I've been a Samsung girl for many years, since the J3 (maybe earlier? ). I received this as a gift last year at this time, I'm blessed is all I can say. I probably would have had my A20 (maybe it was an A21?) or whatever it was for a very long time as I can't afford new phones nor new S class phones. This has great picture quality, I'm not by any means a great picture taker, but wow. Where my eyes fail me with distance vision, this picks up fine details so extremely well. Storage is great, there's nothing I don't like about my phone, it's just my carrier, but since I can't afford anything but Boost (Sorry y'all, I had Metro when it first came out, it stunk), so that's about it. It took me awhile to figure out some of the more advanced features, I also forget how ... MoreI've been a Samsung girl for many years, since the J3 (maybe earlier? ). I received this as a gift last year at this time, I'm blessed is all I can say. I probably would have had my A20 (maybe it was an A21?) or whatever it was for a very long time as I can't afford new phones nor new S class phones. This has great picture quality, I'm not by any means a great picture taker, but wow. Where my eyes fail me with distance vision, this picks up fine details so extremely well. Storage is great, there's nothing I don't like about my phone, it's just my carrier, but since I can't afford anything but Boost (Sorry y'all, I had Metro when it first came out, it stunk), so that's about it. It took me awhile to figure out some of the more advanced features, I also forget how I've done certain things with those features. I'm going to mention about buying an Otterbox plus screen protector for this phone. It's a must. I'm clumsy I had to Heather-proof my phone. It's worth the extra expense. My phone has fallen off the counter, it's been dropped on concrete, fallen off the little bookcase, the fire place mantel, and no damage to the actual phone.

Beautiful phone, lots of features

What first drew me too this phone was the IP68 rating which means it can get wet for longer than an iPhone. Second, the battery is larger than most and even larger than the newer galaxy. It had a beautiful, rich display (more saturated yes, but that can be adjusted, I like it), solid preloaded apps and features. The thumbprint reader works everything, so does the face unlock. With Samsung voice assist or Google assist (Bixby or Hey Google), you don't even have to touch the phone. All of my passwords are saved in with Samsung wallet, formerly Samsing pass and on banking and other sensitive apps it takes your fingerprint to login. I will definitely recommend this phone, not as a discount phone but top tier. Also a gaming machine and great photo and video (though I am ... MoreWhat first drew me too this phone was the IP68 rating which means it can get wet for longer than an iPhone. Second, the battery is larger than most and even larger than the newer galaxy. It had a beautiful, rich display (more saturated yes, but that can be adjusted, I like it), solid preloaded apps and features. The thumbprint reader works everything, so does the face unlock. With Samsung voice assist or Google assist (Bixby or Hey Google), you don't even have to touch the phone. All of my passwords are saved in with Samsung wallet, formerly Samsing pass and on banking and other sensitive apps it takes your fingerprint to login. I will definitely recommend this phone, not as a discount phone but top tier. Also a gaming machine and great photo and video (though I am not an expert, low light is fantastic). Regardless of other reviews you may have seen, it does not feel cheap or plastic in any way, my family agrees with me. Check it out.

Best Investment I've Made in Years

I've been a Samsung Galaxy fanatic since the S2. Had 3 of them, an S4, and then a brand new S7 that lasted me for 6 years. One fateful morning in January, 2022, I awoke to my beloved S7 totally dead and not even a total factory reset could get it boot up. I had all my pics and videos backed up, but unfortunately lost 6 years worth of contacts, most of which were work related and... that was painful, but that was my fault, not the phone.I have a "Bring Your Own Phone" service provider, so I need to buy a phone outright. Went out to Best Buy, laid eyes on the (at the time) Brand Spankin' New Galaxy S21FE. Love at first sight. Bought the last one they had, and it's revolutionized my life.My S7 was no simple machine, it was a sophisticated piece of equipment, ... MoreI've been a Samsung Galaxy fanatic since the S2. Had 3 of them, an S4, and then a brand new S7 that lasted me for 6 years. One fateful morning in January, 2022, I awoke to my beloved S7 totally dead and not even a total factory reset could get it boot up. I had all my pics and videos backed up, but unfortunately lost 6 years worth of contacts, most of which were work related and... that was painful, but that was my fault, not the phone.I have a "Bring Your Own Phone" service provider, so I need to buy a phone outright. Went out to Best Buy, laid eyes on the (at the time) Brand Spankin' New Galaxy S21FE. Love at first sight. Bought the last one they had, and it's revolutionized my life.My S7 was no simple machine, it was a sophisticated piece of equipment, however, I had ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how much of a quantum leap wireless devices had made during the 6 years I kept that S7 chugging along (ALWAYS buy the most expensive, heavy duty case you can find).The way this phone seamlessly integrates with my Laptop, my smart TV, that tap-the-credit-card-reader thing to pay when I'm checking out in stores... Samsung Pay I think it's called?I had no idea what I was missing. These services are mind-blowing to me. I didn't even have cloud storage prior to this phone and I am content creator. I can't put into words what Microsoft OneDrive has done for my workflow, and I'd have never found about it if I didn't get this Samsung Galaxy.I love it beyond measure, am a devoted Galaxy customer for life, and the iPhone, while definitely a cool piece of tech, has got NOTHING on what Samsung has done with the Galaxy line. This device is incredible.

