Expert Review Highlight

Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, is holding Galaxy S21 5G in Phantom Violet. Here what the experts have to say. Krystal Lora is holding Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in Phantom Black. New ways of expression. Marques goes into the phone's Camera app and shows the many shooting modes available. He shoots a video in Director's Mode, simultaneously recording footage of the hallway and himself walking. Thao Huynh's selfies show the difference between the camera's Bright Mode and Natural Mode. Marques outside shooting with Galaxy S21 5G. Show-off worthy design. Thao holding Galaxy S21 5G face down, then Krystal and Marques holding Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G face down. Close-up of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's rear cameras. Power to fuel expression. Thao holding Galaxy S21 5G. Marques scrolls through Screen resolution settings, then taps to Display settings and Motion Smoothness. Galaxy S21 5G on a table with the calculator app in Pop-up view. Marques holding Galaxy S21 5G, then Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Disclaimer: Tech reviewers share their thoughts on the Galaxy S21. No payment was made to create this review. License was obtained for a fee after the content had been posted on YouTube.

Everything about this design is as good as it gets

Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, is holding a Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in Phantom Black, showing the rear side of the phone then the sides. With the phone face up on a table, he taps the side of the phone to rock it back and forth. He holds the phone up, then places the phone on a table next to the Galaxy S20 Ultra to compare how the phones look. Marques holds Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G face up showing the vivid display. He scrolls through Display settings, tapping Screen resolution and Motion Smoothness. He scrolls through feeds to demonstrate the Super Smooth 120Hz display. Marques Brownlee holds the phone in one hand and competitor phones in the other to show the size difference. Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G put side by side to show the size difference. Marques places his thumb on the Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone. He holds the phone in landscape, zooming in closer using the Camera app. He scrolls through the phone settings, tapping Notifications, Wallpaper and Home screen to show the many customizable settings available. He presses the volume button and slides to show the new volume controls. He drags from the top to show the Quick bar and Notifications menu, then scrolls in Dark mode. Marques swipes right from the home screen to reveal a Google discover page. 5000mAh. Snapdragon 888. Exynos 2100. Marques goes into the Battery settings to show 13 hours and 49 minutes left of power after using it. He plays a video then takes photos in the Camera app. In the Camera app, he chooses a selfie color tone. Then he zooms in slowly to 100x using 100X Space Zoom. Close-up of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G cameras. Marques takes a video in Director's Mode, simultaneous recording footage of the hallway and himself walking. In the Camera app, he zooms into 3x, then 10x, 30x and 100x.

I really do love everything we get within the native camera app

Krystal Lora is holding the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G box. She unboxes the phone in Phantom Black and shows the phone's rear side and cameras. She takes out the SIM ejector tool and charging cable from the box. Then she unboxes Galaxy S21 5G in Phantom Violet. She holds the two Galaxy S21 phones side by side. Krystal opens the Camera App on Galaxy S21 5G to take a photo. She unboxes the Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds in Phantom Black. Then she opens the case and puts the earbuds in her ears. She switches the ear-tip for a better fit. Krystal is holding the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in one hand and S21 5G in the other. She places her finger on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor and quickly unlocks the phone. Galaxy S21 5G and S21 Ultra 5G side by side to show the size difference. She opens the Camera app on Galaxy S21 5G and uses Selfie mode to record a video. Then she opens Director's View and switches between three thumbnails onscreen demonstrating the different camera angles. Krystal is recording a video of herself sitting on a couch with the main Wide-angle camera. Then she opens the Galaxy Buds Pro case to pair with the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. She holds the earbuds in her hands.

Official
Introduction Film

Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in Phantom Black is seen from the side, with contour lighting highlighting the side of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. The phone turns, showing the rear camera, as the light moves across the rear and past the Samsung logo. Showing the rear camera len's layers, the final layer is placed onto the lens. The camera flips back to show the whole rear camera. 8K written in big, bold letters appear, then disappear as Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G records a man dancing in a pathway. The 8K recording appears on the side of a huge building. Back on the phone, a finger finds the perfect frame and snaps it with 8K Video Snap. Multiple stills are shown, taken from 8K video. A fancy restaurant kitchen. A woman records the staff putting desserts together on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. A close-up of the phone’s rear cameras highlight the Ultra Wide, Wide, and 3x Telephoto lenses. The woman can see her own face in Vlogger Mode. She selects the thumbnails to see the Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lens’ view of the restaurant using Director’s View as a man finishes preparing a dessert. Holding the phone, the woman taps play and the scenes are all put together. A close-up of the dessert the man prepared and another dessert with crisp detail. The woman shows her amazement as 108MP written in big, bold letters appear. A vibrant dish is revealed. Going to another dish, the camera snaps. On the phone, fingers pinch in to get closer to the dish’s flower decoration and snapping again and again. Close-up of the phone’s Telephoto lens introducing the Dual Tele Lens system. The phone shows a long hallway onscreen, using 100X Space Zoom to zoom in closer and closer to the end. Switching scenes, the camera zooms in to a woman holding up both ends of her skirt at the end of a long hallway, snapping a picture. Moving to a room with a man and woman standing in dimmed lighting, a finger taps to take a photo in Night Mode resulting in a bright, vivid photo. A finger switches phone modes to Video, recording a woman standing on top of a tall structure outside in the darkness. The phone is shown once more before switching to the phone recording the woman walking along, clearly catching her face. The phone’s rear camera is shown, highlighting 60fps 4K capability with each lens. A hand holds the phone as it records a man dancing on the stairs, and then uses S Pen to go through the recording and selecting a frame. There’s a close-up of a person’s eyes before going back to the video of a man dancing and the person tapping the share button with S Pen. 5G written in big, bold letters appear, then a hand using S Pen to smoothly scroll through a social media feed on the Intelligent Display. Woman holds the phone horizontally, comfortably watching a recording of a man dancing. As the phone turns, a simulated image of the phone’s processor is shown, highlighting its advancements. 5000mAh written in bold letters appear, zooming in to reveal a building with the night sky overhead. Time goes from night to day to show the Intelligent Battery’s long-lasting power even on 5G. Starting from the side of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, contour lighting shines along the side and rear camera, rotating and stopping at an angle highlighting the phone’s epic rear camera. Disclaimer: Actual UI may differ from image. Disclaimer: Compared to prior generation chipset. Actual performance improvements may vary depending on testing conditions. Disclaimer: Estimated against the usage profile of an average/typical user. Independently assessed by Strategy Analytics between 2020.12.07-12.18 in USA and UK with pre-release versions of SM-G991, SM-G996,SM-G998 under default setting using 5G Sub6 networks (NOT tested under 5G mmWave network). Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, number of times charged and many other factors.