There is some slight inaccurate info on S20 series pricing based on the conversion rate used in the table above. It should be around 4.14 during its time, lets assume we take the price starting when they officially announced the pre-order date which falls on 12 Feb 2020. If we wanna account for margin of error it will be between 4.12 to 4.14, if they did set the pricing earlier than 12 Feb 2020 (maybe 1 week before).

It would be around 4.07 for Samsung S10 series if we take the preorder date price which falls on 22 Feb 2019.

I have just forgotten something, the US model actually comes with 12GB RAM and also 5G as the base model (if I not mistaken), while for Malaysian market we only get 8GB RAM and 4G only for the base model. So this might affect the final pricing differences as well, by how much, I have no idea. So that could also attribute to lower Malaysian RRP price. Applicable for S20 and S20+ only.

I think for S20 Ultra should be same specs since both market offers 5G. Still I cannot justify the significant price increase this year for S21 series.

Also guys don't forget about this in increased in power efficiency department, for those who did not watch the keynote featuring Exynos 2100

"The Exynos 2100 also integrates advanced multi-IP governor (AMIGO) technology, which overlooks and optimizes power usages of CPU, GPU, and other processes, allowing longer use time even with intense on-screen activities."

Source: Samsung Sets New Standard for Flagship Mobile Processors With Exynos 2100

Bro, I'm referring to S20 series for 4G offered as base model, not S21. I was trying to highlight that we cannot compare the prices in apples to apples comparison due to the difference in specs offered between US market vs Malaysian market

Your doubts is clear now .
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This post has been edited by Josh95: Jan 18 2021, 10:39 AM

Lower native display resolution plays a huge role in battery life, due to the fact the display consumes the most battery power. More pixels they pack, the more power they consume.
There is some myth that lowering display resolution can save battery power, the answer is it depends.

Let's take the Samsung S21 Ultra as an example. It has QHD+ or 1440p vertical resolution. Lowering the resolution to FHD+ or 1080p will not reduce the display power consumption at all as it still need to lit up all 4.6 million pixels (3200 x 1440p = 4,608,000 pixels) on AMOLED screen. It provides power savings in other components though that shows/render the content on the display like the CPU / GPU as it is not pushed as hard at lower resolution (most noticeable during gaming).

This post has been edited by Josh95: Jan 19 2021, 09:07 PM

6.7 inch vs 6.8 inch, the difference is negligeable

This post has been edited by Josh95: Jan 19 2021, 09:21 PM

Actually it does not matter much because S21 Ultra native is QHD+ even if the default is set to FHD+ (keyword here is Native)
Watch this video if you want more concrete proof

Your eye resolving power is not good enough, that's all I can say.
You cannot see the differences does not means others cannot though.

Text is always blurrier at non native resolution. The difference is more subtle due to high PPI in Samsung flagship phones.

The S Pen offered reminiscence the old Note series. If you want the S Pen like functionality like in recent Note series that comes with Bluetooth connectivity, wait for the S Pen Pro, which is available later this year.
The new S Pen is larger in all dimensions, making it more comfortable to hold like a proper pencil, the built-in S Pen in Note is rather awkward to use.

To me, I agree that it is not too much difference if I am comparing both devices on native QHD+ vs FHD+ panel due to the panel itself have high PPI count.
But the moment you manually downgrade the resolution to other than it's native resolution for the panel it is capable displaying, I can notice it with my eyes straightaway. The blurrier text is very obvious to me.
I can say that I have very sensitive eye resolving power I guess, even 1 frame drop in video games, the microstutters occur (when it cannot lock to 60 FPS), I will be able to notice it

Nope, you guys might be misunderstanding the differences between output resolution vs panel resolution.
Output resolution = what ever resolution you can set via software
Panel resolution = the pixel resolution it comes within the hardware display itself and cannot be changed via any means.

It will only becomes blurry when output resolution does not match the panel resolution, this is where a lot of non tech savvy people confuse a lot. Why it is blurry, it is due to the fact the content is not pixel perfect map to the display. This applies to all modern display technologies whether it is LCD, LED, OLED or etc with the exception if you use CRT monitor.

If you still wanna simulate FHD+ on QHD+ display, to be still sharp and crisp looking, the best example I can give you is to use One handed mode. Because in this mode the content is smaller than the actual display hence it does not look that much blur. Another bonus effect for One handed mode, since the rest of the screen is total black (due to OLED pixel switch off completely), extra battery savings can be gain here lol. But will you wanna sacrifice the smaller display size?

It is like telling me why does my PS2 graphic looks so blur when hook to a Full HD TV but not on my old CRT monitor. Here is the answer why.

This post has been edited by Josh95: Jan 20 2021, 04:44 PM

I would not say sharper, it only applies if you perform software resolution downgrade and compare it to native QHD.
Higher resolution benefit is less jaggies seen on text, so the text will look more curved and natural like printed content.


This is the difference in how UHD 4K (left) and full HD (right) appear at the same screen size. The photographs of the icons have been taken at about the same distance from the screen. With UHD 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels), the display is enlarged 200%, and with full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), the icon is displayed at the same magnification. The size of the icons is roughly the same, but as you can see, the icon is displayed in higher definition with UHD 4K.

If you wanna have a read can refer to this website but mind you, might be too technical for you.

LOL, I have no idea you're a software programmer, although I can see that you're more knowledgeable about this kind of stuff compared to average consumer. Definitely not too technical for you, which is why I include the word might (maybe).

Actually the text comparison was not intended as a direct response to you but more of to educate consumer generally. I should have create a new post instead of continuing, sorry about that part.

You are partially correct.

More GPU power required for higher resolution is only true or significant when you play moderate to heavy game titles. For displaying content, it makes negligable differences as modern GPU is very efficient now. Resolution is no longer a major factor dependent on using more GPU power if it just use for displaying static content or video. For example, 10 years ago turning on Anti-aliasing (AA) will impact the game FPS severely. Nowadays turning on AA will only have little FPS drop due to architectural and instructions improvement within the driver and the chip.

Like I have said before in previous post, S21+ have longer battery life due to lower panel resolution. 1080p to 1440p is roughly 1.7x more pixel count. The extra pixel count means more subpixel RGB LED in it. If you wanna know, display panel consumes most of your battery life in a smartphone if you are not playing heavy title games.

Variable refresh rate will only yield power savings if the content display is static (as it will downclock the refresh rate). For people who do benchmark on battery life, the display will be actively used so power savings gain is insignificant here (more applicable here since both S21+ and S21U supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR).

This post has been edited by Josh95: Jan 24 2021, 10:41 AM

S21 actually, name fixed, was so fixated on S20 lol

Woah, thanks for sharing
I can say that you won't be able to get the free ANC Type-C Earphone, but the extra RM420 discount is much more worth it IMO. ANC Type-C Earphone worth RM 299

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I almost plan to preorder on Samsung Experience Store this morning but I procrastinated. Then your post arrived, luckily I have not place my order yet. Now to enjoy that sweet discount

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