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Hi,
I upgraded yesterday from my Note 10+ to a S21 Ultra, and outside of the camera, I don't think I'll be keeping it. I got a smoking deal at $925 from Amazon with 256 MB, but I'm thinking of keeping the Note 10+. When I turned on 5G, the unit got very hot on the T-Mobile network, and I turned it off as I don't even need 5G and it is a great phone, but $970 for a new phone when the old one works fine?
Anybody else have similar experience? I sure like that Amazon allows returns up to 30 days.
I, too, just received the S21 Ultra on Thursday, having used the Note 10+ for the last 18 months.
At $970, I can see why you'd have a tough call as to whether it's worth it. The Note 10+ is still a fantastic device. My carrier gave me $800 in trade credit for an older Note 9, which makes it a much more palatable upgrade.
The increased refresh rate is pretty nice. Speakers are louder. Cameras seem great. Lots of incremental improvements, nothing I would call a 'can't miss' upgrade.
Stick with the note 10 and upgrade next year to the new note. I upgraded from the note 10 to 20 and I'm a bit disappointed.
I particularly like on the note 10 plus that the screen is relatively wide. Is it actually wider than the s21 ultra? I mean the screen. Information on the Internet does not appear to be conclusive:
https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9732&idPhone2=10596
On gsmarena it appears, the note 10 plus still has slightly more screen real estate (due to the "squarer" screen). There are diverging figures though.
Anybody knows for sure?
I love my Note 10+ and still keeping it but was able to swap out my old Note 8 for a S21U for a great deal, I'm hoping a new Note 21 comes out next year but until then I joined the S21 Ultra fam. Those that have as well, how's your experience so far? I'm excited for the cameras and battery especially.
I'm going to start this by saying I originally had the note 10 plus and after a full month of using this s21 I'm going back to my note 10 plus! And heres why.
1.)The s21 cannot handle multiview applications nearly as well. Sure the camera is a little better but the speed and ability to use multiple apps at a time is a must for me as i switch through 7 different apps daily for my job. I find myself waiting for apps to open and load a noticeable amount more than i ever did with my note 10 plus
2.) Google maps won't load in directions, it will show its ready to go but the blue line that shows you the path isn't there. My note 10 plus never had that issue
3.) Fast screen refresh rate but kills the battery in double time and doesn't make multiview or using multiple apps at a time any better.
4.) Overall the phone feels like an iPhone (like a brick)
5.) after looking at the specs the s21 is definitely a downgrade from the note 10 plus
5) The s21 has no additional storage. I added 528gig SD to my note 10 plus for $50 and i can take that out and use another if I so wish.
6.) The speed of the note 10 definitely made me not like this phone it's hard to downgrade when you're used to the upgrade although i thought i was buying the upgrade which I'm telling you now is definitely not an upgrade. I think this phone was more so they could have something to put out than a real upgrade.
Edit: Idk why this is being down voted it's the truth of my experience between the two devices.