At its first launch event in 2021, Samsung introduced to the world a wealth of new technologies and features provided with the Galaxy S21 family. However, you must know these 8 facts before you make an order.
But while all the facts, figures, and features were mentioned in the presentation, some important points of this new flagship product and accessory were not covered. After the announcement, the company researched the product page and contacted Samsung directly to find out the facts.
The back of the Galaxy S21 is plastic
One of the biggest features Samsung hasn't mentioned in the S21 family is that the front of this smartphone family and the back of the S21+ and S21 Ultra are coated with Corning's latest Gorilla Glass Victus, while the S21 is reinforced. It is coated with polycarbonate, but from the standpoint of non-professionals, reinforced polycarbonate is simply plastic.
Samsung showed the same tendencies as the basic Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra last year, but it is noteworthy that they omitted mention of these differences during the launch process. Choosing it isn't inherently a bad thing because plastic is lighter than glass, it's more resistant to impact, and has better color control. But Samsung is concerned about the question of using plastic, asking the reason for the difference in materials.
Display of S21 and S21+, top in full FD+ resolution
Media criticized Samsung for having to choose between the default WQHD+ resolution or the maximum supported 120Hz refresh rate when users use the S20 last year, but this year Samsung completely eliminated user options.
The S21 and S21+'s dynamic AMOLED 2X panels are basically the highest in full HD+ resolution. In other words, it is not as clear as the panel of last year's smartphone, but you can enjoy 120Hz or higher without problems.
Fortunately, the S21 Ultra maintains WQHD+ resolution and supports adaptive refresh rates at the same time. That means you can enjoy clearer high-definition content at up to 120Hz.
There is no expandable memory in the Galaxy S210 family
The expandable memory of Samsung Galaxy flagship products seems to have disappeared from last year's Note 20 Ultra. Not all of this year's Galaxy S21 family has scalable storage options, but instead, Samsung relies on Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage partnership.
The S21 and S21+ can store 128GB or 256GB internally, while the S21 Ultra can store up to 512GB.
Galaxy S21 family keeps 25W fast charging
Just as expandable storage disappeared from the Note 20 Ultra, the S20 Ultra seems to have disappeared from fast charging faster than 25W.
All three Galaxy S released this year support up to 25W wired charging and USB PD 3.0 standard, and support up to 15W wireless charging and 4.5W reverse wireless charging (also known as 4.5W wireless powershare).
It is also worth recalling that this year's Galaxy S smartphone does not come with a power adapter (or headphones), and if the device has less than a 30% charge, the wireless power share will not work.
MmWave model, heavier
In regions where users can use millimeter-wave 5G and Samsung sells millimeter-wave support products for the S21 family, all three models weigh 2g heavier. This is probably the result of an additional antenna system.
8K video snap, creating 33-megapixel photos
This year's Galaxy S21 family's camera setting is 24 frames per second, which continues to support 8K video capture. With the 8K video snap feature, you can tap the icon to import still images from 8K movies.
These still images were described as 'high definition' at the time of presentation, but the actual resolution of the 8K video snap is 33 million pixels.
Compatible with Galaxy Smart Tag and Samsung Galaxy devices only
At the time of the announcement, it wasn't clear, but it turns out that Samsung's new Galaxy SmartTag location tracker requires a connection to a Samsung account to work, and can only be found through a Samsung Galaxy device.
There have been questions about whether Android devices can support accessories, but it doesn't appear to be, and it doesn't have as many features as the tracker from its notable competitor, Tile.
Galaxy Buds Pro's automatic switching function, only for Galaxy devices
One of the impressive new technologies offered by the true wireless experience of Samsung's new Galaxy Buds Pro is the ability to automatically switch audio sources based on user needs.
When watching a movie on a tablet, Buzz Pro can be set to automatically switch the connection from the tablet to the phone when a call comes from the phone, and automatically connect to the tablet when the phone call is over, without doing anything.
It may not be surprising, but this feature is exclusive to the Galaxy (I hoped it would work on other Android devices at least). To use this feature, all the devices in question must be running Samsung's latest OneUI 3.1, and all devices must be logged into the same Samsung account.
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