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Everything about Samsung Galaxy S21 Series (Galaxy S30 Series)

Samsung Galaxy S series is a high-end smartphone lineup that represents Samsung’s prowess in camera and hardware abilities in the smartphone market.
Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. This is the first time, Samsung used a 108MP super-resolution camera in its top model, 100X space zoom, 8K video recording, 5G, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 recording, and more.
In October, Samsung unveiled a new smartphone in the Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S20 Fan Edition which offers 5G connectivity, AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, Wi-Fi 6, and more.
Samsung Galaxy S20 series is quite successful and users loved the innovation that the South Korean tech giant has brought at the start of 2020.
Now, we’re moving toward 2021 and Samsung has started preparing for the next “Unpacked” event but unlike past years, this time, Samsung is rushing the launch of the new S series devices.
According to a report, Samsung has already placed component orders for the next S series smartphones – Galaxy S21/S30 series (tentative name). While it has finalized the mass production of the Galaxy S21 series starting November 2020.
The date of mass production is almost 45 days early compared to the Galaxy S20 series. Sources related to the matter says that Samsung wants to overcome the current smartphone conditions and want to complete the gap in shipment, which was created after the ban of second top smartphone maker Huawei.
Therefore, Samsung is not only rushing the supply chain for smartphones but it also has rescheduled the launch of Galaxy S21 for as early as January 2021.
In the meantime, leaks and reports have already confirmed the design, some key specs of the Galaxy S21 series, and claimed that the launch is actually happening in January instead of February or March.
Ahead of the launch, we’ll be going to see a lot of new information regarding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy flagship and this dedicated article will keep you posted about every single development happening regarding the Samsung Galaxy S21.
Name:
The name of this upcoming flagship is not confirmed at the moment but given the fact that Samsung jumped from the Galaxy S10 series to S20, the tradition favors the lineup to be called the Samsung Galaxy S30 series.
However, these phones will be launched in 2021, and if only somehow Samsung may want to try the number “21” to match the year and name it the Samsung Galaxy S21 series. Well, 21/21 will also make a good launch date.
Samsung Galaxy S21/Galaxy S30 series Variants:
- Samsung Galaxy S21/Samsung Galaxy S30
- Samsung Galaxy S21+/Samsung Galaxy S30+
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra/Samsung Galaxy S30 Ultra
Display:
These smartphones will be packed with Dynamic AMOLED displays with a center hole-punch design and 120Hz refresh rate for better UI animation and graphics performance.
Galaxy S21: 6.2-inch display with flat panel
Galaxy S21+: 6.7-inch display with flat panel
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 6.8-inch with a curved edge
Dimensions
Due to the difference in screen size and hardware, these phones will come with different widths, height, thickness, and of course the weight.
Galaxy S21: 71.2 (width) x 151.7 (height) x 7.9mm (depth)
Galaxy S21+: 75.6 (width) x 161.5 (height) x 7.85 mm (depth)
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 75.6 (width) x 165.1 (height) x 8.9mm (depth)
Design
According to the render, the Samsung Galaxy S21 series will come with new material and the camera bump is also designed in a new way.
The bottom side of these phones includes a primary mic, USB Type-C port, and speakers. The right side contains a volume rocker and a power button. The topside has a SIM-card tray and two more holes. While the left side remains plane.

Galaxy S21 Ultra CAD Render

Galaxy S21 CAD Render
Camera
Similar to its predecessor, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will come with a huge camera bump and S21 will also retain its camera in an identical manner. However, the bump design now has a new finishing, which extends the phone’s left and topside to the bumps respective areas.
According to the leaks, the Galaxy S21 series will equip with:
Galaxy S21: Triple Camera + LED
Galaxy S21+: Triple Camera + LED
Galaxy S21 Ultra: Quad Camera + LED
The camera specs are currently unconfirmed but these devices likely to retain their main camera and ultra-wide cameras megapixels from their predecessors respective but with added new improvements in quality and features.
This also includes a possibility that Samsung may go one step further and introduce, 108MP camera on both S21+ and S21 Ultra models.
Battery and Charging
Samsung Galaxy S21 series has allegedly passed the 3C certificate, revealing the Galaxy S21 will pack with a 4000mAh battery, 4800mAh battery in S21 Plus, and 5000mAh battery in the Ultra version.
These phones will come with 25W fast charging and an increase in charging capacity for the Ultra version is still confirmed momentarily.
Processor and memory
Galaxy S20 series was powered by Exynos 990 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Both of these processors are based on the 7nm process node. However, with the Galaxy S21 lineup, the company will introduce a new chipset made with a 5nm process.
Software:
Samsung Galaxy S21 series will come with pre-equipped One UI 3.1 based on Android 11 and later it’ll be upgraded to One UI 3.5 as well as the first to test One UI 4 (Android 12) later in 2021. The phone will be able to grab three major upgrades.
Pricing:
Samsung will maintain its pricing for Galaxy S21 series and will introduce this new lineup in the same price range, starting at $999 or maybe lower $899.
Launch Date:
The leak has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S21 series will launch in January 2021 but an official confirmation is awaited.
Remember:
- The information above is based on leaks and may vary from the actual launch
- Samsung is yet to confirm the launch date
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Google Pixel 8 could use modified Exynos 2300 chipset as Tensor G3

