{"id":305803,"date":"2025-11-21T20:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/305803\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T20:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:28:09","slug":"how-your-galaxy-s21-ultra-was-handicapped-by-samsung-for-no-apparent-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/305803\/","title":{"rendered":"How your Galaxy S21 Ultra was handicapped by Samsung for no apparent reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Galaxy S21 Ultra debuted at the beginning of 2021, it was almost perfect<\/a>. It was also one of the most beautiful Samsung phones ever, and it still has one of the best-looking camera housing designs. It looked so good that it really made the S20 Ultra look outdated in comparison.\n<\/p>\n

However, even back then, despite the phone’s many qualities, the Galaxy S21 Ultra couldn’t reach perfection, partly due to a strange Samsung decision. Arguably, it remained one of the company’s weirdest choices, and even today, we’re still wondering: What was Samsung thinking?<\/p>\n

\nDowngraded to 25W charging for no apparent reason\n<\/p>\n

Those who still own the Galaxy S21 Ultra today probably know how Samsung dropped the ball in 2021. But they don’t know why. Nobody does.\n<\/p>\n

For reasons that never became clear, the Galaxy S21 Ultra was limited to 25W charging. This really stuck out like a sore thumb. It still does, considering both the past and the present.\n<\/p>\n

You see, older phones like the Galaxy S20 Ultra already had 45W charging. And every Ultra sequel after the S21 Ultra also brought back 45W capabilities.\n<\/p>\n

But the S21 Ultra was limited to 25W. Why? Samsung knows. But it still remains one of the company’s weirdest decisions to date. And it is a shame, given how near-perfect the Galaxy S21 Ultra was at launch.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Galaxy Note 20 Ultra also suffered\n<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the Galaxy S21 Ultra wasn’t the only phone to suffer from this unusual downgrade. Samsung also disappointed fans in a similar way when it launched the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, which came out a few months before.\n<\/p>\n

Even though the previous model, the Galaxy Note 10+, boasted 45W charging, the Note 20 Ultra that followed a year later was limited to 25W.\n<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, unlike the Galaxy S Ultra, the Note series never recovered from this. Not because it continued to be limited to 25W charging, but because the Note 20 was the last Note phone ever.\n<\/p>\n

Looking back at this whole deal, we’re still wondering why Samsung made these choices. Samsung sometimes gets criticized for cutting costs, but many times, these accusations are unjustified.\n<\/p>\n

Such was the case with the upcoming S26 Ultra and the rumor that the Infinity-O selfie camera cutout<\/a> may be bigger than ever. It turns out that Samsung has a good practical reason<\/a> to make the cutout wider \u2014 improved field of view.\n<\/p>\n

However, in the case of these 25W capped charging speeds for the Galaxy S21 Ultra and even the Note 20 Ultra, it does feel like Samsung was perhaps trying to save a few bucks. And it totally wasn’t worth it. Thankfully, the company came back to its senses a year later in 2022.\n<\/p>\n

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