The Regular s21 Back Is Plastic
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bhatech
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Not odd at all imo and was expected/rumored even before release. They even showed that trend with Note 20 and experimented with S20 FE. They had to get the cost down to compete with iPhone 12 pricing otherwise Apple would eat Samsung's lunch at higher end (they are anyway). I believe that'll be Samsung's strategy going forward with the entry level models of S and Note series. Try to get the price little lower at entry level model by cutting some features and material cost.
PS: though Note 20 costed $1000 at launch (I think) even with plastic back
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I don't know about that , doesn't the iPhone 12 have glass back at same price point ? Looks to me maybe Samsung saves money not customer.Not odd at all imo and was expected/rumored even before release. They even showed that trend with Note 20 and experimented with S20 FE. They had to get the cost down to compete with iPhone 12 pricing otherwise Apple would eat Samsung's lunch at higher end (they are anyway). I believe that'll be Samsung's strategy going forward with the entry level models of S and Note series. Try to get the price little lower at entry level model by cutting some features and material cost.
PS: though Note 20 costed $1000 at launch (I think) even with plastic back
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I have the 12 mini which is $70 cheaper than the s21 and it even has a glass back lol.
From a purely spec stand point the s21 has more ram, more base storage, and 120hz display, and 3 cameras. They also have to pay Qualcomms price for the new chip/modem. I would say that is a pretty even trade off when you break it down.
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Mini is smaller (5.4''), S21 is more in the size of iPhone 12/pro models. But mini is a beautiful phone at that price point and welcome change to have good phone at smaller size. I have that as well and enjoy using it once in a while
Yeah Samsung definitely saving money but not sure how much saving it is compared to glass vs plastic. I guess at the scale they manufacture even small amounts might add up. But personally I don't think it's the right decision from Samsung to have plastic instead of glass on their base models. I think they should keep that design with FE models.
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I agree , geez it's small lolMini is smaller (5.4''), S21 is more in the size of iPhone 12/pro models. But mini is a beautiful phone at that price point and welcome change to have good phone at smaller size. I have that as well and enjoy using it once in a while
Yeah Samsung definitely saving money but not sure how much saving it is compared to glass vs plastic. I guess at the scale they manufacture even small amounts might add up. But personally I don't think it's the right decision from Samsung to have plastic instead of glass on their base models. I think they should keep that design with FE models.
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Oh WowYep it’s tiny ... S21 Ultra next to the mini
one hand mode shouldn't be a problem lol
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One handed on a mini is so so nice, after 4 months of that size it's an adjustment to the regular S21.Oh Wow
In terms of smoothness and over all feel, there isn't really a difference between them.
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My daily driver is the iPhone 12 pro. Pixel 5, iPhone 12/11 pro, regular S21 size are perfect to my usage. S21 Ultra is too big but I'm fine since it's as a secondary device. No way I could use phone that big for all day regular usage. Would have preferred the smaller S21 but the Ultra has too many nicer things over regular S21.
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Plastic would be fine by me. I will always put it in a plastic case. So while my glass backed phone looks nice naked, it is never free. So to save on price and weight, yes please plastic.
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Thanks God isnt glass, wont hurt that much when you are watching videos at night and the phone fall at your face .. btw in my personal case i use case since day one, so i never see the difference ..
another issue people crying about it is the sd card slot, same people that complained back in the days of the floppy disk goin to diskettes and then to cd.. the sd card slow the phone. take it or go to iphone.. oh wait iphones doesnt have it either lol.
another issue people crying about it is the sd card slot, same people that complained back in the days of the floppy disk goin to diskettes and then to cd.. the sd card slow the phone. take it or go to iphone.. oh wait iphones doesnt have it either lol.
it's a bummer that the S21+ doesn't come with a screen protector either. The 21 resembles more and more like the 20FE, cutting all sorts of corners when charging a "premium" price tag to the customers
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After seeing the CNET video of how easily the back and screen crack I would be happy to have a grippier, nice looking plastic back. Or ceramic, like the Essential. And a screen composition like the ip12.
The BlackBerry KeyOne and Key2/le, the Passport and others all had terrific looking backs.
The BlackBerry KeyOne and Key2/le, the Passport and others all had terrific looking backs.
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