ULTRA IS TRIGGERING THE TRYPOPHOBIA THAT 16% OF THE PEOPLE HAVE. I HAVE THIS PHOBIA AND I TRY TO FOCUS ON ANOTHER PLACE ON THE SCREEN WHEN EVERYTIME YOU SHOW IT…

  6. James Green

    January 14, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    No sdcard, that was the selling point for Samsung phones over iPhone, not now then.

  7. Brian Jennings

    January 14, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    No charger? Meh. Whatever. No SD card expansion? I’m passing.

  8. Frank Feng

    January 14, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    S21 = S20 Minus

  9. Just A Tech Guy

    January 14, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    I’ll never buy a phone with no SD card. It’s so much easier to transfer the data over from SD card then the cloud.

  10. Minepedia

    January 14, 2021 at 11:08 pm

    Cul phone, makes me wanna get one…

  11. zepcrazyfre

    January 14, 2021 at 11:13 pm

    I missed the *’Keynote’* (I mean the “Unpacked Event” ????????‍♂️????) anyway have any Android wearables been announced at the event or at *CES2021?*

  12. Souk Khanhsila

    January 14, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    If you’re struggling financially, you shouldn’t be looking into buying a new phone. In just saying.

  13. ام الله

    January 14, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Watching on S8 bb

  14. gtamike_TSGK

    January 14, 2021 at 11:29 pm

    Epic fail Samsung please try harder next time ????????

  15. Roger Andrade

    January 14, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    I just got s20 fe 5g on December and have no issues whatsoever, why upgrade if there is no significant difference between s20 and s21?

  16. Jose Roque

    January 14, 2021 at 11:47 pm

    New flagship trend:
    Yesterday: No 3.5 mm jack
    Today: No power brick included in box! ????

  17. Kamen Rider Blade Maniac

    January 15, 2021 at 12:21 am

    Luckily I did not buy S20. It would looked like ancient phone compared to S21.

  18. Chocoretto

    January 15, 2021 at 12:30 am

    S21 in my country is capped at 128gb without micro sd card expansion. What kind of sick joke is this.

  19. Eric Ling

    January 15, 2021 at 12:30 am

    First Samsung make fun of Apple for not including full accessories, then they do the same thing… why ah?

  20. Miss Ghurl

    January 15, 2021 at 12:36 am

    Im just gonna get the buds live pro

  21. Rafik

    January 15, 2021 at 12:53 am

    Do these models have dual SIM?

  22. Naina Seven

    January 15, 2021 at 12:55 am

    Any color i’ll be fine, ????????
    I’ll go wth basic S21, less than 1000$ but this flagship is enough.

  23. Andreu Baramuli

    January 15, 2021 at 1:05 am

    No SD card slot? Pass.

  24. Natedogg 4

    January 15, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Bro Samsung pulled an apple

  25. William Maldonado

    January 15, 2021 at 1:19 am

    WOW. Samsung really screwed this one up – this is NO excuse for removing the SD card. Couldn’t even offer a fully featured ‘pro’ phone for the $999 that didn’t have all the compromises. I’m so sick of only the MASSIVE unpocketable, un-one-handable, phones getting the un compromised features. Now in 2021 if someone wants to upgrade to the latest AND greatest Samsung phone they will have to pick up a USED S20.

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