Samsung introduced the Galaxy S21 series a few days back at the first-ever Unpacked event of 2021. All these three smartphones, namely Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra are up for pre-order in a number of countries. Also, unlike last year, all of them are 5G-ready. But now, out of nowhere, a 4G variant of the vanilla Galaxy S21 has popped up on Bluetooth SIG.
For those unaware, last year, Samsung released two variants of the Galaxy S20 series. One with 5G for the countries where the network is live and another with 4G. But for the Galaxy S21 series, the company did not say anything about 4G models.
Despite that, a 4G variant of the regular Galaxy S21 with model numbers SM-G990F and SM-G990F_DS has been certified by Bluetooth SIG. This suggests that the South Korean tech giant may release this version of Galaxy S21 in regions where there are no 5G networks.
Further, due to the lack of a 5G modem and antennas, the Galaxy S21 4G could be cheaper than the standard Galaxy S21 with 5G connectivity. It is worth noting that though the Galaxy S21 series is cheaper than its predecessor in countries with 5G, it is the opposite for those regions that got 4G-only Galaxy S20 series last year.
Hence, we think the Galaxy S21 4G could be a backup plan from Samsung to reduce the starting price of the Galaxy S21 series in those regions where it is costlier than the predecessor. Last but not least, there seem to be no 4G variants of Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra as of now.
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