I gotta say. I love the relationship between LTT and Dbrand. I'm broken in that when I see too many advertisements for a company I'll refuse to ever buy stuff from them. Dbrand has managed to avoid that impulse in me. Good job!

You know who got me a few days ago ?? effin goat guns haha. one of the best "ads" I've ever seen . I bought one 🤣🤣

Yeah I Actually don't hate them. I just don't need their products but I can see the appeal.

Yeaaaah. I totally bought a dbrand carbon fiber skin for my Mac 😂😂 I actually like them.

Same

He forgot to note that the S21 FE is running android 12, which is surprising how fast they can update their software

It launched with Android 12, what do you mean?

Just got the update on my A52 5G. I thought it was released back in May with LTT's video on it, just looked it up; general release was in October.

I remember that $600 were flagship prices and $300 were the budget prices. I don't like where this tech inflation is heading.

Thing is that before budget phones were barely usable, lagging even when navigating menus and super cheapily made. Nowadays nobody really needs a flagship. Even one of the cheapest phones will serve you in day to day taks just fine and that can be just around 150 dollars. For most other people some midranger which is around 400 dollars is absolutely fine for anything they might need. There are not that many differences in battery, SoC nor screen or cameras. For flagship you pay way more and you get way less benefit, it is really only for people with specific needs or tech enthusiasts or as a status symbol in case of most Apple users. You also have the featue gatekeeping for different flagship categories right. Normal galaxy will needlesly have something missing to consider buying the overpriced ultra version. That is not present on midrange phone market because it is more competetive and customers more picky, those phones are usually more complete. I mean there is no real reason to buy flagships at this point. At least not from majority of companies with this kind of practices.

@MozkoŽrout Well said. Every time I see kids (without a legitimate use case) whining about how their iPhone X is so slow, I want to puke. My moto G5S plus is more than what I need because I use my computer 99% of the time. I have never had any slowdowns with the phone, and the camera is quite good for taking photos of papers or presentations. The current consumerism and the constant social stigma of "you need x or else you are outdated and automatically uncool" erodes my confidence in the future of society.

well £500 flagship phones only had 16gb storage and one camera and was like a decade ago ..... things in general do double in price every 20 years

@girlsdrinkfeck And they also had microSD slots. So space wasn't double the price, it was half.

Wait, this isn't tech news. What is this? I love Riley's interaction with the crew during the whole of this. It's hilarious! Fun to watch even though I don't plan on getting another phone for another six or seven years...

What phone are you gonna be rocking for all those years? 👀

@Wacko I was about to ask the same thing xD Maybe their company buys the phone for them or they are in a sort of rental scenario. Hoping for the answer!

LOL you wish. See you again next year when the new iPhone/ galaxy/ Pixel comes out with those BRAND NEW FEATURES and you impulse buying one

I'm planning to buy a Pixel 6 for a feature no one ever talks about: automatic transcriptions, even offline. I am a journalist and the hours this Pixel-only recording app saves me on transcribing interviews is worth it. I imagine for students it would be helpful too edit: To all the commenters, I have a Pixel 3. I use this app all the time and want a phone upgrade and considered a Samsung Galaxy S21, but I can't lose access to this app. No, this app is not available for other Android devices. It's a Pixel exclusive - it's called Recorder and published by Google.

There is a similar feature on Samsung's OneUI, but I think it only works in English for now.

Im pretty sure it is in android in general, though, it's presumably optimized for tensor

Isn't also available on every new android? Samsung most likely have that. No one asked but i prefer Samsung S21FE because of telephoto camera and snapdragon 888 Also PC mode where you connect your phone to a tv or monitor and becomes a pc

Beware there are lots of bugs.

Old pixels can do this as well

Seeing how much people love DBrand teaches more about advertising than any Business Administration class. I personally can't stand them, but man, they have alot of brand love on LMG channels lol.