Best phone on the market available! Samsung ROCKS!

Upgrading from the original Google Pixel (first gen), I am ASTOUNDED by Samsung's superiority in the smart phone market. I purchased Samsung's Galaxy S 21 FE 5G (256gb graphite) on sale from Samsung.com for about $150 off, making it an even better deal. As a computer scientists and photographer, I use and appreciate the countless features Samsung phones have very day. Photography wise, I appreciate the options to change the ISO, shutter speed, focus and white balance manually on pro mode. I can also set the camera to save images in RAW format in the camera settings, which drastically helps post-image editing, especially for astrophotography. Using my Samsung camera almost feels like using a professional DSLR or mirrorless camera because of the customizable camera ... MoreUpgrading from the original Google Pixel (first gen), I am ASTOUNDED by Samsung's superiority in the smart phone market. I purchased Samsung's Galaxy S 21 FE 5G (256gb graphite) on sale from Samsung.com for about $150 off, making it an even better deal. As a computer scientists and photographer, I use and appreciate the countless features Samsung phones have very day. Photography wise, I appreciate the options to change the ISO, shutter speed, focus and white balance manually on pro mode. I can also set the camera to save images in RAW format in the camera settings, which drastically helps post-image editing, especially for astrophotography. Using my Samsung camera almost feels like using a professional DSLR or mirrorless camera because of the customizable camera features and striking quality. I use these features to take incredible pictures of everything from the Milky Way/night sky to portraits of my loved ones and time lapses of the clouds. For such a low price, no other company could possibly beat Samsung's edge on advanced technology and superior features. The under - display fingerprint sensor is lightning quick and very useful, and the overall design is very pleasing. To this day, even after having it for months, everytime I look at at my phone I notice how beautiful of a phone it is; it looks like a meticulously crafted expensive piece of jewelry. Others seem to think so, too, because I get compliments on it's look all the time. I don't understand why anyone would choose not to buy a Samsung phone because they're the best on the market, especially for their price. In fact, just yesterday one of my iPhone using friends' phone died, and when I showed her I could charge it with my phone by just putting their backs together using the power share feature, she was utterly shocked that such "futuristic" and "amazing" technology existed. She even said she wanted to buy a Samsung smartphone just for that feature. Little does she know, although, about the countless other amazing features that she would discover about Samsungs if she did so; features like Dolby Atmos, multi device connectivity in 'media output' settings, the highly customizable and adaptable Samsung keyboard, etc..Overall, the Galaxy S21 FE is an incredible phone that I highly recommend, especially for the price. In fact, I recommend any Samsung s-series or z-sries phone in general because you cant go wrong with them. The numberless unique features that you will continue to discover about your Samsung phone months later is only one of the many experiences Samung users get that its competitors don't. If you're a photographer, Samsung is definitely the best way to go as it has highly versatile camera features that other companies lack. You can never go wrong with a Samsung.All of the attached photos were taken by me on my Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Excellent - Has the features that count!

I've had mine only a week, and so far I love it. I traded in my 4 year old S9+, which I also loved, but only because the battery was getting weak. I thought of replacing its battery for $100, but I just couldn't refuse the deal Samsung is currently offering for a brand new S21 FE 5g. The S21 FE is exactly the same physical size as my old S9+ and both fit my hand perfectly, but somehow the FE has almost a quarter inch larger screen primarily at the top of the display. The SD865 CPU is plenty powerful, the 4500 mAh battery is a big plus, especially for me, and the guaranteed 4 years of OS support is unbeatable.I considered getting the S22 for only $100 more, but it had a slightly smaller battery and less screen real estate, so the S21 FE with 5g was the right phone ... MoreI've had mine only a week, and so far I love it. I traded in my 4 year old S9+, which I also loved, but only because the battery was getting weak. I thought of replacing its battery for $100, but I just couldn't refuse the deal Samsung is currently offering for a brand new S21 FE 5g. The S21 FE is exactly the same physical size as my old S9+ and both fit my hand perfectly, but somehow the FE has almost a quarter inch larger screen primarily at the top of the display. The SD865 CPU is plenty powerful, the 4500 mAh battery is a big plus, especially for me, and the guaranteed 4 years of OS support is unbeatable.I considered getting the S22 for only $100 more, but it had a slightly smaller battery and less screen real estate, so the S21 FE with 5g was the right phone for me at the perfect trade-in price.Its only shortcoming (to me) is the lack of SD Card expansion storage, but with 128 GB to start, there are plenty of ways to get around that these days. The plastic back is no issue since I always use a well-made, attractive case to protect my phones, and I've never cracked a phone screen anyway. (Watch - I probably just jinxed myself.)Overall, it's a very attractive phone with a beautiful display, excellent battery life and processing power, 5g connectivity, the perfect size for my hand, excellent triplet rear camera setup and 4 years of OS support. For almost 60% off its list price (with an extra Samsung coupon), how could I refuse this offer from Samsung? Unless you absolutely must have the S-Pen and/or the S22 Ultra, this S21 FE 5g is like an offer from Vito Corleone "that you just can't refuse".

