Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

Released January 2021

Ultra-Premium (>$800)

Summary
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

Summary
Scores
Specifications

Summary

Pros

Decent tele zoom on camera --> Tele zoom on camera //WHAT DO WE MEAN BY DECENT? THE FACT THAT THE TELE IS IN PROS, BY DEFAULT MEANS THAT IT IS "DECENT" AND "GOOD"
Decent Selfie camera with good detail and nice color //AGAIN...WHAT IS MEANT BY "DECENT"? THE PRO IS THAT THE SELFIE CAMERA PRODUCES PHOTOS WITH GOOD DETAIL AND NICE COLOR//
Good overall Audio playback  --> Overall audio playback
Good performance in audio recording particularly for high volume such as concerts and shows-->Audio recording in high volume such as concerts and shows
Excellent display, especially for watching video and web browsing -->Display performance when watching videos and web browsing
Fast battery charging
Rich colors in photo

Cons

Action shots sometimes miss focus
Poor battery autonomy

Scores

! This evaluation is based on the version 5 of our Camera test protocol. Results are not directly compatible with those from the latest version 6, which employs an updated evaluation framework

117

camera

123^rd

in Global Ranking

90^th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Camera Score i

117

BEST 175

Sub-scores

Photo i

125

BEST 180

Video i

112

BEST 172

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) camera

130

display

111^th

in Global Ranking

78^th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Display Score i

130

BEST 161

Sub-scores

Readability i

135

BEST 164

Color i

124

BEST 167

Video i

142

BEST 167

Touch i

104

BEST 164

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) display

118

audio

119^th

in Global Ranking

67^th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Audio Score i

118

BEST 161

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i

115

BEST 163

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i

123

BEST 160

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) audio

111

battery

134^th

in Global Ranking

30^th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Battery Score i

111

BEST 168

Sub-scores

Autonomy i

108

BEST 230

Charging i

115

BEST 218

Efficiency i

111

BEST 160

Key performances

2 days

Battery Life

0h46

0-80% Charge

1h28

Full Charge

3h17 Autonomy

after 5-minute charge

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) battery

133

selfie

33^rd

in Global Ranking

26^th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Selfie Score i

133

BEST 154

Sub-scores

Photo i

130

BEST 150

Video i

136

BEST 159

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) selfie

Specifications

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

128/256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Long Tele, Tele, Ultra-Wide

Main camera

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