I ordered this phone, saw your review and called and canceled the order. One thing I cannot take is short battery life, hot phones and network connective issues. So now I'm reading all these other comments from some of the other users and wondering if maybe it will work itself out through SW updates...That or go for the S22. I don't think I want the Exynos variant? I read where the UK and Europe will get that, and N. America, S. Korea, Australia, India, UAE and S. Africa will get Qualcomm's latest chipset SD 8 Gen 1... Is it possible for my carrier to know what the phone I want, has? Before I order? I'm sorry I sound clueless here, its cause I am🤔😅 Your video was informative btw, and much appreciated. I heard you just fine and I believe you. I don't think you have a personal issue with Samsung either. 😏
Sylvia the chip is region dependent and not carrier dependent. Where are you located? The spiritual successor to this is the S22+ but even the regular S22 matches or exceeds the S21 FE Exynos for battery life.
@@TechnologyRig hi there again! Im in the northeast, buffalo ny area. i ordered the s22 plus today. iIt is back ordered for april 1st. im pretty excited about that one.😁
Once again congrats on choosing the S22+. By the way, in the US, the S21FE only gets the Snapdragon variant. So a lot of the shortcomings of the Exynos won’t apply. Still the S22+ has a newer processor, the ability to charge at 45 watts and also most importantly, an adaptive refresh rate screen that can go down to 1hz when displaying static content. So a big battery life saver! The S21 FE will remain stuck at either 60 or 120hz at all times, depending on the setting you choose. Wish you well.
Just got this phone a couple of days ago. Unpacked mine and it was super clean didn't have a dirty-looking one like some have stated and no heating issue. This works way better and faster than my S9. The only peeves about the phone is that they no longer support micro sd's. (I have google drive for that now) and that when you change a theme on the phone it doesn't change your chat theme. Other than that I have to say it's a great phone and it gets me by for what I need it for. That's just me, I know some people have their issues/concerns with it, just like every other phone in existence. Still better than any iPhone I've ever owned. Informative video though! 👍
I got this phone from the At&T deal and i have way too much music on my sd card to move to drive i have 2200 songs and each time i try to transfer its says error!
Hello, i got the phone (exynos 2100) last week and i faced none of the issues that you're taking about. The battery life is excellent, there wasn't a single lag or refresh rate drop. It's responses are snappy and does the day to day job very well. It got heated in the first few days because the adaption to user takes time and then it cools down after that ( it's pretty normal in the upcoming phones). And now it doesn't at all and i am a casual gamer. I don't stand to benefit anything from giving a positive review but it is just what I experienced from my phone. Are you sure you didn't receive a fake product?
I am looking into upgrading from my present mobile and saw your very positive comments. I was thinking of getting the S21 at first but the more I look at reviews on the FE the more I am inclined to go for it over the S21. Even though it had gorilla glass at the front do you still need to put a tempered glass? Also at what percentage do you leave your mobile before charging and do you charge at 100% or charge ot at 85% to prolong battery life? Great comments 👍
@@sonnymorgan6141 Just get this one. I believe in your part of the world you will get the Snapdragon version. Here in India we have the Exynos 2100 version, and trust me it's great. I got this just for the camera and iP 68 rating. Battery backup is good and ideally it's suggested to charge till 85% (there's an inbuilt option to limit charging). Also, don't let the charge drop below 40%. Use a tempered glass anyway! It has GG Victus though. Also, a case would be good too.
@@sreebasdutta4703... Thank you for taking the time to reply. I am from Malta and since we are in Europe we only get the Exynos version. I have heard those who praise the S21 FE and then others who say better to get a Pixel for a better Android experience and for the better camera. Though I hear that the Pixel has more bugs and issues than the S21 FE has had. I am also tempted to look at what the Pixel 7 might have to offer. I like the olive S21 FE though.
@@sonnymorgan6141 I got the Olive one. And it looks classy AF! The thing with Pixel is you'll get the best vanilla Android experience but might miss out on some amazing OneUI features. BTW Samsung too is offering 4 years of updates for their A and S series phones. The plus with Samsung is that we get dedicated Pro modes in the camera app for both photos and videos, which for a photographer is a boon. Pixel is king in computational photography, but I still believe adjusting the settings manually according to the scenes gives one the artistic freedom and could often result in superior quality content. That's why I don't go with iOS and Pixels.
@@sreebasdutta4703... I hear you on the photography as Pixel is more of a point and shoot. And yes, prefer the look of the S21 FE to both the S21 and S22 series. It is great to chat and learn from others about tech stuff and I will keep in view the very interesting pointers you made on the S21 FE...Cheers 👍
Just got and very happy with it. Fast, smooth operation refresh rate is so fast, very nice camera, everything is perfect. Glad I did not listen to you when I decided to get it. Reviews are much better than the S22 series, and I got it based on a friends' recommendation and not your review. Also I got it for $499.99, new.
I have the Snapdragon version, have had it for a few weeks and it has been wonderful so far. Got it for £595 in the UK which included a pair of buds 2. Upgraded from an S9 and couldn't be happier with it. Exynos chipset may have been a different story though...
@@savoir0vivre I have put the battery protector on mine so it only ever charges to 85%. Still lasts me all day and apparently is much better for the battery
@@BenGmanUk UK they only sell Snapdragon version. This is why I finally decided to end Samsung boycott. There's a contract that you can get 24mths at £21pm and £19 upfront. Costs around £500 in total, then I can send Samsung any phone that starts and get £200. This puts the phone with two year contract to just over £300. Unfortunately, deadline to buy and get this trade deal was 30th April. I can claim until 14th may. Unfortunately my IMEI number not registering, but hopefully get that sorted in a few days.
I have this phone and it's great. No overheating, came super clean, its fast and so customizable. Perfect size, very vibrant screen and as excellent as the other S21's. Mostly the price...great!!
@@hypnoticj563 Yes, you won't believe it but it doesn't overheat. It will overheat but only if you are playing games on highest graphics for a while, and that's where most people complain about.
You’ve literally named nothing but positive things about this phone, especially since I’m in us and we get the snapdragon 888 please don’t hesitate. This phone is absolutely AWESOME
When i got s20+ it also had heating issue, it would heat up just by watching 1080p 60fps. I was scared of this and returned the phone. I learned later that this was fixed 3-4months after i had returned the phone. So any heating issue will very likely get resolved, exynos 2100 albeit being slower than even a 865, it shares the same cpu with 888 so its nowhere near to 990. So if 990 became fine, 2100 will be too. Lags would get fixed even faster i imagine. Those shouldnt be deal breaker stuff
Hit with truth to face . I hope this is only the True and fair review on whole India . Unpaid Review can be trusted. Carry the good work.. dropping my idea of FE
Thanks for the review. A bit of feedback to your video: Whoever edited this did not do a good job with your audio - it is in one channel - the left channel. The right channel has only very low audio, almost none! Very bad hearing experience to the viewer. Should really avoid mistakes like that to be taken more seriously and get new subscribers etc. For example, this did stop me from pushing the Subscribe this time.
The phone will only shutter depends on what apps you have in your phone. This phone in my country is a good catch, do not forget this comes with gorilla victus the strongest glass, Super dynamic amoled , android 12 out of the phone, and now they have announced a 5 years os update and security patches. One UI 4.0 is by far the most stable and the best UI now. I think if someone doesn't like this phone ,there are the flagship products. No point bashing the phone .
