I thought Woot had given up on Samsung! I watch for them all the time. It figures that I have sick pets right now and can’t afford this ![]()
ebay brand new $382 unlock, the lowest price is $199 when have a coupon.
Pay a bit more and get the non-FE edition !!!
Or refurbished and pay less… this have been out 18 months or so…
So people that need the greatest and latest and can afford YEARLY REPLACEMENT… pay like $600 as they turn in their “old” phone.
I should replace my iPhone 7…
Maybe get the Motorola G 5G 2024… and run it degoogled… recharge your battery every like 4 days!!! For a phone that costs $100-130
Only bad thing is Motorola gives you like 2-3 of updates… but heck buy another Motorola and re-do.
Or heck buy a cheapy tablet… and use Google M aps alternative stand-alone GPS machines with battery extensions bricks…
No tracking…
That will save you battery.
My S21 is just barely keeping up with battery…
Maybe I’ll just go to a battery changer… or Samsung Service center to replace battery…
Bam mmmmmm can use for another 2 years… Samsung gives you 7 year of services…
Woooppssss corrrrrrrection
Just asked
End of life for Samsung S21
Answer came back
The Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra have officially reached end of life (EOL) as of February 2026. Samsung removed these three models from its regular security update schedule, meaning they will no longer receive monthly or quarterly patches. The devices are now stuck on Android 15 (One UI 7) with the January 2026 security update being their final official software release.
Well I am OFFICIALLY IN the market to replace… my phone… and did NOT KNOW!!!
YIKES!!!
But as you can see… I bought my S21 for $600… most expensive phone I had ever purchased until then… or ever will
But it lasted me 6 years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (half)… well 5.5 years.
Whereas some replacing phone YEARLY…
$600 x 6 = $3, 600 + 10% tax for me… = $4,200 dollars!!!
$660 vs $4,200

7yr of security patches and OS updates began with the s24 series and newer. The s21, s22 & s23 series models received 4 yrs of OS and 5yrs security. If u want best bang for your buck right now, get any s24 model, OS and security until 2031. Samsung software so much better than Motorola (I happen to own both S24U & Moto G 5g 2025). I also have a OnePlus 13. OnePlus moves the smoothest w best screen display, Samsung best overall across the board and Motorola is ok if you’re just texting, calling and web browsing. Moto only offers 1 or 2 yrs OS - 3 yrs security on the budget phones like Moto G models, blahhh. You sound like u have more knowledge than the average buyer, u deserve to upgrade your Samsung with another Samsung!!
Too bad they don’t’ offer better shipping - I’d get one today.
