In tune with its trailblazing performance as an industry leader in teardown reviews, PBK has again blazed the trail by providing a teardown review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 model that was disassembled to examine the quality of the components and features of Samsung’s latest flagship series, in comparison with its predecessor, the Galaxy S20. The main findings of the teardown of the flagship device’s Snapdragon 888 version which is available in the United States have also been provided.
One of the quickest findings from the review is that the Galaxy S21 model is quite easy to dismantle and put back together again. It ramped up a repairability score of 7,5/10.
Also present in the S21, according to the review, is a removable cable connecting the screen display of the smartphone to the motherboard at the top of the device. This was claimed to be the main reason while the S21 got an above-average repairability score. It also reveals how the manufacturer, Samsung was able to come up with an almost perfectly symmetrical bezel width with the chin, which usually has the display controller cable attached in a permanent manner.
The cooling architecture of the Galaxy S21 was also discovered to be superior, with its lighter and simpler graphite materials to copper tubes and vapor chambers.
In comparison to the S20, the fingerprint scanner of the S21 is larger resulting in greater responsiveness of the device in the area of granting fingerprint access.
For the S21, the unproved speaker assembly and circulation combine to produce an all-round better sound performance.
In terms of the cameras, the teardown revealed that both the main and zoom cameras come with optical image stabilizers, thus enhancing the quality of their outputs.
Also available for the single-SIM models, is a dual-SIM reader whose functionality is software-dependent.
In terms of connectivity, the S21 has two small mmWave 5G antennae, placed at both sides of the phone to pick up 5G super-fast network signals.
In summary, the teardown review has provided quite some insights into the motivation behind the Galaxy S21’s design.
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