Greatness loaded with precision!

In general and specifically, this phone is great and I am very happy I bought it. My past phone was Samsung A11 which experienced a serious issue with the network card. The S21 FE turned out to be very helpful and valuable since it costs almost $1000 after accessories and add-ons. The phone does get hot sometimes with high performance, but cools down in a few minutes. I would strongly recommend this phone to anyone who wants a low scale and value phone. They can also go for any phone in the S21 series which is best! And better than S21 is S22 series due to the software and security features it has. And of course the accessibility and productivity levels have been increased to a different level, more than any Apple phone. If you want better picture quality, just use ... MoreIn general and specifically, this phone is great and I am very happy I bought it. My past phone was Samsung A11 which experienced a serious issue with the network card. The S21 FE turned out to be very helpful and valuable since it costs almost $1000 after accessories and add-ons. The phone does get hot sometimes with high performance, but cools down in a few minutes. I would strongly recommend this phone to anyone who wants a low scale and value phone. They can also go for any phone in the S21 series which is best! And better than S21 is S22 series due to the software and security features it has. And of course the accessibility and productivity levels have been increased to a different level, more than any Apple phone. If you want better picture quality, just use the Remaster picture feature from Gallery and it will do a lot of things to make that picture attractive and ideal to be seen in general. For the past years, my parents have the A70 and A30 series phones and they still work whereas in Apple, it would be a bunch of issues with the motherboard or speaker or something else. Still strongly recommend the Samsung S21 or S22 series phones.

SYSTEM DATA HOGS UP OVER HALF OF AVAILABLE UNUPGRADEABLE INTERNAL MEMORY

Galaxy S21+ 128GB modelSuper phone if you don't care about having only half the advertised memory available for your personal data, pics, vids, music, etc.The video captures are great but can use massive amounts of memory data. Video taken at higher resolution, not even the highest available, uses about 1GB pe5 min recording. That can use up non system available memory rather quick if you're hoping to use it for recording lots of video.I'd have been happy if I hadn't been stuck buying the 128gb model as all the 256gb models were sold out and at the time the waiting list for the bigger memory model was months long.Here is a pic of my memory stats showing the bulk being consumed by the phones data. Also, I have almost no third party apps installed, this is ... MoreGalaxy S21+ 128GB modelSuper phone if you don't care about having only half the advertised memory available for your personal data, pics, vids, music, etc.The video captures are great but can use massive amounts of memory data. Video taken at higher resolution, not even the highest available, uses about 1GB pe5 min recording. That can use up non system available memory rather quick if you're hoping to use it for recording lots of video.I'd have been happy if I hadn't been stuck buying the 128gb model as all the 256gb models were sold out and at the time the waiting list for the bigger memory model was months long.Here is a pic of my memory stats showing the bulk being consumed by the phones data. Also, I have almost no third party apps installed, this is mostly data being used by the installed features, of which most can't be removed to free up space.I'm going to upgrade to the S23 ultra if it's availed with the larger memory option.

Very Happy with this Device

I absolutely love this phone. It works great, it seems to me that it's gonna stay working for long time, software and hardware wise. The only things I dislike are the screen fingerprint scanner. It doesn't seem to work 100% of the time. The other thing, which is my biggest dislike, is that it doesn't have an Iris Scanner like the Galaxy S9 did. I think that was the honestly the BEST feature. It worked 100% of the time, in daylight or the dark. I wear gloves, masks and other headgear for work, so being able to hold the phone up to my eye to unlock it was amazing.Other than those 2 things, the S21 battery is pretty good, it lasts me a full day even with continuous use. Though sometimes it does die very quickly and I won't even be using it, which is an every now and ... MoreI absolutely love this phone. It works great, it seems to me that it's gonna stay working for long time, software and hardware wise. The only things I dislike are the screen fingerprint scanner. It doesn't seem to work 100% of the time. The other thing, which is my biggest dislike, is that it doesn't have an Iris Scanner like the Galaxy S9 did. I think that was the honestly the BEST feature. It worked 100% of the time, in daylight or the dark. I wear gloves, masks and other headgear for work, so being able to hold the phone up to my eye to unlock it was amazing.Other than those 2 things, the S21 battery is pretty good, it lasts me a full day even with continuous use. Though sometimes it does die very quickly and I won't even be using it, which is an every now and then thing. The waterproofing has held up 100%, and I use this thing in the water a lot. I also wash it everyday with soap and cold water. The cameras are excellent and the quality of the screen and the pictures are stunning. Pictures can be blown up on bigger screens and still be crystal clear. I love this phone. I'm glad I pre-ordered it.