Funny I just bought this phone snapdragon because we have no exynos s21 fe version and its faster then the s22 ultra exynos that I had. I think its an amazing phone I love it. Its fast and looks good. Its also 600 euros cheaper then the s22 ultra. I bought it for 574 euros. I have no single issues
@@OhReally1432 yes now the s22 ultra exynos got some updates and now the s22 ultra is fast too but still the camera of the s21 fe is sharper in the full picture. The s22 ultra exynos constantly focusses on something unnessecary for some reason which the s2q FE doesnt do but I think its because the s21 fe here is a snapdragon. Snapdragon phones do make better pics then the exynos version. I am very positively suprised about the s21 FE and I have the s22 ultra, s20, iphone 13 mini and 13 pro.
Using it for a month now, and yes i can confirm he's absolutely right about battery life, not more than 5 hours for sure and equally right for heating issue. Yes it heats up too quick.
LoL most of those reviewers on Amazon haven't even purchased the phone and just giving 1 star looking at the Exynos chipset. . . Read the actual owner's review and most of them have given above 4 stars. . .
I have the S21 FE 5G 256GB Exynos 2100 variant and have not come across any of the issues mentioned here. No heating, no performance or battery issues and definitely no refresh rate issues. It's snappy and smooth even while playing games on ultra settings. Regarding the benchmarks it sometimes might not show its highest potential score but after a few tries it scored pretty close to SD888 and even sometimes higher. I got 803,687 points!!! in Antutu v9.6.9 and as for Geek Bench 5 it scored 1077 single core and 3431 multicore, which was higher than Snapdragon 865, 865+, 870 and close score to 888. I sense that the Exynos variant, at times, purposefully slows down cpu performance and that's why sometimes you see high scores and other times terrible scores.
My priority is lag free performance, display, camera and software updates. So my question is how well does Exynos 2100 perform considering the my above preferences. Should I go for S21FE or A73 which is way overpriced which has SD778 . Would appreciate your response. Thanks!
@@vigneshav S21 FE obviously. It is a no contest between these two. S21 FE is still flagship with all flagship specs. a bit of features taken to lower price from regular S21 (just minor features not major ones). When they compare Exynos to Snapdragon they only mean their own counterparts. Here it is 2100 vs 888. 2100 still does great but since people pay the same price for both chipsets and sometimes Exynos performs a little less (in gpu performance), people get annoyed. Otherwise Exynos 2100 is still a monster cpu even now. Waaaay better than Snapdragon 778. Remember Exynos 2100 is still an overclocked Snapdragon 888 just the gpu is a bit behind. (It still works well nothing you would get dissuaded at). Not only will it be lag free in performance display camera and software, it will be able to perform flawlessly till andoird 16! (Starting from android 12, It gets 4 android updates and 1 extra security update) Android 12 is heavy but my S21 Fe is super snappy. Get the 8gb ram version though (not 6gb) cause you will need that extra ram later.
@@DanielZakariaei So can the battery last you through the whole day at 120hz refresh rate? Cuz i like everything about the phone but i have heard a lot of bad things about its battery life:( I really don't wanna buy a 120hz phone just to put it at 60hz to save battery life....
@@ziyad5725 That battery issue was resolved with an update and by the time I got my s21 fe I already had that update and never had battery issues ever. I always use 120hz at all times. Can't go back to 60hz. I play pubg on Ultra settings and I get 7 to 8 hours depending on the map. Regular watching TH-cam, messaging, etc and working constantly non stop get half a day. Staying idle and not using at all gets me 36 hours or one and a half day (with apps running on the background). Note all phones with good battery life are more or less like this. Edit: This battery and heating issues was because of a software issue and it has been resolved months now.
I agree with you I had s21 normal exynos version and it heated a lot . Didn't lag at all but it heated a lot. So I decided to switch it for S21 FE 5G with snapdragon and you're absolutely right . It's great.
I currently have the s21 ultra 5g , and im receiving this phone tomorrow, I cannot wait, it seems like a great phone considering the comments on this video of good reviews, just got to know how to take care of it, and I do that well with all my samsungs I've already owned, galaxy s8+ , s9 , s9+ , and s21 ultra 5g , now this tomorrow that I didn't even know came out! 😀
You get a thumbs up and a new subscriber in me , I sick off watching so called reviews on TH-cam that are basically telling me the specs and sometimes I watch a video and think what has this so called reviewer actually told me that I can't read the specs myself
In the uk, if you're a gamer this is the only version worth buying as it's the only one sporting Snapdragon. Exynos has issues with heat and optimization gaming it seems to clock high cpu speeds while throttling the gpu hard. It does get pretty warm, but not uncomfortable and performance is magnificent
@@irfanm5892 dude Exynos sucks..see how many problems in basic usage as well.. network issues..battery draining problems..and particularly no charger at 50k..!!!😂
I have an S9 plus and this year seems to be disappointing again for buying flagships (I was planning to get the S22 plus but it seems the CPU will suck again)... I might have to settle for the S20 FE, no Exynos crap for me.
i got one and the only issues I'm getting are thermals and really bad 3d gaming performance. although slightly uncomfortable, the thermals haven't affected any regular usage other than just feeling very warm, any phone with sd888 or samsung manufactured chip, exynos, tensor, will heat like that. it annoys me too but if you really want to avoid it you'd need to buy older snapdragon phones or switch to iPhone.
I wish you could write on the title "Exynos" so you shouldn't click baited me for more than 10 mins for this. I'm gonna buy Snapdragon and I dont care in India you have Exynos only.
Alright something is off here. I want to point out that stutter around 7:50 seems off. Before i bought this phone i completely sunk into youtube's algorithm and watched all the reviews a man could see under 6 hours before heading to the store. In none of the content mentioned above i have not encountered any of the stuttering you show on your video. Two weeks into using this phone and it's still snappy and heck of a lot more faster then some other top end phones on the market. You either have a faulty model or something is off....way off!
I have been using mine for 2 weeks and the battery like has gotten a lot better when the phone started to learn my usage patterns I get through the hole day with 22% left by 10pm and I start my day at 7:00 so I really don't know what your talking about here. Yes the first 2 weeks was bad but after that all good for a phone I'm on constantly. Everyone wants to hat this phone for some reason but it's a great phone over all
Hi I have galaxy s21 and it also has the same chipset Exynos 2100. It's smooth and never stutter. maybe they can fix it with a software update. let us know later
It is exactly for this reason I do not want to go for Android phones altogether. All of the hardware and software are always newest, and has lot of issues. Thanks for the review.
I really dont know why this phone heats as I own galaxy S21 And its been 5 months and there is 0 thermal issues. And S21FE is fairly similar with some corner cutting of price.
Good to know your experience, the latest software patch has improved things on the FE. It doesn't overheat, the issue is to do with getting warm, so much so that you don't feel like using it without a case..
I recently bought s21fe and I can confirm that the battery is terrible on this phone. So much so that I'm reluctant to use it's Camera a lot because I don't want its battery to die before I reach home in the evening. Camera was the only reason I bought this phone and while Camera is good but what is the point of that if you can't use it to it's fullest potential because of battery problem? And what is the point 120hz refresh rate if I have to switch to 60hz... Overall I'm disappointed with this phone.
The issues shown here are still prevailing? Bcz none of the other reviewers have mentioned any of these. Is it specific to this phone unit? S21 can be good choice though it has the Exynos 2100
@@TechnologyRig Thanks for the reply sir. Hope you reply asap. Because I have already ordered this phone. I have only a day or 2 to cancel it if the issues shown in your review remains same. Also let me know is s21 or OP 9rt can be a good choice if not this?
Pratik, its behaving much better, the refresh rate issue seems to be fixed. Unfortunately battery testing takes longer. But if you can deal with that and use it inside a case, there maybe no need to cancel it.
@@TechnologyRig Thank you sir. Still I will wait for your review and reply. It is because you are the one who has atleast taken the time to reply to my comments. Thank you.
