Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 128GB

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE review

The S21 FE is a phone out of time. It’s a pretty great, well-rounded hardware package and I doubt many people would come away disappointed, but it's launched six months too late. If it cost less I might be here singing the phone’s praises – but at this price, it’s a phone I can’t wholeheartedly recommend.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (Review Samsung Galaxy S21 FE)

The only prominent dual-SIM phone in the US

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

An excellent smartphone no one needs

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE should have arrived in the fall of 2021, but was delayed. Therefore, you should wait yet some more time before buying it - at a reduced price.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (128GB, Graphite) AU - Pristine review

“The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G is the capable successor to the S20 FE, but comes at a poor time with the S22 around the corner, making it tougher to justify its value.”

Product was on sale 7 days later with free earpods dissapointed to miss out.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Review

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is similar to the standard S21 model, but it costs $100 less and adds dual-SIM functionality to the company's US phone lineup. Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE brings a critical niche feature to the US: dual SIM card slots to let you carry two cellular subscriptions at once. Outside of that, however, there simply isn't much reason for this phone to exist. All around, the Galaxy S21 FE very slightly remixes last year's $799.99 Galaxy S21 at a somewhat lower base price of $699.99. But considering it's so similar to the previous model and coming out so close to the Galaxy S22 launch, it's hard to recommend unless you're specifically looking to buy a dual-SIM phone.A Familiar Face The Galaxy S21 FE comes in four attractive colors: dark gray, green, purple, or white. It has the S21's beautiful basic design, with a matte back panel and the camera bump flush to the upper right corner, as opposed to the "floating" camera bump on the Galaxy S20 FE. At 6.14 by 2.93 by 0.31 inches (HWD), it's a bit bigger than the standard Galaxy S21 (5.97 by 2.80 by 0.31 inches), although it isn't as big as the S21 Ultra (6.50 by 2.98 b...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (128GB, Graphite) AU - Pristine review

For a quick note on audio output from the Galaxy S21 FE's bottom and earpiece stereo speakers, we'd offer that there's not too much to get excited over acoustically. Though lately we've been hearing a trend of better audio output from on-board phone speaker systems, it's obviously a tertiary feature...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Review Philippines: Bad Timing

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a great phone on its own for folks in the Philippines, but its release timing puts it in a difficult spot for people holding out for the next big thing.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (128GB, Graphite) AU - Pristine review

With the supply of standard S21 models starting to dry up, the S21 FE isn't really competing against the originals. It's a replacement that's sadly way past due. It's still a solid phone, but the standard Pixel 6 shoots better photos, has a more attractive design, and if you get the unlocked model...