Android phones often try to market specs, with companies throwing everything but the kitchen sink at their flagship phones. But the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra may be the first phone that’s throwing the right specs at you — right, in the sense that they go a long way in justifying the price. Isn't that all a premium phone actually needs to do?Let’s start with the display. The Galaxy S21 Ultra’s display is 0.1 inch larger than the one on the iPhone 12 Pro Max. But this 6.8 inch display is not about the size — at all. Instead, it’s about pushing 120Hz refresh rates at WQHD resolution, something Samsung has taken criticism for not being able to do before. In practice, this means you don’t need to compromise screen resolution for smooth user interface (UI) transitions etc. If you want to know what a good display should feel like, this is it.
That said, we would prefer more true to source colours, which Samsung’s market research obviously suggests isn’t the way to go. So if you like rich vibrant (read oversaturated) colours, and chances are that you do, this again is the display you want. If you like bright colours, Samsung has been a proponent of them for years. The display is bright, rich, and smooth, just as you'd expect.
The cameras – there are five of them — are the next big highlight on the spec list. We reviewers automatically revert back to the "megapixels don't matter" debate whenever a business touts more megapixels, and Samsung did exactly that with a "new" 108MP camera on the back, a 12MP ultrawide, two 10MP telephoto cameras (with 3x and 10x optical zoom), and a 40MP front camera.
However, as valid as the megapixel argument is, it makes little difference as long as the end product is satisfactory. The Galaxy S21 Ultra comes as near as a phone can to the iPhone 12 Pro Max's camera, albeit it falls short.When shooting with a smartphone in India, the camera quality degrades dramatically, and Samsung is unable to overcome this. Having said that, in India today, it will do the best an Android phone can. It has no noticeable shutter lag, can take excellent images in any situation, and outperforms most of its competitors in terms of features. Your iPhone 12 Pro Max-wielding pal will still get superior shots from time to time, especially in low-light situations.
When shooting with a smartphone in India, the camera quality degrades dramatically, and Samsung is unable to overcome this. Having said that, in India today, it will do the best an Android phone can. It has no noticeable shutter lag, can take excellent images in any situation, and outperforms most of its competitors in terms of features. Your iPhone 12 Pro Max-wielding pal will still get superior shots from time to time, especially in low-light situations.That leaves performance and battery life, which are both excellent for this phone. The S21 Ultra has up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The phone's Exynos 2100 system-on-chip outperforms the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, and it supports everything you can and will want to accomplish with a phone today. Over a 10-hour period, we utilised the phone to play Pokemon Go nonstop.
In conclusion, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the pinnacle of Android phones. The only reason not to buy this phone, aside from the price, is if you dislike phones that are large, unwieldy, and threaten to fall out of even men's pockets when they sit down.
