Galaxy S21 is Samsung's best Prime Day phone deal — is it the phone you should get?

Galaxy S21 is Samsung'southward best Prime Day phone deal — is it the phone you should go?

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If y'all're in the market for the best Samsung phones at the all-time prices, there'southward no dubiousness as to which Prime number Day bargain should draw your attention during the final hours of Amazon's 2-day sales outcome. The Samsung Milky way S21, normally a $799 telephone, has dropped to $599 at Amazon.

Spring on that deal, and you're getting 1 of the best Android phones available for $200 off its normal price. For that money, you go a phone with an 6.2-inch display that adjusts its refresh rate automatically. Yous'll also have a pinnacle photographic camera phone, particularly when it comes to zoom shots, as the 64MP telephoto lens supports a 3x optical and 30x digital zoom. Both features impressed us in our Samsung Galaxy S21 review.

Getting a phone like that for 25% off is quite a bargain. But what if the Galaxy S21 isn't quite the phone for you?

No matter — a quick cheque of the best Prime Day telephone deals list shows that a lot of phones accept been discounted through the finish of Prime Day. And more than a few of them happen to exist from Samsung, if you're looking to stay with the premier maker of Android devices.

Every bit expert a deal as the $599 Galaxy S21 is, here are some other Prime number Twenty-four hour period options if y'all want a phone that meets different criteria.

I want a phone with a bigger screen and more features

If a 6.2-inch brandish cramps your manner, or you desire a phone with fifty-fifty more telephoto skills, don't await across the Galaxy S21 family. The Milky way S21 Ultra delivers a dynamically adjusting 6.8-inch screen and a pair of telephoto lenses. It's too powered by the same high-performing Snapdragon 888 chipset found in the Galaxy S21. And through the end of Prime Day, you can snag a Galaxy S21 Ultra for $899 — $300 off its normal price.

I want a phone with an Southward Pen

Again, you can plough to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which is the first phone exterior of Samsung's Milky way Annotation lineup to back up the S Pen stylus. But $899 is still a lot to pay, fifty-fifty when that's a discount from a four-figure cost.

Instead, why non go to last year's Galaxy Note twenty? You get the big 6.7-inch brandish (though without a dynamic refresh rate), and the Note 20 comes with an S Pen. (The stylus is an actress purchase for the S21 Ultra.) On Prime Day, Amazon has been offer the Galaxy S20 Ultra for $749 — a $250 discount — but that deal appears to be out of stock at this tardily hour.

I want a cheaper telephone

Even with its discount, the Galaxy S21 nevertheless costs a lot more than some people are willing or able to pay for a smartphone. In that case, endeavor i of Samsung's midrange phones. The Galaxy A42 doesn't have quite the processing oomph of 1 of Samsung's flagships, just this midrange telephone does feature a 5,000 mAh bombardment and 5G connectivity, including back up Verizon'south fast Ultra Wideband-based network. It's available for $299, a $100 discount from its regular $399 cost.

You could likewise plow to the Galaxy S20 Atomic number 26, which came out concluding year and delivered a lot of features found in the S20 flagships, but for a much cheaper price. That price is even lower with a $120 Prime Twenty-four hour period cutting that brings the cost of the S20 Fe to $479. The only reason we'd caution against that bargain is because a successor — the Galaxy S21 FE — is reportedly in the works, and that new phone could feature improved specs based on the S21 family. Then once again, a contempo study says the release of the S21 FE could be pushed back, making a discounted Galaxy S20 Fe a amend purchase for now.

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