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Don’t look now, but the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 isn’t as far in the distant future as you’d expect. Samsung usually launches its Galaxy S series flagships in March, but the S21 could be revealed as early as January. In fact, we’re already getting details around the specs for the top-end S21 Ultra variant.
Tipster Ishan Agarwal and 91mobiles have shared that the S21 Ultra will include a 6.8-inch screen, potentially with a higher 144Hz refresh rate; a 5,000 mAh battery and a 108 MP main rear camera combined with a 40 MP shooter for selfies. It will supposedly launch with Android 11-based One UI 3.0 out of the box and according to Agarwal, Samsung’s internal codename for the device is O3.
One of the more interesting details related here is that if the S21 Ultra’s screen is 6.8 inches wide, it will actually be a tenth of an inch smaller than the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s 6.9-inch screen.
Of course, a fraction of an inch doesn’t make that much of a difference in the world, although it’s strange to imagine Samsung going backwards or at least keeping the current form factor, particularly when the phone maker has pushed to drastically increase screen size. over the previous two generations of their phones.
Overall, however, there aren’t many surprising details revealed in this particular leak. It has been said that perhaps Samsung will increase the maximum refresh rate of the device to 144Hz, although if it does, we really hope that the company will at least lift the LTPO dynamic update technology of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra so that the S21 Ultra does not shoot up. 144Hz all the time, which would drain your battery very, very quickly.
Speaking of battery, you may recall that last year’s S20 Ultra had its own 5,000 mAh power pack, just as the S21 Ultra is said to employ. That device lasted 9 hours and 13 minutes on Tom’s Guide’s custom web browsing battery test on data when set to its 120Hz mode. However, it lasted 12 hours and 13 minutes at 60 Hz, three hours longer. It’s hard to imagine that battery life won’t continue to suffer if Samsung increases the refresh rate of the S21 even further.
The 91mobiles report goes on to suggest that Samsung will once again opt for an Infinity-O center-mounted hole-punch front camera design for the S21 series, which is certainly a bit disappointing.
At this point, one might have expected the company to launch a true under-display camera solution, which would allow for a truly full-screen design like we’ve never seen, outside of the conceptual devices of a select Chinese phone. doers. However, it appears that the technology is not ready for prime-time yet, which means that the next revolution in smartphone design may take at least another year.
All in all, we are told to expect three models from the Galaxy S21 series, between the basic S21, the S21 Plus and the S21 Ultra. If these phones really do arrive in January, we could be just three months away from their debut, so expect the rumors to really pick up between now and the end of 2020.
