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Store just has to activate the phone on a TMobile account, even one you already have open. A new line is not necessary.
Part of this TMobile promo is an extra $100 off if you have a trade-in.
Ask for a Best Buy trade-in instead to see if possible and how much. I was supposed to get 55+100 for my S-9+ but BB gave me $300 !
Card slots are less important with higher internal storage now and the cloud.
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expiredesqwav posted Sep 13, 2021 3:07 PM
128GB Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Smartphone for T-Mobile (Phantom Gray)
$500
$800
37% off
+ Free S/H (Activation Needed)at Best Buy
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Please Samsung, don't become Apple!
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888 POS - It literally does not matter what refresh rate this phone claims, as it immediately throttles after 10 seconds of use. I have distinct moments in the day where I remark "wow, that's pretty smooth" when the phone actually gets up to its 120 hz operations, every other waking moment it is stuttering like it's three generations old.
Under-screen fingerprint reader - I always use tempered glass screen protectors, and the under screen reader does not work with it. With COVID and masks, that means I am punching in a pin every time I use my phone.
Camera - I have my photos set to be at above average quality, and the pictures are very slow to acquire and often blurry. Honestly my Pixel 3A camera felt more responsive and took more reliably decent pictures.
The _only_ step up that I felt in going from my 3A to this phone was the lack of chin and forehead on the main screen, giving more screen real estate.
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I jumped on the TMobile iPhone 12 deal - I've got 12Pro-s and they are surprisingly good at everything, including photos and screen quality. Battery life is dramatically longer than Samsung.
I owned Android phones since the first Nexus. I purchased my Samsung phones full retails since S6. Every year. Android is great, better than anything Apple could come up with, but the ability of phone makers to customize it is turning me off. The entire far eastern device makers work philosophy to require their engineers to constantly generate changes, which ends as a flow of non-stop useless changes, just forced me to abandon them. There is no time to re-learn basic things, no time to straighten kinks etc.
My point is - this is way too much price for S21. It's not worth it. There are and will be better options free of charge upon sign up with carrier, or if paying upfront - jump to something better.
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