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Now forgive me if this has been a Samsung thing for a while, but the cable out of the box is a USB-C to USB-C cable. Now having had a few phones over the years I have plenty of USB-A to power adapters, so a USB-A to USB-C cable with no power adapter would make some sense, but no USB-C to power adapter is included.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you are going to buy your fam a brand spanking new phone and they are joining the smartphone generation, or haven\u2019t upgraded for a while, it is unlikely they have a power adapter for this phone. You either need to buy a USB-C to power adapter, or already have a way to charge USB-C devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf the above made no sense to you, while you are in the shop ask the nice shop assistant for the plug to charge it. If they don\u2019t have a nice shop assistant, go buy your new phone at a different shop. You don\u2019t need to deal with bad customer service when you are dropping $1400. If you are being a bit rude and demanding, maybe you should be nicer to these poor shop clerks who are probably lucky if they make living wage no matter how much you spend.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnyway, back to the phone\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\nHaving not used a Samsung phone in a while, I was shocked by how smooth the setup was. Things like Smart Switch were familiar but the process has gotten much faster, and the bloatware has either been decreased or the phone is powerful enough to not be slowed like it used to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEither way I found switching my data from my old Oppo to the <a href=\"https:\/\/8bitisland.co.nz\/samsung-is-unleashing-the-galaxy-s21-s21-and-s21-ultra-this-month\/\">Samsung Galaxy S21<\/a><\/em> a breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe phone is certainly zippy as well. I know this line of phones goes up to the $2199 model, so I did feel my bias creeping in that this is the cheap model.&nbsp; You know the cheap \u2026 $1400 model. 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They seem to have done some good software tricks too because the photos I took were way better than I expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd of course, it is $800 cheaper than the Ultra, so you can buy this phone and an Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=848%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16667\" \"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=848%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=768%2C927&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=180%2C217&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=267%2C322&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?resize=368%2C445&amp;ssl=1 368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/8bitisland.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png?w=883&amp;ssl=1 883w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThen there is the battery life. 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