@@pratikpandya9505 I have an S21 FE an the battery lasts easily 1-2 days with average-high use. Idk what this guy's problem was.. maybe he just got unlucky with his device.
So... i bought my S21 FE 5G in Germany and the 5G version has NO Exynos processor. Mine has the Snapdragon 888 version. The wifi problems also seem to be solved in the Snapdragon version. I cant think of a single disconnect in the last 2 month. I will have to admit that i dont feel like its a real upgrade to my old phone(Oneplus 8). So i think im gonna buy the Oneplus 10 Pro or Ultra in the end of the year.
Had this one for a week, and sold it : Terrible battery life, stuttering in Twitter, youtube when scrolling. Pictures just ok compared to my old Mi 10T pro and many bugs. The only thing positive to be said for this disaster of a phone was the video quality which is way above what i get from my old phone. Recently it dropped in price from 22900 to 16300 online. That's a 28% drop. It really needs a 40% drop though.
Terrible phone because you didn't even let battery adjust to your daily use? Hm, alright. Things you just mentioned are bugs that will be fixed. Sorry but your reasons for saying this is a terrible phone are stupid.
I appreciate this video. But 1)about software and battery- it happens to all new Samsung phones. It will certainly get better trust me. I have used a flagship phone. 2) about exynos i disagree with you. It is pretty decent one. I agree that it is not as good as 888 in intensive task but isn't that bad either as you are advertising.
I bought the pixel 6 and that phone was Janky and buggy as hell, returned in exchange for the s21 fe and boah you were wrong this is miles better than pixel 6.
Sorry for your experience.I have the same phone but it seems to be the perfect phone for me.I didnt notice any issue til today ,everything works great ,the only thing i didnt like is that it was hard enough to find the right unofficial earphones.
You have to state it is just in India bro. Other parts of the world is not facing this issue. Got to check the manufacturer as different countries may differ. Been using mine for a year, looks very different from yours.
Got the same phone, no problem with network of screen lag i also disabled all transition animation and it performs instantly, like wayyyy to fast, the battery problem is real, not as dramatic but it depends on your usage really, so overall i'm quite satisfied with the phone
Happy with everything about this phone its amazing in every aspect but downfall about it is short battery life but its really great ,larg amount of space and very graphical with excellent camera quality
Exynos is perfectly fine if u r not a hardcore gamer...nd in my whole life its the 1st time i have seen someone say that the samsung phone was packed in dirt🙄..nd connectivity issue..if u know about samsung software then u wouldn't consider it as an issue as they would immediately fix it through updates asap they come to know about it...s21 fe is really a worth phone..not for gamers that all. U get the best display..really great software..camera . Battery easily lasts more than a day with always on display turned off..have watched like more than 20..30 review nd u r the 1st one to say the phone needs to be charged twice or thrice a day☹️🙄..with the launching of s22 series the price will drop below 50k ...then its really a worth buy...except for gamers
My brother got this phone REFURBISHED! and his phone came looking brand new, no smudges and it works fine, No overheating, battery lasts about 2 days under normal usage and about 1 day under heavy load like gaming video, etc.. His Galaxy S21 FE has the SD 888 chip..
Hi Can you please share if you're still having battery issue after some updates? Also plz share your room temperature because I am seeing very mixed comments here
I have the exynos chipset version, and I do not face the problems you have listed there. Battery is on a lower end but I can easily lasts a day with some or without modifications. And regarding heating issues, it may sometimes be a bit warm during the first week. But no heating whatsoever. Also I do not play games, or subject it to a high stress much, that might also add to it.
Charger, screen guard, bad packaging...etc...not big issues...battery and not suitable for heavy gaming are real problems...but it is available now under 35 k in sales...every issue can be ignored.
My note 9 broke and I need a new phone but my budget is close to this phone, I've saw a couple of videos of it performing bad in simple things like the camera software getting buggy, glitchy and sluggish. In games the phone seems to struggle with big games like genshin or fornite. I am a power user, I can forgive the lack of extra storage options, but the performance is important, I have no clue what to do
I’d suggest the S20FE 5G instead. Better in most respects without the issues of the S21 FE. From the current lot the S22+ would be best but it’s more expensive, so not in the same segment. Hope this helps…
I feel like this is a decent phone all things considered. But if you can get the Snapdragon version of it, it sounds like a steal because most of your negative points come from it being an Exynos chip.
Everyone has their own personal views. But you can always call something good or bad based on comparison. And when it comes to comparison believe me this is the best deal available when compared with Galaxy A73, Oneplus 10 R, T (which is almost Realme now 😃 ) and other Xiaomi, Vivo etc etc Chinese phones available. I bought this phone at a price as low as Rs. 30k (363 USD) from Samsung Shop during FOMO offers (available till 30th October 2022) which is usually available at Rs. 54-55k (665 USD). And believe me guys this phone S21Fe is unbeatable with +3 years Software and Security updates that Samsung is offering. Also Exynos 2100 (V.2) is being offered with S21Fe, not last year's (V.1) . And Snapdragon 888 also has heating issues as well. And coming to adapter complain....I totally agree. But this issue is also present in Iphones .....Does it stop you from buying them? I hope not.
I am using this phone from 3 weeks now its working good no heating (heated only during initial setup) no lagging no battery issues lasts one full day easily no network issue
Great review but what is the issue without your audio. No stereo separation, one speaker gives out music other throws audio. Although the video setup looks like a full fledged youtuber level audio is worse than old Nokia. phones
I dont agree at all with your review. I've had mine since January now and I'm very happy with it. I'm coming from iphone Se 2020. Thanks to new updates the performance and heating issues are resolved. In regards to the camera bump, even the Iphones pro max don't lay flat on the desk. Plastic finish doesn't feel as plastic as Samsung A series phones. It has a nice weight to it without feeling cheap. I believe there's some inequality between the same products put on European market and Indian market. I'm sorry to hear that you have such a bad experience with this phone. If you buy it in Europe, nothing that you've said is observed.
I just bought this and the strange thing it was brand new (I checked seal) here in the UK but it has a snap dragon 888 with android 13 already pre installed and one UI 5.1 manufacturing date 4th April 2023!!! something is strange.....I checked with a magnifying glass code numbers serial etc and it is definitely brand new with edge wrapping all intact I though this came with android 12.......?
Yeah I've had none of the issues you have had, mine is snappy and fast, I get nearly two days of hard use out of the battery, doesn't get hot even during hard use and I never lose signal. You must have a bad unit.
I've had two phones and both heated up so much lost battery super fast and internet loses connection anytime I exit the app or even try to see what other apps are open and returning to the internet "no connection" and I'm hooked to our wifi
I think that stutter is only a bug. I got this phone for more than a week, i sometimes got that stutters like its running a below 30fps and i found that only happen if i lock the phone and as soon as the AOD (Always on Display) comes up i quickly unlock the phone then it's stutters like its below 30fps, but i can fix it by manually change the refresh rate setting to 60hz and chang it again to 120hz or i'll just tap the power saving button on and off (since the power setting change the refresh rate to 60hz). I think what happen here is that AOD supposed to be running at below 30fps to save battery but because of a bug somehow the framerate stuck to the homescreen. Then i tried to disable the AOD and i've never encountered the stutters anymore (for the last 3 days atleast)
I watched the entire video, and thank God I watched! My current phone died on me and I was looking for a new phone of flagship sort which won't break the bank, saw this being sold at a huge discount on Flipkart and since I always do my due diligence before buying anything I got behind my keyboard. When I found out it had Exynos it already explained enough why it is selling for that cheap. I'm not a fan of Samsung side of things but I thought they must have done really well now (I'm an old Samsung consumer from those old Galaxy Grand days, wasn't a fan of their UI) but they do get some things right like camera, display and I have heard good things about OneUI, that's why I thought I'd give Samsung another chance. Then I found this gold standard in-depth well laid out review video of yours talking so honestly about all the features. Mahn Exynos is indeed a deal-breaker for me. And if it's bad even in normal usage (not a mobile gamer, PC sure) then I just can't buy it. Thanks for this video. Why classy TH-camrs like you don't get huge recognition in India? This is how review should be done. I subscribed! Btw, if you're seeing my comment and still happen to have this phone, did it get better after updates till date? I'd like to know. Thank you.