As someone into advertising I can't understand how you don't love them lol. They encapsulate the new generation of advertising completely while having great quality products

@Kvng This sounds like an ad

I've always hated advertising and marketing in general, even though my whole life I've been told I'd be really good in the field due to my natural affinity for understanding people I guess. Dbrand is one company I have to say has never made me cringe with their marketing. It doesn't feel manipulative and condescending like most other brands. Which is ironic since those robots are assholes.

@Kvng I don't know why I should love them. Except for their face masks they don't sell any product I could use :D I don't buy flagships and don't own any Apple devices, so I'm really not in their target group

@Kvng your comment is literally why many people don't like marketing in general, it creates fanboys out of you guys...

I have the S20 FE and I love it. I got the 256gb model, so I have 8gb RAM. My main reason for getting it was the expansion slot. It is both dual sim and SD card capable. I use an SD card as a backup of important stuff(4k vids take more space than I have in the cloud). I hope they don't nerf this one too much. They did just right with the S20 FE. Also, how hypocritical of Dbrand to not support the S21 FE. I have a skin for my S20 FE from Dbrand. The black dragon skin, and it looks really nice.

I got the S20 FE too. I love it. Great value.

S20 fe is a waaaay better value phone than s21 fe compared to their respective main flagship variant. It made the right cuts and compromise from regular s20. While regular s21 is pretty much already an FE.

Got de s20 fe too, my complaints were the lack of a high res camera the 6 gig (the 8 gig ram was 200€ higher priced) but overall a great phone

@Silent Knight 97 true, If I chose again I don't know if I would still get the s21 fe.

The real problems: with it doesn't have real proximity sensor and uses camera which is glitchy from time to time depending on light conditions and it's a real shame for a devices which primary function is a phone which people hold to their ears. And I have EU exynos version which is very bad in terms of overheating unless you enable battery saver + 120hz hack and then it's +- OK experience.

The real question is: Does Snapdragon really know how to have a cohesive naming scheme?

When the 700 series gets to 795, where do they go? 765, 770, 775, 780, 785, 790, 795... they can't go for 800 lol

@RebelRedRollo Presumably Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, like they have now done with the 8s.

Well, they used to. But, thanks to the pressure from Mediatek, now we have a 400 series SoC that's actually comparable to some 700 series SoCs.

@Muhammad Naufal A true, I feel the 778/780G was also a response to the Dimensity 800U & 1000+ (I mean just look at the jump from 765 to 778 & compare that to the jump from 730 to 765) I on the other hand got a Dim1200 phone last year & have been very happy with it (upgraded from a SD820)

@RebelRedRollo Yeah seriously, I wont buy a Qualcomm equipped phone until they get their naming scheme right

I don't think the S21 FE is intended for the US market. The Pixel 6 costs 850€ here in Finland and 5G is not supported by local carriers on it. The S21 FE costs 779€ but I got it for 499€ from a loyalty program deal.

The problem with the pixel 6 is that it's only released in 9 countries. It costs around 800€ is many online stores here. The Google store in Germany sells it for 650, but they don't ship to other countries. I managed to order it from Amazon Germany, but it's out of stock most of the time.

Torille

In Australia, The S21 is on a deal right now, and it is cheaper than the Pixel 6. And since the S21 has stuff I like over the Pixel 6, I might get it.

otherwise you could use a proxy address in Germany and have it for like 10 additional euros delivered to your own country (works within the EU quite smoothly).

I'm rocking the S10e still and it's good enough for me, however I may be looking to upgrade to the FE model that comes after this one in the future.

My Moto G5S plus is way more than enough for me. If I need to do anything which requires more power, I just do it on my computer. After all, phones are mainly used for taking photos and browsing the web away from a computer. People spending $1000+ on flagship phones is just so needless, but I guess if you have the money, why not.

