Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Z Flip 3 symbolize the highest finish of Samsung’s cellphone line with its newest tackle folding telephones, whereas the extra historically formed Galaxy S21 Ultra showcases its specs and wonderful cameras. But Samsung has at all times had all kinds of handsets obtainable, and extra reasonably priced telephones such because the S20 FE providing nice efficiency at a cheaper price than these dearer telephones. The vast number of selection in Samsung’s vary means there’s seemingly a Galaxy cellphone for everybody, it doesn’t matter what your tastes or funds. However, it does make it troublesome to sift by means of the whole lot the corporate gives to see what’s really price contemplating. We’ve accomplished the exhausting work and have rounded up all of Samsung’s present essential smartphones so you’ll be able to work out precisely which is likely to be the very best Samsung cellphone in your wants. Not certain you even need a Samsung? Then try our information to the very best Android cellphone choices, or head over to our roundup of all the very best telephones you’ll be able to at the moment purchase in 2021.
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With its supercharged processor, 5G connectivity, S Pen stylus help and wonderful digital camera expertise, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G represents the top of what Samsung at the moment gives in its telephones. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the one to go for should you actually worth taking wonderful photographs together with your cellphone, or just if you wish to know you have received the most recent, best expertise stuffed into your denims.
Read our Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G evaluation.
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Last 12 months’s Samsung Galaxy S20 collection was good, however the entire vary got here with a excessive worth that meant they had been out of attain for a lot of. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (which stands for “Fan Edition”) was Samsung’s try to deal with this with a cell cellphone that packs a lot of the identical prime tech — together with a terrific processor and stable digital camera — however at a extra midrange worth. We liked the outcome sufficient to award it a coveted CNET Editors’ Choice award and the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE continues to be an outstanding cellphone to contemplate in case your funds does not stretch to the most recent flagships.
Read our Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition evaluation.
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Unlike the Ultra, the S21 Plus does not help the S Pen stylus, it has a barely smaller show and it lacks the unbelievable zoom expertise of the highest mannequin. However, this Samsung smartphone makes use of the identical processor, has a meaty battery and nonetheless has that 5G connectivity. Its cheaper price makes this smartphone a extra reasonably priced choice than the Ultra, however you are still getting a premium flagship expertise with the Gorilla Glass Victus backing that additionally options on the S21 Ultra.
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With its extra modest worth, the bottom Galaxy S21 is a superb mixture of efficiency and worth that CNET reviewer Patrick Holland referred to as “the no-brainer upgrade phone.” It does not have the zoom expertise of the Ultra’s digital camera, however this smartphone can take nice photos nonetheless, has the identical highly effective processor and an enormous, vibrant show. Plus, it is able to benefiting from tremendous quick 5G speeds.
Read our Samsung Galaxy S21 evaluation.
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The Note collection has sometimes been the place Samsung packs its very best expertise and that is actually the case for 2020’s Note 20 Ultra. The cell phone’s show is superb, it is received immense energy, 5G connectivity and a tremendous digital camera that significantly impressed me on a pictures highway journey. The S-Pen stylus makes it nice for word taking, which suggests this smartphone is a really stable choice for the extra skilled amongst you who need a cellphone for each work and play.
Read our Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra evaluation.
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Samsung’s unique folding cellphone was a novel thought however the newest era — the Galaxy Z Fold 3 — refines it additional. It’s nonetheless basically a pill that folds in half to change into a cellphone, however this smartphone has an improved hinge, higher specs all spherical, 5G connectivity and an even bigger show on the skin that really makes it usable as a cellphone. Folding telephones might not be to everybody’s tastes and so they actually come at a premium, however should you’re after a futuristic foldable, the Z Fold 3 is the very best one to purchase.
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If the Galaxy Fold is a pill that folds in half to change into a cellphone, the Z Flip is a cellphone that folds in half to change into a smaller cellphone. When open, this Samsung Galaxy smartphone has an enormous 6.7-inch show, however fold it in half and it turns into a small sq. that is straightforward to slip right into a denims or jacket pocket. We like its neat design, together with its respectable all-round specs and 5G connectivity and it is a extra reasonably priced folding choice than the powerhouse Galaxy Fold 3.
Read our Samsung Galaxy Z Flip evaluation.
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Samsung’s A52 5G sits on the prime of Samsung’s extra reasonably priced A collection of telephones. It has an enormous 6.5-inch show, 6GB of RAM, a a number of rear digital camera setup (together with 64-megapixel essential lens, vast angle and macro cameras) and 5G connectivity. It’s a funds cellphone choice that provides a stable all-round set of specs for a worth that is far more approachable than the highest S21 fashions.
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The A42 5G sits just under the A52, supplies much less RAM, loses the macro digital camera and has a decrease decision front-facing digital camera. It nonetheless has 5G connectivity although, together with an even bigger battery and a touch larger show, which might make it a terrific reasonably priced choice for these of you who watch lots of movies on the transfer.
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If 5G speeds are your prime precedence however you do not wish to spend a lot cash, Samsung’s Galaxy A32 5G is the place you ought to be wanting. Its low worth makes it one of many least expensive 5G-enabled telephones it is doable to purchase proper now, nevertheless it additionally snags you an enormous 6.5-inch show and a multi rear digital camera setup. It’s not difficult the general efficiency of the S21 line, nevertheless it’s a stable all-rounder for the cash.
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The Galaxy A12 is the most affordable cellphone Samsung sells and it is the one to contemplate for these of you who merely need a cellphone for all of life’s necessities and need not waste cash on extravagant cameras or supercomputer-levels of processing energy. It does not have 5G, nevertheless it does have 4 rear cameras, a 6.5-inch show and a capacious 5,000-mAh battery which, given the commonly low calls for of the specs, I’d count on to present simply a full day of energy.
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Usually you’ll be able to choose up final 12 months’s fashions for an enormous saving over the present era, however not so with the S20 and S21 collection. Last 12 months’s Galaxy S20, S20 Plus and S20 Ultra are nonetheless obtainable by means of shops like Best Buy and so they’re nonetheless wonderful telephones. However, Samsung made a specific push with this 12 months’s S21 collection to be extra reasonably priced and as such the entire S21 collection of telephones are cheaper than their equivalents from final 12 months. Specs-wise there’s not really an enormous quantity of distinction and arguably among the construct supplies on the S20 collection are a little bit bit extra premium, however total we advocate shopping for the most recent fashions, notably on this case because it really saves you cash.
Read our Samsung Galaxy S20 5G evaluation.
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