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Disassembly video shows the Galaxy S21 internals haven’t changed much since the S20

This teardown video of the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G shows that the interior is quite similar to that of the Galaxy S20 before it. To get inside, the plastic back must be removed first. And yes, it’s very much a plastic material – not even a hint of glass here.

Inside the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G and S20 5G

This S21 unit is equipped with two mmWave 5G (other versions only support sub-6). The antennas are located one each on the left and right sides. They are not huge, but that’s still two more antennas than a 4G phone needs to house. Last year Samsung built a special mmWave-enabled version of the S20 just for Verizon, this year it’s no longer an exclusive feature.

One thing that Samsung changed for this year is making the display ribbon cable completely removable. This simplifies replacing display – you just need to remove the back panel, the wireless charging coil and the speaker assembly (which covers the USB-C port and nano-SIM slot as well as the display cable attachment point).

Two potentially difficult repairs are replacing the battery and the selfie camera. The battery is glued down without pull tabs (as usual on Samsung phones). The selfie camera is also glued to the frame, a relatively recent change (since the Z Flip).

You can watch the Galaxy S20 teardown video from the same channel, PBKreviews, for a look at how little the interior design has changed.

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Realme Smart Scale is available for sale for PLN 99 – realme enters the Smart Home market

The realme brand has launched the Smart Scale smart scale for sale in Poland, which allows you to control your body weight and health on a daily basis. The premiere of the scale is also the debut of realme on the Smart Home market. Soon, the manufacturer’s offer will include more devices connected with the common realme Link application. At this moment, the realme Smart Scale device will compete with constructions such as Huawei Smart Scale or Xiaomi Mi Body Composition Scale 2. All three devices will be purchased at similar prices, and the specification of the realme device indicates that we will also have the same functionality. The device can now be purchased on the x-kom network and in the official stores of the manufacturer – realmeshop.pl and sklep-realme.pl. The weight costs 99 PLN.

Realme Smart Scale is designed for people who, apart from regular weight control related to an active lifestyle, are looking for a home solution to monitor health indicators.

Test of smart scales: Huawei, Xiaomi, Fitbit, or maybe Hoffen?

The scale analyzes data in as many as 16 ranges. It informs, among others on the level of adipose tissue and body hydration, allows you to measure the heart rate, assess the weight of bone and muscle tissue, calculate the current BMI and the so-called biological age. realme Smart Scale communicates with a smartphone via Bluetooth, and each member of the household can create an individual profile – the scale stores in its memory a separate set of data and measurement history for each user. The scale is made of tempered glass and ABS plastic and is available in two color versions – white and blue. The measurement of body weight is performed with the tolerance 50 of grams, and the BIA sensor embedded in the device allows for precise diagnostics of the body using bioelectric impedance.

Realme 7 5G and realme 7i smartphone test – Successful compromise

Smart Scale from realme is powered by four AAA batteries. The small LED display consumes very little energy, so when using the device in the cycle of 2-3 measurements a day, one set of batteries should last about a year. The device is designed for people who, apart from regular weight control related to an active lifestyle, are looking for a home solution to monitor key health indicators. It will prove useful in daily monitoring of diet progress and will be an important tool of self-motivation. An important function of Smart Scale is the synchronization with the realme Link application available for Android and iOS smartphones, which acts as a hub for the realme AIOT ecosystem. The application allows you to save your results and track your progress in real time, and it is also used to update the scale software.

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Honor V40 price leaks ahead of announcement, GPU Turbo X also teased

We’ve already seen plenty of leaks for Honor’s upcoming V40 5G and the latest bit of info is about the handset’s pricing. According to the latest information, the starting price of the 8/128GB trim will be CNY 3,999 ($615). This was confirmed through a leaked phone vendor inventory listing as well as the front of a Huawei store in China.