I just ordered a 21fe, your the 1st channel I've seen that has DO NOT BUY...im no professional photographer, so I dont need the camera of a 21 ultra. 21fe was cheaper than the 21 by $140, and 21 ultra by over $500.. As long as it runs TH-cam and GPS, im happy...✌
Dont want to be offending, but how could you possibly review a new phone that has that many flawes. I mean to me, those problems sound like a factory issue, that happends with other phones to. I think you couldve just send it back and get another one, which doesnt have these problems
Thumbs up bro. I was planning to upgrade my galaxy A52s 5G which has sd 778G processor to this galaxy s21 fe which is in exynos version in my country. And now I am a little curious about changing it. Any one here to suggest me if I should change or stick to my galaxy A52s 5G
I have the A52s myself and asked this question on reddit everyone told me to stick with my A52s due to battery life and overheating in the S21 FE. Shame as I really fancied an upgrade.
Subbed. Saved me a pretty penny. Loved that gorgeous display, but I guess am picking something else as my primary for 2022. Edit: I ended up picking up a unit, after all, after returning my Vivo X70 Pro+, mainly because it's the only half decent Android flagship available in India, right now, with all the niceties, including an IP68 rating, and wireless charging. My primary concerns, which were overheating, and a poor battery life have long been abated. I do not have network reception issues on my unit. I have turned off the 'always on display' feature, but my refresh rate remains set to a constant 120Hz. My screen on time is anywhere between 5.5 - 6 hours, and I suppose I could eke out another half hour by applying a dark theme, and setting the refresh rate to 60Hz. but OneUI is such a bloated mess of an interface, that I would rather not ruin my thus far, very positive impressions of this device, which am running with Nova launcher Prime slapped on, for good measure. Pick the s21 FE if you want a gorgeous, near bezel less flat display, great cameras, and a dependable all-day palm computer. You won't be disappointed!
So does it overheat or something like that? I don't play a lot of games on it, for that i have my ps4. But like watching vidoes, being on the phone, you know what i mean?
@@curiocritters are you still happy with your s21 fe? This review makes it sound like the exynos variant is a dumpster fire, even though its priced too high I dont think the specs are that bad..
Didn't give heed to your advice and bought it anyway. My experience: Good haptics, great performance, excellent screen, loud speakers. All this at the expense of battery. Approx 4+ hours of SOT only. Unreliable battery performance. Heating is not an issue although it gets warm but it's manageable. A beautiful phone with bad battery life.
Update to my review: I restricted all the apps background usage leaving one or two and the battery seems to have improved. I get approx 6.5hrs on WiFi and about 5hrs on 4G/LTE. I am OK Dual SIM and when I switch off one SIM I get an extra hour. Still battery is not a strong point with this phone. As for the performance and One UI OS stability, this phone is perfect. No problem with heating. Mine doesn't get hot that much. It's cold most of the time even under 35°C outside temperature.
I have never seen this speed on any other phone, you touch the app and you get response very fast. Battery can be criticize yeah but amoled 120 hz screen, fingerprint and face lock works flawless, front camera has 4k 60fps videos feature. It charges about 1 hour. Lately my friends bought iphone 14, and it has no 120 hz screen even, your decision to get made fun of by apple or buy this phone almost half price.
I texted my girlfriend to order the S21, since she was on the ohone with our carrier and I was at work and she got me this phone.... I love her but I wish she payed more attention when I talked about my interests, especially tech
All of the other problems you know I can deal with it's okay for me but my biggest gripe with this phone is there is no headphone jack... The Samsung can do better than this
The phone is better than your terrible microphone quality my left ear doesnt enjoy this bad quality The phone dont deserve the hate it gets its a good phone!
I ordered this phone, saw your review and called and canceled the order. One thing I cannot take is short battery life, hot phones and network connective issues. So now I'm reading all these other comments from some of the other users and wondering if maybe it will work itself out through SW updates...That or go for the S22. I don't think I want the Exynos variant? I read where the UK and Europe will get that, and N. America, S. Korea, Australia, India, UAE and S. Africa will get Qualcomm's latest chipset SD 8 Gen 1...
Is it possible for my carrier to know what the phone I want, has? Before I order? I'm sorry I sound clueless here, its cause I am🤔😅
Your video was informative btw, and much appreciated. I heard you just fine and I believe you. I don't think you have a personal issue with Samsung either. 😏
Sylvia the chip is region dependent and not carrier dependent. Where are you located? The spiritual successor to this is the S22+ but even the regular S22 matches or exceeds the S21 FE Exynos for battery life.
@@TechnologyRig hi there again! Im in the northeast, buffalo ny area. i ordered the s22 plus today. iIt is back ordered for april 1st. im pretty excited about that one.😁
@@TechnologyRig thanks so much, reviews like yours saves many a lot of aggravation later.
Once again congrats on choosing the S22+. By the way, in the US, the S21FE only gets the Snapdragon variant. So a lot of the shortcomings of the Exynos won’t apply. Still the S22+ has a newer processor, the ability to charge at 45 watts and also most importantly, an adaptive refresh rate screen that can go down to 1hz when displaying static content. So a big battery life saver! The S21 FE will remain stuck at either 60 or 120hz at all times, depending on the setting you choose. Wish you well.
@@TechnologyRig Thank you! 🙃🥰
Just got this phone a couple of days ago. Unpacked mine and it was super clean didn't have a dirty-looking one like some have stated and no heating issue. This works way better and faster than my S9. The only peeves about the phone is that they no longer support micro sd's. (I have google drive for that now) and that when you change a theme on the phone it doesn't change your chat theme. Other than that I have to say it's a great phone and it gets me by for what I need it for. That's just me, I know some people have their issues/concerns with it, just like every other phone in existence. Still better than any iPhone I've ever owned. Informative video though! 👍
I got this phone from the At&T deal and i have way too much music on my sd card to move to drive i have 2200 songs and each time i try to transfer its says error!
@@russellrichardson66 That comment gave me 2007 flashbacks. Spotify has been worth every penny for me 😁
@@GonzovsNico right samsung is ruining my free music system😤🤣
i got the same phone ans its just amazing to all parts! im so happy with this divice and my galaxy buds 2 and no regrets for this purchase
@Russell Richardson oh no :( so sorry to hear
Hello, i got the phone (exynos 2100) last week and i faced none of the issues that you're taking about. The battery life is excellent, there wasn't a single lag or refresh rate drop. It's responses are snappy and does the day to day job very well. It got heated in the first few days because the adaption to user takes time and then it cools down after that ( it's pretty normal in the upcoming phones). And now it doesn't at all and i am a casual gamer. I don't stand to benefit anything from giving a positive review but it is just what I experienced from my phone. Are you sure you didn't receive a fake product?
I am looking into upgrading from my present mobile and saw your very positive comments. I was thinking of getting the S21 at first but the more I look at reviews on the FE the more I am inclined to go for it over the S21. Even though it had gorilla glass at the front do you still need to put a tempered glass? Also at what percentage do you leave your mobile before charging and do you charge at 100% or charge ot at 85% to prolong battery life? Great comments 👍
@@sonnymorgan6141 Just get this one. I believe in your part of the world you will get the Snapdragon version. Here in India we have the Exynos 2100 version, and trust me it's great. I got this just for the camera and iP 68 rating. Battery backup is good and ideally it's suggested to charge till 85% (there's an inbuilt option to limit charging). Also, don't let the charge drop below 40%. Use a tempered glass anyway! It has GG Victus though. Also, a case would be good too.
