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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Rattlesnake3:16:
Couldn't have said it any better myself...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rkkaranrk:
25wt? Bought locally for 1300/-
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nick191:
I bought the one with Cable! Which comes for Rs.599/-
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
Well, if you are paying the same price or higher price than SD S21 Ultra and then compromise on the performance and camera, that's not acceptable by me. May be I am the one who cannot compromise with just enough.

The reason I stayed away from Samsung for few years is because of the poor Exynos performance. With the way they advertised I thought may be this is it. The phone is surely good and am happy with it. But am surely not happy with the camera or at least when I show it to someone, they don't feel the camera is that great like I mentioned them. Lowlight camera is poor, I brought this up in the previous thread too and there were a few who agreed.

I hope they can fix it with an update. When YouTube reviews were up, it was all SD editions. Hence the camera was better on low light and comparable.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
I understand! But all this is dependent on optimization from Samsung's side... I believe the new Exynos is comparable to Snapdragon because if you take benchmarks and battery drain tests, Exynos is actually neck to neck with Snapdragon in most cases and we can only trust the youtubers as of now for the comparisons! But like u said, we actually can only hope samsung will optimize the software a bit better for Exynos to mitigate the difference with SD and everything will be fine! In India, people will only be able to compare our phone's camera with their own which will be an iPhone or a Samsung or OnePlus or Xiaomi and the other Chinese brands! The Chinese ones does over processing and pop the colours a lot and people like that a lot! It doesn't have as sophisticated sensors or softwares as a Samsung or iPhone! And talking about iphone and how YouTube reviews are of SD, that's not the case. People like Mrwhosetheboss and supersaf and some others, even in India have the Exynos variant and according to them as well, in most shots, iphone and S21 Ultra are comparable and has a small difference in one aspect made up in others and in some cases Samsung wins and in some apple wins! So like what u said, the issues that is being said right now is actually something that can be fixed by software so let's hope Samsung does fix it!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Definitely not sour grapes.....

The only difference btw them is the scores and temperature by the running the benchmark test back to back 5 times. (only legitimate content)

The camera difference and all seem forced for the length of the video, at one point in the video he even goes to the extent of saying there is a difference by just turning on the camera view finder where one has scene optimizer on and other doesnt.

He replies in the comment section saying it was accidentally turned off.

He is always biased towards Huawei.

I wanted better battery performance with highest resolution and refresh rate from S21U, thoroughly happy with what I got.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
But so far, I am not convinced with the low light camera performance. I recorded a video yesterday and there's a frame skip in the video, I was like no this can't be true. Video skips frames if you get a text when you are recording.

There's significant noise when recording video in low light too.

May be everyone have their own perspective. I agree the camera shots are good at times. But the noise level is what bothers me. 30x and beyond looks like a gimmick to me unless you are taking a Moonshot, that came pretty good.

My concern is not about the performance because its working okay so far and I rarely game these days on mobile, so I knew the graphics wasn't that good compared to the SD edition and was still okay with it.

Battery, I think after the latest update, it's become a little worse compared to the first update, if its on adaptive and max res.

I think we have to push Samsung in forums about this. I feel the hardware is there, but it just needs right optimization and an update should make things better.

Just my thought.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
I saw a video where the person was saying, the but rate is less and that's why the quality is bad 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
Rate?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Sorry my bad bit rate😅
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] imaginewebstudio:
Hello guys i hv been using S21 Ultra from past 1 week i hv recently upgraded frm IPhone X i nvr hv been fan boy of Samsung bt recently my IPhone broke due to dropped frm 16th Floor so wanted a good vfm upgrade as S21 Ultra as due to prebook offers with GST invoice i have following things :

1. Performance is good

2. Battery management is worst ljke i gt hardly 1 day battrry life max 4 to 5 hrs sot

3.camera is good bt my Pixel 2 xl a 3 yrs old phone manny times outperformes is standard condition also i m bt worried abt noise captured even in 108 resolution in day light when we zoomed photo little bt is it jst me or everyone faces this ??

3. Display is Mindblobling 😀

4. Sound is goood

Only of battery is imporoved i wud luv to use this phone for atlest next IPhone 🤣🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
You are not alone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
I don't know what the issue with your battery is... Right now I have 7hrs sot with 17hrs 20mins off charge and 20% remaining! I use my phone to see videos, browse a lot with my watch always connected to it streaming music and everything, all in wqhd with 120hz!🤔 Just check which app or what is causing the issue...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] adie95:
Yeah, try to check if there are lot of account syncs. Also, my suggestion is to turn on power saving mode whenever not using the phone for an extended time. You can get easily 9hr SOT then.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
For dropped video frames, Are you by any chance on power saving mode?

Quite possible if the cpu is performing at 70% speed, just a hunch.

