My S21 Ultra should arrive mid week. I am upgrading from an LG Optimus T with a 3.2" screen, I think it was about 2011 when I got it. One camera at 3.1 MP, Android 2.2, and 2 GB storage.I expect to be blown away when I get it.
Trust me You will be blown away. The Screen is Phenomenal !!! Note: it will take a few days to get use to it coming from a much smaller screen, It can be a little heavy in the pocket at times. Congrats on your purchase.
Love your video Michael. One suggestion -- I was "watching" this video while driving (that is, listening to the audio via Bluetooth to my car), and couldn't help but notice that there are a lot of audio sound effects while changing photos. After a while, listening to all of that "whooshing" gets a bit tiring. Perhaps you can tone down the audio transition effects a little in the future?
@@muhammadahsanbari6440 🤔I'm using a note 8,so looking to upgrade. But kinda on the fence,no SD holder might have me waiting? I like what I'm hearing about it..
I'm assuming this was a review on the Snapdragon model? I briefly tried and exynos one (before returning it) and the battery life and camera quality were definitely nowhere close to what was described in this video, so I'm surprised!
For me the snapdragon was the same returned it and went back to my note 20 U. Also tried that case with the S pen and it’s extremely ugly and uncomfortable to hold. This is not a full day work phone even with a 5000 mA battery. The background drain and the 120hz and 5g will kill the battery. I would be lucky to get 4.5 hours of SOT.
@@rahullulay man, then what is happening here then, are we just unlucky? I don't understand why the reviews are so positive and the actual phone seems to have pretty erratic behaviour from user to user. I initially thought it was just the Exynos model as I've had issues with that as well in the past, but I didn't realize the Snapdragon also had issues for some.
@@michaelm.3477 I noticed more issues after the feb update that was rolled out to fix camera issues. Also for me Android auto was broken from the beginning not sure what the issue was but when connected to my audi q7 2018 it would charge but android auto would never launch and if did it would revert back. I even tried different cables same behavior. Works fine on my note 10 plus and note 20 ultra. Could be bad batches of phones or just luck. Will hold on to the note 20 U for now and maybe look into z fold 3 if they kill the note line this year.
@@rahullulay Wow tgat's crazy. I haven't gotten less than 6 hours SOT on my S21 Ultra on network. I've seen 9 on wifi but there's a definitely and power drain issue in standby because I leave my house at 5:20 am and I arrive to work around 7. Without even turning the screen on I've already lost 5-7 percent battery life. My iPhone or Pixel device would still be at 99-100%. I wanted to see if I could turn 5g off but for some reason I don't have that option on At&t.
@gadgetmatch Michael Josh I have the note 20 ultra...and love it. I am waiting for the note 21 ultra which I pray Samsung comes with. Yes the S21 ultra is a great phone but why pay extra for an s-pen that doesn't carry the same features as the note. From day one when I got my note 20 ultra I was using the s-pen. Now with the S21 ultra you have place an additional order for the s-pen.
First time watching the channel. New subscriber! I'm not the normal person, being visually impaired. But I picked up the S21 Ultra because I use the zoom lenses to help me see things in everyday life. In addition, having a screen with high resolution AND super smooth motion rate is lovely. Yo top it all off, great battery life makes living with this phone easy. Great review!
I am visually impaired as well and just switched from from a mate 20x It was actually a larger screen and more enjoyable to watch content but the camera wasn't a hundred times zoom just 30 which was still very good.
Was it SNOWING in the background?! Where is this guy? That SUX, I HATE (the cold & wetness of) SNOW! I have this phone, had it for just over a week now, I LOOOOVVVVE this phone! The CAMS are freakin AWESOME! 💕💕😍😍
I Loved my S21 Ultra So much I bought a second one w/256 gb. So now I've got one in each color of the base models! There's no way I was going to wait 4 wks for 1 no matter how bad ass it was!
