USING the Galaxy S21FE in 2024! - A Real Day in Life

The Samsung Galaxy S21FE came out as a solid all-rounder, following the footsteps of its predecessor, the S20FE. Using the same formula, we get an excellent screen, a proper triple camera setup, solid battery life and the same chipset found in the rest of the s21 lineup.
When it came out, the S21FE proved to be a solid contender as the flagship killer. However, 2 years later, does the S21 FE still hold up, even without Galaxy AI?
In today’s day in the life, I’ll be taking out the Samsung S21FE through its paces as a university student, testing its performance, display, cameras and most importantly the battery life, to see if it’s still worth it in 2024!
Chapters:
Why the S21FE - 0:13
Display - 1:26
Performance - 2:34
Cameras - 5:00
Design/Features - 7:00
Battery - 8:14
Conclusion - 9:06
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[@aldwinleeestopia]

Watching this on my S21 FE SD variant!

[@danyaal48]

Watching this on my S20 FE, got it three years and I get around 4-5 hrs of SOT time every day without needing to recharge to around 11pm.

[@utsabbarman371]

Damnn talk about timing. Just when i thought I'll buy this phone is exactly when you posted this. Love from one of your constant viewer/supporter from India❤

[@Upwards._]

Wow! Thank you for watching (:

[@mztahhan]

@@Upwards._ hi could you please do samsung A33 5G next ?

[@lmuacky3793]

Great video dude, ur improving with each release keep up the good work man

[@Upwards._]

Thanks for watching (:

[@jeffswifty5823]

I was suprised that you reviewed the s21fe. It was my previous phone as I then switched to a s23, it's a shame to get s21 fe in australia since I had lots of issues with the phone even tho I bought it brand new. Although I think my experience would've been better if I had the 256GB version, with 6GBs of ram it was very laggy and unstable, even being on the homescreen was laggy and some games were okay to run. The battery was inconsistant and not very efficient. the cameras I actually thought were good although still had weird lag issues while trying to film, I loved the design of s21fe and the feeling of the phone compared to s23 which is sharper and not curvy, overall I miss my old phone but if it was Snapdragon and had more ram.

[@saagameryt214]

My uncle also has the s21 fe with exynos and 6 gigs of ram but when I used his phone for gaming and stuff for a bit, I did not face such issues. Felt extremely smooth

[@jeffswifty5823]

@@saagameryt214 Maybe the update fixed the issues or my unit had issues

[@saagameryt214]

​@jeffswifty5823 maybe ur unit cuz the s21fe has always been really smooth and fast. I really wanted to buy it but I was forced to buy a53 cuz of budget. But I recommended it to my uncle. The exynos 1280 in the phone was excruciatingly slow and I'm glad I didn't buy another phone as I got my mom's old iPhone 11 pro max which is blazing fast 4 Years later

[@jeffswifty5823]

@saagameryt214 I've seen videos on the a53 and yeah it's slow, but I remember recognising a co-worker at work with that phone, she said it was good. When I was a lot more on a budget in high school I bought a22 5g :,) the agony of 4 gigs of ram lmao

[@saagameryt214]

@@jeffswifty5823 Yh there’s a girl in my school who has the same phone. She doesn’t game or anything and only uses her phone for social media, study and Netflix but even she at times says it’s slow ( she doesn’t game AT ALL). On the other hand I game quite a lot 😬. I upgraded from my first phone ( j7 neo ) to ( a53 ) to (11 pro max)

[@raisgamesnz325]

I really like the format of the video, it is fun even if you aren't trying to buy a phone, :)

[@Upwards._]

Thanks for watching (:

[@mayureshpatil1873]

lets goo another midrange/budget smartphone review

[@Upwards._]

Yes!

[@deepjyotiofficial6242]

Do a similar video for S23FE

[@jaisonparmar2754]

Sir I am loving your vedios very much, mega ❤ from India 🇮🇳

[@Upwards._]

Kem Cho Jaison (:

[@luisalejandrozarate3288]

Dude, I’m really looking forward your next videos, KZbin just recommended me your channel and ngl I really liked your content! Btw happy late birthday, greetings from Mexico! 🇲🇽

[@Upwards._]

@@luisalejandrozarate3288 haha thank you so much for watching!

[@WilliamDrayton-x1j]

Upwards starting to upload more videos? Hell yeah

[@Upwards._]

Yessir!

[@klaytonalves9646]

I have one s21 fe but mine is 6gb ram 128gb rom, Exynos 2100. I think it's a good phone for basic stuffs.

[@abeermishra8694]

Bro we want the s23 fe too !

