Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra looks like a flagship, goes like a flagship, so it's a flagship, and the version received by me in the test is not some, but the matte black!On the Galaxy S21 ultra paper it looks extremely good, the figures are there, as they should be on a phone whose price is north of 1000 euros, but in this article I will put these data in context, and whichI wanted to see, after a week of use, it is how good this phone is actually in real life.
Galaxy S21 Ultra: Design and Construction
And I will start with ... the appearance.This matte black version, I find it even the most interesting and attractive of all.If you throw in this equation and the huge module of rooms, then you get something between the robotic storms in the mandalorian and the spy plane SR71.Although I personally have mixed feelings towards this design decision, I cannot help but have a great advantage: you do not see the fingerprints and it is the first of this kind after many, many years, in which any flagship glossy that I haveput the hand looks like a fingerprint mocirla after only a few minutes of use.
The room module seems like an extension of the frame on the back of the phone, it is finished all the matte black, and I must admit that the back of the glass combines beautifully with the glossy metal frame.Of course, if I am a little wicked, I would say that it will move on a flat surface when you put it down, and the room module, although beautifully curved in extending the frame, is thick and rinse the phone.Sure, nothing that could not be solved with a case, but then you can practically cancel the beauty of this matte back, which you don't want to do, right?Especially as it seems quite resistant to scratches and dirt, so that you do not have to dress it.Looks good even after a week to use, held in pockets and put on all possible surfaces.So it's resistant.
As for the rest of the design features, it is clear to be a S20 Ultra sequel.It has the same dimensions and about the same specifications, it retains the specific rounds of the series, which in fact obviously distinguish it from my ultra note.
display
Come on now to turn it on your belly, that is to see the screen, and oh yes, we have to see.For me the screen does over half of any phone value, because it is the component you interact with all the time.And here, Samsung predictably excels, and is actually one of the strengths of this phone.A huge 1440p OLED, which at the maximum resolution, is finally not limited to 60Hz.You know, the story that irritated me so bad at S20 Ultra.Now you have them both: and maximum and frequency resolution at 120.
And above it also has VRR, that refresh rates, ie the frequency of the display adapts to the content you are running.And that means a lot, but two are very important: once the image will be seen better, because the frequency is synconized with the number of frames per second, and then you will save the battery, not being a screen that remains at the maximum frequency and so on.
And it has something this screen on the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which fundamentally distinguishes it from my note and this is impossible not to notice: it is much more flat than before, so the image does not pour over the edges.Honestly, I'm not a big fan of curved screens, I don't see them very much and I think that curvature more than helps.Sure, Wise Design is spectacular, but so much pragmatically speaking is useless.In addition, also compared to notes, although they keep a huge screen, it seems smaller Overall, even if in reality their dimensions are extremely close.And is safe a little smaller than S20 ultra, the screen size being lowered from 6.9 to 6.8 inch.And all these goodies, of brightness, refresh or "platitude" have experienced fully.
And to conclude with the screen, there is something here: a fingerprint sector below the screen as big as the surface than on the previous model, and although it did not seem faster when unlocking, I can say with certainty that the surfaceGreat helps and this way is more practical and so easier to unlock.In fact I would have liked that this fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S21 ultra should be even bigger, you can put your finger anywhere at the bottom of the phone, but it is good anyway, that they have increased its surface fromyear a year.
All these apparent shreds listed so far, adaptive frequency, larger sensor, flatter screen, more compact body, make it a better, more mature and refined phone than the UTRA S20.So I would say that it is not worth taking S20 ultra, just because it will be cheaper.
Hardware and performance facilities
And now let's migrate inside and talk a little about the processor.Samsung keeps two versions, one with Snapdragon 888 in states and in China and one with Exynos in Europe and the rest of the world.So the Galaxy S21 Ultra tested by me is the version with Exynos 2100, only that the new Exynos no longer has the mongoose nuclei made by Samsung, but Nuclei ARM, which is exactly the same on Snragon.And this was also felt in the synthetic tests, where in Geekbench the phone has released 3573 points, far beyond the 2789 of my 20 note, motorized by the previous Exynos.So much better, and I would dare to say that there is no reason to bypass S21 ... for this reason.
The model had me in the test is the one with 12GB RAM and 256 storage, without the possibility of extending with micro-sd card, but I would say that 256 is enough anyway.The battery is foreseeable of 5000mAh, and holds quite well.Last days I posed and filmed continuously for the camera test, for over an hour, if not even an hour and a half, having the brightness of the screen almost maximum, net and all the active functions and ate about 25% of the battery, but I repeat, in intense exploitation regime.Anyway, the idea is this: the 5 -nano chip, that new exynos 2100 with ARM nuclei and the adaptive frequency screen so that the consumption is kept within decent limits, so I qualify the battery life as very good..In normal use, not a test, it kept me lightly for a day and a half, without having to move the brightness, to pass it in Dark Mode or other "economic" fireworks.