I have the S21 ultra and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Speaking subjectively, barring the zoom quality, the iPhone still takes better photos in my experience. There is far more naturally resolved detail in photos without resorting to oversharpening. That is a key difference many don’t realise or don’t look into. The Samsung’s photos look “sharper” but in reality, upon zooming in, there is compression artifacts, upscaling issues from the 12 MP nona binned shots vs 108 MP, overexposure clearly evident. Skin tones still remain better on this two and a half year old phone than the latest S21 U and video is simply no comparison. No android phone comes close to the video quality on the iPhone. Apple is simply two generations ahead of the competition n in this regard.
maybe but i really hope that apple fixes the white balance on iphone on grey weather the photo is blue on iphone and sometimes it takes yellow balance photos i know becouse i have a 11 pro max too
I've noticed most reviewers skip showing/reviewing night mode shots taken using the 3x and 10x lenses. They're bad. The camera system has a glitch. In night mode for some reason when you use the 3x lens, the software uses the primary lens and zooms digitally, and likewise for the 10x zoom, the software uses the 3x lens to zoom in digitally instead of using the 3x and 10x lenses respectively. Hope Samsung rectifies this soon.
great review, I have the note 10+, totally not interested in the S20 U or N20 U, but this S21 U is much better. Just cant decide if I should wait until the S21 Pro (or blu tooth Spen) is actually coming to the market ???
Sensible non-partisan consumers will wait and see what the competition comes out with especially if you are paying $1250 (256gb). I certainly expect some compelling devices to arrive soon that will easily undercut the s21U in price, and will offer as much if not more, so remember it is in a vacuum at the moment as it is the only SD888 phone released so far outside China. Having seen the Mi11Ultra specs I am tempted by the Global version but the OP9P is also due soon along with the P50Pro. I would prefer any of these over the s21U mainly due to Exynos being omnipresent in my region.
The primary camera on IP12PM is actually better than the one on S21U with sharpness. If IP12PM tones down the contrast level and improve HDR a bit then S21U has little chance of winning.
I agree on the sharpness but with my eyes all I see from every photo taken on the IP12PM is yellow yellow yellow. It's like an overlay. I used to find the drab IP photos for certain situations but now Max photos look like Galaxy S6...in my opinion.
Don’t sweat it. I’m here over a year after this review and I just ordered one from Swappa here in the USA. Used ones are going for anywhere from $500 to $700 on there. I got a Phantom Black 256 GB for $660.
In terms of battery life, I cannot get my S21 Ultra to a day and a half. I usually get 10-15 % left in the tank before I go to sleep (I dont usually play video games tho) Maybe it's because of the Exynos version that I got.
After what apple did in their phone line up and computers I was starting to wonder about Samsung and others but I guess they still had a few things up their sleeves to retain customers. They lost me but hopefully things pan out ok with their customer base.
Don't get it. I've watched so many of these videos about the Ultra and they all said the Ultra camera is the best. Its small margins but the reports are great. In your video, your the first to say thst the IPhone has better pictures. Interesting.
I have the exynos s21u and the night photography/video is trash.... The camera transitions are also bad and noticeable. The fingerprint sensor is worse than my s9, no card and no audio jack... I think I'll return it.
Watching these, a year later from my new S21U. Amazing and agreed with everything except battery life. Cannot get it to last over 20 hours and 5 hrs screen on.
That's disappointing. I just ordered one. SOT is one of my most important consideration. I should've followed my first impuls and bought the ROG Phone. I briefly had the Xiaomi 11t Pro, that phone had an incredible battery and charge time.
@@kewlztertc5386 I considered Xiaomi, but their bugs are just out of hand, man. They can't make all of their 300 devices released in 2022 to operate the way they should.
@@NeoKyoKusanagi I had no bugs, I loved the 11t Pro. Granted I only had it for 4 days. But I thoroughly put it through its paces. Only bug I discovered, was switching from its default tiled "Recent" menu, to standard Android Recents. That didn't work, and forced me to use the tiles. Otherwise, not one option did I not explore, and it worked great. The battery life and super charging, was mind blowing. And it sounded good!
I went with the s21 plus because the bigger screen is good for videos and better battery than the s21. The s21 ultra isn't as flat as the plus, and I don't really see myself using all those camera features for $200 more.
I upgraded from the s5 to this ultra 256 gb. I was able to swap out batteries for the last 12 years, this will be a brick in 2 years, but I can live without other compromises such as sd slot with a card reader, but again it's not going to last as long as the s5.
Batteries don't completely die in 2 years. Paying $200 for a battery replacement every 4 years would do, and it's not expensive in the long run if you think about it
The phone is great , refresh rate, camera, software etc. Though its huge .I've been using it for 7 months now. For me this is not advisable for daily use it pains my small hands. I switch to iphone 13 mini.