[@magnetic_gg]

Love from India Btw can you try making a video on iPhone 5s just for fun 😂😂

[@Upwards._]

Thanks for watching! If I find one, I'll do it lol

[@handestv8047]

Hello, it’s a really good video. Can you do a video about the iPhone 11 Pro

[@Upwards._]

Editing the video now hehe

[@eritkantoni298]

Great video.. Very nice channel.. Im from indonesia..always watch your a day in life videos..good job

[@Upwards._]

@@eritkantoni298 makasih bro 😎

[@anurajbasumatary3319]

Thank u for making video for S21 FE on my request 😌🤗 Love ur videos from India 🔥

[@monkeyglory2905]

bro you should try to use phone cooler, i have the same phone model as the one in your vid. I played honkai, the performance was way better when i used cooler bcos the throttling, there's a game plugin to prevent that throttles but the phone would get warmer than b4. great video 🔥

[@juanlozano7181]

I've had this phone since it's release I love it only thing is battery gets warms but I've learned to mess to with the settings to help it

[@sageofsixbroths]

After trying to get myself the normal s21, I've settled for the FE. It will do for a few. And i can upgrade to the s23 later. Update. Just got mine. Exynos Version. It's has good performance. And yes, 4 hours of screen on time is about the time it gets. Decent.

[@eveningtechshorts938]

Please do Samsung S9 plus video in 2024 and Samsung Galaxy S10 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alfinkurniawan5223]

I often hear that Samsung S series often gets Green line on the screen. How do you solve this issue?

[@edwardromuana982]

Currently using the s21 fe Exynox version,now using for 1+ years,and now,there's severe heating issues and battery problems,if I put my phone at 80% at night(around 12am),I'd wake up to the phone being 15% in the morning(at around 7am). Guess the only pros for me would be the camera

[@MyulMang]

Battery issue. Get it checked out

[@sadinjr6923]

At first when i see your videos . I really like it . Please use Samsung Galaxy s21 plus .. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@S21_Hype]

My s21 with exynos 2100 beats 8 gen 1 at multi core and same with 888

[@S21_Hype]

Try a day in the life with honor 90!

[@Upwards._]

No Honor in New Zealand ): If Honor sends me a phone, I'll review haha

[@insanevloggers3502]

day 15 of requesting a day in the life with iphone se 2020 !! love from india

[@Upwards._]

I'm finding it very hard to find one unfortunately

[@insanevloggers3502]

@@Upwards._ no worries man !! take your time !! the comment is just a reminder haha !!

[@gamingbeacon8037]

do an iphone 11 pro max day in the life

[@Upwards._]

iPhone 11 Pro day in the life being edited right now!

[@Gggrrrrrrrr23]

You said it's 4 years old but It released on 11th January 2022 so its not even 3 years old yet only 2.5

[@Upwards._]

@@Gggrrrrrrrr23 yes, that is why the text is different 😅 I said the wrong thing lol

[@KunalMagar23]

is it good compared to Nothing phone 2a?

[@4kt6lock]

the Exynos is better if you are not using it for gaming

[@AmithPHareesh]

How you buying all these phones ? Like oppo this and other stuffs Are you super rich ? Or you get them for free

[@Upwards._]

@@AmithPHareesh I borrow 95% of the phones I review, either from friends or my workplace (I work for a teleco)

[@deskib-y1m]

Do the iPhone 11 Pro max

[@koshikkori7412]

Compare to iPhone 12 in battery which is best 12 or s21fe??

[@Upwards._]

Relatively similar

[@choqao]

👋

[@Upwards._]

Hello again! How do you always watch video as soon as it's released!?!

[@Patrikch100]

I had the S21 FE Snapdragon version. But TBH is was not good. So I bought the regular S21 with Exynos and damn. It was much better phone with much better battery life (even with smaller battery). It is well known that both Snapdragon 888 and 8 Gen 1 are worst than 865 or 8+ Gen 1. You can’t judge Samsung based on Exynos 😂😂 but hey S22 Ultra with Exynos 2200 is much worst, than Exynos 2100😅

[@senwye]

It's weird how my s10e has the same typa battery life

[@Upwards._]

Interesting, maybe I will do a review on the S10e...

[@senwye]

@@Upwards._ nah I have pixel os installed maybe that's why

[@notlevi2753]

iPhone 11 pro Max

[@MalcolmM-jj4ci]

Me watching on 2018 phone

[@saagameryt214]

😢 I had a 2017 phone not too long ago

[@SanketRoy_27]

Which phone bro?

[@MalcolmM-jj4ci]

@@SanketRoy_27 realme x2

[@SanketRoy_27]

@@MalcolmM-jj4ci That was a wonderful phone back in the day