Is the Samsung Galaxy A21 still supported?
End-of-support date: June 2023.
Support ended
Our estimateJune 2023
Source: Samsung's official policy · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Galaxy A21
How long will the Galaxy A21 get updates?
Updates have ended. The A21 received about two OS upgrades and roughly three years of security patches, finishing around 2023.
How many cameras does the Galaxy A21 have?
It has four rear cameras — a 16MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor — plus a 13MP front camera.
Is the Galaxy A21 fast?
Not really. The Helio P35 chip and 3GB of RAM make it adequate for light tasks but sluggish with heavier apps.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.