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Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

Started Feb 17, 2021 | Discussions
Harvest2003 Forum Member • Posts: 77
Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00
  •  Looking for a great camera phone, with an excellent huge screen for watching movies, internet and as a phone when I must.  Are there any other phones that have good cameras, and screen quality without spending this much money.
Trevor_S
Trevor_S Regular Member • Posts: 443
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00
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>Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

NO, they removed features like headphone jack, SD Card (need expansion memory if you want to use 4K video) etc

I;d suggest the new Sony's as a better choice,

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Max5150 Senior Member • Posts: 1,045
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I got one. Good phone overall. Better camera than my previous S10+. Not a big deal w/ no expandable memory or headphone jack. Very heavy. If you drop it the force at which it hits the ground will be like a super nova.

Phily Regular Member • Posts: 134
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Top heavy and unbalanced. Just bought it and in no particular rush to completely switch from my A71. Didn't figure out yet the zoom logic between 1x and 10x in terms of megapixels penalty at various focal lengths.

CAcreeks
CAcreeks Forum Pro • Posts: 18,924
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

Trevor_S wrote:

>Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

NO, they removed features like headphone jack, SD Card (need expansion memory if you want to use 4K video) etc

I'd suggest the new Sony as a better choice,

You mean the Xperia 1 II (interesting combo of arabic and roman numerals)?

(Sony Xperia 1 II on Amazon)

If the Samsung flagship doesn't have headphone jack or SD card slot, why not buy an iPhone? At least an iPhone doesn't have Bixby.

Patrick T. Kelly Veteran Member • Posts: 4,629
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

CAcreeks wrote:

Trevor_S wrote:

>Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

NO, they removed features like headphone jack, SD Card (need expansion memory if you want to use 4K video) etc

I'd suggest the new Sony as a better choice,

You mean the Xperia 1 II (interesting combo of arabic and roman numerals)?

(Sony Xperia 1 II on Amazon)

If the Samsung flagship doesn't have headphone jack or SD card slot, why not buy an iPhone? At least an iPhone doesn't have Bixby.

I'm not knocking the S21Ultra but I prefer the Sony Xperia 5 II. I tend to prefer less "computational photography". Apple is not something I consider.

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CAcreeks
CAcreeks Forum Pro • Posts: 18,924
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

Patrick T. Kelly wrote:

CAcreeks wrote:

You mean the Xperia 1 II (interesting combo of arabic and roman numerals)?

(Sony Xperia 1 II on Amazon)

If the Samsung flagship doesn't have headphone jack or SD card slot, why not buy an iPhone? At least an iPhone doesn't have Bixby.

I'm not knocking the S21Ultra but I prefer the Sony Xperia 5 II. I tend to prefer less "computational photography". Apple is not something I consider.

Yay, headphone jack!

For phones that have FM radio, the headphones are the best way to get an antenna.

Max5150 Senior Member • Posts: 1,045
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

I actually think the camera is pretty good. I mean, i generally hate using a cell phone as a camera, but this one takes decent pics, and with Snapseed, is easy to get them in decent shape.

Someone said buy an iphone... Not gonna happen!

OP Harvest2003 Forum Member • Posts: 77
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

Bought the s21ultra 256gb (due to no sd card slot/extra storage) in black online Friday.  I have the Otterbox already and needing screen/camera protectors.  I'm wanting something not to expensive until I'm able to get a good0 one online unless Walmart, Target or Best Buy has good ones under 30.00.  Also I've read online that screen protectors weren't really needed due to the quality of the screens is this correct?

Max5150 Senior Member • Posts: 1,045
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

Why don't you just use the screen protector that comes on it?

OP Harvest2003 Forum Member • Posts: 77
Re: Is Samsung S 21 Ultra really worth 1000.00

Max5150 wrote:

Why don't you just use the screen protector that comes on it?

I haven't received my phone in the mail so I wasn't aware that it came with one.

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