The S21 Ultra is the Best smartphone in the world which has two variants (Exynos 2100 & Snap 888) making a bizarre of divide and inconsistencies amongst S21 Ultra Users’ performance, benchmark test, heating issues, endurance, camera etc etc etc. It really is fun owning this Best smartphone!😂🤣
Watching this on my new samsung s21 ultra. All i can say is, i'm loving it. 😊
Sana all
🤘✋ me too!
Same here!
And how about pictures in lower light conditions? Dont you loose the focus? Have u tried?
me too
The waterfall....Or snow? In the background of Josh is beautiful
My S21 Ultra should arrive mid week. I am upgrading from an LG Optimus T with a 3.2" screen, I think it was about 2011 when I got it. One camera at 3.1 MP, Android 2.2, and 2 GB storage.I expect to be blown away when I get it.
Trust me You will be blown away. The Screen is Phenomenal !!! Note: it will take a few days to get use to it coming from a much smaller screen, It can be a little heavy in the pocket at times. Congrats on your purchase.
I can’t give up my Note 20 Ultra. The internal S-Pen, MST, Bluetooth S-Pen features, SD card, and up to 1 terabyte more storage is just too much.
I am loving the Samsung S21 ultra..brilliant cameras and very fast especially the 16GB 512GB overkill version 👌
Did yours overheating?
@@stanleywong9941 No had no issues with anything like that 👌👌👌
I like your use of the 👌 emoji
@@stanleywong9941 your brain must overheats 🤦♂️ stop complaining
My Note 9 is also a 512GB version with an expandable storage of up to 1TB. I guess overkill is an understatement here.
I hope that they smoothen the transition of the cameras like the iPhone
That and work on the fact that they STILL have the worst motion blur of any camera. FIX THAT DAMN SHUTTER SPEED SAMSUNG.
Huawei,google it's the same the transition is not too good...
I don't know why android phones can't do it
@@Ian-ty6zh can you do it for them
@@NowKissMyChucks sure why not but for me since we are paying 1000+ dollars it should have it already
Love your video Michael. One suggestion -- I was "watching" this video while driving (that is, listening to the audio via Bluetooth to my car), and couldn't help but notice that there are a lot of audio sound effects while changing photos. After a while, listening to all of that "whooshing" gets a bit tiring. Perhaps you can tone down the audio transition effects a little in the future?
The B-Roll shots look so crispy! Nice job!
Watching on my S21 Ultra 5G from Smart 😊
Were you able to redeem the freebies?
i have the ultra and i'm really in love with the display 💖
comming from an old midrange Huawei phone.
Hi, any suggestions boss? S21ultra has the same price with s23 the small one... Which camera is much better?
I have the exynos ultra and it is very good. Good battery , no overheating and very good performance!
Watching this on my s 21 love the size and weight
I’ve just sold my S21 Ultra, coz the battery life was very poor. I had to charge it twice a day... I had higher expectations from 5000mAh battery...
Watching this from my s21 ultra. Aside from the fast battery drain I am pretty happy overall. It is the best .
I thought it's 2 days worth as per video. That's sad
No fast battery drain for me. Snapdragon model at least.
This is the Best Smartphone in the World Yay 🙌🙌🙌
The phone is really as great as they say? took moon shots?
@@sirhborn yes bro The camera is just mind blowing I upgraded from S9+ and its just amazing..and the moon shots 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
@@muhammadahsanbari6440 🤔I'm using a note 8,so looking to upgrade. But kinda on the fence,no SD holder might have me waiting? I like what I'm hearing about it..
What u said is true 🙌
@@muhammadahsanbari6440 how does the both device compare in terms of physical dimensions and how both fit in pant pocket
Watching on my Phantom Black. The display is 🔥🔥🔥
All reviews I seen for this phone so far are great.phone is a beast!great job samsung 💪🏽👍🏽💪🏽👍🏽💪🏽👍🏽💪🏽👍🏽💪🏽👍🏽
I am watching this video with my S21 Ultra back phantom... and yes this phone it's a Beast !!! loved ..
