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#2647239 4-Feb-2021 17:27

gajan:

You shouldn't have to do anything.

Some questions;
Do you have 5G enabled on your account?
Which carrier are you with?
Was your phone not showing 5G in the top right corner?
Is 5G enabled in the network settings? Have you checked this?

DM me your number if your still having problems connecting - it is automated (5G enablement on our account), but will check.

Thanks! I can already see VoLTE on my phone now! When I get the change to go to the CBD again I'll test 5G. Thanks a lot!

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#2648131 5-Feb-2021 13:06

Camera bux fixes as expected

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#2648158 5-Feb-2021 13:40

Awesome, will you let us know if you see an improvement?

My wife's phone doesn't show that update available.

Update: Ah, yours is the Ultra.

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#2648465 5-Feb-2021 23:40

sud0:

I went to the CBD today and was happy as I'd test 5G... but my S21 Ultra didn't connect to the 5G network. Does anybody know if I need to do anything?

5g is ultra short range. so you won't get 5g everywhere even if you're in a 5g vicinity ... that's my understanding

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#2648521 6-Feb-2021 07:30

Had my S21 Ultra for 2 days now (you only live once!)

5G works well around Auckland airport (where I work) and stays connected to 5G mostly. Occasionally seen it drop back.

I'm not too concerned as my reason for upgrade was around the camera and smoothness of phone, which is notably better from my S10+.

Battery life seems poor for now but I recall the same initially with my S10, so I'm not too concerned yet, loving the faster charge time though, which again seems to be alot faster than my old phone.

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#2648539 6-Feb-2021 09:12

I'm still battling to get my wife's S21 camera to be usable in video mode. However I've discovered that the primary culprit for the abysmal performance is Video Stabilization. If I turn that off, the camera is fine and it can capture 4k video without a hitch. As soon as I turn it back on, the camera is a laggy mess, I get frame drops in the view finder and the recorded video, and it takes about 5 seconds to respond after pressing stop.

Has anyone else seen this sort of thing? I find it hard to believe that this is a hardware fault. Going to go and play with another device at the mall today and compare.

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#2648562 6-Feb-2021 10:02

Stabilisation is software so stands to reason there aren't enough resources in the non Ultra models to do that well at 4k.

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#2648573 6-Feb-2021 10:35

Same SoC in the non-Ultra models and there are Ultra users out there with similar experiences to mine such as @TechTablets over on Youtube. Also, my only basis for comparison right now is my 2-year old Galaxy S10 (Snapdragon) which has absolutely no problem recording 4k30 HDR10+ video with video stabilization on so there is clearly something strange going on.

What I haven't tried yet is a full system reset... When she first got the phone, she used the Samsung app which brings across all her apps and data from the old device. Seems unlikely, but perhaps that copied across some old conflicting drivers or libraries. I'll report back once I've compered with another S21 devices in-store.

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#2648622 6-Feb-2021 11:07

Exynos vs Snapdragon

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#2648627 6-Feb-2021 11:19

It's an interesting strategy. Presumably there are some huge financial incentives to not use Qualcomm outside their main markets. Ultimately doesn't impact me much day to day since I don't notice any of the issues that are noted by some customers with this phone and processor. I do notice warmth from time to time, but it doesn't get as hot as the Note 20, and it doesn't hit my performance in the things I do. BUT, from a purely "not getting what you pay for" perspective it's troubling.

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#2648628 6-Feb-2021 11:22

Any one having problem getting buds pro redeemed ? I bought mine from PBTech but the imei is not accepted on the redeem website samsungincentives.co.nz. I had a chat with PBtech and they have put their hands up, where Pacificomm (redemption company) has done nothing on this in the last 7 days

Just FYI, i am redeeming on the right option under s21 ultra :)

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#2648765 6-Feb-2021 18:59

StNick:
Same SoC in the non-Ultra models and there are Ultra users out there with similar experiences to mine such as @TechTablets over on Youtube. Also, my only basis for comparison right now is my 2-year old Galaxy S10 (Snapdragon) which has absolutely no problem recording 4k30 HDR10+ video with video stabilization on so there is clearly something strange going on.

What I haven't tried yet is a full system reset... When she first got the phone, she used the Samsung app which brings across all her apps and data from the old device. Seems unlikely, but perhaps that copied across some old conflicting drivers or libraries. I'll report back once I've compered with another S21 devices in-store.

Yep, experiencing a few issues here on my standard s21 @4k with stabilisation on.
Not too fussed at the moment. I'm shooting 1080p and loving the Super stabilised video that comes with. The video looks gimbal like to me. Taking vids while running around with the kids at the playground and on the flying fox

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#2648913 7-Feb-2021 11:42

Dumb question.

My understanding is - buying Snapdragon phone - it won't work here in nz?

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#2649039 7-Feb-2021 17:34

Ive had a Huawei P30 pro now for nearly 2 years. been very satisfied with it. Of course the P40 does not support Google stuff natively.

Time for my upgrade as I do every 2 years. Im looking at the Samsung 21 Ultra (previous phones used include the Notes for many years) so Ill sort of be coming home.

Im mainly interested in the camera functionality.

Anyone else switched like I intend to.

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#2649231 7-Feb-2021 21:59

Batman: Dumb question.

My understanding is - buying Snapdragon phone - it won't work here in nz?

Not sure depends on bands. The Z flip sold worldwide with snapdragon processor including NZ.

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