Is Samsung too LATE?!? - Galaxy S21 FE

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Samsung made an interesting move and released the S21 FE now even though the S22 is rumored to be announced within a couple of months. Is Samsung too late with this smartphone?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Do it for the views!
0:17 - S21 FE overview and unboxing
1:50 - Physical impressions
2:37 - Specs
3:58 - Pixel 6 vs S21 FE impressions
5:15 - Camera impressions
5:58 - Object eraser impressions
7:30 - Sponsor - dbrand!
8:10 - Camera impressions continued
9:52 - Battery specs
10:03 - Budget/Value Flagship phone thoughts
10:44 - Speaker impressions
11:15 - Outro

[@ebsolas]

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!

[@deminybs]

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 🤣🤣

[@HAWXLEADER]

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

[@SilverFoo79]

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

[@Mopsie]

Same

[@michaelyang838]

Yeah just like when I see these tech KZbinrs simp over Google phone. I wonder if it has to do with KZbin is being owned by Google? Literally just an iPhone wannabe but worse

[@GrimoireOfJank]

I like how Riley just talks directly to Jono

[@reggiep75]

@Zani Taniri - Talk sexy to me about budget phones, and I'll visit!

[@defnotatroll]

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

[@bryan.w.t]

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

[@NanoMine]

It launched with Android 12, what do you mean?

[@Kais.]

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.

[@moldyshishkabob]

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...

[@milea9028]

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[@ForgottenSock1]

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

[@JD-rd4pk]

@@ForgottenSock1 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!

[@ActuallyAwesomeName]

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

[@DahPigIsAround]

@@JD-rd4pk I mean I bought my iPhone XS Max last April and I’m keeping it until it’s done with software updates (total of 4.5 years). It’s the last iPhone with hardware driven 3D Touch. So I’m keeping it around.

[@RedwoodGeorge]

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

[@sifanikalsa9790]

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[@fynkozari9271]

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

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

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.

[@artoro8]

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

[@Razzanonymous]

@@artoro8 This sounds like an ad

[@Ace-pc2cm]

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.

[@quetsalkoatl]

@@artoro8 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

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@artoro8 your comment is literally why many people don't like marketing in general, it creates fanboys out of you guys...

[@RCmies]

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.

[@CheaterCodes]

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.

[@zamppa3974]

Torille

[@rizdog5735]

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.

[@schnitzelsemmel]

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).

[@ImperiaGin]

Just get a OnePlus lol

[@jeroenk3570]

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

[@MrMozkoZrout]

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.

[@vivek_v]

@@MrMozkoZrout 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.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

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

[@flameshana9]

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

[@bray2079]

@@flameshana9 and that was extremely slow. I remember the days of waiting for photos to load in your gallery when scrolling

[@tb_eest]

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

[@allyssonsouzam]

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

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

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

[@tb_eest]

@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

[@keonxd8918]

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

[@snowbowman1]

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

[@burningglory2373]

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

[@22oreos]

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

[@Arobsite]

@@22oreos Presumably Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, like they have now done with the 8s.

[@muhammadnaufala9890]

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.

[@sushimshah2896]

@@muhammadnaufala9890 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)

[@ssaini5028]

@@22oreos Yeah seriously, I wont buy a Qualcomm equipped phone until they get their naming scheme right

[@RachelDavis705]

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.

[@adylutai10]

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

[@kostka_bruhowa7848]

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

[@ForceInEvHorizon]

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

[@raymond1990]

Beware there are lots of bugs.

[@morfgo]

Old pixels can do this as well

[@Painewalker]

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.

[@Victor-cx6xf]

I want to see Jono hosting. I bet he would be great.

[@ShortCircuit]

Thanks! I prefer to be behind the scenes and running the channel, but I appreciate the thought!

[@KontrolStyle]

@@ShortCircuit glad to see someone reads the comments.. so let's get Riley a raise.. yes? :)

[@DustyTheDog]

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.

[@Rockmaster867]

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

[@NightWatch0997]

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.

[@j_c771]

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

[@j_c771]

@@NightWatch0997 true, If I chose again I don't know if I would still get the s21 fe.

[@konstantin90s]

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.

[@scottspittle6094]

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

[@Archer_Legend]

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

[@Bratfalken]

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!

[@epicgamer2396]

@@gundamzerostrike no , mine and my brothers didn't

[@MrMozkoZrout]

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.

[@RCmies]

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

[@RCmies]

@@MrMozkoZrout 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.

[@FFMummRa]

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

[@Secondarian]

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

[@jeremyclarkson03]

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

[@Just_RJ]

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.

[@hchia17]

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.

[@andrebrait]

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.