Love my s10e ngl

just bought an S8 Active for my dad like an hour ago. hahah

I had an s7 I loved them an s10e I loved but got a free upgrade to the s21 when it launched and it's been better than both of those. Extremely fast a year later and battery life kicks both phones buts

I loved my s10e, I eventually upgraded as battery life was taking major hits, so I upgraded to the s20 fe and I love it

"Either way, they're fine" - one of the most honest reviews I've seen in quite some time (and funny as all get-out)

So there are non honest reviewers on YT? What are their names? I wanna watch.

Galaxy phones, presumably the S21 FE too, have had Samsung's version of "magic eraser" before Google even announced it. But I guess Google put some marketing behind it and few people know about the Samsung version

Yeah, but it Samsung's fault too, they don't care about marketing their features

Carl Gunderson Reviewers get guides of important points to mention, so I'd bet Samsung didn't tell reviewers to highlight the feature

Carl Gunderson I've used it in the past, before Google ever marketed theirs. Maybe "Magic Eraser™" is an Android 12 thing, but Samsung definitely head their own version a while before that. They just didn't think/care to market it hence it's gone overlooked

Huawei already did it 2 years ago or something, so I don't see a reason why Google spend so much time marketing on that feature

Did you see the comparisons? Magic Eraser trumps Object Eraser. (although none of them were really good / usable)

Samsung 21fe is a big improvement over the Motorla g stylus I had for a couple of years. Also, Att and Costco had the S21fe with 125 costco gift cards.

I kind of agree that this device will probably sell quite well simply because it's going to receive lots of carrier deals to move them off the shelf.

It's weird that I never buy anything from dbrand but I like their whole schtick. The leather skins single-handedly made me want to get a Pixel 6 that much more, but I can't justify it, especially since the UK version doesn't have the 256GB version, and the recent bugs found turned me off. But when I do finally upgrade from this Note 9, I'll likely get a dbrand skin instead of a case.

Just got the S21 FE and i think it is pretty sweet. It feels good in the Hands, and thank god, no bixby Button. The Camera is pretty sweet. Only real downgrade on my side is the missing headphone jack. Otherwise, when you get a good deal on it, get it.

I have Samsung earphones that have a C cable which fits in the bottom.

Got the regular S21 128gb from Best Buy last month for $500. Happy with that purchase still, especially after the s21 fe launch

In Australia the S21FE 5G is around $1k. So I went with the S20FE 5G 128GB which is $795 and works great.

I honestly feel like it's a good deal. Get the phone for $699 and use the leftover credit to get galaxy buds for $50

Actually, its comes down to ergonomics, given the Samsung Dex options, you can now have a 6gb ram Desktop Experience. Google Pixel's can't take advantage of Desktop Mode at all, as Google has disabled it out of the box. There is no desktop mode on any Pixel devices. Given this, it would seem wise on Samsung to launch a more affordable line with decent specs so that new users can experience this while takin advantage of those features instead of getting a laptop and avoid to purchase an older Samsung S model. NOTE: Huawei saw this need since the creation of Mate 10 Pro, Xiaomi Phones now have access to MiUi Desktop and currently, The new Motorola Moto Edge X30 is a powerfull rival for Samsung Dex with their version of Desktop Mode called Ready4. Considering the markets new behaviors and tendencies, many new customer will attempt to make these phones their main device. Hope you guys do another videos with that in mind.

you should definitely go for android if you like really clear, sharp and ultra high resolution display. sure it'll drain the battery faster, but it will come with fast charging ideal for those who stare at their phone all day.

Removing the sd card and shipping an empty box is unacceptable. The lack of the jack and heartrate sensor sucks too.

Exactly, I miss the heartrate and oxygen measurement of my old S7, but I think my S20 5G is okey as it still has the SD card slot, I won't buy another phone without SD card slot so Samsung is off my watchlist!

