Samsung Galaxy S21 live video just leaked — but there’s some bad news

Samsung Galaxy S21 live video just leaked — but there's some bad news

Samsung Galaxy S21 design and benchmarks

(Image credit: Random Stuff ii)

We're just over a month away from the Samsung Milky way S21's release appointment. And while the leaks have been coming thick and fast in recent days, this latest video is the clearest expect still.

YouTube channel Random Stuff 2 seems to have got concur of a Samsung Milky way S21 Plus handset in a night grey shade – almost probable what leaks call "Phantom Black." The video clearly shows both the front and back of the handset. He besides shows a live Geekbench five test, and the results don't look nearly as great equally the phone itself.

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The video shows the Milky way S21 notching a unmarried-core Geekbench 5 score of 1,115 and a multi-core score of iii,326. While those numbers are pretty good in the world of smartphones at large, they're pretty close to the S20 and mode behind the iPhone 12.

In our Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus review, the S20 handed in Geekbench 5 scores of 818.three for single-core functioning and three,076.3 for multi-core, so it'southward not a giant operation leap. By comparison, the iPhone 12'southward A14 Bionic chip notched one,593 on the single-core Geekbench 5 test and 3,859 on the multi-cadre portion. So it'south not even close.

That said, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 flake said to be powering the Milky way S21 series is completely new, so information technology's likely that the software is yet being optimized to play to its strengths. In whatsoever case, functioning in the video appears slick and fluid, so you're unlikely to be disappointed in how the telephone feels in twenty-four hour period-to-twenty-four hours use.

Samsung Galaxy S21 design

In terms of aesthetics, the Galaxy S1 handset matches the earlier leaks, with the redesigned wrap-around triple camera array on the back offering a singled-out look, and barely any bezels to speak of on the front.

Every bit with the Milky way S20 range launched earlier this year, nosotros're expecting three members of the S21 family: a 6.2-inch S21, a vi.seven-inch S21 Plus and a half dozen.viii-inch S21 Ultra. While all three are rumored to ship with 120Hz refresh rates, the 2 smaller models are tipped to have FHD+ displays to the Ultra's QHD resolution. In add-on, the S21 Ulrta'south panel should have a dynamic refresh rate to help save battery life.

Along with South Pen support and the higher resolution, the S21 Ultra is likely to get a big photographic camera upgrade over its siblings, with a 108-megapixel main sensor and dual telephoto lenses offering 3x and 10x zoom, respectively.

Price is still up in the air at this point, and information technology'due south an open question equally to whether Samsung will raise the toll of entry once more, or make up one's mind that the pandemic induced financial downturn means prices have to be more than competitive. If the rumors are indeed correct, we'll know by mid January.

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Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are plant all over the web and in the occasional magazine likewise. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games excess. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.