[@iris4547]

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.

[@FastSloth87]

@@iris4547 not true for the S21 line-up tho, the 888 is riddled with issues.

[@andrebrait]

@@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 KZbinrs 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.

[@schnitzelsemmel]

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

[@wiz3404]

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

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

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

[@gorudonu]

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

[@oafkad]

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

[@ssaini5028]

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

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@ssaini5028 pixels r buggy trash, samsungs always been solid

[@fredfred5015]

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

[@oAPXo]

25 extra per letter it seems. Ah Germany.

[@pf7368]

god i love the ads for d brand. there getting more and more entertaining! keep it up!!!!!!!!!!

[@DrMario_666]

Why are they ripping on their advertisers??

[@pf7368]

@@DrMario_666 I realy don't know but they seem to just hammer d brand!!! And it's hilarious

[@codylucente]

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

[@schnitzelsemmel]

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

[@codylucente]

@@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

[@codylucente]

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

[@romeksowacki4485]

I love the bubble sound at 1:26

[@oneminutewonder77]

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.

[@Ljonja9Leonid]

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.

[@abbiestephenson1329]

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

[@nashidar]

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

[@toadpossum6668]

I got the S21-FE from JB HI FI on a 24 month plan. It uses the Exynos cpu except in USA where it uses snapdragon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6axf6CcZ8x8iMU

[@TheAdministrator]

I feel like you should know this but, with KZbin, when you're not in full screen watching a video, it usually only puts out audio through the bottom speakers, but when you're in full screen, it pushes out audio in a fashion that syncs it with the orientation of the video, so with landscape, most if not all the speakers are being used. So when you did the audio test, since they weren't both in full screen, that test made the s21 seem better. I hope to god you see this, I'd tweet it to you but I don't have Twitter anymore lmao.

[@dhoome1234ify]

0:54 It was a perfect opportunity to say "Nice"

[@harrymontgomery4585]

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

[@Fede92Mila]

try using a marker on the box, cmon

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

@@Fede92Mila tis was my first thought, who doesnt write whats in it on the box? its like ... not even organization 101

[@harrymontgomery4585]

@@Fede92Mila I uh… I feel dumb now.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@ilenastarbreeze4978 Most people are not really bright.

[@HRHKamal]

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.

[@jpiscina]

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

[@antunovic4009]

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

[@philip4088]

Can you do a review on the HP Victus 16 if you already have done one. Im thinking to buy one.

[@mikeydevada9561]

In my counrty(which is in Europe), the Samsung S21 FE was released just a few months after the S21 released

[@labshire]

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

[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

Spigen cases are always my go-to

[@labshire]

@@Sebastian-yl7nq that's what I went with 😀

[@invidious07]

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

[@flameshana9]

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*

[@SeongeunHyun-qs8fs]

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.

[@Greshgore]

@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.

[@Greshgore]

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.

[@WoozyK7]

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

[@mrknighttheitguy8434]

That was NOT an LTT store bottle at the end of the video!

[@xora2065]

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

[@nderitos]

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)

[@JordanPeterson.]

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

[@nzcooperclan9013]

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

[@tim3172]

"AMOLED vs OLED" The AM is 'active matrix' All phone OLED screens are active matrix. This rates up there with people who deride screens for being "TFT" which... *literally* all phone/laptop LCD screens are. (TFT != TN).

[@archief1]

This.

[@samsquanch9622]

Object eraser isn't new to this phone. The regular 21 series has had it since before the newer pixel

[@dragossusi]

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.

[@treason-zs7rx]

I don't get this launch time. I'd just buy a s21 for around the same price since it's older or wait for the s22.

[@nikoheino3927]

thats not how it works. how could you buy a phone with better parts for the same price as one with worse? (from the same manufacturer) if that were the case, why would even 1 person buy the s21 FE?

[@treason-zs7rx]

@Niko Heino there are some s21's on amazon running for $729 tops with some around $500 for refurbished. That's only a $30 difference. Sometimes samsung can make too many phones. (If there's a double comment I'm sorry, i left a reply earlier but it's not showing up)

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

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)

[@jpiscina]

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

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

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

[@jpiscina]

​@@thetalesofdaneandco 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 :)

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

@@jpiscina 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.

[@Terrobility]

Spigen does a good S20 FE case. Nice and thin and really durable too.

[@darwindelacruz]

Every time when sponsor segment was on I always skip or fast forward the video but when the sponsor is dbrand. Man "Yes PLEASE".

[@CoreyJ07]

Why does Jono look like he got into a fight with a pen

[@GreyDuckoftheNorth]

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!!

