Samsung reportedly started efforts to shrink Galaxy Note series market share



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A freshly released report from South Korea reiterated rumors that Galaxy S21 to release in January and top-of-the-line model supports S Pen stylus.

ET News (translated here) says (via leaker cozy planes) that Samsung has ordered digitizers for the Galaxy S21 Ultra and mass production is expected to begin soon. Digitizers are sensors placed under the screen of a device to ensure pen compatibility.
The South Korean giant is apparently in a hurry to launch the next S-series flagships earlier than usual to counter Apple’s first 5G compatible smartphone, the iPhone 12. The chaebol also wants to take advantage of the sanctions imposed by the United States on Huawei, which has seriously affected its ability to meet consumer demand for its smartphones.

2021 could be the start of the end of the Samsung Note series

Today’s report also corroborates a An earlier rumor that Samsung would start laying the groundwork for replacing the Note series with the Galaxy S and Z smartphones this year. Previous leaks had hinted that Samsung would cancel the Galaxy Note line in 2021, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Samsung plans to release five foldable smartphones in 2021 and at least two of them are expected to deliver S Pen integration. The company would consider a new scanning technology for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and will also increase the thickness of its screen so that it can withstand stylus pressure.

The Galaxy Note 21 will supposedly be unveiled alongside the Z Fold 3 in June. The foldable phone will likely take center stage, and Samsung will only release one variant of the Note 21.

The idea is apparently to de-emphasize the next Note handset during the summer Unpacked event and migrate existing Note users to the flagship Galaxy S and Z. If this strategy works as expected, Samsung will likely discontinue the Galaxy Note line by 2022.



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