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Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
It’s sometimes a little hard to get excited about yet another chunky looking phone from Samsung but the Galaxy S21 Ultra, the latest and greatest from the Korean manufacturer this year, does get some things right.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is priced at PHP 69,990 for the 12GB + 256GB variant, and PHP 79,990 for the 16GB + 512GB option. Compared to its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra holds note-worthy upgrades that are perfect for creatives or users with demanding lifestyles—or you just have the budget...
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is definitely one of the most expensive non-foldable flagships on the market. It is €100 cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and €50 cheaper than the iPhone 12 Pro Max when those were released.- Daring
- bold design
- AMOLED WQHD+ 120 Hz screen is sublime
- Improved Exynos 2100 chipset
- Versatile camera module
- Fantastic 10x zoom
- Great battery life and performance
- Fluid OneUI 3.1 interface is feature-rich
- Exynos 2100 does not outperform the Snapdragon 888 SoC
- No charger included
- No microSD slot
- 25-watt fast charging only
- S-Pen is nearly redundant
- Expensive (although cheaper than the S20 Ultra)
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a well-made evolution of its predecessor with a great design refresh. The new OLED display is capable of supporting a high resolution and a high adaptive 120 Hz refresh rate at the same time, and it is also the brightest display that we have ever seen in a smartphone.- extremely bright OLED display
- 120 Hz and WQHD+
- high system performance
- good camera setup
- Wi-Fi 6E
- dual SIM with 5G and eSIM
- good call quality
- S Pen support
- storage not expandable
- VHT160 Wi-Fi not particularly fast or stable
- games are FPS-bound
- missing Bluetooth audio codecs
- 5G without mmWave
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
Surprise, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is launching a month earlier than anticipated, and that’s good news if you’re eager to own the very best of what Samsung can pack into a smartphone. It wowed us with a huge screen, five cameras and the best zoom on any readily available Android phone.- The best camera zoom
- Mesmerizing design
- S Pen support
- Expensive at any level
- No microSD card slot
- Just 128GB of storage to start
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The clear flagship in the S21 family - and a better performer than the smaller S21 and S21+ models, thanks to its better cameras - the Ultra is the pick for those who want all the best that Samsung offers.- Great new finish and improved design
- Powerful internal hardware
- Adaptive refresh rate
- S Pen stylus support
- Camera performance
- Stands apart from rest of S21 range
- No microSD card slot
- Undeniably expensive
- Camera setup more confusing than it needs to be
- Battery life isn't great under pressure
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
Check out Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra flagship specs, performance, camera and battery life review, what's in two zooms?- The longest
- cleanest zoom on a phone
- and most versatile camera set
- The best battery life in its class
- Brightest display with the most granular adaptive refresh rate
- Stylish Contour Cut design and richer variety of colors
- Unique 12-bit color RAW capture at 108MP
- S Pen stylus support
- Next-gen...
- Still big and bulky to carry and use
- especially with an S Pen case on
- $1200 gets you just 128GB
- no charger
- earbuds
- or memory card slot
- The new ultrasonic finger scanner is still comparatively slow
- Softness in the main camera sample edges
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the mobile market's wildest monster mobile, which makes up for the sins of the past.- Impressive camera with great creative possibilities. Razor-sharp and bright screen with adaptive 120 Hz refresh rate combined with nice design and extremely high performance.
- No charger supplied and battery life is not impressive.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is Samsung’s latest big, heavy and expensive superphone that makes meaningful improvements to both the camera and general usability. All the usual top-quality elements are there.- big 120Hz screen
- 5G
- great and flexible camera
- 3x and 10x optical zoom
- dual sim
- One UI
- wireless charging and powershare
- good performance
- long battery
- fast fingerprint scanner.
- huge
- heavy
- very expensive
- no headphone socket
- only three-plus years of software updates.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
We’re a tad late to the party (thanks, Samsung!), but our Galaxy S21 Ultra has arrived. As you know, we like to kick it old school and do a good ol’ fashioned unboxing, so let’s not waste any more time and get straight to it. In the below video, we’ll unbox the device, go over the box’s lack of...