@LOL no , mine and my brothers didn't

Ah yes, i too was upgrading from S8 and looking at current smartphone offerings i really struggled to find a phone that in terms of features wouldn't actually feel like a downgrade lol. I chose Sony. Expensive and quirky but the only flagship left that does things differently. Has Jack, Sd card slot, notification LED and no bezels. U know just the music for my ears or i mean more like i was freaking Surprised that no other phone can afford no to have this, even screen resolutions went lower than they used to be for less money and now S21 even has plastic back lol. Crazy stuff. Samsung kinda went the path of Apple instead of trying to compete it seems.

@LOL it doesn't, at least not in EU

@MozkoŽrout S8 was a champ, kinda sad that I broke mine in the army. It's sad they don't make them like that anymore. Although I kind of get it, we don't need a heartrate sensor on our phones when wearables have gotten pretty affordable. But phone prices shouldn't have increased so much when they've removed features from them.

with all the issues and bugs reported on the Pixel 6 it becomes a tough buy even though its cheaper

Honestly, every time there is a competitive Samsung, right before their flagship is released. There's a bunch of negative press about competitors.

Pixel situation is getting better now with patches but I don't understand how it got though testing with that fingerprint sensor..

Fwiw my wife and I have had them since launch with no issues.

Galaxy phones have even more issues though, done with them. Sales of the S21 series are horrible as well, looks like everyone is moving on

@SSaini pixels r buggy trash, samsungs always been solid

I would have seriously considered getting this phone if samsung had released it here with SD888. But for some reason samsung tries to thrust their Exynos down our throats.

the 5nm exynos is as good as the 5nm SD888, samsung make them all, but for some reason you are misinformed

Im from EU and on cpuz it shows that i got a snapdragon but when i google model number it shows exynos

got the S20fe earlier last year on amazon for under 500$. That's honestly the only reason I went back to Samsung. Decent 120hz 5g phone with good UI Glad they kept this line going. But Christ, at least include a wall plug. I hate that trend... but if they keep this up, might give the S23FE a try (if, as usual, I end up destroying my S20FE by that point, lol)

They nerfed naruto and Sasuke..you can't prove me wrong

How about the none expandable storage. Is the 128gb version enough storage for 4 years?

The fan edition devices are actually pretty solid. I think the cheaper form of the phone is good for people like me who may be feeling burnout. It's to the point that we don't really treat a smartphone as a phone and people get mad when you leave a voicemail. So you can tell it's not really about the phone anymore. The way I see it is all devices are going to age the same and companies are releasing new devices quicker and quicker and to me I feel like there's less incentive of getting a flagship. I feel like the premium devices are really for people who are in business or school. I feel like if I go after the next shiniest thing then I feel like I'm setting myself up for failure. People have told me that they get a new phone because the battery gets old despite they could technically get a new battery put in. So that means it's no longer about the battery. There's nothing wrong getting something new if you're going to benefit from it but at the same time I ask myself why. I feel like smartphones are under the same rule of shoes. It doesn't matter how much you pay for shoes because you still have to replace them every 6 months if you want good support for your feet. I hope Samsung keeps The fan edition going and all devices because once in a while it's actually nice to be conservative for once.

Got myself the s20 FE because i truly couldn't bring myself to spend so much on a new flagship and I honestly fell in love with it and find it to be the better bargain if wanting the flagship phone but not with SO MANY bells and whistles i'll never come around to using

In Australia the s21 FE costs the same as the Pixel 6 at the same storage, and $250AU less than the S21. It is easy to recommend. If I was buying today I'd probably choose it.

I got an S20 FE 5G a few months ago and think it's great, especially because of the top-end processor. The price was good too. I got it at Walmart for $15/month for two years (on Virgin), plus they gave me a $350 Walmart gift card. Supposedly the actual list price was $800.

The Pixel 6 is definitely a quieter phone than most flagships today, but still a solid speaker setup.

Riley is such a laughable fun personality to have on camera, I love it! he makes the products seem better because he makes me laugh when reviewing it and trashin Dbrand

I am at amazed at the fact that a 700$ phone is somehow a budget option. I am aware that there are many more expensive phones, but that doesent turn this one into a budget option.

