Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Graphite, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) with Snapdragon 888 Processor

I've been using the s21 fe for more than 45 daysPros-●Compact and light weight.●The design and build looks premiumunlike the s23 fe.●In the software department you canliterally customize anything, and ofcourse it is smooth, I didn't notice anymajor lag or hang till now.●The camaras are the best at 25k, the lowlight performance is great.●If you use it at 60hz and in dark mode,you can easily get more than 6 hours ofbackup on a single charge.●I didn't had any problem in multitaskingand casual gaming but as I'm not a hardcore gamer I don't think I should talkmuch about it.●The speaker is surprisingly loud for thesize and the haptic moter is great.●There are countless small but usefulfeatures baked in the software, one ofthem is you can give audio output to asmany devices as you want(I've checkedwith 4 devices) via bluetooth.Cons-●Under direct sunlight the brightness feelslow, the screen is not clearly visible.●In summer it heats up quickly and indirect sunlight it becomes really hot.●I felt like with every update the camarasare getting worse, for example in the lastupdate the night photos weresignificantly degraded.●If you use it in 120hz and in light modethe battery hardly lasts 3 hour.●You will not get most of the new A.Ifeatures, till now it has only got circle tosearch.Update-After the november(2024) update●The battery backup is improved and nowit is usable at 120hz●The camaras are also a bit improved butnot as good as it was with the old versionof software(One UI 6.0)It is good to see that samsung is paying some attention to their old phones after a long time.

Price: Bought it for ₹25,499 in a Non-Sale season which is insane 🤯.Display (5/5): Dynamic 2x with 120 Hz with Amazing Screen to Body ratio with negligible bezels 🤩Performance (4/5): I know Snapdragon 888 is almost 4 year old processor launched in December 2020 but still it's comparable with Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 available in under 30k phones and the phone is smooth in normal day to day use. I don't play games so no issues for me but it heats quite a lot like all Snapdragon 888 phones used to heat back in 2021 and it's heating is kinda manageable if you cap it to 70% using Battery Saver mode.Cameras (5/5): No explanation needed it's the USP of this phone.Charging (4/5): Decent speed charges in an hour at 25W.Battery Life (2.5/5): Weak point of this phone because you get just 4-5 hours battery in 120 Hz and to maximize it to 6-7 hours I use Battery saver mode which reduces refresh rate to 60 Hz, AOD is Off and 5G is turned off as I use VI sim which still doesn't have 5G 😂.Additional Features not found around 25k:1) USB Gen 3 for Wired and Wireless output in Samsung Dex.2) Wireless charging at 15W. (I don't use it because of heating)3) S-series One UI and still 2 major Android updates and 3 years of security patch updates.4) Stereo Speakers which are awesome with Dolby Atmos.5) UFS 3.1 with LPDDR5 Ram for faster read write speeds in file transfers.6) 256 GB storageGenuine Cons ⚠️1) Greenline issues may come as Exynos 2100 variant has world wide Greenline issues.2) Back Panel Glue melting issues have also been reported on Twitter across India due to overheating of this phone.Cons for me (not necessarily for everyone):1) No charging in the box (₹989 spent extra for Samsung 25W charger).2) No headphone jack so I can't use my existing Earphones (₹1349 spent extra for Samsung AKG Type-C Earphones).3) No Backcover (₹708 for Spigen case).4) Due to less battery life bought Samsung 20000 mAh 45W Powerbank for ₹3149All these cons lead to the total cost of ₹32k almost for me but even if you don't buy offical Samsung accessories like me you'll end up spending around ₹2-3k extra for Charger, cover, Tempered Glass and Powerbank if you're traveling to places where Powerpoint for charging isn't available.Final Verdict (4/5):I still gave it a 4 because all the cons were known to me before buying this phone and as I want to shoot videos and don't have a high budget to buy S23 or iPhone. I bought this considering all the compromises 😊.Important Messenge: "S23 FE and S21 FE has nearly has everything same only difference being more updates, Glass Back, all AI features (S21 FE also has few AI features) and 8k recording but it has the same heating issues and less Battery life like S21 FE. So, if you're strict on Budget like me buy the S21 FE there's no point in extending your budget for S23 FE"