This is a really nice review thank you so much for your hard work this is incredible I really like how you put this together keep up the great work
I'm assuming this was a review on the Snapdragon model? I briefly tried and exynos one (before returning it) and the battery life and camera quality were definitely nowhere close to what was described in this video, so I'm surprised!
For me the snapdragon was the same returned it and went back to my note 20 U. Also tried that case with the S pen and it’s extremely ugly and uncomfortable to hold. This is not a full day work phone even with a 5000 mA battery. The background drain and the 120hz and 5g will kill the battery. I would be lucky to get 4.5 hours of SOT.
@@rahullulay man, then what is happening here then, are we just unlucky? I don't understand why the reviews are so positive and the actual phone seems to have pretty erratic behaviour from user to user. I initially thought it was just the Exynos model as I've had issues with that as well in the past, but I didn't realize the Snapdragon also had issues for some.
@@michaelm.3477 I noticed more issues after the feb update that was rolled out to fix camera issues. Also for me Android auto was broken from the beginning not sure what the issue was but when connected to my audi q7 2018 it would charge but android auto would never launch and if did it would revert back. I even tried different cables same behavior. Works fine on my note 10 plus and note 20 ultra. Could be bad batches of phones or just luck. Will hold on to the note 20 U for now and maybe look into z fold 3 if they kill the note line this year.
@@rahullulay yeah I switched also, to Xiaomi for now since I got a great deal on the Mi 10 Ultra.
@@rahullulay Wow tgat's crazy. I haven't gotten less than 6 hours SOT on my S21 Ultra on network. I've seen 9 on wifi but there's a definitely and power drain issue in standby because I leave my house at 5:20 am and I arrive to work around 7. Without even turning the screen on I've already lost 5-7 percent battery life. My iPhone or Pixel device would still be at 99-100%. I wanted to see if I could turn 5g off but for some reason I don't have that option on At&t.
I just ordered my 512 gb s21 ultra..shifting from note8
It takes years before we expect another video upload. 😑
Love the oriental feels of the bg music coupled with the samurai bun. Our boi is really upping his game.
Is it worth upgrading from note 10 plus?
why are you not having tons of viewwwwss. your reviews and videos are greaaat~~~
I agree. Subscribed.
Too late on the review. The big boys get theirs much earlier - it's the same whatever the genre of review.
@gadgetmatch Michael Josh I have the note 20 ultra...and love it. I am waiting for the note 21 ultra which I pray Samsung comes with. Yes the S21 ultra is a great phone but why pay extra for an s-pen that doesn't carry the same features as the note. From day one when I got my note 20 ultra I was using the s-pen. Now with the S21 ultra you have place an additional order for the s-pen.
First time watching the channel. New subscriber! I'm not the normal person, being visually impaired. But I picked up the S21 Ultra because I use the zoom lenses to help me see things in everyday life. In addition, having a screen with high resolution AND super smooth motion rate is lovely. Yo top it all off, great battery life makes living with this phone easy. Great review!
I am visually impaired as well and just switched from from a mate 20x
It was actually a larger screen and more enjoyable to watch content but the camera wasn't a hundred times zoom just 30 which was still very good.
Cool.
I bought the Ultra and have had it now for a week and a half. I love it.
Was it SNOWING in the background?! Where is this guy? That SUX, I HATE (the cold & wetness of) SNOW!
I have this phone, had it for just over a week now, I LOOOOVVVVE this phone! The CAMS are freakin AWESOME! 💕💕😍😍
Great video as always. Seem everyone forgot about the S21+ but guess it doesn't offer much difference from the S21
Did you got the Snapdragon or the Exynos version?
I Loved my S21 Ultra So much I bought a second one w/256 gb. So now I've got one in each color of the base models! There's no way I was going to wait 4 wks for 1 no matter how bad ass it was!
Best smartphone in 2021 to buy!
I have the S21 ultra and the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Speaking subjectively, barring the zoom quality, the iPhone still takes better photos in my experience. There is far more naturally resolved detail in photos without resorting to oversharpening. That is a key difference many don’t realise or don’t look into. The Samsung’s photos look “sharper” but in reality, upon zooming in, there is compression artifacts, upscaling issues from the 12 MP nona binned shots vs 108 MP, overexposure clearly evident. Skin tones still remain better on this two and a half year old phone than the latest S21 U and video is simply no comparison. No android phone comes close to the video quality on the iPhone. Apple is simply two generations ahead of the competition n in this regard.
maybe but i really hope that apple fixes the white balance on iphone
on grey weather the photo is blue on iphone and sometimes it takes yellow balance photos
i know becouse i have a 11 pro max too
fabulous comparison/review! Way to go! 💗💗💗✌
you guys are so underrated, hope u hit that 1M subs soon
I stopped getting notifications for your videos for long time !!
