Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra leak reveals it will fix this major Galaxy S20 flaw

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra leak reveals it volition set this major Milky way S20 flaw

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According to notable leaker Ice Universe (@UniverseIce), the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra volition be able to have both WQHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate on simultaneously. This is a departure from the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which forced users to choose betwixt the two as enabling both would have greatly hindered battery life.

As mentioned in our Galaxy S20 Ultra review from last year, "the Galaxy S20 Ultra'southward display comes with a rather hefty caveat to running at 120Hz. When it's in this high-refresh mode, you only get a Full Hard disk drive resolution, rather than the native QHD resolution."

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But if Water ice Universe's latest leak is to be believed, then Samsung has made major gains in battery performance that'south allowing the visitor to confidently scroll out WQHD+ at 120Hz without hesitation.

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Already, it'southward beingness reported that Samsung might be opting for a lower resolution brandish for the base S21 and is using more than efficient processors, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (within US) and Exynos 2100 (exterior U.s.). While the Qualcomm chip delivers 15% better battery life, the Exynos gets much higher at 25-35%. These gains are massive, and tin allow engineers more than headroom in which features to enable.

The Samsung Milky way S21 Ultra has some other big upgrades on the fashion based on leaks. This includes support for the South Pen (although you'll need a separate case for the stylus) and two optical zoom lenses (i 3x and one 10x).

At the moment, Samsung has appear an Jan. 14 Unpacked event where information technology's expected the S21 line will be fully unveiled, along with the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro and perhaps a new Samsung Milky way SmartTag product tracker.. The phone should start hitting store shelves later this month.

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