Honor V40 pricing leaks

In addition, Honor shared that the V40 will come with GPU Turbo X acceleration engine for gaming. The finer details of how this feature works and what it does were left out. We do know the Honor V40 will come with a 6.72-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Dimensity 1000+ chipset at the helm and a quad camera setup with a 50MP primary shooter. The phone will support 66W wired and 55W wireless charging.

Honor V40 GPU Turbo X post

The V40 is due to launch on January 22 and will also be Honor’s first phone since it was sold by Huawei to a consortium headlined by Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology.

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heise + | Inexpensive Android smartphones with 5G in the test

Fast displays, good cameras and 5G: with the Nord N 10 5G and the Reno4 Z 5G, OnePlus and Oppo have two attractive 192 Euro Packages laced.

Robin Brand Steffen Herget Cheap Android smartphones with 5G in the test Camera image quality Displays Individual meetings Conclusion Test table Read article in c’t 3 / 2000 At first glance, the mid-range competitor OnePlus N 10 5G and Oppo Reno4 Z 5G little. Both have large displays with a high refresh rate, quad cameras and powerful batteries, but are powered by different processors. They have an integrated 5G modem, manufacturing in an 8-nanometer process and eight cores in common. But the SoCs differ in the fast cores: The MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G in the Oppo Reno4 has four fast Cortex-A 76 – Cores, the Snapdragon 690 from Qualcomm in the OnePlus only two cryo – 560 – Cores.

The Reno achieved better values in the benchmarks almost across the board. The differences are particularly large in graphics-heavy tests such as 3DMark and GFXBench. Here the Mali GPU in the MediaTek processor makes the difference compared to the Adreno chip in the Snapdragon. The Oppo smartphone also wins the multi-core ratings thanks to the majority of higher clocked cores – in the individual rating of the fast cores, the Snapdragon is again ahead. If there are more fast cores on board, tasks running in parallel can be completed faster. This also applies to everyday things like scrolling through menus and homescreens, queries in the background, data transfers and similar things.

One disadvantage that MediaTek chips had in the past, apparently, also has Dimensity 690: The power consumption is comparatively high. In the runtime benchmarks, the N depends on 09 the Reno loosely, the difference is special with almost four hours more with YouTube streaming big. In addition, the OnePlus smartphone charges twice as fast. A disadvantage in terms of convenience: wireless charging with Qi does not support either of the two smartphones.

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MediaTek working on the Dimensity 1100, a lower binned Dimensity 1200

MediaTek is preparing to launch its second generation of flagship 5G chipsets, among which is the Dimensity 1200 (MT6893) that has leaked so often. There’s also a lower binned version of that on the way, according to leakster Digital Chat Station.

The Dimensity 1100 will have the same hardware as the 1200, but will run at lower clock speeds. Both chips will be fabbed using a 6 nm process.

The 1100 will feature four Cortex-A78 cores, which are listed at “4x 2.6 GHz”. It’s not quite clear if that means all four of them will run at that speed or if that’s the frequency for the top core.

The power-efficient Cortex-A55 remain at 2.0 GHz, which seems to be their sweet spot. The GPU is not explicitly mentioned, but is presumably a Mali-G77 like on the higher end chip (with lower clocks, of course).

Display support will be cut back a bit, from 168 Hz refresh rate support to 144 Hz, at 1080p+ resolution in both cases. Since we’re yet to see the first 168 Hz display on a smartphone, this difference may not amount to much.

Anyway, the chipset also supports cameras with up to 108 MP sensors as well as LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. What kind of performance can we expect from the Dimensity 1100? That’s not clear as it hasn’t run any benchmarks yet (not ones that have leaked, at least).

But the 1200 already topped the Snapdragon 865 in an AnTuTu test and posted a higher single core result in Geekbench than the Dimensity 1000+. Of course, it helps that the 1200 runs its prime core at 3.0 GHz and the other three at 2.6 GHz (which suggests its quite possible that the 1100 will run all four at 2.6 GHz). So, we could see Snapdragon 855/855+ level of performance out of the 1100 chip.