I can't speak for the Pixel 6 but as a Pixel 3 owner I have to say, one of the most underrated reasons to buy a Pixel is future Pixel exclusives. My Pixel 3 got every new exclusive feature including the magic eraser. Their new stuff is always backwards compatible. If not officially then by the community.

I had been waiting for this particular phone but after it was "cancelled" in October/September I decided to buy A52s. I am glad I did buy it. 21FE is too expensive

My issue with the previous gen S20 FE is that it thermal throttle very easily when gaming hard with emulator or genshin. I’m not sure if it’s because of the plastic back which makes it hard to dissipate heat. Not sure if Samsung is deliberately worsening performance in the FE, either way it’s crappy, so I wonder if this is still an issue on the S21 FE, unless it’s just an issue with my S20 FE

The comparison to the Pixel 6 is a natural one to make, however, the Pixel 6 is not available in the majority of markets. Google has an embarrassingly small release globally. It probably has a lot to do with where they feel they can be competitive (i.e. not too many highly competitive Chinese offerings), and not wanting to spread themselves too thin. In South Africa, our choices are Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, CAT, and Hisense.

I feel that if you're looking for a less expensive phone, a used Note would be much better. The 9s and 10s still had headphone jacks, stereo speakers, and a good camera with plenty of battery.

It’d depend on how long you keep your phone, what with security update support and all.

@bubbledoubletrouble Hm, I guess so. Are these Fan Edition products said to have the same support as their flagship siblings?

I dont think the note 10 had a headphone jack.

@TekuJames yes

@Noah Ark it did

Riley, you are my favorite "professional video host". Whatever you do, I will watch. Just as long as you do something that will get me to click on the video, of course.

S21 ultra Exynos version also supports object eraser and it's pretty good in my experience

i have the S21 5g got it launch day. i love it personally. only nit pick is the finger print reader being under the screen it can be a thing some times with a screen protector. But all in all im in love with it

I got the pixel 6 over the s21 fe. The fe is more expensive and I prefer the software experience google offers. The voice texting experience on the pixel is legendary

Samsung has had their version of magic eraser for 3 or 4 years. It's called object eraser! The Google phones were not the first to do this and it works really good on the Samsung phones!!

I’m surprised that Samsung took so long with this phone. Not that the phone is bad or anything, but the S22 is on the horizon.

Oh

Samsung is struggling to clear out previous s21 stock, as it was a flop at launch. They didn't want to compete with the full feature phone as the price is almost the same, but for a inferior product that has a better chip(international market got the s21 with a exenos chip that is a turd)

Missed chance for "but the S22 is *OVER* the horizon?

@AcloYde “S21 was a flop at launch” Good. Serves them right for making the S20 worse and then pretending it was better just because it had a new processor.

As someone who works for a telecommunications company, I’m actually surprised that you get your phones in the same packaging as we get our demo phones. It’s a constant pain for archiving because we don’t often display all of the phones that we have on offer and as such need to refer to our demo models that we keep in the back for demonstration. It’s a constant annoyance that Samsung (and other companies) often, but not always, send us demos in pretty much unmarked boxes, causing you us to have to sift though multiple white boxes to find the appropriate demos. Also, while I’m at it, Samsung please stop listing your IMEI barcodes on the middle of all the other barcodes, they’re a pain in the ass to scan

try using a marker on the box, cmon

@Federico Milanesi tis was my first thought, who doesnt write whats in it on the box? its like ... not even organization 101

@Federico Milanesi I uh… I feel dumb now.

@Ilena Starbreeze Most people are not really bright.

in comparison to the pixel 6 or even the regular s21 which is obv cheaper now than when it was released, the s21fe seems weak and overpriced, but I think it is targeted at (mostly US) consumers who would've just bought like the base iPhone instead. The aesthetics, the spec choices and the prolonged updates, it's all really giving me iPhone competitor vibes

With the S20 Fe last year that I now have. The s21 Fe seems like a massive step back in everything except chipset.

