In keeping with its pioneering profile as an industry leader in disassembly reviews, PBK paved the way again with an exploded review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 model, which was disassembled to test the quality of the components and features of the latest flagship series. Samsung compared to its predecessor, Galaxy S20... Also presented were the main results of the dismantling of the version of the flagship Snapdragon 888 device available in the US.
One of the quickest takeaways from the review is that the Galaxy S21 is fairly easy to disassemble and reassemble. Its maintainability has increased to 7,5 out of 10. According to the review, the S21 also has a detachable cable that connects the smartphone screen to the motherboard at the top of the device.
This was stated as the main reason, while the S21 received an above average maintainability rating. It also shows how the manufacturer, Samsung, was able to come up with an almost perfectly symmetrical width of the chin bezel, to which the display controller cable is usually permanently attached.
The Galaxy S21's cooling architecture also proved to be better, with its lighter and simpler graphite materials compared to copper pipes and steam chambers.
Compared to the S20, the S21 has a larger fingerprint reader, which results in a more responsive device in the area of fingerprint access.
For the S21, untested speaker assembly and circulation combine to deliver the best sound quality.
As for the cameras, disassembly revealed that both the main camera and the zoom camera come with optical image stabilizers, which improves the quality of their products.
Also, for single SIM models, a dual SIM reader is available, the functionality of which depends on the software.
In terms of connectivity, the S21 has two small millimeter-wave 5G antennas located on either side of the phone to receive ultra-fast 5G network signals.
Thus, a disassembly review gave some insight into the motivation behind the Galaxy S21's design.
