Samsung's Galaxy S21 is the no-brainer upgrade phone!

 Samsung's made some wise choices to get the price down on the Galaxy S21. Here's what we think of the new 5G phone.

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The Galaxy S21 lineup is now available. Before you buy one, the biggest takeaway you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, along with the Galaxy S21 Plus 5G and Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, is that Samsung cut the US price of each by $200 (the savings are less in other countries). Clearly this wasn't done out of generosity and Samsung's made trade-offs to hit that lower price on the Galaxy S21: The wall charger and headphones don't come in the box, the phone doesn't have a microSD card slot for expanded storage and it has 4GB of RAM less than the S20. Samsung also removed half of the pixels from the screen and replaced the Gorilla Glass from the back with polycarbonate, which is a nice way of saying plastic.
Even with those sacrifices, the Galaxy S21 and its starting price of $800 (£769, AU$1,249) is more appealing than the S20. In fact, each phone in the S21 lineup has more to distinguish it from one another than the S20 series did. Out of the trio, the S21 is the no-brainer "you're due for an upgrade" phone that you're likely to get from a carrier. And a lot of people are going to get this phone.
The S21 is a significant rethink by Samsung, which may have tried to push the S20 to be too premium. But the company found a good balance in terms of price, features and design for the S21.

The Galaxy S21 gets a striking new look
Without a doubt the first thing I notice about the S21 is its design. This two-tone approach gives the phone an art-deco sensibility. Well, kind of. Samsung made the camera bump bigger and more industrial-looking. I can almost envision someone at Samsung searching for the perfect drill press to make the camera cutouts just the right size.
The bump seemingly melts into the sides. The purple and gold S21 I reviewed (the color's called phantom violet) gives off some major Mardi Gras vibes. The S21 also comes in other "phantom" colors, including gray, pink and white. On Samsung's website, there are limited-edition phantom colors in gold and red.


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The plastic back has a matte finish and feels great. I know people have strong feelings about plastic on phones. But this isn't the hollow-feeling plastic you found on phones five or six years ago. The S21 feels well-made. (Although the results of our Galaxy S21 drop test may suggest otherwise.)

Around the front is Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus, which we first saw on the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. As a complete package, the S21 has a striking design.

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