Samsung manufactured the first and second-gen Tensor processors for Google’s flagships. As per a new rumor, the canceled Exynos 2300 could debut as Google Tensor G3 with some modifications and power the upcoming Pixel 8 smartphone lineup.
According to @_ImJason (via wccftech), the Google Tensor G3 may be a modified Exynos 2300 processor with “1+4+4” architecture, and power the Pixel 8.
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The CPU is a Cortex-X3 high-performance core clocked at 3.09GHz, four ARM Cortex-A715 performance cores clocked at 2.65GHz, and four ARM Cortex-A510 efficiency cores clocked at 2.10GHz.
Talking about graphics, the Tensor G3 reportedly uses Samsung Xclipse 930 GPU, which is consistent with the Exynos 2300 as a whole. Besides, the wild rumor says that the Korean tech giant is manufacturing this SoC through its 3rd-gen 3nm process to improve performance and reduce power consumption.
Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones will use the Tensor G3 processor, likely to go official this October. Google has not announced the upcoming flagships and we hope, the company will share details and plans about the next SoC and flagships at the I/O 2023 event.
Exynos 2300
Samsung launched the Exynos 2200 processor with the Galaxy S22 series and shipped models in European markets. Due to performance and overheating issues, the company has silently canceled its sequel and brought the S23 series exclusively with the Snapdragon processor.
Some rumors claimed that the Fan Edition smartphone and tablets will debut with the Exynos 2300 processor this year. However, there’s no evidence confirming the existence of the Galaxy S23 FE and Galaxy Tab S8 FE. The company might use Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with the upcoming affordable models.
Google Pixel 8 Pro renders favor Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra design
Issues
[Updated] Samsung Galaxy S22 battery drain, heating and low power efficiency issues

