Samsung has at all times had one thing of a scattergun method to its cellphone launches, providing all kinds of handsets with various specs and ranging costs. That’s nonetheless very a lot the case at this time, with its top-of-the-line Galaxy S21 Ultra main the pack, telephones just like the S20 FE providing nice specs at extra cheap costs, and fashions such because the Z Fold 2 utilizing revolutionary folding screens to tempt the money out of your pockets. On the one hand, meaning there’s probably one thing 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 truly price contemplating. We’ve executed the exhausting work and have rounded up all of Samsung’s present primary smartphones so you possibly can work out precisely which could swimsuit you greatest. Not positive you even desire a Samsung? Then try our information to one of the best Android telephones, or head over to our roundup of all one of the best telephones you possibly can presently purchase in 2021.
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With its supercharged processor, 5G connectivity, S Pen stylus assist and wonderful digital camera expertise, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G represents the top of what Samsung presently gives in its telephones. It’s the one to go for when you actually worth taking wonderful pictures along with your cellphone, or just if you wish to know you have acquired the most recent, best expertise stuffed into your denims.
Read our Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G evaluate.
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Last yr’s Galaxy S20 collection was good, however the entire vary got here with a excessive value that meant they had been out of attain for a lot of. The S20 FE (which stands for “Fan Edition”) was Samsung’s try to deal with this with a cellphone that packs a lot of the identical prime tech — together with an ideal processor and strong digital camera — however at a extra midrange value. We beloved the end result sufficient to award it a coveted CNET Editors’ Choice award and it is nonetheless an excellent cellphone to think about in case your funds does not stretch to the most recent flagships.
Read our Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition evaluate.
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Unlike the Ultra, the S21 Plus does not assist the S Pen stylus, it has a barely smaller show and it lacks the unbelievable zoom expertise of the highest mannequin. However, it makes use of the identical processor, has a meaty battery and nonetheless has that 5G connectivity. Its cheaper price makes it a extra reasonably priced possibility 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 value, the bottom Galaxy S21 is a good mixture of efficiency and worth that CNET reviewer Patrick Holland known as “the no-brainer upgrade phone.” It does not have the zoom expertise of the Ultra’s digital camera, however it might take nice photographs nonetheless, has the identical highly effective processor and a giant, vibrant show. Plus, it is able to making the most of tremendous quick 5G speeds.
Read our Samsung Galaxy S21 evaluate.
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The Note collection has sometimes been the place Samsung packs its best possible expertise and that is actually the case for the Note 20 Ultra. Its show is wonderful, it is acquired immense energy, 5G connectivity and an incredible digital camera that significantly impressed me on a pictures highway journey. The S-Pen stylus makes it nice for word taking, which suggests it is a very strong possibility for the extra skilled amongst you who desire a cellphone for each work and play.
Read our Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra evaluate.
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Samsung’s unique folding cellphone was a novel concept however it was the following era — the Galaxy Z Fold 2 — that refined it. It’s nonetheless basically a pill that folds in half to change into a cellphone, however it’s acquired an improved hinge, higher specs all spherical, 5G connectivity and an even bigger show on the surface that truly makes it usable as a cellphone. Folding telephones is probably not to everybody’s tastes and so they actually come at a premium, however when you’re after a chunk of this futuristic tech, the Z Fold 2 is one of the best one to purchase.
Read our Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 evaluate.
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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 easily change into a smaller cellphone. When open, it has a giant 6.7-inch show, however fold it in half and it turns into a small sq. that is simple to slip right into a denims or jacket pocket. We like its neat design, together with its first rate all-round specs and 5G connectivity and it is a extra reasonably priced folding possibility than the powerhouse Galaxy Fold 2.
Read our Samsung Galaxy Z Flip evaluate.
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Samsung’s new A52 5G replaces the A51 launched solely final yr and it sits on the prime of Samsung’s extra reasonably priced A collection of telephones. The A52 5G has a giant 6.5-inch show, 6GB of RAM, a a number of rear digital camera setup (together with 64-megapixel primary lens, vast angle and macro cameras) and 5G connectivity. We’re but to completely check the brand new A collection, however on paper the A52 5G gives a strong all-round set of specs for a value that is far more approachable than the highest S21 fashions.
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The A42 5G sits just under the A52, gives barely 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 a barely larger battery and a touch larger show, which may make it an ideal reasonably priced possibility for these of you who watch a whole lot 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 need to be trying. Its low value makes it one of many most cost-effective 5G-enabled telephones it is doable to purchase proper now, however it additionally snags you a giant 6.5-inch show and a multi rear digital camera setup. We’re but to completely evaluate this cellphone so we won’t vouch for its general efficiency, however it’s troublesome to argue with that value.
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The Galaxy A12 is the most cost effective cellphone Samsung sells and it is the one to think about for these of you who merely desire 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, however it does have 4 rear cameras, a 6.5-inch show and a capacious 5,000-mAh battery which, given the widely low calls for of the specs, I’d count on to present simply a full day of energy.
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Usually you possibly can decide up final yr’s fashions for a giant saving over the present era, however not so with the S20 and S21 collection. Last yr’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 selected push with this yr’s S21 collection to be extra reasonably priced and as such the entire S21 collection of telephones are cheaper than their equivalents from final yr. Specs-wise there’s not truly an enormous quantity of distinction and arguably among the construct supplies on the S20 collection is a little bit bit extra premium, however general we suggest shopping for the most recent fashions, notably on this case because it truly saves you cash.
Read our Samsung Galaxy S20 5G evaluate.
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