The Redmi K40 series will launch next month and the brand has officially confirmed that one of the phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 888. VP Lu Weibing also teased that a Dimensity chipset will be used, and DCS suggests that this will be either the 1100 or 1200.

MediaTek has scheduled a big chipset event for January 20 (this Wednesday), so we’ll see the new Dimensity chips in a couple of days. This then opens the door for Redmi to launch the K40 phones.

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Qualcomm is working on a new processor for Windows-On-ARM

The introduction of Apple’s own M1 processor based on ARM a few months ago caused quite a stir and will probably have a certain influence on other CPU manufacturers in the long term and have the market in itself. Above all Qualcomm, whose attempts to establish itself in connection with Microsoft for Windows-on-ARM with its processors brought rather restrained results, should feel fixated by the success of the new ARM chip.

Then as now, the operating system lacks software support and industry support. In addition, many users seem to be put off by the high prices for Windows laptops with Snapdragon 8cx or Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 processors, especially when you include the aforementioned restrictions in the calculation.

Now information emerged that Qulacomm is working on a new chip. The exact naming is still uncertain, but the simple continuation of the previous naming with “Snapdragon 8xc Gen 3” does not seem unlikely. The traces that were found in any import-export databases point to test systems with the usual 8 GB RAM, but also to systems with up to 32 GB LPDDR4X working memory. There are also indications that in addition to a “basic” variant, a stronger version is also being developed.

The new dimensions of 20 mm x 17 mm compared to 20 mm x 15 mm in the predecessor also indicate more cores. In addition, the “Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2” should also have a current Qualcomm 5G modem with always-connected functionality. When the new chip will be officially presented and when the first Windows-on-ARM devices will be equipped with it is currently still unclear.

The new Qualcomm ARM SoC is to support devices with up to 32 GB RAM LPDDR4x and be more powerful than the Apple M1

Qualcomm some time ago admitted that the newest ARM Apple M1 chip is a perfect sign that computers are going in the right direction.At that time, it was not known yet that Qualcomm was working on something which is going to rival the M1. New reports from the WinFuture website reveal that the system, so far called Snapdragon SC 8280, is to contain more cores than those present in the PC Snapdragon 8cx, which was announced in September last year . It seems that the new chip is already being tested on a notebook with 14 – inch display and has dimensions 20 x 17 millimeters. The whole thing is also supposed to support cellular connectivity.

The ARM system, so far called Snapdragon SC 8280, is to work with 32 GB of RAM, ahead of Apple M1.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx – 7nm Soc chip for PCs

The test platform is equipped with Snapdragon X 55 5G modem, but whether the modems is integrated into the chipset or installed separately on the motherboard is something we’ll learn in the future. According to reports, two memory variants are also tested. One platform has 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, while the other supports 32 GB of LPDDR4X RAM (these are the maximum capabilities of this chip). Mac computers with Apple M1 chips are currently limited to 16 GB of memory.

Samsung Galaxy Book S – announcement of a laptop with Snapdragon 8cx

So as you can see, when it comes to numbers, Snapdragon SC 8280 has an undeniable advantage. However, Apple does not yield when it comes to developing more powerful ARM-based systems. According to the latest reports, Apple’s next proprietary chip will consist of 12 cores. Looking at how the M1 easily beats more power-hungry chips, using less power, and also impressive in the GPU section, the Qualcomm team should roll up their sleeves and present a competitor without delay.

Source: WinFuture

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G starts global rollout with India, Enco X TWS earphones tag along

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is starting its global rollout, and the first overseas market where the device was introduced is India. Unlike last year, the global Reno5 smartphone identical to the Chinese version – a Mediatek chipset, ultra-fast charging, and four cameras on the back.

The launch also saw the Indian arrival of Enco X – the latest affordable TWS earphones by Oppo.

