The Galaxy S21 series has a new design that connects the body and rear cameras smoothly to give a sense of unity. The appearance of the Galaxy S21 Ultra (left) and the Galaxy S21. Reporter Ahn Haneul
“I fell well.”
The grip delivered when held with one hand met expectations. This is the first impression of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S21, which has been released with a sophisticated design. Above all, as the problems of previous smartphones that were raised in terms of design disappeared, satisfaction increased. A large camera placed protruding on the back of the smartphone has moved up and down the cubic child.
However, this shortcoming disappeared from the Galaxy S21. The body and the rear camera were connected smoothly to convey a sense of unity. The different arrangement of the camera part and the rear design also matched well. However, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, with a total of 4 high-performance cameras attached, still had a significant katuktu (a design with a camera protruding), so it seemed that a separate case was needed.
The pride of the Galaxy S21 was also a camera armed with high performance. Not only the hardware performance but also the software has improved. In particular, in a high magnification shooting environment, the’Zoom Lock’ function that automatically prevents camera shake was noticeable.
In the Galaxy S21, when the screen is enlarged more than 20 times, the’zoom lock’ function is automatically implemented. Reporter Ahn Haneul
In the Galaxy S21, when the screen is enlarged more than 20 times, the’zoom lock’ function is automatically implemented with a message that says, “If you tap the screen, you can reduce the shake.” It was suitable for taking clear pictures while the shaky screen was stable. Even in the night situation, it showed clearer results than expected even when taking 30-50 times longer.
The Galaxy S21 showed more than expected results even at night, even if it was taken 30 times or 50 times. From left, pictures taken with basic, 30x, and 50x zoom. Reporter Ahn Haneul
The’Director’s View’ function added this time seemed to be suitable for the MZ (millennial + generation Z) generation who are familiar with social network service (SNS). As you can see various angles of telephoto, wide-angle, and ultra-wide cameras on one screen, it is expected to be useful for shooting single-person media such as’Mokbang’ and’Daily Vlog’.
The’Erase Object’ function, added as a test version, can erase specific objects or people in photos through artificial intelligence (AI). Unwanted objects can be erased without additional post-correction such as Photoshop, and an image matching the surrounding background is automatically entered in the place where the object is erased. It is a bit unnatural, such as blurring or noise on the border, but it is expected that the function will improve in the future.
The’class division’ of the Galaxy S21 series is somewhat disappointing. Samsung Electronics used a flat display in the basic model, while the edge display was adopted in the Ultra. In addition, in the basic model, the back of the product is covered with plastic, but in the ultra, tempered glass is applied. In particular, Ultra supports the’S Pen’ function that was applied only to the Galaxy Note series.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra supports the’S Pen’ function that was applied only to the Galaxy Note series. However, there is no space to store the S Pen in the product, and the S Pen must be purchased separately. Reporter Ahn Haneul
Consumers are also sorry for the missing part of the charger adapter that has been provided as a basic component so far. Here, although the basic storage space has increased to 256 gigabytes (GB), it is regrettable that as the SD card slot was excluded from the Galaxy S21, consumers who want a large-capacity smartphone were forced to use a separate paid cloud service. Nevertheless, in terms of cost-effectiveness (price/performance), it is receiving higher scores than previous products. The Galaxy S21 general model is priced at 999,000 won, which is about 250,000 won less than the previous model.
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