Samsung Galaxy S21

[Teebs]

Anyone looking forward to the launch next week? I'm still on a S10+ so 2 years old and ripe for an upgrade...

[dogbucket]

I am not due an upgrade until August and also have an S10+. My main hope is the proportions are better on the Ultra (more like an iPhone Max) as the S20 Ultra just looked ridiculously tall.

Otherwise I may go back to iPhone but I have concerns that the freedoms I have enjoyed on Android in terms of downloading etc are not the same in iOS, although I think things have improved in that regard with later iOS.

[Teebs]

I'm hoping that Samsung have good trade-in options like before, I think I got £300 back for my old S8 directly with them. Last upgrade, sim-free only cost me around £450..

[dogbucket]

My S10+ is a 512Gb Ceramic, so finding a suitable replacement will be hard. Other than 'bigger' I don't feel mine is lacking yet.

[Teebs]

Launch event is live now so just awaiting some reviews on the S21 Ultra 5G.

Samsung direct will give me £380 for my S10+ and free Pro Buds / Tile tracker - both of which would be useful..

Decisons, decisions..

[danny0001uk1]

As a s20 plus owner I see no reason to upgrade to the s21 plus or is it just me?

https://www.gadgetsnow.com/compare-mobile-phones/S...

The 21 doesn't have a SD card slot.

[Teebs]

Teebs said:

Launch event is live now so just awaiting some reviews on the S21 Ultra 5G.

Samsung direct will give me £380 for my S10+ and free Pro Buds / Tile tracker - both of which would be useful..

Decisons, decisions..

Resistance was futile, S21 Ultra 256gb 5G ordered. Samsung tipped me over the edge with a £50 off voucher, sneaky.

[Crafty_]

Still on an S9+, (after having S3, 5 and 7) see zero reason to upgrade - quite the opposite. No headphone jack so you have to buy stupid earphones that need charging, no SD card slot, big price tag for something with less functionality than the phone I already have.

I went sim only last year and will only update when this one dies, very unlikely to be a samsung either.

[Frimley111R]

Crafty_ said:

Still on an S9+, (after having S3, 5 and 7) see zero reason to upgrade - quite the opposite. No headphone jack so you have to buy stupid earphones that need charging, no SD card slot, big price tag for something with less functionality than the phone I already have.

I went sim only last year and will only update when this one dies, very unlikely to be a samsung either.

S8+ here on SIM only. A new phone would be nice but the nicest ones are £60+ p/m compared to £15p/m on SIM only and they look mostly the same and are only a little bit better. As much as I'd like one, spending a grand or so over the length of a contract just doesn't seem value to me.

I'm sure this is affecting the whole market though.

[ChocolateFrog]

Does it have a solid state battery? I don't think so.

Haven't felt I'm missing out on anything with my S8, which I got when it first came out so must be nearly 4 years old now.

[Nimby]

Crafty_ said:

Still on an S9+

Me too; mine's perfectly OK and I'm quite happy with it, though have to accept it won't get Android 11.

Still, now the S21 is announced the price of S10s and S20s will probably drop.

[melhookv12]

Teebs said:

Resistance was futile, S21 Ultra 256gb 5G ordered. Samsung tipped me over the edge with a £50 off voucher, sneaky.

How did you get the extra voucher Teebs ?

[TameRacingDriver]

dogbucket said:

Otherwise I may go back to iPhone but I have concerns that the freedoms I have enjoyed on Android in terms of downloading etc are not the same in iOS, although I think things have improved in that regard with later iOS.

I'm afraid not.

[Teebs]

melhookv12 said:

How did you get the extra voucher Teebs ?

I pre-registered on the Samsung Website prior to the launch - Quidco are also offering 4% cashback too (if you use that site).

[jodypress]

Teebs said:

Teebs said:

Launch event is live now so just awaiting some reviews on the S21 Ultra 5G.

Samsung direct will give me £380 for my S10+ and free Pro Buds / Tile tracker - both of which would be useful..

Decisons, decisions..

Resistance was futile, S21 Ultra 256gb 5G ordered. Samsung tipped me over the edge with a £50 off voucher, sneaky.

Well, I got suckered in too. My S10+ is due for an upgrade in 7 days and best offer I could get for it is £230, so £380 was a result and some shiny new ear buds too.
So how did you get the extra £50 off, I didn't see that anywhere?

[welshjon81]

Still on my Note 8. I pay a tenner a month for 12GB of data and more or less free texts and calls. I just cannot justify going back to paying £40-£50 a month for basically a better camera... I mean, I'm not a photographer so a 15MP camera is more than enough!

Someone able to change my mind?

I know I will have to update at some point but until the phone I have dies, I just cannot see the point!

[D1on]

Teebs said:

I'm hoping that Samsung have good trade-in options like before, I think I got £300 back for my old S8 directly with them. Last upgrade, sim-free only cost me around £450..

I'd be interested in this, Im still on an s10+.
Where will be able to see what they have to offer?

[TameRacingDriver]

welshjon81 said:

Still on my Note 8. I pay a tenner a month for 12GB of data and more or less free texts and calls. I just cannot justify going back to paying £40-£50 a month for basically a better camera... I mean, I'm not a photographer so a 15MP camera is more than enough!

Someone able to change my mind?

I know I will have to update at some point but until the phone I have dies, I just cannot see the point!

Agreed, no point unless you want a better camera. I like taking photos so I do tend to upgrade every 2-3 years, sooner if a phone were to have a feature I strongly wanted. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother.

[paulrockliffe]

Why did they jump from S10 to S20 if they're going to then go to the S21? Might as well have just kept it simple and gone S11 and S12 as they're straight back into the boring names again.

[alorotom]

Vodafone seem to have some good deals immediately ... 128gb, £50 upfront and £39/mth (usually £46). Not sure if it’s a new line or an additional line offer.

6gb/24mth