A double-shot of Samsung Galaxy news emerging over the weekend and today.

First,  Max Weinbach at Android Police, with some significant Samsung Galaxy S21 leaks around the coming release (which looks more likely to be named the S21 now over the S30, it seems).

The second is that two new sources have backed up reports earlier this year out of Korea that Samsung won’t continue with the Galaxy Note series. No Galaxy Note 21 or Note 30.

To the S21 leaks, which are so considerable I can scarcely round them all up. But there are some big details:



Again, we expect three models of the new S series, including S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra.

According to the leaks, the S21 will have a 6.2-inch display, the Plus at 6.7 inches, and the Ultra will reportedly have a 6.8-inch display

Each will be running the latest Snapdragon or Exynos SoC as expected, which I’ve detailed a bunch of times already as being critical new elements for 2021 flagships.

Most of that is expected, but things start to get a little more unexpected here: The S21 Ultra seems to support an S Pen, though won’t come with an S Pen, but some official device cases may come with a pen.

On the camera front, the S21 Ultra has all the spoils, with a 108MP main camera sensor, a 10MP 3X optical telephoto lens, a 10MP “super optical” 10x telephoto lens, and with a fourth lens a 12MP ultrawide.

5G will be standard on each, with Wi-Fi 6E coming to the Ultra, a feature we expected to roll-out to more devices for less congested Wi-Fi in the 6GHz spectrum, with fast speeds, and low latency.

Battery sizes for the phones will reportedly be 4,000mAh for the Galaxy S21, 4,800mAh for the S21 Plus, and 5,000mAh for the S21 Ultra.

Finally, the report details phone colors too, with the usual black, plus copper variants with subtle tints, and more.

The main missing detail was pricing. No info there, and I only have limited speculation as to where Samsung might price the three models. I’d be amazed if the Ultra was under $999 based on recent history.


And the Galaxy Note details:

Again, Max Weinbach with the detailed, noting on Twitter that Samsung is expected to offer four Galaxy S21 phones and three foldables in 2021. This includes the three Galaxy S21 variants from above, plus a Galaxy S21 FE, and three foldables: Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3, and Z Fold FE.

Instead of the Note, the Z Fold 3 may have an S-Pen.

It all means we’re short on definitive proof. But the case against the Note is stacking up: it hasn’t had a lot of differences to the S-line, the Fold and Flip 2 are rock solid compared to both the first editions and competitors, and the Note may not be worth the marketing spend in comparison.