14 DAY TRIAL // We’ve known for a while that Samsung was looking into killing off the Galaxy Note series, and according to a new leak today, the company just made this decision internally.
In other words, there won’t be any Galaxy Note21 launching this year, with information published by leakster Ice Universe revealing the lineup has now reached its end.
The Galaxy Note20 would thus remain the last model in this series, with Samsung to now focus on the Galaxy S and the foldable devices moving forward.
The death of the Note series
As for why Samsung decided to give up on the Note, everything is as simple as it could be.
The Note and the Galaxy S have shared the same internals for several generations already, and the only thing that made a difference was the S Pen. Available exclusively on the Note, the S Pen allowed users to draw and write in a more natural way on their devices, and it was seen by many as the main reason to purchase a Note.
Samsung, however, has prepared for this moment, so the support for the S Pen has also been added to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and the South Koreans are actually planning on bringing the same capabilities to more devices out there.
“We are committed to innovating new mobile experiences that flow seamlessly and continuously to make our consumers’ lives easier and better. We’ve made the bold decision to expand the S Pen experience to Galaxy S21 Ultra, and plan to expand the S Pen experience across additional device categories in the future. We remain committed to providing the best mobile experience to our consumers and will continue to actively listen and consider consumer feedback in our product innovations,” TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics, said earlier this month.
Keep in mind this is just a rumor for now, and no actual confirmation from Samsung currently exists.