@@sreebasdutta4703... Thank you for taking the time to reply. I am from Malta and since we are in Europe we only get the Exynos version. I have heard those who praise the S21 FE and then others who say better to get a Pixel for a better Android experience and for the better camera. Though I hear that the Pixel has more bugs and issues than the S21 FE has had. I am also tempted to look at what the Pixel 7 might have to offer. I like the olive S21 FE though.
@@sonnymorgan6141 I got the Olive one. And it looks classy AF! The thing with Pixel is you'll get the best vanilla Android experience but might miss out on some amazing OneUI features. BTW Samsung too is offering 4 years of updates for their A and S series phones. The plus with Samsung is that we get dedicated Pro modes in the camera app for both photos and videos, which for a photographer is a boon. Pixel is king in computational photography, but I still believe adjusting the settings manually according to the scenes gives one the artistic freedom and could often result in superior quality content. That's why I don't go with iOS and Pixels.
@@sreebasdutta4703... I hear you on the photography as Pixel is more of a point and shoot. And yes, prefer the look of the S21 FE to both the S21 and S22 series. It is great to chat and learn from others about tech stuff and I will keep in view the very interesting pointers you made on the S21 FE...Cheers 👍
Just got and very happy with it. Fast, smooth operation refresh rate is so fast, very nice camera, everything is perfect. Glad I did not listen to you when I decided to get it. Reviews are much better than the S22 series, and I got it based on a friends' recommendation and not your review. Also I got it for $499.99, new.
Glad to know you’re having a good experience with it. Curious to know where you’re located?
@@TechnologyRigbought my s21 Fe 5g for 450€ in Spain lol
@@TechnologyRig Hawaii
@@JoeB1946 In India they have Exynos. Snapdragon works well.
Wait but you have exynos or snapdragon?
I have the Snapdragon version, have had it for a few weeks and it has been wonderful so far. Got it for £595 in the UK which included a pair of buds 2. Upgraded from an S9 and couldn't be happier with it. Exynos chipset may have been a different story though...
I bought the exynos version. So far no overheating issues and battery last me all day. Only have to charge at night. So far im loving it
@@savoir0vivre I have put the battery protector on mine so it only ever charges to 85%. Still lasts me all day and apparently is much better for the battery
@@jamespeters5043 thanks for the tip.
@@jamespeters5043 Where did you get the snapdragon version?
@@BenGmanUk UK they only sell Snapdragon version. This is why I finally decided to end Samsung boycott. There's a contract that you can get 24mths at £21pm and £19 upfront. Costs around £500 in total, then I can send Samsung any phone that starts and get £200. This puts the phone with two year contract to just over £300. Unfortunately, deadline to buy and get this trade deal was 30th April. I can claim until 14th may. Unfortunately my IMEI number not registering, but hopefully get that sorted in a few days.
I have this phone and it's great. No overheating, came super clean, its fast and so customizable. Perfect size, very vibrant screen and as excellent as the other S21's. Mostly the price...great!!
You have snap888 version?
Does the S21 FE have Esim?
@@hypnoticj563 Yes, you won't believe it but it doesn't overheat. It will overheat but only if you are playing games on highest graphics for a while, and that's where most people complain about.
@@winstonwesthuis no
You have snapdragon version?
How is the battery? How much screen on time do yoy get?
You’ve literally named nothing but positive things about this phone, especially since I’m in us and we get the snapdragon 888 please don’t hesitate. This phone is absolutely AWESOME
Glad you are enjoying the phone, do use the chapters in the video if you want to hear about the problems with the Exynos variant..
I got it too and the antenna is an absolute joke
@@s.k.8827 any problems with exynos model? Thinking to buy rn
Same here in Serbia/Europe. The snapdragon variant is great, I am really enjoying this phone. The only downside is poor battery life
When i got s20+ it also had heating issue, it would heat up just by watching 1080p 60fps. I was scared of this and returned the phone. I learned later that this was fixed 3-4months after i had returned the phone. So any heating issue will very likely get resolved, exynos 2100 albeit being slower than even a 865, it shares the same cpu with 888 so its nowhere near to 990. So if 990 became fine, 2100 will be too. Lags would get fixed even faster i imagine. Those shouldnt be deal breaker stuff
Hit with truth to face . I hope this is only the True and fair review on whole India . Unpaid Review can be trusted. Carry the good work.. dropping my idea of FE
Thanks for the review. A bit of feedback to your video: Whoever edited this did not do a good job with your audio - it is in one channel - the left channel. The right channel has only very low audio, almost none! Very bad hearing experience to the viewer. Should really avoid mistakes like that to be taken more seriously and get new subscribers etc. For example, this did stop me from pushing the Subscribe this time.
The phone will only shutter depends on what apps you have in your phone. This phone in my country is a good catch, do not forget this comes with gorilla victus the strongest glass, Super dynamic amoled , android 12 out of the phone, and now they have announced a 5 years os update and security patches. One UI 4.0 is by far the most stable and the best UI now. I think if someone doesn't like this phone ,there are the flagship products. No point bashing the phone .
Funny I just bought this phone snapdragon because we have no exynos s21 fe version and its faster then the s22 ultra exynos that I had. I think its an amazing phone I love it. Its fast and looks good. Its also 600 euros cheaper then the s22 ultra. I bought it for 574 euros. I have no single issues
The ''Review'' is kinda amazing in how wrong it is
@@OhReally1432 yes now the s22 ultra exynos got some updates and now the s22 ultra is fast too but still the camera of the s21 fe is sharper in the full picture. The s22 ultra exynos constantly focusses on something unnessecary for some reason which the s2q FE doesnt do but I think its because the s21 fe here is a snapdragon. Snapdragon phones do make better pics then the exynos version. I am very positively suprised about the s21 FE and I have the s22 ultra, s20, iphone 13 mini and 13 pro.
Had mine 4 weeks now and all good. First few days battery was poor but now easily lasts full day
Using it for a month now, and yes i can confirm he's absolutely right about battery life, not more than 5 hours for sure and equally right for heating issue. Yes it heats up too quick.
Perfect and honest! On amazon as well people are complaining the same.
LoL most of those reviewers on Amazon haven't even purchased the phone and just giving 1 star looking at the Exynos chipset. . . Read the actual owner's review and most of them have given above 4 stars. . .
@@radarroi27 and this TH-camr made a new video showing that it's much improved after an update
I own thisphone and its really a beast...pls dont look at reviews...exynos 2100 is amazing and I am loving this phone
I have the S21 FE 5G 256GB Exynos 2100 variant and have not come across any of the issues mentioned here. No heating, no performance or battery issues and definitely no refresh rate issues. It's snappy and smooth even while playing games on ultra settings.
Regarding the benchmarks it sometimes might not show its highest potential score but after a few tries it scored pretty close to SD888 and even sometimes higher. I got 803,687 points!!! in Antutu v9.6.9 and as for Geek Bench 5 it scored 1077 single core and 3431 multicore, which was higher than Snapdragon 865, 865+, 870 and close score to 888.
I sense that the Exynos variant, at times, purposefully slows down cpu performance and that's why sometimes you see high scores and other times terrible scores.
My priority is lag free performance, display, camera and software updates. So my question is how well does Exynos 2100 perform considering the my above preferences. Should I go for S21FE or A73 which is way overpriced which has SD778 . Would appreciate your response.
Thanks!
