Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Smartphone SIM Free Android Mobile Phone Phantom Silver 512GB, (UK Version)

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However, if you want an even more up-to-date, high-spec version, this year's S23 Ultra might have more of what you need. Is the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better than the iPhone 12 Pro Max? The Galaxy S21 Ultra is Samsung’s latest big, heavy and expensive superphone that makes meaningful improvements to both the camera and general usability. Focus enhancer occasionally triggered when just trying to shoot using the main camera, resulting in overly sharpened images.

Part of the reason the S21 Ultra seems snappy is the fact that Samsung has further streamlined its software interface. With the OneUI 3.0 interface, menus now throw fewer unnecessary windows in your face before executing what you want to do. Turning on power save mode, for example, makes adjustments immediately.

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Hang on to your power adapters. Neither the old USB-A nor the new USB-C chargers are included in the box, but you will get all-day battery life. (Image credit: Future) Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra battery life You’ll also need to provide the charging plug yourself and a pair of headphones as neither make an appearance inside the box.

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The new dual-telephoto camera system is also a marked improvement, providing a level of flexibility and optical zoom that you just can’t get with other mainstream rivals.

We noticed that the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera offers improved dynamic range in outdoor photos (see photos with a bright sky and darker buildings) over its predecessors, and Samsung now offers 12-bit raw files for greater flexibility when editing. The iPhone 12 Pro series still wins out for many non-zoomed photos, especially indoor and nighttime shots, but Samsung and its more finely tuned night mode (it doesn’t simply bump up the exposure) help close the gap. The need for resolutions higher than Full HD among smartphones was being driven by VR headsets – you could see a ‘screen door effect’ at lower resolutions when the pixels were so close to your face. But Samsung, along with the entire mobile industry, seems to have cooled all phone-based VR initiatives.It includes a huge 108-megapixel lens, which is still top-quality more than two years later. And the rest of the camera array includes a 3x optical telephoto sensor and a 10x optical telephoto sensor. While it’s a plus for some, the large size will definitely put many off. Make sure you’re comfortable with such a large device before investing.