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2020 is not yet over,
but we've already had so many leaks and rumors
around the Samsung Galaxy S21.
What's up guys?
Saf here on SuperSaf TV
and as always, we're going to break down all
of the most recent leaks and rumors,
SuperSaf style, to give you guys a better idea
of what to expect.
So firstly, it looks like the S21 series
is going to be coming very early.
We had already heard lots of rumors that the launch event
was going to be around January,
which would be the earliest launch for a Galaxy S device.
And a recent blog post from TM Roh,
the president and head of Samsung's mobile division,
pretty much confirms this.
He said, "Thank you to everyone who supported us in 2020.
I look forward to sharing more in January."
In addition to that, he continues to say,
"We've also been paying attention
to people's favorite aspects of the Galaxy Note experience
and are excited to add some of its most well-loved features
to other devices in our lineup."
Now it doesn't take much to figure out
that he's talking about the S-Pen,
the most unique feature of the Note series.
And this lines up with all of the rumors that we've had,
that the S21 series may be supporting the S-Pen.
Now we're currently not sure if the S-Pen
is going to be included and embedded within the device
like it is on the Note series,
or if it's going to be an accessory
that will be sold separately,
but will be compatible with the S21 series.
And in terms of where would it go,
well, it seems like there will be lots of cases
that we'll have a slot for the S-Pen
if you choose to buy an S-Pen for the S21.
This has also led to a lot of speculation
about whether or not Samsung
is going to discontinue the Note series.
If we look over the past few years,
the Galaxy S line and the Note line
have got more and more close together to the point
where a lot of people call the Note series,
just the S series with an S-Pen.
Now this is of course speculation at this point,
we're going to have to wait and see what happens.
There are some reports saying
that no, Samsung is going to continue the Note series.
And the Note series is very, very popular for Samsung.
Right, now in terms of the devices,
it looks like we will be getting three devices this year,
like we had last year.
So there will be an S21, an S21 Plus
as well as an S21 Ultra.
The devices will of course have different display sizes.
The smallest on the S21, 6.2 inches,
the S21 Plus with 6.7 inches and the S21 Ultra
with the largest display at around 6.8 inches.
Now all these displays will have OLED technology
and also support 120 hertz as a refresh rate.
However, there will be some key differences.
Firstly seems like the S21 and the S21 Plus
will only have Full HD resolution,
whereas the S21 Ultra will have Quad HD resolution.
How much does that matter?
Well, honestly speaking,
right now on my Note 20 Ultra, for example,
it has been on Full HD+
pretty much since the date that I got it.
And that is because you can only have 120 hertz
if you are at Full HD+.
So maybe Samsung has seen that most people
just have the 120 hertz setting on anyway,
and don't really mind having Full HD+.
And if we look at the Note 20 compared
to the Note 20 Ultra, that also has a Full HD+ display.
So this does seem very likely.
Also the S21 and S21 Plus are rumored to have flat displays
compared to the curved display on the S21 Ultra.
Again, this is a trend that we're seeing
from a lot of manufacturers.
A lot of people seem to prefer a flat display,
which resolves any palm rejection issues
and it also means that screen protectors
are a lot more easier to apply.
Now, these displays will all have an Infinity-O design,
so a punch out in the middle.
It doesn't look like we're going to be seeing
an under-display camera as yet
on the Samsung Galaxy S series.
And it also seems like the bezels will be shrunk further.
So we'll have very small bezels on the S21 series.
Now, there's going to be differences with the builds as well.
So it looks like all devices will have an aluminum frame,
but the S21 and the S21 Plus will have plastic backs,
whereas the S21 Ultra, the more premium device
will have a glass back.
This once again, seems to be very likely
if we base this on what Samsung did
with the Note 20 versus the Note 20 Ultra,
they did go with that plastic back.
And they've also had this plastic back
for the S20 FE series.
Generally speaking, I think most people don't mind it
because they have their device in a case anyway,
but again, it does take away from that premium experience.
Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.
Would you mind if the S21 and the S21 Plus
had plastic backs?