I've noticed most reviewers skip showing/reviewing night mode shots taken using the 3x and 10x lenses. They're bad. The camera system has a glitch. In night mode for some reason when you use the 3x lens, the software uses the primary lens and zooms digitally, and likewise for the 10x zoom, the software uses the 3x lens to zoom in digitally instead of using the 3x and 10x lenses respectively. Hope Samsung rectifies this soon.
its no overkill its just the perfect phone for me atleqst
great review, I have the note 10+, totally not interested in the S20 U or N20 U, but this S21 U is much better. Just cant decide if I should wait until the S21 Pro (or blu tooth Spen) is actually coming to the market ???
Watching it on my S21 Ultra. It's an *almost* perfect smartphone. Almost no cons, for me, at least.
How do you make BOLD words?
Like *This*
Hit *Bold* on your keyboard
Use asterisks in front and after the word you want to make bold. *like_this*
I know it now
Are you gonna have a review for S21+ and Galaxy Watch 3? Thanks.
Got my S21 Ultra and enjoying it!!!
Watching this from my iphone 12 pro max ... nice video
Tbh I was kinda worried I would regret getting the s21 ultra coming from an s10 plus but im happy to say the s21 ultra is a brilliant brick 😂
Using an s10 plus and wanna know how much of an improvement is the 21 ultra over the plus?
Which one is your choice 21 ultra or iphone 12 pro max
Is that exynos or snapdragon
Best photo shot on portrait mode ..
Try comp. Between main cam and portrait com..
How about the s21+ is that a good phone to get
Just curious Josh, after having reviewed both Samsung and Apple high end mobile phones, what’s your Gadget Match?
You don't have to ask. He's an iPhone fanboy
Watching on my phantom titanium s21 ultra. Keep up the good work. 👏
Hi Michael Josh.. You are my favorite reviewer.. The best..
Great music and excellent review!
Sensible non-partisan consumers will wait and see what the competition comes out with especially if you are paying $1250 (256gb). I certainly expect some compelling devices to arrive soon that will easily undercut the s21U in price, and will offer as much if not more, so remember it is in a vacuum at the moment as it is the only SD888 phone released so far outside China.
Having seen the Mi11Ultra specs I am tempted by the Global version but the OP9P is also due soon along with the P50Pro. I would prefer any of these over the s21U mainly due to Exynos being omnipresent in my region.
Excellent review, liking the background music 🎶as well! Good job!
Can I have the link to that really cool looking wallpaper on the S 21 ultra? Thanks
Please can you review the s21 plus 🙏
1:39 the fact that Samsung used a stainless steel frame on the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra which to my felt more premium
Another phenomenonal video Michael! Great job! I also prefer the S21/+ do to the size.
Is this the Exynos variant?
Where to get the wallpaper.
Is there anyone having a problem with their s21 ultra when use camera heating issue? lowlight issue battery issue ?
I got the Phantom Brown one, Definitely with the wait
I had to wait almost 5 weeks for my Phantom navy ultra but definitely worth the wait,im really happy with the phone.
Mine comes 12/26
Always love watching you
The primary camera on IP12PM is actually better than the one on S21U with sharpness. If IP12PM tones down the contrast level and improve HDR a bit then S21U has little chance of winning.
I agree on the sharpness but with my eyes all I see from every photo taken on the IP12PM is yellow yellow yellow. It's like an overlay. I used to find the drab IP photos for certain situations but now Max photos look like Galaxy S6...in my opinion.
@@dreadlockscayman Apple kinda goes overboard with warm tone. But at least it doesn't affect skin tone too much.
Six months later and I _still_ want the phone. But now I gotta fear that when January comes everyone's on to the next best thing.
That's the thing with smartphone tech, it's impossible to keep up with the new stuff!
