Galaxy S21 5G deals

How much does the Samsung Galaxy S21 cost?

Samsung flagship smartphones are top of the range handsets. And as such, you would have expected the Galaxy S21 series to come with a price tag that suited.

However, the standard S21 was priced surprisingly lower than expected, with a price tag of £769 at the time of release - around £100 less than the previous year’s S20.

And in 2023, you can pick up a Samsung Galaxy S21 for about £500 SIM-free.

When was the Samsung Galaxy S21 released?

Samsung started 2021 in style with the surprise early release of its then-flagship smartphone - the Galaxy S21 5G phone. Usually released around February or March, the Samsung Galaxy S21 was released a little earlier on 29 January 2021.

How many phones are in the S21 range?

The Samsung Galaxy S21 range includes three handsets:

• The standard S21
• A bigger S21 Plus
• An even bigger and more powerful S21 Ultra

What colours can you get the Samsung Galaxy S21 in?

The standard S21 is available in phantom violet, phantom pink, phantom grey and phantom white. The S21 Plus comes in phantom grey, phantom black, and phantom violet while the S21 Ultra is available in just phantom black and phantom silver.

How good is the Samsung Galaxy S21 screen?

The standard S21 is the smallest of the S21 family with a 6.2-inch screen, while the S21 Plus and S21 Ultra are 6.7-inch and 6.8-inch respectively.

The S21 Ultra has an ultra-HD screen compared to full-HD screens on the other two, but all three have smooth 120Hz displays.

How good is the Samsung Galaxy S21 camera?

The S21 camera is one of the phone’s best features. The S21 and S21 Plus have triple camera set ups made of a 12MP main camera, 12MP ultra-wide and 64MP telephoto lenses.

The top-level S21 Ultra goes further with a 108MP lens as well as 100x space zoom.

Not sure which Samsung phone to buy? Check out our list of the best Samsung Galaxy smartphones.