I had high hopes for the new Samsung Galaxy S21 phones phones going into our drop test, even though Galaxy phones haven’t been the most durable in our previous tests. The S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra‘s curved displays aren’t as pronounced as previous models and all the screens are covered in the strongest Gorilla …
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Samsung started rolling out its latest One UI 3.1 software update to select regions last week, bringing new features from the Galaxy S21 phone series to more devices, including the Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Note 20 series, Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung never uses stock Android software, but instead puts its own spin on the design. …
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Galaxy phones are getting a security boost. On Monday Samsung announced that it will be providing “regular security updates for a minimum of four years” to models from 2019 or later. This includes flagship phones like the Galaxy S10, S20 and S21 lines, foldable devices such as the Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold and tablets including the Tab S6 …
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The Galaxy S21 and its slightly older sibling, the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition or FE, are Samsung’s most affordable “new” flagship phones. Even though the South Korean company didn’t introduce any groundbreaking changes to the S21 line, it received a ton of praise for slashing prices of its next-gen Galaxy S line by several hundred dollars during the pandemic, allowing the …
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Samsung’s trio of S21 phones — the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra — are here, and the lineup starts at a cool $200 less than its predecessor. While the price cut is a welcome change, the smartphone industry is notoriously cut-throat, and (as always) the S21 faces stiff competition from Apple and the iPhone 12 series. So let’s see how …
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Apple’s AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earbuds you can buy, but Samsung is taking on the standard-bearer with its slightly more affordable Galaxy Buds Pro. The Buds Pro have almost the same feature set as the AirPods Pro, with active noise canceling and spatial audio support. I’ve spent two weeks testing both these pairs of earbuds to weigh the …
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The iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Galaxy S21 Ultra have arrived, representing the crown jewels in Apple and Samsung’s respective flagship lines. Each device is stacked with the top-of-the-line features reserved for smartphone royalty: blazing-fast processors, crystalline displays, versatile cameras and long-lasting batteries. As expected, neither comes cheap. The iPhone 12 Pro Max will set you back $1,099 (£1,329, …
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Samsung’s made choosing a premium phone harder than ever with the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, two similarly priced phones with similar specs released within six months of each other. Both have S Pen support, great zoom cameras and 120Hz refresh rate screens, and on paper it’s hard to tell which one is the better buy. …
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Samsung announced the Galaxy S21, and along with the trio of new phones, the company also unveiled the Galaxy Buds Pro. The completely wireless earbuds compete directly with Apple’s AirPods Pro, offering advanced features like active noise cancellation, long battery life and improved sound quality. They even have a feature that the AirPods Pro currently lacks. The Buds Pro can …
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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 may have just launched earlier this month, but the Chinese phone-maker may be close to releasing a step-up model called the Mi 11 Ultra. The new phone, which was leaked by Filipino YouTuber Tech Buff PH in a video before being pulled (a mirrored version is still online though), appears set to take on top 2021 flagships …
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