The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is powered by a Dimensity 1000+ chipset and is the first 5G device by Oppo to hit India. The SoC is paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, but sadly that’s all the memory you get – there is no MicroSD slot.

The Reno5 Pro 5G’s quad-camera setup has two useful units – the 64MP main one and the 8MP ultrawide camera. The other two 2MP sensors are said to help with depth and macro. Around the front, there’s a 32MP selfie camera.

Inside the Reno5 Pro you get a 4350mAh battery with 65W charging and the required charger is supplied in the box.

The Enco X true wireless earphones come with an 11mm dynamic driver, 535 mAh battery capacity of the charging case, and 44 mAh in each bud. The case also supports Qi wireless charging standard, and according to Oppo, it can top up in 110 minutes.

Oppo Enco X

The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G will arrive in Black or Blue for INR35,990 ($490/€405). The Oppo Enco X also has two color options, Black or White, and will cost INR9,990 ($135/€110). Both devices will arrive on January 22 on Flipkart, Oppo’s own e-store, and plenty of other third-party offline and online retailers.

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Promotions in x-kom stores – lower prices for processors, SSDs, RAM, cases. Xiaomi smartphones are also cheaper

The next week is, as usual, more promotions in x-com stores. This time, two are starting – Overclocking Week and Xiaomi Week. What is in these promotions and what discounts can you count on? Overclocking Week is a promotion that appears in x-com from time to time and is very popular. Those who are waiting for the perfect opportunity to tweak their equipment and increase its performance have the opportunity to do it much cheaper now. Throughout this week’s promotion, you can purchase select components designed for overclocking: CPUs, RAMs, graphics cards, motherboards and much more. In turn, in the Xiaomi Week promotion, you can buy all Xiaomi smartphones with a discount – 01%.

Promotions in x-com stores – lower prices for processors, SSDs, memory RAM, chassis. Xiaomi smartphones will also be cheaper.

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Details about the promotion and products can be found on the x- kom

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Details about the promotion and products can be found on the x-com website

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Watch the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G global unveiling live here

Oppo is hosting an online event, introducing the Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone in India. This will mark the global arrival of the Reno5 series and for once we are glad to see the proper device make it around the world, instead of a downgraded 4G smartphone with the same moniker.

The launch will be live-streamed on YouTube, and we’ve provided the video below.

The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is the second-best phone from the lineup, ahead of the vanilla Reno5 5G, but still lagging behind Reno5 Pro+ 5G. If indeed Oppo is bringing the same phone, we should see a phone powered by the Dimensity 1000+ chipset with four cameras on the back.

This device comes with 4,350 mAh battery capacity, charged at 65W rates, and yes, Oppo, will include the proper charger in the box. Two questions remain – what kind of memory storage the Reno5 Pro 5G will have and how much will it cost, but we’ll know all that after the event is over.

We’ll also be watching, so once everything is official, stay with us for a full wrap-up.

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Top 10 trending phones of week 2

There will be no prizes for guessing which phone tops our popularity chart this week. The newly unveiled Galaxy S21 Ultra got more attention than the second placed Galaxy S21 and the Xiaomi Mi 11 in third combined.

The third member of the new lineup – the Galaxy S21+ – only got to fifth, behind the Galaxy A12.

Redmi Note 9 Pro went up to sixth, while the Galaxy A51 retained its seventh position from last week.

Week 1’s runner-up, the Mi 10i, is now down in eight, while the only phone not come from either Samsung or Xiaomi in the top 10 is the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max in ninth.

Poco X3 NFC rounds up the top 10, making it four Xiaomi phones to five by the Korean company. More cruicially, Samsung took four of the top 5 spots compared to just one last week.

We lose the Redmi 9T and Redmi Note 9T 5G from last week’s top 10.

TechStage | Ikea Symfonisk table lamp in the test: Sonos with lamp

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In addition to the simple symphonic Speakers (test report) Ikea has developed a second device with Sonos. The big difference: There is an E on the speaker 14 – version, next to music it also emits light. Nevertheless, the idea is not bad and the price of the Symfonisk table lamp is on par with a Sonos One SL.

