We are still more than two months away to enter into next year. However, leaks and rumors regarding next year flagships have started floating around already. Samsung just launched a Fan Edition of the Galaxy S20, and if reports are true, the company will reportedly begin production a month early and gear up for an early 2021 launch of its next Galaxy S flagship series.
An exclusive report by Sammobile says that Samsung will launch the next flagship S series, dubbed the Galaxy S21(tentative) in January 2021. This is a clear departure from the February launch window of the Galaxy S series of devices. However, it could also be a strategy to maintain a reasonable time frame between launches. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip this year along with the S20 series. It then moved to Note 20 series in August, before launching a quick Fan Edition of S20 in October.
Not to mention that it also unveiled the second generation of Fold, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in-between in September. That was a mouthful of launches in a short span, and hence, maybe Samsung decided to streamline it a bit more. That said, the report says they don’t have an exact date but a rough time frame of January/early-February 2021. And, going by the current situation, we can expect the event to be virtual as well.
Production from mid-December 2020
To corroborate this, a report from TheElec says that Samsung will begin the production of the next Galaxy, the S21 around mid-December 2020. This is reportedly faster than the previous time frame when it began the Galaxy S20 production in January. Also, if it launches early as said above, it could also go on sale a month earlier says the report.
The report adds that Galaxy S21 will have three models and their production name is currently O1, P3, and T2. Samsung will likely announce the S21 series in Gray, Pink, Violet, White, and Silver options. If the report is true, Samsung will also unveil the next generation Galaxy Buds 2 along with S21. The earbuds will have upgraded water-resistance. Its codename is “Attic” and will likely come in Black, Silver, and Violet colors.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds Live along with Note 20 series recently. And as per the report, Samsung had to name it Live/ Plus earlier cos it didn’t improve the earbuds that much. Having said that, the earlier launch is reportedly in-line with varied strategies after Roh Tae-moon took over as Chief of Samsung Mobiles division. Also, with Huawei getting hampered by the US, Samsung is likely to steal the advantage and capture the vacuum early enough.
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