[@sifanikalsa9790]

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 ❶❽ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 *NUDE-DATTING.ONLINE* tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@ThangPlants]

I actually really enjoy the FE phone. Mom and I both have a S20FE

[@tobalaz]

My mom has a 20fe and loves it, and I've messed with it a bit and thought if I didn't already have a Pixel 4a 5g I'd have went after the fe instead.

[@darrenheaberlin7827]

Love your glasses! Where did you get them?

[@ganzeige]

Why is the S21 FE rolling out so late in America? I bought it really cheap at Black Friday 2021 at a German hardware store...

[@HanSolo__]

This phone is one year old. When introduced in Europe it already was too expensive and had a shitty camera to begin with.

[@HenningGu]

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

[@lewdochris438]

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

[@G0Dful]

Object eraser is not new, I had it on my S21 Ultra before the Pixel 6 launch

[@Neoxon619]

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.

[@UberlordX]

Oh

[@AcloYde]

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)

[@tonylancer7367]

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

[@-Burb]

@@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.

[@AcloYde]

@@-Burb actually the international s21 has a chip that is equal or worse than s20. Exenos is a turd and Samsung should be ashamed of it. 20 % worse performance and battery life compared to Snapdragon 888.

[@SIPEROTH]

Is this a joke? 700 and has a mono speaker, 6Gb of Ram and a 100hzx screen. I payed 280 for my phone and it has stereo, 120Hz and 8GB Ram. This is just ludicrus.

[@vainitauh]

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.

[@crypto3125]

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

[@casondean8271]

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

[@HAWXLEADER]

3:00 you know what else has 120 Hz? Literally ANY Xiaomi phone ever 200 dollars... Go 300 and they even have 120Hz AMOLED. (Poco F3) This is in no way a budget friendly phone...

[@MrMozkoZrout]

Well not that many people like Chinese stuff, not everyone wants super heavy iPhone wannabe skin for android that is badly optimised and gets late updates and has ads in the system. Also the Hertz count is not everything, its also about the quality of the panel and well other stuff that the phone has and i mean the thing is that this phone isn't supposed to be a budget friendly phone and you are confusing price categories. It has top of the line SoC, it's literally bit cheaper flagship from last year, it is cheap for a flagship grade HW but it's not a cheap phone.

[@MedRoit]

Even samsung itself has better budget phones with 120 Hz AMOLED, just look at the A52s

[@HAWXLEADER]

@@MedRoit The A series is a laggy joke, They are really bad compared to the Xiaomi products.

[@HAWXLEADER]

@@MrMozkoZrout It is almost the same price as the S21 (normal) Xiaomi does not have cheap panels in 300$+ phones, The touch latency is great and the system is fluid (please check the Poco F3 before you speak it is Snapdragon 870 which is good for 99% of people). There are sub 500$ 120Hz SD888 devices out there. Please notice... the iPhone 13 you Americans love so much DOES NOT HAVE 120Hz! and it is over 600$. It is not an iPhone wannabe, it will look however you want it to look (Yes it has an app drawer). High-end/Midrange devices do not feature the ads (Like the Xiaomi Pad 5) and even if you have them in a cheaper model you can disable them with a simple toggle. I have Xiaomi phones getting updates 2-3 years after release, it just matters what you get. Redmi phones are pretty bad. Poco and Xiaomi phones are great.

[@MrMozkoZrout]

@@HAWXLEADER my dude why are you throwing one strawman argument after another at me. I don't really want to argue about quality of phones. Point of my first comment was that not everyone is okay with having a Chinese phone so that could be one reason to pay more and also I pointed out that you kind of confuse price categories. S21 Fe is flagship grade phone only slightly cheaper than base s21 so as you correctly noticed it's almost the same price as s21. Idk what's the point of comparing it to some Chinese midrange phones, like just the fact that it has 120hz screen doesn't mean anything, as someone pointed out even Samsung has cheaper phones that have 120hz. And I mean idk what that whole thing with poco f3 is supposed to mean. It's not comparable, not same category. Sure SD 870 might be good for most people but it's not SD888 so it will be cheaper. And it's Chinese so of course it will be cheaper just because of that. Still not everyone wants Chinese phone even if it's cheaper. Oh and why do u assume that I am American, cause I am not, my nickname might have been a little hint and I also have no clue why you bring Apple into this, nobody mentioned it and I also don't think that Apple is really good company and they definetly aren't well known for having good price/performance ratio lol. And still they are considered loved huh ? Guess people are willing to pay for something when it offers something they want. But I mean these apple phones is just something you brought as a strawman my dude. Oh and I mean look at the UI of Xioami phones, it's bloated and clearly inspired by iPhones aesthetic. Like if course it is, it's Chinese so inspired by something else is the best we can hope for. Night not be necessarily a bad thing sure, depend on preference. Tho the system isn't that well optimised and because of it the battery usually dies faster than on phones with more polished UI. I remember one test they did and freaking Xperia 1 III with 4k screen and smaller battery lasted longer than some Xioami ultra phone. By those slow updates I meant that it takes a long time for them to prepare it and while Samsung will be releasing updates pretty soon I bet Xioami phones will have to wait for a bit more. But I mean what are you even try to accomplish dude ? You sound like you want to justify the fact that you bought a Xioami phone or you are just a fan ? Trying to show that Samsung is big bad because their phones offer less for more money ?