We test the network loudspeaker as part of our Multiroom theme world. Not only other tests on Sonos products appeared there, such as the Sonos Arc (test report), the Sonos One (test report) or the battery-powered Sonos Move (test report). We also take a look at other multiroom systems there, such as Denon Heos (test report), Yamaha Musiccast (test report), Teufel Raumfeld (test report) or speakers that connect directly via Spotify Connect.

Design and technical data The symfonisk light consists of three parts: A wide, plate-like base with the three control elements volume up, volume down and start / pause. The loudspeaker sits on top of it in a cylindrical shape, which is interrupted by the rotary switch for the light on the side. Finally, at the top is the lampshade. It has a broad base and tapers towards the top, reminiscent of a classic floor lamp. The lamp takes bulbs with an E 13 – socket with a maximum of 7W. This makes it bright enough to be used as a reading lamp. Opinions are likely to differ on design. In the editorial team and among friends, opinion fluctuates between “cool” and “looks like a toilet paper holder”. However, the device does its job well, both as a lamp and as a loudspeaker.

Left the Symfonisk light, right the Symfonisk loudspeaker. It is important to know that the lighting function is completely separated from the Sonos and Multiroom features. The audio is played back in the classic way via the Sonos app for Android, iOS, Windows or Mac OS. The lamp can be switched on or off using the rotary switch on the side. Smart functions or automatisms for light are missing. However, this can be retrofitted with smart lamps.

On the back, next to the power connection, is the typical Sonos network connector, but in most cases you will probably use the WLAN for access to the network use.

Setup and Sonos integration As with the Symfonisk loudspeaker, there is a complete Sonos system in the multiroom lamp from Ikea . In other words, the luminaire can be completely controlled via the Sonos app and is compatible with all of the manufacturer’s other products. Whether as a multiroom group, as a stereo pair or in combination with a soundbar, on the app side there is no difference between Sonos directly from the manufacturer and Sonos from Ikea.

The setup is accordingly simple. In the Sonos app, go to “Add system” via the settings and then follow the instructions in the app. It’s easy and done in a few minutes. Then you can choose the name and / or the location. If available, a firmware update will be installed.

The buttons for the typical Sonos commands are on the wide coaster. sound The sound body of the Symfonisk lamp creates a surprisingly good sound, especially in the bass range. Here the Symfonisk lamp even creates a little more bass than the comparable Sonos One SL. However, it lacks protection against splash water or the Alexa microphones of the Sonos One (test report). Still, the sound is very good, as you would expect from a Sonos device. In other words, streaming is not a problem, but anyone who prefers to listen to vinyl or is one of the particularly audiophiles will have to resort to another solution.

In addition, there is an equalizer in the apps for Android and iPhone, with which you can, for example, turn down the bass a little. Users of iPhone and iPad or other Sonos products such as the Sonos Arc (test report) can also use the Trueplay features to automatically measure the loudspeaker. This is particularly useful if you use the lights as back speakers for the Sonos soundbars to transform the virtual 5.1 into real surround sound.

Ikea Symfonisk table lamp (6 pictures) The Ikea Symfonisk table lamp combines Sonos speakers with a lamp.

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Conclusion Unlike the Symfonisk speakers, the Symfonisk table lamp has direct competition in the Sonos One SL, both cost about 181 Euro. Accordingly, you have to decide what you want. The Symfonisk table lamp is significantly larger than the loudspeaker, but has the great advantage that, thanks to its light, it is not only a loudspeaker but also a piece of furniture. If you want that, you can get a good table lamp with a very good multiroom speaker and one of the best apps for control.

If you are looking for a cheaper Sonos speaker, we definitely recommend the Symfonisk speaker (test report), which is less than 100 Euro costs. Otherwise, we recommend taking a look at the guide to multiroom systems: Sound in every room.

