Galaxy S21 in 2024. Is it Worth it

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00:00It's been over three years since the Galaxy S21 was officially launched, so I think it's
00:06a very good time to re-review it, to make an updated review on this phone to find out
00:11if right now in 2024, it is still a viable and usable phone.
00:17As always, we're going to start by talking a little bit about the exterior design, which
00:21as you can see is quite similar to the previous model, to the S20, with only a few small shape
00:27differences on the side edges to make it more ergonomic.
00:30I've already said this many, many times and I will say it again, my friends.
00:36This is without a doubt the most beautiful design that Samsung has ever created for one
00:42of their phones, and it is also the perfect size because at only 6.2 inches, which funny
00:48enough is the exact same size of the new iPhone 15s and 14s, it is super comfortable to hold
00:54with one and two hands, it fits in your pocket, it is not too heavy, it just feels like the
00:59right phone size to use, which is something that you should remember because I see a lot
01:04of people get the bigger ultra model that's huge, super heavy because it has the most
01:09amount of features, but bro, you're not Shaquille O'Neal, you don't have huge hands and that
01:14phone is very complicated to use with one hand and trust me, I've tried it.
01:19Taking the S21 Ultra out of your pocket is incredibly uncomfortable, using it with only
01:25one hand is very uncomfortable, the S21 normal model, sure, it doesn't have maybe as many
01:31cameras or as good cameras, but it is very, very close and it's a lot more comfortable
01:36to use and at the end of the day, it is a phone, not a tablet, not a computer, it's
01:40meant to be portable and, you know, usable.
01:43But anyways, it is time to talk about the internal components, more specifically the
01:47processor on this phone, which is obviously the best of the best from three years ago.
01:54More specifically, the Snapdragon 888.
01:57So of course, the speed and fluidity that you're going to feel when using it are, well,
02:02maybe not as good as the ones on the S24, but very, very close.
02:07There's no game that can't be played at maximum settings, there's no application that doesn't
02:11open instantaneously, it is as good as it gets.
02:15In fact, right now in 2024, it doesn't really differ that much from what you can see on
02:20the pro model.
02:21I mean, things are changing, the new iPhone 15s can play console level games and very
02:25soon the new Samsung Galaxy phones will be able to do that too.
02:30I'm pretty sure the S21 is not going to be able to play the new Resident Evil from the
02:35PS4 or the PS5, but for absolutely everything else, it really feels like a new, very fast,
02:43very snappy phone.
02:44So I wouldn't worry about performance.
02:45Oh, and by the way, well, this has nothing to do with the processor, but I felt like
02:49I needed to tell you, the S21 right now has a ridiculously low price on Amazon.
02:57I left a direct link in the description and I heavily recommend that at the end of the
03:01video you go check it out because, I mean, at this point it is priced as a mid to low
03:06end phone, when in reality is a very, very good flagship phone from three years ago.
03:12So I mean, quality price ratio, it is absurd at this point.
03:15So remember, if you're interested at the end of the video, click the link, but anyways,
03:19let's move on.
03:20Let's talk about the battery life, a very positive feature on this phone, since as you
03:25can see in the test, it is as good as the S22 and the S20, which are already very good
03:31phones in terms of battery capacity and durability.
03:34Samsung has been working hard for the past couple of years to make the batteries on their
03:38phones not suck.
03:39And I think they've done a pretty good job because not only they don't suck anymore,
03:43but they are amongst the best in the market right now.
03:46More specifically, it is going to give you between seven to eight hours of use, depending
03:50on the things you do with it, which I believe is more than enough for the majority of people
03:55watching this.
03:56But hey, let's move on.
03:57Let's talk about the display, another very strong point on this phone, because in this
04:02case it has, well, everything.
04:05It has 120 Hertz, 1300 nits of brightness, extremely thin frames.
04:10The only quote unquote downside on the S21 is that it has a slightly lower resolution
04:16than the Ultra model.
04:17It has a 1080p display as opposed to 1440p.
04:22But I mean, even though the number seems lower and therefore worse, trust me when I tell
04:28you, I've had both phones in my hands, I've seen both displays at the same time, and I
04:33cannot notice the difference.
04:351080p on a phone is more than enough.
04:37It's what every iPhone has, and you know, the iPhone displays look amazing.
04:41But anyways, it's time to talk about the most important part of the phone, the cameras.
04:46As you can see, I'm recording right now with the main sensor on the S21, which looks amazing.
04:52As you can see, there's a lot of dynamic range.
04:54There's a lot of detail.
04:55The colors are great.
04:56We don't have as much bokeh effect as we get on the newer phones because the sensor is
05:01a little bit smaller.
05:02But in every other way, this is as good as the cameras on the newer phones, which is
05:06amazing considering the price of the S21.
05:09More specifically, we get three cameras on the back.
05:12We get a 12 megapixel main sensor, which is the one you're looking at right now.
05:15We get a 64 megapixel zoom sensor.
05:19For some reason, it has a ton of megapixels.
05:21And then we get a 12 megapixel ultra wide camera.
05:25As always, I'm going to leave you with another minute of photos from all of the cameras zooming
05:29in so you can see the details.
05:31And then I'll come back to give you my conclusions and talk about the selfie camera.
06:59Okay, what do you think?
07:20Those were the results from all of the cameras.
07:22And well, in my humble opinion, at least they are very impressive.
07:26I mean, especially the main camera, it looks, I would say, identical to what we can see
07:32on an S23 or an S24, unless you take like a close up of something because you're going
07:37to see there's a little bit less background blur on the image.
07:40But I mean, do you really care?
07:42Do you really notice?
07:43Unless you have them side by side, you're not going to like notice that little extra
07:46bokeh.
07:47So yeah, if you were wondering or if you were worried about the quality of photo and video
07:52on the S21, don't be.
07:54It's great.
07:55So conclusion, is the S21 worth it in 2024?
08:01Yes, it is very worth it in 2024.
08:04I mean, it is better than a basic Xiaomi phone and it has the same price as a basic Xiaomi
08:11phone and just for that, it is worth it.
08:14But it gets even better because as many of you know, since it used to be three years
08:18ago, a flagship phone, it has flagship phone materials, flagship phone construction, flagship
08:24phone cameras.
08:25So it is literally way better than a basic phone with the price of a basic phone.
08:32Because as I said earlier, right now on Amazon, it has an absurd price.
08:37So yeah, if you're interested in buying it, at least go take a look to the link that I
08:43left in the description.
08:45What are you doing?