In February 2022, Samsung introduced the Galaxy S22 series smartphones. These premium Galaxy devices feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (widely) or Exynos 2200 (Europe) chipsets. In the software department, the lineup is running Android 13 (One UI 5.0), up from pre-installed Android 12 (One UI 4.1).
On February 1st, the company unveiled the Galaxy S23 series, which runs Android 13-based One UI 5.1 out of the box. Starting February 13, Samsung has begun to release the S23 lineup’s exclusive One UI 5.1 software with its older flagship devices including the S22 series.
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Features apart, the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra users are facing different kinds of issues (via PiunikaWeb) with their smartphones such as battery drain, heating and low power efficiency. Users believe that the situation was better before December 2022 patch, which got worse with January 2023 patch.
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Among consumers, there are discussions that the battery drain and heating issues are generated on models due to chipset maker differences as well as Samsung Foundry. The Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processors are manufactured by Samsung Foundry.
Due to inefficient processes, the system on the chip gets affected by battery consumption issues due to thermal management. Since consumers in some countries such as India are quite satisfied with their Galaxy S22 phone’s battery, the issue is mainly reported spotted on Exynos models.
During Exynos 2200’s internal testing, Samsung faced critical thermal throttling due to the chipset’s inefficiency and additionally powerful GPU, which forced it to reduce clock speed by 0.61Ghz. To bring the world’s most powerful GPU, Samsung partnered with AMD and used Xclipse GPU in the Exynos 2200.
Due to Exynos’ heating and Foundry’s production efficiency issues, Samsung turned to Qualcomm and decided to ditch its self-developed SoC from the Galaxy S lineup. This year, the Galaxy S23 series uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset manufactured by TSMC, worldwide.
We hope Samsung will soon fix battery draining and heating issues on the Galaxy S22 devices through a firmware update. Since hardware issues can’t be fixed with even hundreds of firmware updates, they could be reduced or optimized with code changes.
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Updated on March 15
Due to bad battery life, some Galaxy S22 Ultra users are wondering to upgrade to the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is setting new records in efficiency. Meanwhile, it’s bad to hear that the company has not yet completely fixed the battery draining issue on the S22 series.
Are my apps that power hungry ? To where I can’t even get 3 hours of SOT, without having to charge. ABSOLUTELY love the phone but considering upgrading to s23 ultra just because of the battery upgrade. Which I can’t even say it’s worth paying the extra 5-600 dollars for that. from S22Ultra
Mar. 11
Samsung started rolling out March 2023 security update to the Galaxy S22 series. And we have noted different feedback from consumers, with some users having better battery efficiency, while some are still complaining about the drainage issue.
Mar. 4
Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos) users continue to report (1, 2) battery drain issues on their smartphones. Hopefully, the March 2023 security update will bring improvements to battery efficiency as part of fixing the issue.
Feb. 23
After upgrading to the One UI 5.1 software, some Galaxy S22 smartphone users are still facing battery draining and low power efficiency issues. Not only the screen on time, but the battery is also getting more consumed while the screen is off, or not in use.
Feb. 14
Reports suggest that the One UI 5.1 update has not fixed Galaxy S22’s battery-draining problems.
Feb. 13
Samsung pushed the major One UI 5.1 update for several Galaxy devices including the S22 series. It’s now expanding to both Exynos and Snapdragon models, worldwide. Hopefully, the One UI 5.1 update will resolve the battery draining and low power efficiency problems.
Feb. 7
Concerns like abnormal battery drain and low power efficiency continue to emerge (1, 2, 3, 4) on the Galaxy S22 series devices. The company has recently pushed the February patch for select Galaxy models, and we hope, it could fix the battery and heating problems.
I have had the Galaxy S22 (Exynos) for almost a year now and my experience has not been completely satisfactory The battery gives me between 2-3 hours of SOT, and the device’s performance has been quite poor. There are frequent lags, the phone gets very hot, and if l’m playing a game (not a heavy game, for example Brawl Stars) while listening to music with the Galaxy Buds Pro, the music cuts out and the experience ends up being very bad. Does anyone else have this problem? Do you think that if a go to the technical service they can give me a solution?
Feb. 5
Two more Galaxy S22 smartphone users reported having battery drain and overheating issues. According to the first affected user, their S22 heats up in general usage (such as WhatsApp, Twitter), however, the device is already delivering bad battery efficiency.
Second user said that they have fully charged the smartphone and the battery drained by 13% without any usage in the meantime. The user speculates that the Always on Display feature is eating battery heavily, however, there seems a software issue.
Jan. 31
A Galaxy S22 smartphone user said on Reddit that Samsung’s authorized service center can just factory reset the device and recommends waiting for a few days since the battery health is good. It looks like processor issues and buggy software is causing the battery drain and overheating issues.
Jan. 30
Samsung released the 2nd January 2023 firmware update Galaxy S22 series in certain regions but the battery drain and overheating issues continue to emerge. Meanwhile, there are different kinds of workarounds, which has the latest entry of turning off “Adaptive Battery” feature.
- Open System Settings >> Battery >> Adaptive preferences >> Turn on “Adaptive Battery”
Jan. 28
A Reddit user @lazykryptonian said that the Galaxy S22’s overheating issue is caused because of the chipset’s design and Samsung foundry problems. Further, they added that “Some are much better than others but there’s no control over getting a decent one vs bad.”
Jan. 27
A Galaxy S22 Ultra user claimed that after restricting background activities of unused apps, the battery consumption is greatly reduced. As per the user, the battery consumption before restricting activities was 10% per hour, which is now 2% per hour. You can also try it as a temporary fix.
Jan. 25
Samsung provides you with tips that will show you how to get the best out of your battery in everyday usage and how to look after your battery. The tips are as follows:
- > Reduce display brightness level
- > Close, disable, or uninstall unused Apps
- > Turn off Always On Display (AOD) or set a schedule
- > Toggle off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when not in use
- > Turn on Power saving mode
- > Check your device Signal bars
Jan. 24
Some users reported having overheating issues during video calls, as well as on WhatsApp video calls. And amid battery drain controversy, a Galaxy S22 Ultra user said that his phone’s brightness was fading day by day, which could be because of abnormal battery drain.
Jan. 23
Issues like abnormal battery drain and overheating continue to emerge on the Galaxy S22 series devices, with Exynos models being most affected. Consumers complained that the January patch destroyed battery performance and generated heating issues, even in normal usage.
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Samsung Galaxy F14 design leaked ahead of launch

Samsung could launch the Galaxy F14 next week in India, while the design has been leaked ahead of launch. As shown in the press images, the smartphone brings a dual rear camera setup and expected to be available in two color options including Purple and Green.
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Folks over at 91mobiles revealed the design of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy F14 smartphone ahead of its possible next week launch. The budget phone could be priced at about INR 15000 in the Indian market and will be available for purchase on Flipkart.com.
Like other Samsung phones, the Galaxy F14 brings volume rockers and a power button on the right side, while the left remains vacant. Other than the two camera sensors, without a bump, there’s an LED flash, as part of making nighttime photography possible.