Samsung Galaxy Note 21 even more likely to be gone, and replaced by the S21 FE
Forget the Note
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So many tech leakers and reporters have suggested theSamsung Galaxy Note 21isn’t coming - evenSamsung seems pretty sure it’s canceled- and now some more light has been shone on the situation.
According to prolific leakerEvan Blass, the anticipatedSamsung Galaxy S21 FEwon’t actually replace theGalaxy S20 FEfrom 2020, but will instead serve as an upgrade on theGalaxy Note 20.
The picture Blass shared sums this up: while the company’s 2020 flagship line-up consisted of theGalaxy S20series, the S20 FE and Note 20, the 2021 line-up shows theGalaxy S21family, the S20 FE again and the S21 FE.
It’s weird that the Galaxy S20 FE is still in the 2021 list - perhapsSamsungwill give it a price cut to keep it competitive despite being older.
Samsung is positioning the S21 FE as the followup to last year’s Note… pic.twitter.com/5raIdMqHt3June 3, 2021
S21 FE is not a Note
So what’s Blass suggesting here? Will the Galaxy S21 FE come with a stylus and lots of productivity features? Well, while we can’t say for sure just now, that seems unlikely.
Instead, we’d imagine this simply means the Galaxy S21 FE will launch at a big Samsung Unpacked event in August (when we’d otherwise see the Note) as the company’s late-year big flagship.
This gels with rumors we’ve been hearing, which suggested the S21 FE would launch alongside theGalaxy Z Flip 3andZ Fold 3at some point in August. Maybe theGalaxy Tab S8will be there too.
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If you were looking forward to the Samsung Galaxy Note 21 - and somehow hadn’t had your hopes dampened by a flood of similar rumors - we’re sorry to say that, at this point, its existence looks very unlikely. Hopefully you like the Galaxy S21 FE instead.
Tom Bedford was deputy phones editor on TechRadar until late 2022, having worked his way up from staff writer. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK and now works for the entertainment site What To Watch.
He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working on TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist.
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