Meh I got my s21 back in September. Not the Ultra just the small s21 not worried about being late to getting it.
Don’t sweat it. I’m here over a year after this review and I just ordered one from Swappa here in the USA. Used ones are going for anywhere from $500 to $700 on there. I got a Phantom Black 256 GB for $660.
Watching this on my S21 Ultra 5G 🙏🏾
I just can’t give up my Note 20 Ultra.
Only if it had expendable storage or the option of 1TB of internal storage...
Are you from China ?
Please Compare Pixel 5 vs Iphone 12 pro Camera.
I went with s21 ultra and so far so good
In terms of battery life, I cannot get my S21 Ultra to a day and a half. I usually get 10-15 % left in the tank before I go to sleep (I dont usually play video games tho)
Maybe it's because of the Exynos version that I got.
Weird I got full day 1080p 120hz
I luv the phantom black but i got the silver one but still good for me
That snow background looks wild
After what apple did in their phone line up and computers I was starting to wonder about Samsung and others but I guess they still had a few things up their sleeves to retain customers. They lost me but hopefully things pan out ok with their customer base.
Isn't it Ultra and not Oltra?
Great reviews
Overkill is having 4 headphone jacks and 2 sdxc card slots.
Unironically would want that lol.
Love the oriental music in the background
Don't get it. I've watched so many of these videos about the Ultra and they all said the Ultra camera is the best. Its small margins but the reports are great. In your video, your the first to say thst the IPhone has better pictures. Interesting.
I have the exynos s21u and the night photography/video is trash.... The camera transitions are also bad and noticeable. The fingerprint sensor is worse than my s9, no card and no audio jack... I think I'll return it.
Can't believe it doesn't have SD card slot!!
I guess I'm going to hang on to my Note 20 Ultra 5G
Watching these, a year later from my new S21U. Amazing and agreed with everything except battery life. Cannot get it to last over 20 hours and 5 hrs screen on.
That's disappointing. I just ordered one. SOT is one of my most important consideration. I should've followed my first impuls and bought the ROG Phone.
I briefly had the Xiaomi 11t Pro, that phone had an incredible battery and charge time.
@@kewlztertc5386 I considered Xiaomi, but their bugs are just out of hand, man. They can't make all of their 300 devices released in 2022 to operate the way they should.
@@NeoKyoKusanagi I had no bugs, I loved the 11t Pro. Granted I only had it for 4 days. But I thoroughly put it through its paces.
Only bug I discovered, was switching from its default tiled "Recent" menu, to standard Android Recents. That didn't work, and forced me to use the tiles.
Otherwise, not one option did I not explore, and it worked great.
The battery life and super charging, was mind blowing.
And it sounded good!
I went with the s21 plus because the bigger screen is good for videos and better battery than the s21. The s21 ultra isn't as flat as the plus, and I don't really see myself using all those camera features for $200 more.
Hey you got a haircut! I was looking for those bangs 😉
I love your review keep it up
Sir, please make a unboxing or hands on video on a32 or a52 5g Samsung phone...
xiaomi mi 11 plz
Watching this video on my Gorgeous Black Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Exynos version
I like your new hair style! Cool 😎
Im so glad i found you ❤
I upgraded from the s5 to this ultra 256 gb. I was able to swap out batteries for the last 12 years, this will be a brick in 2 years, but I can live without other compromises such as sd slot with a card reader, but again it's not going to last as long as the s5.
Batteries don't completely die in 2 years. Paying $200 for a battery replacement every 4 years would do, and it's not expensive in the long run if you think about it
The phone is great , refresh rate, camera, software etc. Though its huge .I've been using it for 7 months now. For me this is not advisable for daily use it pains my small hands. I switch to iphone 13 mini.
While using the camera the phone gets heated up n shows the warning of overheating. Is any s21 ultra user facing the same issues?
I am experiencing same using the exynos version
The S21 Ultra is the Best smartphone in the world which has two variants (Exynos 2100 & Snap 888) making a bizarre of divide and inconsistencies amongst S21 Ultra Users’ performance, benchmark test, heating issues, endurance, camera etc etc etc.
It really is fun owning this Best smartphone!😂🤣
My winter cap is muffling my ears. Did he say two days battery?
The black one is slick.
Watching this on my Samsung Galaxy S2 hehehe