In addition, the Galaxy S22 series has moved to a quarterly update schedule, making it the next set of devices to be removed from the list. This change doesn\u2019t mean your Galaxy S21 won\u2019t be supported ever again. Samsung has a history of updating out-of-support devices when a particularly dangerous vulnerability is discovered.<\/p>\n
The Galaxy S21 still has life left<\/p>\n
Performance is solid<\/p>\n
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I understand why devices like the Galaxy S21 Ultra will no longer receive updates, but it\u2019s still a shame. It’s why I loved it when companies moved to extended support cycles. I recently wrote about why I enjoy the Galaxy S21 Ultra in 2026<\/a>, as it offers a lot. Its Snapdragon 888 chipset delivers snappy performance, and with 12 GB or 16GB variants, there\u2019s plenty of headroom for multitasking. <\/p>\n Its design holds up well, with Gorilla Glass Victus on both the front and back, and it has a premium feel. Even though support has ended, I\u2019m glad the Galaxy S21 was left with One UI 7.<\/p>\n It was a much-needed overhaul of Samsung\u2019s software, and it\u2019s given my Galaxy S21 Ultra new life. Its battery life isn\u2019t great because the SD888 chip isn\u2019t particularly power-efficient. However, its display is gorgeous, and the camera system is more versatile than you\u2019d find on most midrange phones<\/a>. <\/p>\n I wouldn\u2019t recommend running out and buying a Galaxy S21 today, especially since it\u2019s out of support. But it\u2019s a perfect example of why longer support cycles matter. It\u2019s a phone that\u2019s perfectly capable and worthy in your pocket in 2026, and you shouldn\u2019t be limited after four years. The Galaxy S21 is gone before its time, but thankfully, newer Samsung releases won\u2019t suffer the same fate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We knew this day was coming. The Galaxy S21 series was released before Samsung started offering seven years…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[85,46,321,125],"class_list":["post-273142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}