[@internetcarson]

remember the Moto G days of budget phones at $299? I'm sure I'll find something if I search for it but I haven't seen any reviews of such recently

[@nukfauxsho]

Riley's stray hair is silly!

[@TekuJames]

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.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

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

[@TekuJames]

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

[@noahark5543]

I dont think the note 10 had a headphone jack.

[@sikandarnaseer1777]

@@TekuJames yes

[@sikandarnaseer1777]

@@noahark5543 it did

[@NightWatch0997]

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.

[@darsparx]

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)

[@mrfilipelaureanoaguiar]

😂😂😂 Olive with logo ambiant occlusion shadowing type of thing...

[@tyratooOP]

This came out the minute I had just upgraded my phone to the S21 FE from TMobile. Will be here in a few days. I had been rocking a S7 for over 4 years now and the battery is starting to go. Honestly almost went with a Pixel 6 because it was cheaper but I am a Samsung guy so I went with the FE version of the S21. Not super big on camera features as I am for speed and memory size. Guessing I could have gone for any real newer phone but I guess I may be future proofing myself a bit by getting a 21FE so I think I'll ne happy with my purchase

[@ryanbeard9120]

This isnt a fan edition, where is the charger!

[@tim3172]

Use one of the 98 USB chargers you already have.

[@devnol]

You guys still have the intel capsule from like the kitchen studio days? Wow.

[@DominicKrall]

The standard S21 only has 1 speaker grill too btw

[@xfrostyresonance8614]

I'm not a *fan* of this phone tbh

[@66_Psycho_66]

My last google phone was the nexus 5 I didn’t like it when they got rid of the nexus line of phones and Increased the price

[@senketsu8632]

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

[@sifanikalsa9790]

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 ❶❽ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 *NUDE-DATTING.ONLINE* tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@toyota420xp]

My screen on my pixel.6 had a bad screen. It had very bad off axis viewing and it had some weird rainbow affect on white backgrounds and it had almost unusable fingerprint reader

[@Shadow__X]

What's the pink thing in the background?

[@piwiee]

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.

[@noone-dc4uh]

Google's tensor chip is basically Exynos chip with some extra AI special core

[@walterflores2069]

At the cellphone store I work at we call those things “SIMCARD POPERS” You know… because they pop it out. ☺️

[@adixar]

2:18 genius all phones have that one speaker grill expect IPhones and it's a speaker, second one of iPhones is a microphone grill, the other one is at top, please think...

[@Sarj_ent]

I don't know how to spell his name correctly but I want Johno's noctua hoodie.

[@sp3edstr]

I LOVE the love hate relationship LTT continues to have with Dbrand 😂🤣

[@Ace-pc2cm]

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.

[@lucaschen9512]

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

[@baruchratz512]

Loved his 'I don't care about this video' aperture today, keep it up!

[@krzysztofhejnar]

Jono looks like type of guy who likes a good bar fight every now and then ;D

[@micksterminator3]

The back of it looks similar to the first gen Zune

[@RCmies]

Wait why are they advertising Dbrand and telling you not to buy it 7:38 ?

[@scottcampbell2707]

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.

[@doquis7139]

This is a great phone for countries like mine because alot of competitors to this phone have to be imported and it ends up costing more in the end

[@DemeDemetre]

at that price its good that its plastic, because the money is spent one something else more important + it doesn't break

[@rubenrar1]

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.

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

funny enough that ad for dbrand made me interested

[@marktan2932]

the normal S21 has only one bottom speaker grill too

[@ndx546]

Lol I just got the Samsung S21 FE ad right after the video

[@RyTrapp0]

Riley really liking the color *beige* - I'm shocked...

[@Talwyn_Wize]

My Google Assistant (Nest hub) kept turning on to this video. :P

[@hakeemnaa]

plastic back is more logical lighter phone, not easy to break, and we usually put a case

[@StringsnNotes]

What is benedict #wong 5:19 doing in your studio ?