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- There won’t be a Galaxy Note 21 release next year, as Samsung is looking to discontinue the Note series.
- The Note’s only remaining iconic feature is the S Pen stylus, which will be brought over to the Galaxy S21 series and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 as an accessory.
- Samsung has not confirmed these rumors, but sources told Reuters there’s no trace of a Note 21 development program yet.
A flurry of reports claimed in the past few weeks that Samsung is about to do what once seemed unthinkable. The Galaxy Note is about to be retired, as Samsung consolidates its flagship lineup and planning bolder moves in the foldable department. The Note brand managed to survive the massive Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. But the battery issues that lead to explosions and fire did not kill the Note, and Samsung wasn’t ready to let the Galaxy Note go despite speculation that the Galaxy S and Note were already on converging paths.
The Galaxy S20 and Note 20 lines are the best examples of that. The phones look nearly identical and offer almost the same set of high-end specs for the same high-end prices. The Note 20 does make some annoying sacrifices, including the fact that it’s a $999 premium phone made of plastic, and that alone qualifies it for discontinuation. The Note’s only advantage remains the S Pen, but the stylus is coming to the Galaxy S21 Ultra next year and the next-gen Galaxy Z Fold. That’s what reports said in the past few weeks, indicating that there won’t be a Note 21 handset. A new story for a more trusted source now says that Samsung is indeed dumping the Galaxy Note series.
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