Galaxy S21 FE Impressions: Great Phone, Odd Price!

All this phone for $699... Again? The Fan Edition is back.

Phone provided by Samsung for video.

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[mkbhd]

1:40 Fact correction: The graphic says it's LTPO but it's actually just a straight up 120Hz display. LTPO is still reserved for the very highest-end of the high-end.

[TritonLunar]

Ironically the high s20 prices made the s20 fe very appealing, but dropping the price for the s21 series made the s21 fe not seem like as good of a deal

[hananas]

Funny story, after recommending an S20 FE to my boss, he bought one, and a week later dropped it in the sea.
3 hours in 4 meter deep salty water later, he recovered it, sprayed the ports down with clean water, and now it's still working perfectly fine!

[fuzzypic]

I got this phone yesterday, love the looks feel and performance of this device. I have the 8bg version, the phone flys, screen looks better then my other phone iPhone 13 pro, love the plastic on the back no case needed nice not slipery texture. free earbuds . And who cares if its gonna be outdated in a month, it will still work for years to come. And and it is still less expensive the the rest of the S line, unlocked new.

[MikeOBrienMedia]

A fantastic phone, but I might be more excited to see the Pixel 6a in 2022!

[GeekyStuff]

I honestly think Samsung should have skipped this version! Start fresh with an S22 FE later on in the year.

[BREWLIX]

Yeah I'm pretty happy with my galaxy 20 fe, honestly best phone I ever bought with price, durability, performance it is a solid phone and one I'll keep for years.

[yelenakobaliya]

It worked out great for me, because of their promotional free wireless headphones as well as double the trade-in value I would've normally gotten for my S10e

[SimplyPops]

Mkbhd intro combines light and dark mode. Nice.

[MM-zjpd]

Samsung dropped the ball on this one. What made the s20 FE awesome was that it performed as good as the S20 and plus even though it was cheaper. This phone really IS oddly priced because the way the specs were described, it's inferior to the s21 lineup, and it released too late: the prices of the s21 lineup are now down to 699 (maybe less) range.

[jakesmith]

It's funny and a little unprofessional that whenever YouTubers talk about iPhone they don't talk about the overpricing as much it needs to be talked about. But whenever it's a Samsung their pocket is suddenly empty and they all talking about the price. (Maybe because Apple is an American company and Samsung is a foreign company.)

[cousinjuno]

As always excellent video. I have the S21 ultra but yet and still I like to maintain a little knowledge on other phones in the series and even other phones from different brands that I don't buy just for the technical knowledge.. Your video was both informative and interesting, interesting, keep it up.. You have a friend in Columbus Ohio!

[k-ron]

You can understand why they wanted to price it more than the Pixel 6 given it has a better display, telephoto lens and arguably a better SoC in raw performance but in reality it should have been $549. At $699 there is no reason you should really buy this over an S21 and with the S22 right round the corner I’d wanna hold out and see what that has to offer first. Still it looks to be a good phone but as the man says, odd price.

[nothere]

Pricing it for 700 when you can easily get a S21 and even S21+ (non FE) for less or around the same price is pretty confusing.

[Maximusgat]

I really want you to do a second video of this phone. This phone is nice and it's literally the perfect size screen. The finger print reader actually worked really well even when my hand was extremely shriveled from washing dishes. Lastly, yes the price may be a little on the high side, but most people will never pay that regular price. I traded in my regular s20, and got the s21 fe for free as an upgrade. Great deal. I think you should show off the colors too. The olive green is fire 🔥.

[con-trollerl]

Nice to know this is definitely what I'm gonna get. Solid camera, good ram, and responsive screen is really all I need in a phone

[JSLReview]

When Marques reviews, time stands still - that clock in the background did not budge a second past 10:10 throughout his entire review. Respect.

[chmtech]

Fascinating how your design team managed to nail the noise effect in the new intro. Usually that stuff ruins the video quality when uploaded to youtube. But here, it looks spot on! Kudos to the designers!

[Exalt]

Yo no one talking about how good the new intro is? Good stuff studio

[esitoris]

Good review in both content and presentation Marques, thanks!!