Verizon Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Silver 128GB

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have had the samsung galaxy S3, S6, S9, Note 9 and currently have the S21 Ultra. I have had this phone for over a year and I still haven't had any issues with it. It is durable, fast, takes amazing photos and the battery can still last me all day with lighter use. I will say if I am playing games on my phone and have multiple apps open then my battery does tend to die within 4-6 hours, but that is ONLY if I am on in it that entire time.

Purchased in early 2021 and problems emerged immediately. Random reboots, occasional freezes and crashes. My s7 was rock solid for 5 years, so i chalked it up to new model bugs. Well it's gotten ridiculous with multiple reboots every day until it finally stopped recognizing my PIN. I gave in and factory reset and only installed my necessary apps. After a week the cycle has started again. We'll see how Samsung Support responds.

Not a Samsung "fanboy", not a Samsung "hater" either. A business owner. Need reliable products. Never into the restrictions and mediocrity of Apple. Always used HTC, a superior product....until the S10. Perfect phone in every way. S21 5x better. No issues. No overheating. No Bluetooth connection issues. Battery lasts long enough, performance is incredible. You KNOW you have a great handset when the "old" S21 still outperforms the "new" iPhone. Best phone ever made thus far.

I am so upset the phone doesn't include expandable storage. Cloud backup is very expensive and I loved being able to have a memory card for storing photos and videos. When it's full, swap in another memory card. I really hope the S22 includes expandable storage. It was the best thing about Samsung phones.

I traded in my iPhone XS for the galaxy s21 ultra and could not be happier with my decision. I am currently with straight talk and the switch was incredibly easy with this unlocked phone: simple take the sim out of one phone and put it in the other. The features of the Galaxy are so much more fun than the iPhone which I feel is the same year after year and after trading my phone in, this was a much better deal with WAY more storage. If you're comparing the two, this is definitely the better option and that's coming from someone who has owned iPhones for YEARS.