BEST FOR… ALL-ROUNDER Samsung S21 Ultra 5G
As you’d expect from a Samsung smartphone, the S21 Ultra offers everything you could possibly want from a big-screen Android. For starters, an incredible quad camera combo of 108-megapixel and 12-megapixel ultra-wide cameras, alongside dual 10-megapixel zoom lenses for jaw-dropping 3x and 10x optical zoom power, and a front-facing 40-megapixel camera, means you’re armed with one of the most sophisticated smartphone shooters.
Photos are instantly Instagrammable, with lots of detail and vibrant colours. It impresses after dark and takes excellent portrait shots too, and if you like taking mildly exciting pictures of the moon, Zoom Lock keeps things steady when maxing out at 100x.
Autofocus, excellent 4K video capture at 60fps from all cameras, the ability to pull decent photos from 8K video and impressive Pro options complete the line-up.
Running on Samsung’s own powerful internals, performance is as impressive as the Qualcommtoting competition, and Samsung’s decision to make it compatible with an optional S Pen is a nice touch. But with nowhere for it to go, an optional case is a sensible shout.
Running Android 11 and version 3.1 of its One UI, this is Samsung’s best interface yet. It’s slightly thicker and heavier than the rest, and there’s no charger in the box,
but with a stunningly smooth 6.8in 120Hz QHD display with HDR10+ support, excellent stereo speakers, a large in-screen fingerprint sensor, brilliant battery stamina and incredibly fast wired and wireless charging, the S21 Ultra (available in 128, 256 and 512GB flavours) is the Swiss Army knife of smartphones.