Faced with slowing demand for premium smartphones, Samsung has done what any manufacturer might do when launching its latest flagship phones: it has slashed the prices of its Galaxy S21 range, and introduced features free of charge that once were found only in ultra-premium devices.

Prices for the Galaxy S21 – Samsung's second-most premium phone range, behind the Galaxy Note – are down by $50, $100 or $150 compared with last year's models, perhaps the biggest change to this year's line-up other than that the phones now all have 5G thrown in by default and free, too.