As for battery, turn off adaptive, auto optimization bloats, I keep them turned off since the S10 days.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
I never keep them (Battery saver) turned on even when my phone has 5% juice left. Turning off adaptive, am stuck with 60hz display, I did not buy the phone to turn these features off.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] abhi021:
What he meant was adaptive battery not display
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
I have that turned off too.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sasha8200:
Has anyone been able to purchase Samsung 25W adapter from Samsung shop. Its shows price 1299 but order cant be placed.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Same here...been talking to them for the last 3 days...no resolution :(
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Go to a Samsung store... they'll do some adjustments in price and if u haven't already, redeem the smart club points as well
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Rattlesnake3:16:
25W Charger was out of stock everywhere in my City and they weren't sure about its stock availability. So, I bought it online from Samsung Shop for 1800 bucks ten days ago.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagarb:
falsh notification is cool dint seen this one
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Dpk1:
When it comes to camera, it is very subjective. Even if you look at the YouTube reviewers they will have a difference in opinion. If you take past S20 and note20 series both exynos variants had better camera performance than their snapdragon counterparts as per anandtech and Dxomark. I don't see this trend changing this time too. In my opinion, the S21 Ultra camera needs tweaking for normal night/dark time photos and videos (night mode is somewhat better). I am sure they will improve the cameras with future updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] krkdesigns:
I hope they do soon. But still happy with the phone. The looks itself is awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] karan2012:
Battery imo is pretty solid,
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Time to rejoice!🤭🤭🤭
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagarb:
after uninstall nova, swiftly switch pro, gsam battery monitor app.im getting good battery life (always 4g, blutooth always on with buds live and watch 3,aod on,no power saving mode,full sync,gps on,hotspot for few hours) this is what I got so happy and found the culprits that reducing the battery juice.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] imaginewebstudio:
Hey guys i tried to redeem my watch offer bt it says out stock actually i needed rose gold watch for my wife was expecting to get it delivered before or on 14 feb....does anyone was able to redeem it ??
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] abhi021:
Am not able to see the pre-book offer.

Got my device on 30th but landed activating my device on 31st with wifi instead of Sim card. Raised the complain on 4th Feb with a ticket.

They asked to insert the Sim card again and wait for 72 hours and run the phone on Sim network.

Having done that it now says " device not activated with a Sim card. If you have recently inserted the Sim then wait for 48 hours".

Any solution to this ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Guys... Does anyone here know how to claim the youtube 4 months premium subscription? I am using a premium membership already but I would love to get it for free!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] imaginewebstudio:
Youtube premium is only applicable for new user as per terms mentioned
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sasha8200:
Make a new account on google claim offer on that
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] adie95:
Same happened with me. Just keep trying a few times everyday, it should come back in stock every couple of days. The offer is valid till 30th March,so there is plenty of time.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
The SOT on this thing continues to amaze
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] arjun2312:
Wow how do you guys achieve that sot mine never crosses 5, 5.30 on Fhd+ and adaptive refresh
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] karan2012:
Wqhd+ adaptive refresh rate, aod, location always on, wifi plus 4g mixed usage
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
I just don't do any tweaks no power saving. Just enjoy the phone as is. Also restored from the S20+ via smartswitch so that debate is settled too.

WQHD+ and motion smoothness to adaptive.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
I have everything on except AOD which is set to tap to show (because I find it annoying otherwise) and I see movies, do browsing, stream while driving, check mails, chat a lot, duo a lot and everything at 120hz qhd and I get 7hrs+ with 16hrs+ usage!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] bala_gamer:
Excellent battery on a Samsung flagship after years of disappointment.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] thegr8anand:
Placed my order today for the 512gb variant.

As mentioned earlier, tried to place order for 25w adapter on Samsung website but it doesn't proceed.

Edit: Reading the other thread of exynos vs snapdragon comparison, is the exynos camera not upto the mark? What are your thoughts to those who are using it?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
"AUB3" build with Feb sec. patch now rolling out.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ankit Chahar:
Did anybody try to use wired earphones/headphones on their S21U?

I just tried a OnePlus type C to 3.5mm adapter of my friend and it didn't work. Will the official samsung adapter support our phones?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
All dongles won't be supported, same with the earphones as well! Yes the Samsung one's will be supported!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] piyush7243:
New update is in

Spoiler content hidden.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Just updated and cleared the partition cache, hoping that Samsung does not disrupt the stellar battery life I was getting with the previous update :P
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] arjun2312:
Wow everyone's sot is making me jealous dunno what's wrong with my usage my airtel signal is crap I guess that's the culprit
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Seriously man. It happens every single year. Great battery out of the box only to be ruined by the time the 2nd fw update arrives
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
But its not looking good for me since yesterday, 2% per hour idle drain since the update...hope it settles down. :unsure:
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
I updated today morning reading your post. And cleared cache immediately after.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
How are you clearing cache? I'm trying to reboot to recovery by pressing the volume up button but it isn't working!🤦🏻‍♂️
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zaydenQ:
Connect usb earphones or connect to the laptop/pc and then do that manoeuvre.