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Flashback: the original Samsung Galaxy S was a best-seller that spawned an empire

We’ve covered the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III in previous Flashback articles, but now it’s time for the original – the one that started it all. Well, ther was the I7500 Galaxy after which almost all of Samsung’s Android phones are named, but we mean the original S-series phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S (I9000 if you want to compare model numbers) was announced in March 2010. Yes, the S series are over a decade old now. The phone became available in June of that year and would reach a total of 10 million units sold by January 2011. 4 million of those were sold in North America (more on that later) and 2.5 million went to Europe.

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S

The S-phone popularized Samsung’s Super AMOLED panel, though it was not the first to use them. That honor goes to the Wave, a Bada-powered phone. Samsung hoped that the Wave series would sell millions of units too, the company was used to juggling multiple OSes. But Androids explosive growth quickly put an end to Bada, Symbian, Windows Mobile and other lines.

Back to the screen – it was a 4.0” panel with 480 x 800 px resolution, using the PenTile arrangement (two sub-pixels per pixel, not three). It was arguably the most impressive screen we had seen until then.

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S compared with the iPhone and the LG BL40 Chocolate

The panel was laminated to the Gorilla Glass protective layer, so the image almost appeared to float on the top of the glass – most phones back then had an air gap between the screen and glass (sometimes plastic). Also, the contrast of AMOLED made the image pop, it had a clear advantage over the LCDs of the day.

At 9.9 mm thick, the Galaxy S was marketed as the thinnest Android smartphone in the world, a title that would be claimed by its successor, the S II, the following year.

The phone was powered by the Hummingbird S5PC110 chipset, later renamed Exynos 3 Single 3110. This was the first-ever Exynos chip and it was co-developed with Intrinsity, a company that specialized in high performance CPU design (Intrinsity was snatched up by Apple in 2010, shortly after the phone was announced).

The chipset featured a single-core Cortex-A8 CPU running at 1.0GHz (up to 1.4GHz in some variants). It was paired with 512MB of RAM and 8GB storage (with a 16GB option). Also, microSD cards up to 32GB were supported.

This was important as the Galaxy S was one of the best multimedia devices of its day. It was the first Android to be certified for DivX HD viewing (remember the DivX video codec?). Of course, the AMOLED display made for an awesome experience with its high contrast and saturated colors.

The phone also had a 3.5mm headphone jack with a Wolfson WM8994 DAC and, as we noted in our review, the audio quality was excellent.

The Galaxy S launched with Android 2.1 Eclair, which was skinned with TouchWiz 3.0. That’s right, version 3.0. Samsung started the TouchWiz project several years prior in an attempt to unify the touch interfaces of its phones that ran Windows Mobile, Symbian and even featurephone OSes (including the Jet and others). Like we said, at the time Samsung preferred not to be tied down to a single operating system.

The TouchWiz 3.0 user interface comes preinstalled on top of the Android OS

Anyway, the phone was officially updated to 2.3 Gingerbread. It never got 4.0 and later Androids with the official explanation being “not enough RAM”. However, with millions of units sold, this was a popular target for custom ROMs. If you take a peek at the XDA forums you’ll see some surprisingly recent posts. It seems that the latest version that you can get running on the I9000 is 7.1 Nougat.

The phone was equipped with 5MP camera on the back, which was pretty bare-bones. There was no LED flash, never mind a hardware shutter key. The photos it produced weren’t the best either (noisy and underexposed). On the plus side, the phone did record 720p video at 30 fps, which was no small feat back then. For comparison, the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD only got up to 24fps.

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S camera samples

We promised more detail on the Galaxy S in the North American market and, oh boy, there’s a lot to cover. The I9000 served as a basis for all kinds of variations, it seems that every carrier wanted its own version of the phone. Some of these only switched up the supported 3G band bands to fit the carrier’s network.