Dbrand and LTT have the weirdest sponsor - sponsee dynamic out there. I'm eagerly waiting the next character developments between these two.

I have the 20 + 5G and I think from now on Im Going to go more budget with the Fe. Done over-spending. And other budget brands have become much more expensove

then why don't you stick to your s20+ for longer) it's just two years old. continuing using that is more budget friendly than buying a new one

@schnitzelsemmel I did the stupid thing of leasing it instead of buying it outright so I have to give it back when my contract is up otherwise I would. I still think it's a great phone

And I didn't necessarily mean the 21 fe. Could be the 22 fe

The FE versions have Snapdragon SOCs in Europe and Korea etc. while the regular ones have Exynos SOCs.

Just got this phone the other day, it was a very good deal, and I'm very happy with it) Wanted to try out an iphone, but it felt so expensive for the hardware they offer, unless you opt for the Pro version, which is stupidly expensive, so Samsung it is!

When the S22 ultra launches in the U.K. they will ship it with the Exynos 2200 …. In the past Exynos chips haven’t performed well compared to their snapdragon counterparts though hopefully things will be different this time 🐖✈️

For me it was either this one or the Pixel 6. And I really dont like how the Pixel feels in the hand --> bought the S21 FE. I Like it =)

Pixel is way more expensive than the Fe here in Brazil. Also the box we get here feels pretty premium. Definitely not bubble wrap.

Samsung has also had the magic eraser feature for a long while now

I like how Riley just talks directly to Jono

I might be alone in this but I don't like the talk to the cameraman thing, Linus especially does it a lot as a not so subtle way of trying to talk to the viewer through the people behind the camera and it makes me cringe. It actually makes me dislike the videos where it's Linus hosting, though most of the hosts do it

I got an S20 FE 5G at the end of 2020, it has a more efficient CPU than the 4G version, and it came with a free Galaxay Active Watch whoever you got it from. It's really good, and a year later still feels snappy and great, so nice to see this FE continuing the trend.

The S21 FE comes with a Snapdragon here in Europe. That's enough of a reason to pick it over the regular S21 or even the S22, depending on how the Exynos will do. Ps.: Even when the Exynos is fast, the Snapdragon will usually run smoother in games and other tasks, and the camera encoder is usually better too.

that was a selling point when i got my s20 fe 5g. had an exynos in my note 8 which was fine in that generation, but read far too many reports of the s20 generation exynos (which is whats sold in australia) being terrible compared to the snapdragon. thankfully the s20 fe was snapdragon only.

@iris not true for the S21 line-up tho, the 888 is riddled with issues.

@FastSloth87 yeah, but so is the 2100, and the camera DSP is worse. And like I said, due to software drivers and whatnot, most Snapdragon SoCs will end up running apps smoother than their Exynos counterparts. Many YouTubers have demonstrated that, in games, for example, while the frame rate might be similar, the Exynos variants often load games slower and have some unpleasant stuttering in-game.

exynos seems to be more pover efficient tho. I know the snapdragon / exynos divide is due to patents, but giving consumers both choices on otherwise the same phone would be great imo

I was at my local best buy looking at new phones because of the looming 3G shutdown in the US, for the record, I was happy with the LG V20 I had and woulda kept using it, anyways, as I was there with the phones best buy had on display, the demo station, I woulda so gotten the S21 FE but no headphone jack. A52 5G for me

Great. I have been torn between which of these phones to get. Riley "They are about the same" Really helping me make a decision.

