Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB
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Show product pageSamsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, freshly released, takes its place as the brand’s flagship, with all the biggest, fastest, smartest superlatives in tow. It’s got four rear cameras and a single front camera, a 6.8″ Dynamic AMOLED 2x display with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, and it even has an...- Overall performance is good
- Almost no discernible artifacts
- Dynamics are good at low volumes
- Good timbre performance at high SPL
- Few artifacts
- Good SNR across tested use cases
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
If you want something better on the Samsung Galaxy S21 series, then you should go for the Samsung S21 Ultra 5G. The new phone is the advanced version of Samsung S21 and Samsung S21 Plus 5G.
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra hits the FCC, confirms S-Pen and Wi-Fi 6E support
Leaked official images of the Galaxy S21 Ultra, from Evan Blass. Evan Blass Leaked official images of the Galaxy S21 Ultra, from Evan Blass. Evan Blass The camera block wraps all the way around the sides and corner, but it looks like the glass is only on the back.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
Pockets beware, the giant smartphone is back with a sleeker camera and a super processor...
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
This is the "Ultra" smartphone you've been looking for!- Big
- bright & beautiful display
- Camera bump is no longer obtrusive
- Camera has seen huge improvements year-over-year
- Space Zoom is less of a gimmick
- 120Hz at Quad HD+ resolution
- Battery life is very impressive
- $200 cheaper than its predecessor
- Much improved fingerprint sensor
- Large phone is large
- not suitable for everyone
- No charger in the box
- Doesn't support fast charging (25W max)
- S Pen supported
- but not included in box
- No MST with Samsung Pay
- No micro SD card slot
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
At $1,199 / £1,149, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra needs to be excellent, and it is. Powerful internals, a class-leading 10x zoom and a number of fun value adds, not least of all S Pen support give it some standout charm.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
The Galaxy S21 is a tank. It’s a big, heavy (8.04 ounces versus its predecessor’s 7.7), blunt instrument of a phone. It’s quintessential Samsung, really — the handset you purchase when too much isn’t quite enough.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
- Fresh design with Gorilla Glass 7 in front and back
- huge 10x optical zoom cam
- great battery life
- brilliant high-refresh rate display
- bigger and faster fingerprint sensor
- built-in stylus support
- Base storage a bit low
- 4K and 8K video sometimes looks oversharpened
- no more microSD card slot
- still no headphone jack
- not cheap
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
It was always going to be tough for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra to follow the fantastic phone that is the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, at least as far as the experience is concerned. Yet, Samsung clearly has taken pains to find those specific points on the spec sheet, which needed an upgrade.
Samsung Galaxy S21 ULTRA (512GB) 5G Phantom Black SM-G998BZKHXNZ review
Samsung has addressed many of the pain points that last year’s S series Ultra model had and made key improvements to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G to refine the overall experience. There are also a ton of value-added features that make it a more well-rounded device.