Just a few days ago, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S21 lineup and now, a new teardown video of the Galaxy S21 is already live on YouTube.
The first teardown video comes from the YouTube channel PBKreviews, which gives us a clear look inside the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S21 5G smartphone.
We have reported earlier that the Galaxy S21 does not differ much from the Galaxy S20. Apparently, both the devices sport the same 6.2-inch QHD+ AMOLED panels. In fact, the camera module on the Galaxy S21 is the same as that of the Galaxy S20.
The teardown video also shows that the Galaxy S21 5G is also not a whole lot different from the Galaxy S20 on the inside. As per the video, both the devices share similar construction.
Notably, the motherboard is placed next to the camera modules. Moreover, the battery is placed underneath a wireless charging pad, and the speaker module is housed at the bottom.
Although the construction may look similar to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S21 does bring some key changes. While the Galaxy S20 does not support 5G, the Galaxy S21 comes with two mmWave 5G antennas running on either side of the device.
The Galaxy S21 speaker assembly is filled with foam balls to make it sound louder
Now coming to the other difference, the speaker assembly on the Galaxy S21 is slightly different from that of the Galaxy S20. Galaxy S21 speaker assembly comes with foam balls to make it sound louder.
However, one key difference that many Samsung enthusiasts will notice in the teardown video is the placement of the vibration motor.
The Galaxy S20 has a vibration motor is placed under the speaker assembly at the bottom of the phone. Whereas, the Galaxy S21 vibration motor is placed on the top right corner of the device.
Well, it is unclear if changing the placement of the vibration motor helps the device or not. Furthermore, the display ribbon cable now can be removed on the Galaxy S21, which was not possible on the Galaxy S20 devices.
This is pretty crucial as it will help the process of third-party repairs easier. The Galaxy S21 rocks a display that has reduced bezel size compared to the Galaxy S20.
There are some other minor changes that Samsung has made with the placement of the internal components in the Galaxy S21. We assume that these changes are made to make room for new hardware and provide better thermal performance.
For your reference, below we have attached the Samsung Galaxy S21 teardown video courtesy of PBKReviews.