Shopee going for 2699 now.
I'm torn considering either getting a s20 for 21xx or s21 for the aforementioned price.
SD variants only.

More than a few merchants selling la.
Just search for it @ Shopee. Easily can find.

obviously.  for bloatware on android OS.  samsung is god tier.  no one can compete with samsung's bloatware. 

thats the reason why  samsung phone ui  feels so slow compared to other brands. 
now  alot of phone brands are turning more towards vanilla stock android .  just with minor tweaking to OS. 

i think google is doing very good job in maintaining their android direction. 
for china brand phone  sold in china only.  they might think that more customization and bloatware  doesnt affect the OS smoothness.  because  china cant access google services. 

but  once they go international market with their phones.  google services play a huge role in phone usability since alot international android phone users uses google services. such as google maps, gmail, youtube,  google drive.

pelik...

s21U is one of the best phone that i`ve used hahaha , but im no photographer thou.. using SD888...best phone.

can last me a working hour day 8am to 6pm with 30% left heavy usage.

nais phone

just to update my latest finding for the solution of the high failure rate of fingerprint scan, sometimes i just 100% failure for whole day

i registered 2 set of fingerprint records for same finger, each of it press down at different angle.. example set 1, press with a bit lift out to front, 2 set is press down flat

then i tested with the test function, just simply tap only, it sometimes show set 1, sometimes set 2 and high success rate now

even during real unlock also become fast and easy

for those who are facing the same problem, maybe can try this method and feedback at here to let us know that is this method really solve the problem

Don't know if this is the right place to ask but I need help with my
Samsung Galaxy A10s handphone. Recently, my phone just can't
connect to the internet anymore. It can't even detect any wifi
device. Tried resetting to the factory setting, and it still can't
detect any wifi device. I don't know what else I can do. Any help
here is very much appreciated. icon_question.gif

hi guys im new here. recently been thinking to buy a s21 ultra and i have done some research on snapdragon vs exynos. is exynos that much worse than sd?

haroldz123

We have 3 units of S21 Ultra in our household
2 units of local set (my wife's phone and my mom's phone).
1 unit of SD 888 from US (unlocked from Samsung US store; purchase through Shirogawa which myself using it. Bought it for the special color (Phantom Nay), not due to SD 888.

Initially, the SD version seems smoother compared to local Exynos version, but after numerous updates throughout the year, these phones hardly have any significant differences for day-to-day usage (from my personal opinion). Hence, I do think, if you're going for SD 888 for superior SoC, hence it's not worth the hassle (especially on warranty aspect). If you want it for the gaming capability aspect (rite now); might as-well get a gaming phone or further wait for next S22 series before making a purchase decision.
I don't play games hence can't comment about it.

As yesterday and this morning have some free time, so decided to do some comparison test which may (or may not) be useful for fellow forumers here. After all, despite almost 1 year old phone, people are still interested to know the differences.

Feel free to browse through and make your own conclusion out of it.

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Summary:

Network Aspect:
1. Telco download speed indoor 2nd floor: EX1 + Maxis > EX2 + Celcom > SD + Celcom. For the same model (Exynos S21U); Maxis > Celcom.
2. Telco download speed indoor 1st floor: EX2 + Celcom > SD + Celcom > EX1 + Maxis. For the same telco (Celcom); EX performed better than SD (expected as local unit tend to have better compatibility with telco).
Remarks: For the indoor comparison for telco aspect for same phone model, I do think it's more due to location and interference. Anyway, my sister's phone (Note10p + Maxis) and my dad's phone (S20FE SD 865 + Maxis) also seems to have more drop calls in first floor.
3. Telco download speed outdoor: EX2 + Celcom > EX1 + Maxis > SD + Celcom.
4. Wifi download speed: EX2 > SD > EX1.

Performance Aspect:
1. PC Mark: SD > EX1 > EX2.
2. Geekbench 5: EX1 > SD > EX2.
3. 3D Mark: SD > EX1 > EX2. SD S21U seems do provide a better consistent gaming capability with decent FPS compared to Exynos unit; based on 3D mark performance. EX1 seems performed better than EX2; and in one of the run, EX1 trump SD version.
4. Phone felt warmer after these series of test on S21U SD compared to S21U Exynos.

Battery Life:
Battery life difference seems negligible.



Some pictures comparison. Sorry no low-light comparison.
Pictures were taken in Auto mode with Scene Optimizer switched ON.

Scene 1 - Indoor



Scene 2 - Outdoor 1



Scene 3 - Outdoor 2

I'll be surprised if we get SD for S22 series. Samsung stated their intent by giving us Exynos for S21 FE, so giving us SD for the S22 series will be unexpected

True about no stock.  I searched for S21 Malaysia set, none left.  Only see Snap version HK/US set.  Can't even wait for price drop nowadays lol.

hi all samsung user, may i knw tis moment s21 still worth get it? coz i saw price around RM2500? battery life long term will decrease and will always overheat? my condition using phone for working and not gaming

Try hard restart phone