Then there were the likes of i897 Captivate for AT&T and later the i927 Captivate Glide, which packed a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Or the I997 Infuse 4G also for AT&T. Note: it’s a 3G phone, never mind the deceptive marketing. The same goes for the Galaxy S 4G T959 for T-Mobile (aka Vibrant). It was a weird period in time when carriers started calling HSPA+ “4G” (they did much the same with LTE-A and “5G”).

Samsung i897 Captivate • Samsung i927 Captivate Glide • Samsung I997 Infuse 4G • Galaxy S 4G T959

The Epic 4G for Sprint was also a 3G phone, though the CDMA kind of 3G this time (this version had a keyboard). Verizon and US Cellular received CDMA versions as well, e.g. the Fascinate and Mesmerize i500. Samsung did create some honest to goodness 4G (LTE) models in 2011, ones like the Droid Charge I510 and I405 Stratosphere for Verizon – the former out a keyboard, the latter with.

It’s not just LTE, the Droid Charge also borrowed the larger 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus display of the Galaxy S II (which had a full RGB stripe instead of a PenTile matrix). Also, the camera was upgraded to 8MP, though the phone kept the original Exynos chip so no 1080p video recording.

Samsung Epic 4G • Samsung Fascinate • Samsung Droid Charge I510 • Samsung I405 Stratosphere

We’ll quickly go over a few other notable variations of the Galaxy S. On one end of the spectrum was the I9003 Galaxy SL. The goal with this one was to create a low-cost version of the highly popular device. This led Samsung to switch the display to an SC-LCD panel and the chipset to a TI OMAP 3630. Also, RAM and storage capacities were reduced.

Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL

On another end was the I9001 Galaxy S Plus, a fancier version of the phone (though not as good as the Charge). This one kept the Super AMOLED display and got an upgraded chipset – a Snapdragon S2 with a 1.4 GHz Scorpion core and Adreno 205 graphics (replacing the PowerVR SGX540 GPU). Performance was a mixed bag (check out the benchmarks in our review) with Snapdragon’s CPU being much faster, while its GPU lagged significantly behind.

Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus

Earlier this week Samsung launched the Galaxy S21 series, the 12th generation of S-phones. They still use Super AMOLED displays and (some of them) are powered by Exynos chipsets, though both are much improved from what was back then. No more TouchWiz, though, that was supplanted by One UI (and for the better, many would say).

Weekly poll: are you getting a Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra or are you sitting this one out?

Pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 trio went live this Friday. You can check this article for the prices of the three flagships in the US, Europe and India. Keep in mind that pre-orders get freebies and if you don’t want a TWS headset and a smart tag, you can wait a bit after sales start for the prices to drop. Or maybe you’re no going to buy an S21 at all, that’s what we want to ask you today.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G feels is definitely the one that got the most upgrades. It has an improved 108MP sensor, a longer 10x periscope and a 3x telephoto lens for mid-range zoom, plus Samsung enabled 4K 60fps recording on all cameras.

Advanced quad camera on the S21 Ultra • New chipsets promise faster CPU and GPU performance

Some will love the new S Pen support, others won’t care – it’s completely optional, anyway. But everyone will get a bright 6.8” display to enjoy with 1440p+ resolution and an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate (which can go down to 10Hz).

Galaxy S21 Ultra: S Pen support • Brighter 6.8″ 1440p+ display with 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate

There’s no battery upgrade, it stays at 5,000 mAh capacity and even drops the 45W charging support. Samsung dropped the charger too as well as the microSD slot, which will probably irritate many.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 5G fared the worst of the three – its display is down to 1080p+ resolution, its back is made of “glasstic”, which is mostly a fancy marketing terms for plastic, while the battery capacity remains the same. That said, we have a feeling that it will be more popular than the Plus.

For one, it’s smaller – at 6.2” it’s not exactly compact, but most flagships these days have at least 6.5” displays, some go to 6.7” and higher. And it’s the cheapest of the three, those $100/€100 saved can make a big difference. Also, it’s not like the Plus has better cameras or more storage.

