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SamsungsmartphoneLast featured Feb 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (Exynos 2100)

Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.

The Exynos version has improved on last year, especially for battery life, but overheats and throttles under sustained load and has a less polished camera.

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Price when I covered it
£900+
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What I liked

  • Peak performance close to Snapdragon
  • Battery life matches Snapdragon
  • Better pixel smoothing
  • Higher AI benchmark score

What I didn't

  • Throttles heavily under sustained load
  • Runs much hotter
  • Less polished camera

In my words

Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.

“the new exynos is better it brings the peak performance much closer to the snapdragon”
Galaxy S21 Ultra - Exynos vs Snapdragon. 10:03
“the exynos has now hit 68”
Galaxy S21 Ultra - Exynos vs Snapdragon. 4:50
“they both ended on exactly 67”
Galaxy S21 Ultra - Exynos vs Snapdragon. 8:00

Every time I covered it

Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.

  1. 0:00
    Galaxy S21 Ultra - Exynos vs Snapdragon.

    The Exynos version has improved on last year, especially for battery life, but overheats and throttles under sustained load and has a less polished camera.

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