The utter chaos Riley implements in his videos is just magnificent. I love it XD

I have the S20FE, got it in November 2020, I've liked it so far. Though I did have a decently hard time finding a case, so thanks for nothing, DBrand. (DBrand, I love ya, that was a joke. Never change your trolly self)

dbrand sold skins for the s20FE, another guy up in this thread states he got one for his s20FE

@Jacopo Piscina A skin is not the same as a protective case.

​@Dane Roschen sorry, but I would then recommend Amazon for cases, dbrand probably don't think they can sell a case for 45$ (+20$ for the tempered glass) if it isn't for a flagship phone. Spigen cases are great and cost 10-15$, I got one for my s10+ in 2018, I still use it and the phone is perfect :)

@Jacopo Piscina I found a case back when I got the phone, just a more annoying process to do so while avoiding Amazon. Even when I realized Amazon was unavoidable, it was still harder than I was hoping. Considering the small market share of the S20FE and future FE's I get the lack of cases, but really the middle phone (S20 non-FE, non-+) should be back to $649 because the pricing then was dumb and that would solve the market share/lack of cases issue.

I wish we had Pixels in official retail in Russia.

I got an S21 ultra in great condition for 760 bucks including tax just a couple weeks back...worth it imo.

I wouldn't call either one of these phones, "a value" phone. Now if these phones were under $500? Now, you've got my interest.

Wait - isn't that release cycle exactly what Apple does? Also - that aesthetic is pure Zune first generation.

Samsung has yet to make another phone as good as the Galaxy S10+

Agree with dbrand, this phone is DUMB 🤣. Especially because it's samsung's fault on cutting too much already on the regular s21. Plus, the price is barely has any difference from the regular s21.

what exactly did they cut? Bigger screen and battery capacity, plus snapdragon 888 in europe. It's cheaper too. I don't see a reason why you would get the regular s21 at this point

$699 is pretty much top of the line price few years back and now it's considered a somewhat budget phone :shrug

As someone who uses a case their phone, I honestly wouldn't mind to have a plastic back cover

my brain tells me that it’s not a good buy but if i needed a phone right now…. i’d probably get this one

OLED and AMOLED should basicly be the same kind of display in my opinion, since there is no point in using a PMOLED Screen in your smartphone. Am I wrong here?

Samsung also has their own bloatware installed on the phone, also the google bloatware you have on the pixel 6 and also microsoft bloatware, idk if it still comes with facebook preinstalled. And don't forget about *McAfee* Security.

Love my s20 fe. Was def disappointed that dbrand didn't have cases for it though D:

Spigen cases are always my go-to

@Sebastian that's what I went with 😀

Odd. I got my FE directly from Samsung and it came in a box like the one that Pixel came in. The bubble wrap and everything loose looks like a preowned or remanufactured unit. Otherwise, I'm pleased with my Galaxy FE.

I'm not a fan of either; I'm here for the entertainment value!! Thank you for the video! #LaughterTheBestMedicine 📱

I think people forget the note7 fe was a way to still sell the phone but with a smaller battery so I find Samsung a bit cheeky carrying on the Fe edition phones

I payed $329 for my S20 FE, so this $699 for the S21 FE just weeks before the S22 launch seems ridiculous lol

I've just got my S21 Fe. I'm paying £30 a month which is cheaper than my contract with my old phone which was the S10 lite. Yes it's £740 in total but I can swap it after 2 years. That's what I did and the amount to be on the other phone was scrapped

I still have a poco f1 from 3 years ago. And its stil good as a daily driver. Planning to get a custom Rom on it.

With the S21 being close to the same price pretty much everywhere and the S22 line coming right up? Yes.

Got the 128gb one for 499€ for my mom who needed a new phone. For that price it seems a solid choice.