Will make you have trust issues

I switched to S21 Fe after my beloved One plus 6T and can honestly say- this is the buggiest clueless phone ever!!Pros: Display is neat, phone is pretty quick at 120Hz refresh rate, Design is goodCons: Legit the dumbest phone I've used. Battery life is very okayish compared to how Samsung touted it to be. Jio 4g DOES NOT work at all some times. The internet stops working out of the blue, i couldn't open Spotify, youtube or even a simple Google Chrome page when that happens, it's just so frustrating..Phone contacts get randomly deleted and I had to recover it from the trash from my Google account. Face sensors are the worst, does not work at all even in a little bit of dim light. Also, Noone has mentioned this but the phone just doesn't get connected to a new ... MoreI switched to S21 Fe after my beloved One plus 6T and can honestly say- this is the buggiest clueless phone ever!!Pros: Display is neat, phone is pretty quick at 120Hz refresh rate, Design is goodCons: Legit the dumbest phone I've used. Battery life is very okayish compared to how Samsung touted it to be. Jio 4g DOES NOT work at all some times. The internet stops working out of the blue, i couldn't open Spotify, youtube or even a simple Google Chrome page when that happens, it's just so frustrating..Phone contacts get randomly deleted and I had to recover it from the trash from my Google account. Face sensors are the worst, does not work at all even in a little bit of dim light. Also, Noone has mentioned this but the phone just doesn't get connected to a new wifi network for some reason. For a flagship phone , it sure has a hell lot of useless samsung apps that persuasively asks you to update - AND a million Samsung ads!!!. I regretfully bought the "fan edition" and ironically, it seems nothing like it has listened to its fans. The c type cord only recognises a headphone jack from samsung. The phone does not work with any of the other chargers, or is extremely slow charging ( one whole day for 80% of charge) forcing you to buy a charger from Samsung which costs about 2500rs which, in my opinion is very cunning of samsung(considering how their website mentioned they haven't included a charger because 'they're saving the environment' ) Camera is over hyped as it literally has nothing special to it. Also, No task can be done quickly, it will take a while for you to to find your way around the settings (Apple, much?) The phone lacks innovation in terms of features and build but thinks a stupid dancing AI avatar will compensate for it. What are we, 10?All of the above complaints have been already reported in their website but there is no response from their end except for a stupid automated response. Yep. poor customer service tooAll this for freaking 60,000rs!!!I am a person that takes great care of my phone and I miss my one plus 6T which worked like an absolute dream for 4 years before i got bored of it and wanted an update. Do not go for this phone if you are a lover of quality and do not trust the reviews given by Gadget giants on YouTube (you know who I'm talking about)

Worst phone I've EVER had.

I've had this phone for six months now and the battery life still sucks. I was told it would for a couple of weeks while it "learned my using habits." Well, yesterday it fully died twice with light to moderate use. The charger does charge really fast, but I feel like they made it a super fast charge because they knew the battery is awful. I was talked out of the phone I really wanted, a Z Flip 3 because the battery life was awful on it. If this is better lord have mercy! The phone has already started not ringing when I get calls. I missed three calls yesterday and only knew about them because of the voice-mail notification, by the way I was standing right next to my phone the whole time. It didn't ringing, show a call was coming through, or that there was a missed ... MoreI've had this phone for six months now and the battery life still sucks. I was told it would for a couple of weeks while it "learned my using habits." Well, yesterday it fully died twice with light to moderate use. The charger does charge really fast, but I feel like they made it a super fast charge because they knew the battery is awful. I was talked out of the phone I really wanted, a Z Flip 3 because the battery life was awful on it. If this is better lord have mercy! The phone has already started not ringing when I get calls. I missed three calls yesterday and only knew about them because of the voice-mail notification, by the way I was standing right next to my phone the whole time. It didn't ringing, show a call was coming through, or that there was a missed call until the voice mail was sent. I'm glad none of them were emergencies.The only reason I gave this phone two stars is because the camera is AMAZING. So, if you want an awesome camera you can make calls with, that will die within three hours of being unplugged go for it. Oh and the charging cord is a new size that you have to buy and adapter for it to fit any type of other charging port. Seriously don't get this phone. I will be paying it off as fast as I can to get something better.