OnePlus 9 Pro vs. Galaxy S21 Ultra: Which $1000 phone should you buy?

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[abhishekchowdhury]

Dear Android Central, In India OnePlus 9 pro costs $880 while S21 Ultra costs $1483. Nothing can beat Oneplus in India.

[broo]

Well in Germany the S21 Ultra costs 1300€ (256gb Version) while the Oneplus 9 Pro costs 1000€( also 256gb)...

[davidmartrano]

The Ultra has the better camera's. It's just a better equipped phone. Plus DEX that you didn't mention. One Plus of course has the better charging capabilities? But for my 💰🤑 the Ultra wins the day for me!

[ilbabbuino]

Did you skip the Front facing camera comparison for a particular reason?

[atorbtech]

in India there is almost a price difference of 40% between the two phones. Oneplus is the only choice due to such price disparity.

[leonaldobrum]

Ok. I have both. My MAIN SIM Card went to the OnePlus 9 Pro. Reasons: better night camera, better ergonomics (dimensions and weight), software (more useful, less bloatware, very fast) and ease of maintenance (OnePlus assistance is legendary, in case you didn't know). Must mention that battery life is longer between charges in the S21 Ultra (my version) BUT not only the 9 Pro lasts easily for the day, but also charges to 100% in a few minutes. So, the most handy phone won hands down.

[AaronCrawford]

Better software updates and ecosystem with Samsung

[Chris]

For around that price point, why would you not go for the phone that has a year longer in terms of software support?

[richiecowan]

Flagship phones are just so similar now that it’s difficult to pick out many differences. Two superb phones that you won’t go wrong with either.

[weekendwarrior]

Watching on my s21 Ultra and that zoom camera is crazy good. I really wish Oneplus would put a periscope lens on their camera... Can't use it otherwise.

[syedadnan]

I don't understand why these reviews don't factor in customer support, like I know this for a fact owning a non Samsung or Apple phone is a pain in the butt, if something goes wrong

[yajatdhand]

What happened bro? I've been following this channel for so long now, and as time passes your videos get less and less descriptive, and more generalized. If we're comparing $1000 phones, we have to be a bit specific. There's a lot to cover when comparing such phones. Two years back this was my absolute favourite channel for smartphones, god, idk what happened to you guys. Cmmon mann, be like as you were before.

[Sevarrius]

I'm in the uk so with the S21 I would be stuck with an exynos processor...no thanks. But either way I think this is another year were I'll stick with my Oneplus 7 pro. Still lightning fast and I mostly can't bear to part with the uninterrupted full screen. With every other phone I've picked up I just can't help being put off by the hole punches. I need a clear, justifiable and properly noticeable upgrade over the OP7 pro that also has a full screen display before I'm going to part with this phone.

[gdn]

The only way I'd choose OP here is if it's considerably cheaper where I live. If they're about the same or slightly different in price, I'd go for the no compromise phone - S21 ultra

[neugeburt]

Exynos is a dealbreaker + Touchwiz is overbloated and always stutter in few months

[rsingh.]

You forgot to mention one deal breaker point... Snapdragon vs Exynos. I'd go for the s21 if i can get my hands on the SD version.

[narendrairengbam]

I don't think the prices are similar. Oneplus starts around 960 USD and s21 ultra starts 1300 usd. Yes the base S21 and S21 plus is similar to oneplus, i agree.

[Mojavekight]

I'm going with the note 20 ultra because sd card is a must

[andyH_England]

There is very little difference between these phones and it is subjective as to what you want and of course, if you are a Samsung fan then you will buy the Ultra whatever. So maybe pricing would be a factor? Outside the US the OP9P is significantly cheaper and compares with the s21 price being about £430 cheaper than the Ultra at current retail prices and including the free charger and free fast wireless charger with the OP9P. No discounts on the Ultra or any freebies ATM.

So in the UK, for non-Samsung superfans, the choice is pretty easy, the OP9P and a nice saving. In the US market, it is different, Samsung has no real Android competition so it is going all out to entice as many US consumers into the Samsung machine. Here in Europe Samsung finds it hard to compete against the much better value competition and TBH does not bother at times. For instance, I can get the ROG Phone 5 for £520, how can the Galaxy S line compete with that?

[weardo]

I feel like the camera preformance of the one plus 9 pro is still not interesting enough for me to upgrade to a new phone. I'll probably buy a pixel 5 on sale and then wait for some actual innovation before buying a new flagship