Now let's move on to the design on the back.
So you'll notice from all of the leaks and rumors
and actual photos and renders that we've seen as well,
that the camera module is quite different.
It actually goes all the way to the edges.
It looks pretty interesting.
I'm going to have to save my judgments
after I've actually seen the devices in hand.
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Right now, moving on to the cameras,
we will have some differences between the cameras
of the S21 the S21 Plus compared to the S21 Ultra.
So it looks like we are going to get a triple camera set up
like we had last year for the S20 and the S20 plus.
So there's going to be a primary 12 megapixel camera,
a 12 megapixel ultra-wide camera,
as well as a 64 megapixel telephoto camera.
The sensors of these cameras may be changed, however.
We did see a tweet from reputable leaker Ice Universe
saying that the ultra-wide camera
will be getting an updated sensor that will be 123 degrees,
so wider compared to what we've got on the S20's right now.
And it will also have face detection autofocus,
which will allow it to focus in very close for macro shots.
Now, this is not the two mega pixel gimmicky macro shots
that we've seen from other devices,
this is more like what we've seen on say the OnePlus 8 Pro,
which also allows the ultra-wide camera
to focus in super close
to give you some great looking macro shots.
The S21 Ultra is likely to have a quad camera set up.
So the same 12 megapixel ultra-wide camera,
a primary 108 megapixel camera
with an improved sensor compared to last year,
a three times telephoto zoom camera
as well as a 10 times periscope zoom camera.
And we have seen something similar
from Huawei on the P40 Pro Plus having two zoom cameras,
which gives you a bit more flexibility
when it comes to taking shots.
10 times zoom is great,
but it's not something that you're going to use all the time.
So having that three times zoom kind of gives you
that middle ground.
The S21 ultra is also likely
to have the laser auto focus sensor,
which we saw on the Note 20 Ultra.
Because of that large sensor size
for the 108 megapixel primary camera
on the S20 Ultra last year,
we did have some focusing issues which were mostly fixed
with the laser auto focus sensor on the Note 20 Ultra.
So Samsung does seem to be keeping this for the S21 Ultra.
Now, in terms of how good these images are,
of course, it's going to be lots of factors,
and we are going to be doing a SuperSaf style camera comparison
as soon as we've got the devices in hand.
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One of the factors that goes towards image quality
is the image signal processor,
which is parts of the chipset.
And it looks like the new S21 series is going to be powered
by either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipsets
or Samsung's Exynos 2100.
Now the Exynos 2100 has been said
to have been improved quite a bit.
We're going to have to wait and see,
and this will, again, vary depending on your region,
which chipset you're going to be getting.
It will also mean that the regions
that do have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
will be some of the first devices in the world
with the 888 and that will make them some of the fastest
and most powerful smartphones in the world.
For storage, it looks like the S21 and the S21 Plus
will be coming in two variants,
128 gigabytes as well as 256 gigabytes.
The S21 Ultra is likely to come in three variants,
128, 256, as well as 512 gigabytes.
In terms of Micro SD card support,
this is a bit of a question mark.
We've also got some potential bad news
and certain reports have been saying that Samsung
is going to be following Apple
and no longer supplying a charger
and earphones out of the box.
This is said to be to reduce costs of the devices,
which may have an impact on price.
I mean, I'm going to leave that question out to you.
What do you guys think if Samsung
do not include a charger and earphones out of the box?
Now, in terms of the announcement and release date,
Jon from Front Page Tech has tweeted out this,
and that would mean that January the 14th
will be the official Unpacked Event, the announcement date,
also the date when you will be able to pre-order.
And then the release date will be January the 29th,
which will be very, very early compared to previous years.
And that's everything that we know
about the Samsung Galaxy S21 series so far.
Of course, there's going to be more information
that's going to be leaked as we get closer
to that 14th of Jan Unpacked date.
And I'll be sure to do another detailed final leaks
and rumors round up here on the channel.
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What do you guys think of S21 series based
on the leaks and rumors so far?
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