@@vigneshav S21 FE obviously. It is a no contest between these two. S21 FE is still flagship with all flagship specs. a bit of features taken to lower price from regular S21 (just minor features not major ones).
When they compare Exynos to Snapdragon they only mean their own counterparts. Here it is 2100 vs 888. 2100 still does great but since people pay the same price for both chipsets and sometimes Exynos performs a little less (in gpu performance), people get annoyed. Otherwise Exynos 2100 is still a monster cpu even now. Waaaay better than Snapdragon 778. Remember Exynos 2100 is still an overclocked Snapdragon 888 just the gpu is a bit behind. (It still works well nothing you would get dissuaded at).
Not only will it be lag free in performance display camera and software, it will be able to perform flawlessly till andoird 16! (Starting from android 12, It gets 4 android updates and 1 extra security update)
Android 12 is heavy but my S21 Fe is super snappy. Get the 8gb ram version though (not 6gb) cause you will need that extra ram later.
@@DanielZakariaei So can the battery last you through the whole day at 120hz refresh rate?
Cuz i like everything about the phone but i have heard a lot of bad things about its battery life:(
I really don't wanna buy a 120hz phone just to put it at 60hz to save battery life....
@@ziyad5725 That battery issue was resolved with an update and by the time I got my s21 fe I already had that update and never had battery issues ever. I always use 120hz at all times. Can't go back to 60hz.
I play pubg on Ultra settings and I get 7 to 8 hours depending on the map.
Regular watching TH-cam, messaging, etc and working constantly non stop get half a day. Staying idle and not using at all gets me 36 hours or one and a half day (with apps running on the background). Note all phones with good battery life are more or less like this.
Edit: This battery and heating issues was because of a software issue and it has been resolved months now.
@@DanielZakariaei ihave to version to get s21 fe american version 8 ram 128 gb snap dragon and europian version 6 ram 128 gb exyomos who is better?
i have the s21 fe snapdragon version and its smooth! no issues or bugs and battery is great.
I agree with you I had s21 normal exynos version and it heated a lot . Didn't lag at all but it heated a lot.
So I decided to switch it for S21 FE 5G with snapdragon and you're absolutely right . It's great.
How many apps are pre-installed?
Your vocals is coming only in one ear. You may want to fix that.
Apologies for the audio issues in this video, will fix in the next one!
I currently have the s21 ultra 5g , and im receiving this phone tomorrow, I cannot wait, it seems like a great phone considering the comments on this video of good reviews, just got to know how to take care of it, and I do that well with all my samsungs I've already owned, galaxy s8+ , s9 , s9+ , and s21 ultra 5g , now this tomorrow that I didn't even know came out! 😀
Why would you downgrade?
You get a thumbs up and a new subscriber in me , I sick off watching so called reviews on TH-cam that are basically telling me the specs and sometimes I watch a video and think what has this so called reviewer actually told me that I can't read the specs myself
In the uk, if you're a gamer this is the only version worth buying as it's the only one sporting Snapdragon. Exynos has issues with heat and optimization gaming it seems to clock high cpu speeds while throttling the gpu hard. It does get pretty warm, but not uncomfortable and performance is magnificent
same here in romania
snapdragon is the one with heat issues
snap gets hotter and exynos gets no hot at all
@@asie idk if u can say tht it dsnt get hot at all, it still gets hot, sometimes even worse thn sd
I've been itching to pull the trigger. I'm glad I waited and came across your review. Saved me 50k.
Your lucky man..
Don't buy
I would say go ahead and buy it, if your not into gaming
@@irfanm5892 dude Exynos sucks..see how many problems in basic usage as well..
network issues..battery draining problems..and particularly no charger at 50k..!!!😂
If you can get Snapdragon one then it's worth it.
I have an S9 plus and this year seems to be disappointing again for buying flagships (I was planning to get the S22 plus but it seems the CPU will suck again)... I might have to settle for the S20 FE, no Exynos crap for me.
I just got the 20fe 5g. I love it besides mine not having wifi calling option 😕
i got one and the only issues I'm getting are thermals and really bad 3d gaming performance. although slightly uncomfortable, the thermals haven't affected any regular usage other than just feeling very warm, any phone with sd888 or samsung manufactured chip, exynos, tensor, will heat like that. it annoys me too but if you really want to avoid it you'd need to buy older snapdragon phones or switch to iPhone.
come ..on man S21FE is a great phone
I wish you could write on the title "Exynos" so you shouldn't click baited me for more than 10 mins for this. I'm gonna buy Snapdragon and I dont care in India you have Exynos only.
Exycrap strikes again!!! Why I was soo happy when I unpacked my S20 FE and read "Snapdragon 865" on box
Alright something is off here. I want to point out that stutter around 7:50 seems off. Before i bought this phone i completely sunk into youtube's algorithm and watched all the reviews a man could see under 6 hours before heading to the store. In none of the content mentioned above i have not encountered any of the stuttering you show on your video. Two weeks into using this phone and it's still snappy and heck of a lot more faster then some other top end phones on the market. You either have a faulty model or something is off....way off!
my left ear loved this review, thanks!
I have been using mine for 2 weeks and the battery like has gotten a lot better when the phone started to learn my usage patterns I get through the hole day with 22% left by 10pm and I start my day at 7:00 so I really don't know what your talking about here. Yes the first 2 weeks was bad but after that all good for a phone I'm on constantly. Everyone wants to hat this phone for some reason but it's a great phone over all
I have no problems with the S21 FE, really a very nice cell phone.
Bro what about batter
@@vishnuprasad2565 have no problem with the battery life... three days with no problem
I think I'm deaf in my right ear
Hi
I have galaxy s21 and it also has the same chipset Exynos 2100. It's smooth and never stutter.
maybe they can fix it with a software update. let us know later
Thanks for the feedback, are you running OneUI 4?
@@TechnologyRig hi, yes currently one ui 4 but It was smooth even before that
@@TechnologyRig Did the latest Jan update fix the issues you raised ?
Testing this currently, it does seem better. The refresh rate issue seems fixed for now. Will report back.
@@TechnologyRig Sounds good. Appreciate it!
Omg thank you for your honest review! I was about to get one.. almost phew! Subscribed!
It is exactly for this reason I do not want to go for Android phones altogether. All of the hardware and software are always newest, and has lot of issues.
Thanks for the review.
Best review on the phone so far on TH-cam.
thank you for your honesty, things that don`t see much around in the bigger channels.
I really dont know why this phone heats as I own galaxy S21 And its been 5 months and there is 0 thermal issues. And S21FE is fairly similar with some corner cutting of price.
Good to know your experience, the latest software patch has improved things on the FE. It doesn't overheat, the issue is to do with getting warm, so much so that you don't feel like using it without a case..
I recently bought s21fe and I can confirm that the battery is terrible on this phone. So much so that I'm reluctant to use it's Camera a lot because I don't want its battery to die before I reach home in the evening. Camera was the only reason I bought this phone and while Camera is good but what is the point of that if you can't use it to it's fullest potential because of battery problem? And what is the point 120hz refresh rate if I have to switch to 60hz... Overall I'm disappointed with this phone.
The issues shown here are still prevailing?
Bcz none of the other reviewers have mentioned any of these. Is it specific to this phone unit?
S21 can be good choice though it has the Exynos 2100
I'm currently testing it after installing the latest January update. Things are looking slightly better, will definitely report back.
@@TechnologyRig Thanks for the reply sir. Hope you reply asap. Because I have already ordered this phone. I have only a day or 2 to cancel it if the issues shown in your review remains same. Also let me know is s21 or OP 9rt can be a good choice if not this?
Pratik, its behaving much better, the refresh rate issue seems to be fixed. Unfortunately battery testing takes longer. But if you can deal with that and use it inside a case, there maybe no need to cancel it.