Indeed, the larger Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G has the same triple camera as the S21. The same as the S20, actually, though the new sensors and image processing may improve image quality over the 2020 generation. And this phone does get a battery upgrade, gaining 300 mAh for a total of 4,800 mAh.

You can have only 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage on the S21 and S21+. The Ultra is better on both fronts as it starts with 12GB of RAM and the top configuration is 16/512GB.

Galaxy S21 and S21+: different size • same cameras

As for chipsets, there are two versions of each model, one powered by the Snapdragon 888 and one by the Exynos 2100, divided geographically as usual. This year the two chips are pretty close, but we may see a difference in power efficiency and GPU performance.

We’ll naturally review the phones in detail soon, including testing the chipsets, but until then we have only leaked benchmarks to look at. By the way, there are no 4G models this year, only 5G.

You can check out our coverage wrap-up for more details on the phones. We’ve also prepared Pros and Cons lists for the S21 trio and for the S21 vs. S20 models, which can serve as quick reminders about the best (and not that great) features. There’s also a video that covers the key features.

Samsung Galaxy S21 series vs Galaxy S20 series – the upgrades detailed

Samsung introduced its Galaxy S21 lineup earlier this week – a vanilla Galaxy S21, a plus model that provides largely the same internals in a larger package and the Ultra that has a strong claim for the throne of the ultimate cameraphone. We already compared the three new phones, but now it’s time to look at the upgrades they bring over the outgoing Galaxy S20 family.

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20 5G

What changed: The vanilla phone brings a brand new design and a flat screen, which may be an upgrade or a downgrade depending on where you stand. The new chipset should bring substantial performance upgrade, but the display saw its resolution dropped to 1080p. The panel has adaptive refresh rate though, so it should be way more power-efficient.

Faster chipset
Lower starting price (€850 vs €999)
256GB storage option
Stronger Gorilla Glass Victus protection
Flat screen
New design

Display downgraded from QHD+ to Full HD+
Slightly wider and heavier
No microSD slot
No earphones or charger in retail box (in most markets)
Plastic back

DETAILED SPECS COMPARISON

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G

What changed: The changes between the S20+ and S21+ are largely the same as those on the vanilla phones – you get the new look and color palette, the flat screen and the refreshed internals with the main cameras remaining unchanged. The S21+ drops the ToF sensor, but we doubt it will be dearly missed.

Bigger battery (4,800 mAh vs 4,500 mAh)
Faster chipset
256 GB storage option
Lower starting price (€1,050 vs €1,099)
Stronger Gorilla Glass Victus protection
Flat screen
New design
UWB support

Display downgraded from QHD+ to Full HD+
No ToF camera
Slightly wider and heavier
No microSD slot
No earphones or charger in retail box (in most markets)

DETAILED SPECS COMPARISON

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

What changed: The Ultra member certainly got the most changes over its predecessor even if it retained the curved QHD+ screen. It’s now an adaptive refresh rate panel that goes down to 10Hz when you see static content.

Yet arguably the biggest upgrades are around the back where the single 5x telephoto unit of the S20 Ultra is replaced by a 3x and 10x units, largely increasing flexibility. The ultrawide camera gained autofocus, while the main sensor is a new design that should boost low-light performance further.

New 108MP sensor
10x optical zoom camera
Second 3x telephoto camera

Lower starting price (€1,250 vs €1,349)
Stronger Gorilla Glass Victus protection
Ultrawide cam with autofocus
4K@60 fps video recording with all cameras
First Galaxy S smartphone with S Pen support
Samsung’s first 1440p+ 120Hz display (10-120Hz), 1,500 nits
Faster chipset and RAM
New design, more color options

Fast charging downgraded from 45W to 25W
Slightly heavier
No microSD slot
No earphones or charger in retail box (in most markets)

DETAILED SPECS COMPARISON