Galaxy S21 Ultra's interface: One Ui 3.0
I admit that I do not go very much after one IU, but what can I say with certainty is that this 3rd version is clearly better and more airy than the previous ones.I have always had a big problem with non-stop ward and loaded by pre-installed things that nobody asked.Or please, I don't.I always considered it less it means more when it comes to interfaces.But Samsung goes in the opposite direction.Seem to have always wanted to pack as many functions as possible.Maybe their thinking was to allow the user to personalize his phone as much as he wants, but it seems to me that many will never access these functions and that they simply charge the interface.But there are a few things that I liked at this interface, like the drak mode that looks extremely good, especially on this black phone like at night, and Overall, although improved, the interior remains typical samsung.
Cameras, photos and video
And now I have kept The Best For Last, the rooms.This has always been one of the strengths and in fact the reason for the existence of ultra versions itself.That is, besides the larger screens and the specifications of Beefed Up, the rooms have always represented the cherry on the cake of these models.Obviously, such a phone with such claims had to be placed in a special situation, in a special place.I chose to combine the useful with the pleasant and I spent a few good hours with the Galaxy S21 ultra in one of the most spectacular collections of cars that I have ever seen: the Tiriac collection.
It was not focal or sensor that was not used to the maximum, for half an hour continuously, more to exit smoke in its own.The truth is that this is my only observation.As in this hour and a half of the hard work he warmed up noticeably, but in no case to get out of his hand, and ate a quarter of battery.But given the heavy filming and photo conditions, mixed and very strong lights from all directions, I would say that it has done in a big way.It has everything, absolutely everything you need to cope with such a scenario, it is extremely versatile on the rooms and has a lot of gymmicks that will ease your work, such as that single Take, filmingUnique on the Romanian in which you just point the phone and press you and he does the rest, that is, filming pictures, etc..But neither nor other have convinced me.The unique shooting escapes my control, which I do not want, and from my observations, that electronic super-steady visibly deteriorates the image quality.
The main camera is fabulous and the ultrawide extremely wide and practical, especially at the times when I wanted to pull the whole car, photo or video, and the space did not allow me this.Equally practical I thought the two zoom, 3x and 10x, 3x no longer explain why, it's good, it's sharp, it's what you need, 10x on the other hand, although it is less clean and moreIt was noisy, however, it was great, great help, for small details, genre or discrete body elements.Bravo Samsung, I do not blink that you have put together some of the most practical focal and you have managed to seize one of the most Buen room modules in the world, so that monstrosity on the back of the phone fully justifies its existence..
They also refined the color unit and White Balance between the various focal.You can find everything that has devoted S20 Ultra: the 108 sensor, the 8K shooting, and the 100x zoom has returned.The selfies are ok, I did a few, and in this chapter (which I honestly are not interested in), I dare to say that S21 Ultra is better than my iPhone 12 Pro Max Max.It is clearly less demanding, you can get good selfies and that, but it requires more attention and skill.Galaxy S21 Ultra does well on the cars, which I say exempts time and makes it more versatile.
They also improved the 100x zoom, which trembles forward, now you can make a kind of lock on the target, and in this way keeps your subject in the frame.Is a substantial improvement for those who use such a thing.You also have laser autofocus and it goes super-good, the autofocus is prompt and precise, in addition, the room now passes easy on the macro when you want to take such pictures.It has no dedicated macro, but this function is shining fulfilled by the ultra-wide room.I also pulled out, in natural light, trying to make the most of the beautiful weather of the weekend, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra is going well.The autofocus is fast, you will not lose moments, the outlines are Sharp, and the colors are beautiful, even if a little cold, a feature of Samsung phones.
Now all the rooms, including the selfie, draw 4K 60, finally, an important thing if you want to use this phone and for more "professional" purposes, and in the Pro mode and Raw photos at 12 bits.So exactly what I said: maybe more than pictures and casual video, and Samsung seem to take this category of content creators very seriously.There is also that director way, in which you can film simultaneously with several rooms, and it seems to me an interesting function at a podcast or an interview, and I feel the need to mention the two zoos, which if at first I seem toIt is crashed, I was convinced that it is not so, and while the 70mm 3X is a sensational portrait focal, the 240mm periscope does something else, and my details from cars are a solid testimony in this regard..So it does not double but complete, and that is exceptional.
In addition, I really like the choice of focal staircase: 13, 26, 70, 240.There are few situations and scenarios that do not fit at least one of them.They Got You Covered as they say, and no one seems to me.Did they succeed their room?Yes, he succeeded!
Conclusion
And I would dare to say that not only the rooms succeeded at Samsung to Galaxy S21 Ultra.It may not be the most spectacular phone ever made by them, as it was s6 Edge at his time, that is, but it is definitely the good s..If you have the 1200-1300 euros as it costs this phone, you will not make a mistake with it and I think it will be a few good years from now on that it will not be outdated.
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