After update I always clear cache, and optimise all apps on Galaxy labs app. Makes the phone smoother than ever. Also clear all app cache using SD Maid pro.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
It used to be easy earlier! Now no way I try the button combinations won't get me into recovery!🥺
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Connect your phone to a pc via cable and do the usual steps.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Ok so did the update at like 10-1030am and cleared cache. It was at 78% now at 418pm its 71 so pretty good I'd say. Nothing untoward so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
This is the standby drain without usage for 6 hrs straight with AOD? pretty good actually (y)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
No AOD. And I used the phone on and off for browsing in between.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lokesh534:
Apparently those who ordered from Amazon are not eligible for all pre book offer unless the watch or buds live is bought for 990 during pre order. So 10k voucher is not applicable for Amazon. Samsung has not mentioned this anywhere in the terms and conditions.

What are my options? I didn't pre order s21 ultra along with watch
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zaydenQ:
It was mentioned in Amazon's tnd, IIRC.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] imaginewebstudio:
Watch is still out of stock :(
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
It was clearly mentioned HERE.

For the same reason, Amazon India had two listings, one with the offered products as a bundle, and one without.

Sadly you do not have an option.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] hardshock:
Disappointing that BP, SPo2, ECG are not available on the watch in India.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
U can sideload it! But I would suggest you not to! I had the BP monitor app on my active 2 but the reading is sucky! Whatever value you get when u calibrate, it'll keep showing that itself! 🤦🏻‍♂️ ECG again it works but not sure of the accuracy!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] 4nd3r50n:
Just got a notification that my watch has shipped- finally! :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagarb:
guys s21 ultra wifi range is crap. just tried to connect my wifi in same place both my one plus 7t and tab s7 connected wifi but s20ultra won't connect at all for same wifi what will be the problem?shall I go to service center or is it anything to do with Exynos chip or phone defect.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] piyush7243:
There is an easy way to enable it. They are working on my watch
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] 4nd3r50n:
Please let us kinow. Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] piyush7243:
Here you go

https://xdaforums.com/t/enable-ecg-...galaxy-watch-3-active-2-step-by-step.4168567/
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sam142000:
What is the Galaxy Labs app?

I'm unable to find it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zaydenQ:
Check on apk mirror. Download the apk for galaxy labs and the apk for galaxy apps booster app.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Guys! I have to accept this, my phone gets hot and battery falls like a rock when I use duo! When I use picture in picture the entire UI stutters (I guess it's because of the stupid low light mode on duo)... Any suggestions other than the don't use duo one?🤦🏻‍♂️ My battery fell from 83 to 78 in 15 mins of duo on WiFi...🥺🥺🥺
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zaydenQ:
I can concur. Whenever I use PiP on any app, it gets heated up and battery tumbles. The same happens when using the camera for even 5-10 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] trololo100500:
Hey guys, is this a bad result or still in line with the specs? Exynos model here
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Benchmarks are subjective to a whole lot of things! The temperature, the apps you have in the background etc... So there is no saying what and which is best! And it seems like what people are getting so don't worry about it!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagarb:
yes same here I felt it too duo and hotspot battery drains like crazy
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] 4nd3r50n:
Agree.. the camera drains the battery like crazy. My S10 Lite is steady as a rock though through the day. The S21 Ultra on that front is like a rock thrown in the water! :(
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kannanX10:
is watch back in stock for redemption? can anyone confirm?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sasha8200:
Does wireless charger working on 15 W / 25W affect mobile charging time for S21 Ultra.

I am using Dual N6100 Wireless charger
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Peeps! New update AUB6 will be rolled out soon! It's getting rolled out in the EU as we speak hopefully it'll be the end of all this quarrel on which camera is better!

Galaxy S21 series gets another update, here’s what’s new

The Galaxy S21 lineup has received a couple of software updates since it was announced, and Samsung is now rolling ...

www.sammobile.com
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] imaginewebstudio:
Redeemed jst now finally
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] imaginewebstudio:
Hope so they dont messup this time
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Cam updated to version 11.0.02.58. But having "AUB6" build installed yesterday morning and based on subsequent pics taken with no improvement to my eyes over the last build, I failed to understand what it truly improved, if at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
You sideloaded it?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
No, flashed whole "AUB6" firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Guys! I was just checking something... I turned on the camera in my room in which light is off and I was trying to see which camera does what... And this is what I noticed...

