Samsung Galaxy S21 FE may not land at Unpacked 2021 after all
It might launch later this year
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Samsunghas recently revealed the date of 2021’sGalaxy Unpackedevent and while the event teaser made it obvious that a couple offoldable phonesare coming, one of the other expected phones may not appear.
Previous leaks had suggested theSamsung Galaxy F21 FEwould be on the list of devices launching at Unpacked 2021, but a new rumor suggests it won’t be appearing after all.
A report atLetsGoDigitalincludes a leaked list of devices that Samsung will announce on August 11. According to the publication, the Galaxy S21 FE isn’t included on this list.
The list of devices does include foldable phones like theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, andGalaxy Z Flip 3. There are also a couple of smartwatches -Galaxy Watch 4and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic - and theGalaxy Buds 2.
Talking about the Galaxy S21 FE, the affordable flagship device is now expected to launch at a later date, probably in October sandwiched between this August 11 launch event and the 2022 iteration of the Galaxy S lineup.
Chipset shortage may not be the reason though
Contrary to a few previous reports that suggested the Galaxy S21 FE had been delayed due to the ongoing chipset shortage, Samsung denied that it has not been forced to defer any device for this reason.
The company in a written statement toBloombergsaid, “While we cannot discuss details of the unreleased product, nothing has been determined regarding the alleged production suspension.”
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This suggests that the device is still in the works, and it may mean that the company already has a launch event scheduled.
Samsung has heavily hinted that there won’t be aSamsung Galaxy Note 21this year due to the ongoing chipset shortage. It’s thought the company wants users to graduate to the foldable phones instead, so it may want to give its foldable phones all the attention on August 11 and introduce the S21 FE at a later date.
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