It will continue to compete against the bloated list of phones in Samsung’s fleet, as well as from budget hallmarks such as Xiaomi and Motorola, but the Galaxy A21s manages to exceed expectations. Tesco Mobile Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for its credit offering under registration number 723698.

Unusually for a Samsung phone, there aren’t multiple display profiles to choose from, and sadly what we get isn’t all that special. This isn’t great by modern standards, especially since the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Realme 6 both benefit from pixel-packed Full HD screens. Somehow, Samsung has managed to squeeze in a total of five cameras, which is rather remarkable given how little it costs.

We recently reviewed the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, which has a faster processor and Full HD screen for just a little bit more money. The Galaxy A21s has a not-so-special PLS display at a low 720p resolution, but it is quite large at 6.

You can record in either Full HD or 720p on both the front and back cameras, but there’s no option to bump up the frame rate to 60fps. It has 4 amazing cameras on the back, including an ultra-wide-angle lens and depth effect, so all your pictures will always look amazing.

It can take a while to boot up and sometimes lingers on the lock screen for too long after successfully unlocking, but that’s about it.