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00:00Samsung Galaxy S21 in 2024.
00:04This video we're going to find out if after three full years, this is still a viable and
00:10usable phone.
00:11As always, we're going to start by talking a little bit about the exterior design, which
00:16as you can see is quite similar to the previous model to the S20 with only a few small shape
00:22differences on the side edges to make it more ergonomic.
00:25I've already said this many, many times and I will say it again, my friends.
00:30This is without a doubt the most beautiful design that Samsung has ever created for one
00:36of their phones.
00:37And it is also the perfect size because at only 6.2 inches, which funny enough is the
00:43exact same size of the new iPhone 15s and 14s, it is super comfortable to hold with
00:48one and two hands.
00:50It fits in your pocket and it's not too heavy.
00:52It just feels like the right phone size to use, which is something that you should remember
00:57because I see a lot of people get the bigger ultra model that's huge, super heavy because
01:02it has the most amount of features, but bro, you're not Shaquille O'Neal.
01:06You don't have huge hands and that phone is very complicated to use with one hand.
01:11And trust me, I've tried it.
01:13Taking the S21 ultra out of your pocket is incredibly uncomfortable.
01:19Using it with only one hand is very uncomfortable.
01:21The S21 normal model, sure, it doesn't have maybe as many cameras or as good cameras,
01:27but it is very, very close and it's a lot more comfortable to use.
01:31And at the end of the day, it is a phone, not a tablet, not a computer.
01:34It's meant to be portable and usable.
01:37But anyways, it is time to talk about the internal components.
01:41More specifically, the processor on this phone, which is obviously the best of the best from
01:47three years ago.
01:48More specifically, the Snapdragon 888.
01:51So of course the speed and fluidity that you're going to feel when using it are well, maybe
01:56not as good as the ones on the S24, but very, very close.
02:02There's no game that can't be played at maximum settings.
02:04There's no application that doesn't open instantaneously.
02:07It is as good as it gets.
02:09In fact, right now in 2024, it doesn't really differ that much from what you can see on
02:14the pro model.
02:15I mean, things are changing.
02:17The new iPhone 15s can play console level games and very soon the new Samsung Galaxy
02:22phones will be able to do that too.
02:24I'm pretty sure the S21 is not going to be able to play the new Resident Evil from the
02:30PS4 or the PS5, but for absolutely everything else, it really feels like a new, very fast,
02:37very snappy phone.
02:38So I wouldn't worry about performance.
02:40Oh, and by the way, well, this has nothing to do with the processor, but I felt like
02:44I needed to tell you the S21 right now has a ridiculously low price on Amazon.
02:51I left a direct link in the description and I heavily recommend that at the end of the
02:56video, you go check it out because I mean, at this point it is priced as a mid to low
03:00end phone when it in reality is a very, very good flagship phone from three years ago.
03:06So I mean, quality price ratio, it is absurd at this point.
03:09So remember, if you're interested at the end of the video, click the link.
03:13But anyways, let's move on.
03:15Let's talk about the battery life, a very positive feature on this phone.
03:19Since as you can see in the test, it is as good as the S22 and the S20, which are already
03:24very good phones in terms of battery capacity and durability.
03:28Samsung has been working hard for the past couple of years to make the batteries on their
03:32phones not suck.
03:33And I think they've done a pretty good job because not only they don't suck anymore,
03:38but they are amongst the best in the market right now.
03:40More specifically, it is going to give you between seven to eight hours of use depending
03:45on the things you do with it, which I believe is more than enough for the majority of people
03:49watching this.
03:50But hey, let's move on.
03:51Let's talk about the display, another very strong point on this phone because in this
03:56case it has, well, everything.
03:59It has 120 Hertz, 1300 nits of brightness, extremely thin frames.
04:04The only quote unquote downside on the S21 is that it has a slightly lower resolution
04:11than the Ultra model.
04:12It has a 1080p display as opposed to 1440p.
04:16But I mean, even though the number seems lower and therefore worse, trust me when I tell
04:22you I've had both phones in my hands, I've seen both displays at the same time, and I
04:27cannot notice the difference.
04:291080p on a phone is more than enough.
04:31It's what every iPhone has, and you know, the iPhone displays look amazing.
04:35But anyways, it's time to talk about the most important part of the phone, the cameras.
04:41As you can see, I'm recording right now with the main sensor on the S21, which looks amazing.
04:46As you can see, there's a lot of dynamic range.
04:48There's a lot of detail.
04:49The colors are great.
04:51We don't have as much bokeh effect as we get on the newer phones because the sensor is
04:55a little bit smaller.
04:56But in every other way, this is as good as the cameras on the newer phones, which is
05:00amazing considering the price of the S21.
05:03More specifically, we get three cameras on the back.
05:06We get a 12 megapixel main sensor, which is the one you're looking at right now.
05:10We get a 64 megapixel zoom sensor.
05:13For some reason, it has a ton of megapixels.
05:16And then we get a 12 megapixel ultrawide camera.
05:19As always, I'm going to leave you with another minute of photos from all of the cameras zooming
05:24in so you can see the details.
05:26And then I'll come back to give you my conclusions and talk about the selfie camera.
06:56Okay, what do you think?
07:14Those were the results from all of the cameras.
07:16And well, in my humble opinion, at least, they are very impressive.
07:20I mean, especially the main camera.
07:22It looks, I would say, identical to what we can see on an S23 or an S24, unless you
07:29take a close-up of something because you're going to see there's a little bit less background
07:33blur on the image.
07:34But I mean, do you really care?
07:36Do you really notice?
07:37Unless you have them side by side, you're not going to notice that little extra bokeh.
07:41So yeah, if you were wondering or if you were worried about the quality of photo and video
07:46on the S21, don't be.
07:49It's great.
07:50So conclusion, is the S21 worth it in 2024?
07:55Yes, it is very worth it in 2024.
07:59I mean, it is better than a basic Xiaomi phone and it has the same price as a basic Xiaomi
08:06phone and just for that, it is worth it.
08:09But it gets even better because as many of you know, since it used to be three years
08:12ago a flagship phone, it has flagship phone materials, flagship phone construction, flagship
08:18phone cameras.
08:20So it is literally way better than a basic phone with the price of a basic phone.
08:26Because as I said earlier, right now on Amazon, it has an absurd price.
08:32So yeah, if you're interested in buying it, at least go take a look to the link that I
08:37left in the description.
08:39What are you doing?