@@TechnologyRig Thank you sir. Still I will wait for your review and reply. It is because you are the one who has atleast taken the time to reply to my comments. Thank you.
@@pratikpandya9505 I have an S21 FE an the battery lasts easily 1-2 days with average-high use. Idk what this guy's problem was.. maybe he just got unlucky with his device.
So... i bought my S21 FE 5G in Germany and the 5G version has NO Exynos processor. Mine has the Snapdragon 888 version. The wifi problems also seem to be solved in the Snapdragon version. I cant think of a single disconnect in the last 2 month. I will have to admit that i dont feel like its a real upgrade to my old phone(Oneplus 8). So i think im gonna buy the Oneplus 10 Pro or Ultra in the end of the year.
Had this one for a week, and sold it : Terrible battery life, stuttering in Twitter, youtube when scrolling. Pictures just ok compared to my old Mi 10T pro and many bugs. The only thing positive to be said for this disaster of a phone was the video quality which is way above what i get from my old phone. Recently it dropped in price from 22900 to 16300 online. That's a 28% drop. It really needs a 40% drop though.
Terrible phone because you didn't even let battery adjust to your daily use? Hm, alright. Things you just mentioned are bugs that will be fixed. Sorry but your reasons for saying this is a terrible phone are stupid.
I appreciate this video. But 1)about software and battery- it happens to all new Samsung phones. It will certainly get better trust me. I have used a flagship phone.
2) about exynos i disagree with you. It is pretty decent one. I agree that it is not as good as 888 in intensive task but isn't that bad either as you are advertising.
Are you facing any internet or network connection issue on s21 fe? Because i have s21 and its having this issue
I bought the pixel 6 and that phone was Janky and buggy as hell, returned in exchange for the s21 fe and boah you were wrong this is miles better than pixel 6.
Un teléfono excelente, no se de que habla este tipo
Is Samsung s20 fe 5g still a good choice or is there a good phone below 35k. Please suggest a phone, photos security and processor is a priority.
Sorry for your experience.I have the same phone but it seems to be the perfect phone for me.I didnt notice any issue til today ,everything works great ,the only thing i didnt like is that it was hard enough to find the right unofficial earphones.
You have to state it is just in India bro. Other parts of the world is not facing this issue. Got to check the manufacturer as different countries may differ. Been using mine for a year, looks very different from yours.
I have this phone and have no problems with it. But do agree with not having a charger adaptor included in the box.
Got the same phone, no problem with network of screen lag i also disabled all transition animation and it performs instantly, like wayyyy to fast, the battery problem is real, not as dramatic but it depends on your usage really, so overall i'm quite satisfied with the phone
Happy with everything about this phone its amazing in every aspect but downfall about it is short battery life but its really great ,larg amount of space and very graphical with excellent camera quality
Exynos is perfectly fine if u r not a hardcore gamer...nd in my whole life its the 1st time i have seen someone say that the samsung phone was packed in dirt🙄..nd connectivity issue..if u know about samsung software then u wouldn't consider it as an issue as they would immediately fix it through updates asap they come to know about it...s21 fe is really a worth phone..not for gamers that all. U get the best display..really great software..camera . Battery easily lasts more than a day with always on display turned off..have watched like more than 20..30 review nd u r the 1st one to say the phone needs to be charged twice or thrice a day☹️🙄..with the launching of s22 series the price will drop below 50k ...then its really a worth buy...except for gamers
My brother got this phone REFURBISHED! and his phone came looking brand new, no smudges and it works fine, No overheating, battery lasts about 2 days under normal usage and about 1 day under heavy load like gaming video, etc.. His Galaxy S21 FE has the SD 888 chip..
Hi
Can you please share if you're still having battery issue after some updates? Also plz share your room temperature because I am seeing very mixed comments here
I just ordered 2 of these phones today - 27.Sep.2022 - both are Snapdragon 888...don't know what you've got there...
I have the exynos chipset version, and I do not face the problems you have listed there. Battery is on a lower end but I can easily lasts a day with some or without modifications. And regarding heating issues, it may sometimes be a bit warm during the first week. But no heating whatsoever. Also I do not play games, or subject it to a high stress much, that might also add to it.
I have the s21 fe 5g. Don't listen to this guy. It is a great phone. You should definitely buy it.
Got this thing an hour ago, in a fly mode... cant even turn it on because it asks for qr code and it doesnt scan it at all. Im so frustrated
Charger, screen guard, bad packaging...etc...not big issues...battery and not suitable for heavy gaming are real problems...but it is available now under 35 k in sales...every issue can be ignored.
I was about to purchase this phone, thanks a lot, short battery life + bad refresh rate are things I can't deal with, again, thanks brother
My note 9 broke and I need a new phone but my budget is close to this phone, I've saw a couple of videos of it performing bad in simple things like the camera software getting buggy, glitchy and sluggish. In games the phone seems to struggle with big games like genshin or fornite. I am a power user, I can forgive the lack of extra storage options, but the performance is important, I have no clue what to do
I’d suggest the S20FE 5G instead. Better in most respects without the issues of the S21 FE. From the current lot the S22+ would be best but it’s more expensive, so not in the same segment. Hope this helps…
I feel like this is a decent phone all things considered. But if you can get the Snapdragon version of it, it sounds like a steal because most of your negative points come from it being an Exynos chip.
Everyone has their own personal views. But you can always call something good or bad based on comparison. And when it comes to comparison believe me this is the best deal available when compared with Galaxy A73, Oneplus 10 R, T (which is almost Realme now 😃 ) and other Xiaomi, Vivo etc etc Chinese phones available. I bought this phone at a price as low as Rs. 30k (363 USD) from Samsung Shop during FOMO offers (available till 30th October 2022) which is usually available at Rs. 54-55k (665 USD). And believe me guys this phone S21Fe is unbeatable with +3 years Software and Security updates that Samsung is offering. Also Exynos 2100 (V.2) is being offered with S21Fe, not last year's (V.1) . And Snapdragon 888 also has heating issues as well. And coming to adapter complain....I totally agree. But this issue is also present in Iphones .....Does it stop you from buying them? I hope not.
I am using this phone from 3 weeks now its working good
no heating (heated only during initial setup)
no lagging
no battery issues lasts one full day easily
no network issue
Great review but what is the issue without your audio. No stereo separation, one speaker gives out music other throws audio. Although the video setup looks like a full fledged youtuber level audio is worse than old Nokia. phones
I have had an S21 and a S21 FE and they are both rubbish for making calls. People I call can't hear me. Don't buy any S21 model
I dont agree at all with your review. I've had mine since January now and I'm very happy with it. I'm coming from iphone Se 2020. Thanks to new updates the performance and heating issues are resolved.
In regards to the camera bump, even the Iphones pro max don't lay flat on the desk.
Plastic finish doesn't feel as plastic as Samsung A series phones. It has a nice weight to it without feeling cheap.
I believe there's some inequality between the same products put on European market and Indian market. I'm sorry to hear that you have such a bad experience with this phone.
If you buy it in Europe, nothing that you've said is observed.
Hey is your phone heating?
Mine is heating.
@@kartiknangia not really. It's getting warmer when you are shooting a video but even my old iPhone did.
How do you react to messages? Cant figure it out
do you watch your own videos using headphones before uploading them ? only my left can hear what you are saying. Thanks for the video though !
I just bought this and the strange thing it was brand new (I checked seal) here in the UK but it has a snap dragon 888 with android 13 already pre installed and one UI 5.1 manufacturing date 4th April 2023!!! something is strange.....I checked with a magnifying glass code numbers serial etc and it is definitely brand new with edge wrapping all intact I though this came with android 12.......?
