When the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appeared with full specs at the TENAA certification platform of China back in July, it was speculated that it may get an early launch. Earlier this month, it was reported that the S21 FE may debut in October. Fresh information that has appeared on DDaily, a South Korean publication today reveals that the company has canceled the S21 FE.
As per the report, a Samsung Electronics official has said that the company has canceled the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) Unpacked event, which was scheduled to take place in mid-October. He further said that the company seems to be considering not releasing the S21 FE at all.
The report mentions that the reason for canceling the event is that the Galaxy Z Flip 3 is selling too well. The other issue that has reportedly resulted in the cancelation of the S21 FE is the ongoing global chip shortage issue.
Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z Flip 3 in August with aggressive pricing of $999. It not only comes with updated specs but also an improved design. It is powered by the same Snapdragon 888 SoC, which is also expected to be seen on the S21 FE. It appears that the company is internally discussing that it would be ideal to focus on the parts and production of the Z Flip 3 instead of launching the S21 FE.
Apart from appearing at TENAA in July, the S21 FE’s Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888 SoC variants were seen at other places like Geekbench and Google Play Console recently. A support page of the handset had also gone live earlier this month, which indicated that it could be launching in October.
There is a possibility that the new report about the cancelation of S21 FE could be only applicable to South Korea. The reason behind it is that it was reported by another South Korean publication FN News in June that the S21 FE will be releasing in limited markets. It claimed that the smartphone will not be releasing in South Korea and Japan, but it will be coming to markets like the U.S. and Europe. It was reported last week that the company has produced 10,000 units of the S21 FE due to the chip shortage issue.
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