03-03-2021 02:18 PM
If you have the S21 Ultra are you happy or unhappy with your decision? Pros and cons?
My pros
-love the freedom it gives compared to iOS
- it feels very premium
-more apps and customisation
Cons
-Camera is ok but not what I expected after all the rave reviews on YouTube. Pretty out of focus, nothing amazing even from the 108mp. Night sky photos are poor compared to my iPhone 11 as is product photography.
- it’s a bit ugly lol
- not keen on the curved screen but knew what I was getting into.
-very bad headaches and eye strain due to the pwm and oled screen. I wish they’d address this. iPhone 11 lcd is so much better on the eyes but that’s technology.
I am returning it after trying it for 2 days. It makes me sad as I was due an upgrade and thought this would be amazing for my photography as another option to my SLR.
03-03-2021 04:23 PM
03-03-2021 05:12 PM
I am returning it after trying it for 2 days. It makes me sad as I was due an upgrade and thought this would be amazing for my photography as another option to my SLR.
Sorry to hear that you are returning it after just 2 days. In my humble opinion, that just isn't long enough to evaluate a piece of hardware, and especially as it hasn't even completed it's optimisation phase.
There is no doubt the camera still needs some optimisations. However there are some very good features as well, which do impress already.
I just don't get the fact that after just 1 month from public release, that there is a compulsion to send a device back after just a few days of evaluation as it fails to hit perfection from the very start. This is not just targeted at your return, but many others as well.
A little patience goes a long way in this world, especially during the current crisis and pandemic.
In my own opinion, this device is promising to be very good... in just another month or two... and as soon as these teething issues are resolved. I am appreciative of the fact that samsung engineers are working their socks off to fix these minor issues.
I have had this handset since day 1... and just in the last 4 weeks with the updates and improvements, it has got better and better as a device...both in battery... heating... and features. I expect that to continue with the next update which should be ready very soon for the March release.
Sorry you felt the need to return so soon. I hope you find your next device.
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03-03-2021 07:27 PM
03-03-2021 07:31 PM
Thank you. I only have a 14 days period to return otherwise I’d try it out for longer. If only.
I always used to use Samsung but since the S10 I get very bad eye strain and headaches using their phones. Such a shame.
03-03-2021 07:48 PM
It has many pros. I’m just unhappy with the camera. Most things are too soft and not as in focus as they should be: I saw others had the same issue: I’d keep it for longer to try it out but I’ve been having awful headaches since using it and eye pain like I had with the s10 so back to my rubbish iPhone 11 until one day my eyes can handle an oled screen lol. Also I’ve only 14 days to return it so I wish I had more time and less pain.
Glad you enjoy it 😊
03-03-2021 07:52 PM
Thank you.
Yes,!that’s what I was saying I’ve only got 14 days to try it out so I’d rather return it than risk not being able to cancel my contract.
I don’t swap phones easily but I had to abandon my S 10+ after six months of perseverance when I was getting severe headaches and eyestrain. I had to go to an iPhone 11 because I was advised it was the best for my eyes with it being an LCD and my headaches and eyestrain went very quickly. I really wanted to go back to Samsung so I tried the ultra but sadly the same thing has happened and I’ve had really crippling eye pain and headaches in the first couple of days of trying it out so I’m going to have to return it. The camera was an issue as well but for me mainly it was the pain it was causing me.
03-03-2021 08:23 PM - last edited 03-03-2021 08:25 PM
03-03-2021 10:57 PM
Honestly, my first S21 Ultra was sent about a month ago and it overheated and had some buggy issues. I was sent a second one, and it still had issues. I'm really disappointed and am jumping ship to Apple after being a longtime Samsung user.
04-03-2021 11:47 AM