Where did you get it that cheap? Here it's 750€

@AcloYde Few shops/operators sold it for that price as a sale here in Finland. Now its back to the "normal" 779€.

i can see all the support for dbrand

I had the object eraser on my Galaxy S10. Lol. Never know Google claimed it was new and exclusive to just their devices

Can we all agree that the HTC M8 was peak phone design an the closer the phone is to that the better. Both of these are beautiful

Not me learning through this that the object eraser thing exists. Though it needs some tweaks imo. That warping and such even happens on the s22 now and it's janky compared to what the iOS version is supposed to look like(tho my mom would be pissed I have this feature since she got cut off because of apple lmao)

on german amazon, the fe is actually 50€ more expensive than the regular s21

25 extra per letter it seems. Ah Germany.

The leather skins from Dbrand look nicer than what I was expecting!Loved the video 📹 😳 🙃 😅 Riley!

Id go with the S21 FE over the Pixel 6 with that $100 credit. Get the RAM/ROM upgrade and a case and you've got a better phone for about the same money.

My Samsung s20 fe has magic eraser and 120hz screen. The s21 fe sounds exactly the same as my s20 fe

Walmart online is selling this phone (Galaxy S21 FE) for $499 on a per month basis (AT&T: $13.87/mo for 36 months, Verizon: $16.87/mo for 30 months). 128GB version only. I got one for my wife. Nice phone! A bit of a step up from my S20 FE.

Was really annoyed when I got my S21 and realised it did not have a SD card slot for the large SD card I had purchased. Prefer to use SD card for my music and large quality video as it takes up a lot of space. Yeah I can use spotify but no good if you end up somewhere with low or no signal. Also load up films on there too.

Still sitting on my S8, nothing has changed in phones that makes me want to spend nearly $1000 on a new one.

And other comments say stuff like "I guess last year's phone is _good enough_ for now. But I'm definitely thinking about upgrading." *sigh*

Is your battery and screen holding ok? Mine had burn in marks and short battery life after 4 years of use. So I moved to s21u this year.

@현성은  S8+ user here, so not the exact same use case. For me the phone still performs perfectly, and I've had it since Feb 2018. The battery HAS begun draining a little faster than I would like, but I haven't been able to determine if the problem is the age of the battery or background power use that I haven't been able to track down yet. I've had to use this phone hours a day for work and Recreation since the day I got it and it's still going strong. No burn in etc.

It seems that the S8 and S9 era might be the last perfect spot in phones. While there are features that would make me want to upgrade, everything I buy, I buy used. Even the used market for older phones has gone up so much that it's hard to justify the cost.

My S7 is still hanging in there but looking to upgrade to s22 ultra.

I will say this video made me less harsh on the FE. Yet to watch a video from these big channels yet just take a chill stance on it and compare them. I will say for some categories maybe sometimes the $100 may be worth it for the FE. Especially if you like selfies

I dont understand why people are hating on the S21 FE. I came from a s7 edge and all of these reviews are telling me "old parts bad phone" but for me this is perfect. I bought 256 gb and 8gb ram version and I am loving it so far, it has really cool features and coming from my old phone waiting almost a whole year for them to put good battery life in this phone is convenient for me, especially because I think the s21+ is too awkward to hold. I think its a great purchase that will last me a long time.

my revvl 5 is 5g and was only 500 a year ago and it is awesome.. pictures are as good as iphones especially close up..

I just got an S21 FE to replace a S10 lite with bad battery life and stuttering/lagging issues. I got it from Best Buy as an open box for the same price as a Pixel 6 ($599). The only thing that wasn't retail about my phone was that the box was open when I got the phone; it was otherwise in NIB condition. I would have gotten the Pixel 6 if it was in stock at the store. I am not 100% thrilled with the S21 FE since it is just another vanilla Samsung experience. When discussing sound, the S21 FE isn't that loud compared to other phones.

Pixel 6 has been a bad experience, I'm hoping it gets better in the future.

Riley always wakes me up the moment I fall asleep by accident. What a legend!

is it me or Riley is getting funnier each video

In the UK, the S21 FE is £699.99 - I can get the Motorola G200 for £399.99 which has more RAM.

My last phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4, so I'm pretty happy with the s21 fe.