3X is done by the 108MP sensor if light is low or if I cover the sensor

10X is done by the 3X sensor

30X is done by the 108MP or the 3X or the 10X sensor

100X is being done by the 10X sensor

I guess now we know why at times the photo is crappy!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Anyone here bought good tempered glass screen protectors online which is cheap but acceptable?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Spigen brand, the stock will be available from Feb 20th, not sure how much better they are compared to the unbranded ones.

Spigen Glass tR Platinum Liquid UV Screen Protector Guard Compatible With Galaxy S21 Ultra - 1 Pack : Amazon.in: Electronics

Spigen Glass tR Platinum Liquid UV Screen Protector Guard Compatible With Galaxy S21 Ultra - 1 Pack : Amazon.in: Electronics

www.amazon.in
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Rattlesnake3:16:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/liszpw

Haven't used this protector personally but I'd say for now, keep using the factory installed one as long as you can.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
I was planning on it... Yesterday my phone fell and there's a mark on the screen guard and so I need to check if it's just a mark or if there's a damage on the screen... If there is a damage, I need to get it fixed, if not, I don't like using my phone without a screen protector! That's why I'm thinking what to do!🥺
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sam142000:
Please excuse me if this has already been discussed.

But, is anybody using a wireless charger with their S21 which supports fast/super fast charging?

If yes, then which one?

I have a Samsung wireless charger which I got under offer for pre ordering the S8. But it doesn't support fast wireless charging on S21.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
I would actually warn against the use of wireless charger because

A. It'll make the phone extremely hot

B. It's inefficient

I think anything above 10W is considered fast charging because I think it used to show me that... But I'm not sure... Good brands will be Belkin or even Samsung one's but I would suggest you to use the one u have and when u need huge charging speeds, use the cable! Just my suggestion...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zaydenQ:
Toying with the idea of using the phone naked (applied a skin on the camera bump though). Which protection plan do you guys recommend if I do? The ALD one for 4k or the screen only one for 2.6k? I don't think I'll be using the phone for more than a year so I don't need the 8k plan.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
ADLD 4K one should suffice. It has protection for both front and back glass.

I'm planning to get a tempered glass this time...for the first time in 2yrs skipping any protection plan. God forbid I havent had any mishaps over the last 17 yrs of my mobile usage.

I'm also planning to get zFlip 3 in July or whenever its gonna launch.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zaydenQ:
I haven't had any either. But I wanted some mental peace rather than worry about it all the time. Will get the 4k one then!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Do not get a tempered glass one... Just wasted ₹800 and threw it away because finger print wasn't working properly!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Usually I dont, i even remove the factory fitted screen protector....i use a tempered glass only while traveling, the times wer i cannot take care of my phone as much as I do when I'm at home/office.

My later case is expected to be delivered this week, the reviews say its quite slippery...ll decide once I get it in hand.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Oh... Ok... I have taken the 2 year comprehensive plan and my OCD doesn't allow even 1 scratch on the phone because if it happens I'll be really frustrated that's why I had to remove the factory fitted one because it had a small fall and the screen guard got a mark... I really wanted to remove it and see if the screen is cracked and that's why I got the tempered installed! But the scanner was really finicky! It read at times, it didn't at all most of the times and again I got so frustrated that I removed it and applied a film type one I bought from Amazon but the edges are exposed so have ordered matte ones from gadgetshieldz as my main worry is scratches...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kiran-Kumar:
Gorilla glass victus does not scratch under normal usage, this is my experience with Note 20 Ultra, no screen guards for 4 months.

I usually develop hair line scratches with previous Galaxy phones(visible only at an angle) due to my nails and handling the phone in and out of my metal zipped pockets but nothing happened to my Note.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sukrith:
Lucky you... My experience with the Gorilla glass family has been really bad starting with my Xolo X900 which had GG2 and I boasted to my friends it is scratch proof and I never had a screen guard and one day my friends decided to test it and managed to scratch it really badly! Then my Nexus 6P had a screen guard even then at the area near the speaker where it was exposed... Somehow it managed to get scratched! After that I don't believe in Gorilla glass at all😅. That's why ever since then I go out of my way to cover the phone head to toe as soon as I get it out of the box and I'm planning on using this for 3 years or so... So I'm trying my best to keep it pristine!😄😄😄
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Some folks had trouble with Nova launcher. Ever since the latest Feb patch, my device would go back to the stock launcher despite Nova being set as Default. This happened whenever swiping up from the left (to bring up the app switcher).

Had to add nova to the never sleeping exclusion list under both Memory & battery. That did the trick.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Rattlesnake3:16:
Mine wasn't working stable a couple of weeks ago but started working properly after the last firmware update. Last night while tinkering a bit with the Good Lock app, I noticed that it was getting reset to the One UI launcher despite Nova being set as the default one.