Yeah I've had none of the issues you have had, mine is snappy and fast, I get nearly two days of hard use out of the battery, doesn't get hot even during hard use and I never lose signal. You must have a bad unit.
Thanks Luke for the feedback
I've had two phones and both heated up so much lost battery super fast and internet loses connection anytime I exit the app or even try to see what other apps are open and returning to the internet "no connection" and I'm hooked to our wifi
I think its a very well phone in the snapdragon 888 variant but i wouldnt buy it in the exynoss Version
Watching this on my S20 FE 5g.....🥰
At 5:59 Is that guy you took a picture of wanted or something? Looks very suspicious😂
Hi I am currently using the s10 plus. Planning to buy S21. Instead of the FE do you recommend buying the S20Plus as it has SD card slot.
How much cost?
I think that stutter is only a bug. I got this phone for more than a week, i sometimes got that stutters like its running a below 30fps and i found that only happen if i lock the phone and as soon as the AOD (Always on Display) comes up i quickly unlock the phone then it's stutters like its below 30fps, but i can fix it by manually change the refresh rate setting to 60hz and chang it again to 120hz or i'll just tap the power saving button on and off (since the power setting change the refresh rate to 60hz). I think what happen here is that AOD supposed to be running at below 30fps to save battery but because of a bug somehow the framerate stuck to the homescreen. Then i tried to disable the AOD and i've never encountered the stutters anymore (for the last 3 days atleast)
I watched the entire video, and thank God I watched!
My current phone died on me and I was looking for a new phone of flagship sort which won't break the bank, saw this being sold at a huge discount on Flipkart and since I always do my due diligence before buying anything I got behind my keyboard. When I found out it had Exynos it already explained enough why it is selling for that cheap.
I'm not a fan of Samsung side of things but I thought they must have done really well now (I'm an old Samsung consumer from those old Galaxy Grand days, wasn't a fan of their UI) but they do get some things right like camera, display and I have heard good things about OneUI, that's why I thought I'd give Samsung another chance.
Then I found this gold standard in-depth well laid out review video of yours talking so honestly about all the features. Mahn Exynos is indeed a deal-breaker for me. And if it's bad even in normal usage (not a mobile gamer, PC sure) then I just can't buy it. Thanks for this video. Why classy TH-camrs like you don't get huge recognition in India? This is how review should be done. I subscribed!
Btw, if you're seeing my comment and still happen to have this phone, did it get better after updates till date? I'd like to know. Thank you.
I got the Snapdragon one, and it's pretty amazing
I have this phone and is amazing.have no problem with battery,even better than s21
I just ordered a 21fe, your the 1st channel I've seen that has DO NOT BUY...im no professional photographer, so I dont need the camera of a 21 ultra. 21fe was cheaper than the 21 by $140, and 21 ultra by over $500.. As long as it runs TH-cam and GPS, im happy...✌
Where did u buy the said phone? I bought mine on the Samsung official store
for US version s21 fe have snapdragon processor,,,,,other countries have exinos, prob this is your case, where are you ? in India ???
Dont want to be offending, but how could you possibly review a new phone that has that many flawes. I mean to me, those problems sound like a factory issue, that happends with other phones to. I think you couldve just send it back and get another one, which doesnt have these problems
So would you prefer the s21fe with snapdragon 888 over the s20fe snapdragon 865 considering the xynos is a big issue with the 21fe? Thoughts??
Thumbs up bro. I was planning to upgrade my galaxy A52s 5G which has sd 778G processor to this galaxy s21 fe which is in exynos version in my country. And now I am a little curious about changing it. Any one here to suggest me if I should change or stick to my galaxy A52s 5G
I have the A52s myself and asked this question on reddit everyone told me to stick with my A52s due to battery life and overheating in the S21 FE. Shame as I really fancied an upgrade.
@@wizzgamer did you upgrade?
My right ear hates this. The sound in this video is so off. Heard using only left earphone.
Here in Germany they sell the S21 FE with the SD888!
lucky you
I have canceled this phone order and bought s20 fe 5g at stores
Subbed. Saved me a pretty penny. Loved that gorgeous display, but I guess am picking something else as my primary for 2022.
Edit: I ended up picking up a unit, after all, after returning my Vivo X70 Pro+, mainly because it's the only half decent Android flagship available in India, right now, with all the niceties, including an IP68 rating, and wireless charging.
My primary concerns, which were overheating, and a poor battery life have long been abated. I do not have network reception issues on my unit.
I have turned off the 'always on display' feature, but my refresh rate remains set to a constant 120Hz.
My screen on time is anywhere between 5.5 - 6 hours, and I suppose I could eke out another half hour by applying a dark theme, and setting the refresh rate to 60Hz. but OneUI is such a bloated mess of an interface, that I would rather not ruin my thus far, very positive impressions of this device, which am running with Nova launcher Prime slapped on, for good measure.
Pick the s21 FE if you want a gorgeous, near bezel less flat display, great cameras, and a dependable all-day palm computer.
You won't be disappointed!
So does it overheat or something like that? I don't play a lot of games on it, for that i have my ps4. But like watching vidoes, being on the phone, you know what i mean?
@@badland.6503 Absolutely!
Haven't had any issues so far, but give me a couple days, and I will test this out for you.
@@curiocritters Thank you! 😸
@@curiocritters are you still happy with your s21 fe? This review makes it sound like the exynos variant is a dumpster fire, even though its priced too high I dont think the specs are that bad..
@@garn100 Quite! It's a very dependable device. Great camera system. Battery life (@60Hz) is excellent. No complaints. And the display is gorgeous!
First time visit on your channel ... bro you are doing grt work... soon 50k ✌🏻♥️💯
I would like to know where to connect a heah phone on my Samsung Galaxy FE 21G5
QUESTION can the SD card from S9 fit into S21fe❓thank you!
Didn't give heed to your advice and bought it anyway.
My experience: Good haptics, great performance, excellent screen, loud speakers. All this at the expense of battery. Approx 4+ hours of SOT only. Unreliable battery performance. Heating is not an issue although it gets warm but it's manageable.
A beautiful phone with bad battery life.
Have you got the Snapdragon version?
@@ShitHappenzz in India it's Exynos. I got the Exynos.
Update to my review: I restricted all the apps background usage leaving one or two and the battery seems to have improved. I get approx 6.5hrs on WiFi and about 5hrs on 4G/LTE. I am OK Dual SIM and when I switch off one SIM I get an extra hour.
Still battery is not a strong point with this phone. As for the performance and One UI OS stability, this phone is perfect. No problem with heating. Mine doesn't get hot that much. It's cold most of the time even under 35°C outside temperature.
@@prvate9818
Reviews say that turning off always on mode will increase battery life. Have you tried that.
I have never seen this speed on any other phone, you touch the app and you get response very fast. Battery can be criticize yeah but amoled 120 hz screen, fingerprint and face lock works flawless, front camera has 4k 60fps videos feature. It charges about 1 hour. Lately my friends bought iphone 14, and it has no 120 hz screen even, your decision to get made fun of by apple or buy this phone almost half price.
I texted my girlfriend to order the S21, since she was on the ohone with our carrier and I was at work and she got me this phone.... I love her but I wish she payed more attention when I talked about my interests, especially tech
Who else is having battery draining problem? I bought mine 2 days ago and i have to charge it twice a day with normal usage !
All of the other problems you know I can deal with it's okay for me but my biggest gripe with this phone is there is no headphone jack... The Samsung can do better than this
I have s21 the biggest problem is sim card is not working what's the solution plz suggest me
The phone is better than your terrible microphone quality my left ear doesnt enjoy this bad quality
The phone dont deserve the hate it gets its a good phone!