月份: 2021 年 6 月

In a commoditized smartphone market, photography is the key area to make phones exciting again.

We’re a long way removed from the smartphone boom of the early 2010s, and handset sales have plateaued since the latter part of that decade. Phones in general are commoditized to the point where it’s pretty hard to buy a bad one unless you’re spending absolute bargain bin money. At the high end, you can throw a rock and hit an excellent handset.

But that doesn’t mean phones are boring. In fact, there’s one area of high-end smartphone tech that’s never been more exciting: photography.

You can find a great smartphone camera anywhere

Shots from the Galaxy S21 Ultra.

The gold standard for smartphone photography in 2021 is Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra. It’s one of the best Android phones of the moment and has one of the best Android cameras, with a gigantic main image sensor that can pull light and color from areas that appear pitch black to the naked eye. Plus, the dual telephoto lense…

Samsung’s biggest and most expensive phone delivers in almost every way.

Galaxy S20 Ultra review

Price and availability
Hardware and design
Display
Software and performance
Battery life
Cameras
Living with 5G
Should you buy it?
Changelog, May 2021
15-month later review

The other S20s

Galaxy S20 review
Galaxy S20 Plus review

I’ve been through this so many times before. Samsung rolls out a new flagship phone. It’s undeniably better than its last flagship phone. And it’s once again more expensive than its predecessor. The Galaxy S20 Ultra takes that formula to an even higher level, with an absolutely massive screen and an all-new camera system that’s a step above Samsung’s other Galaxy S20 models. And the price? A big one: $1400.

But following up on a Galaxy S10 series that was pretty conservative, it’s good to see Samsung really going for it with a super-high-end “Ultra” model. This is supposed to be the one for the enthusiasts, the fans, the nerds who all want the …