Samsung has launched its Galaxy S-series flagship smartphones, which include the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra. The company is now gearing up to launch a new model in the lineup — Samsung Galaxy S21 FE.

The phone’s status has been switched a couple of times between getting canceled and not canceled. There have been several rumors related to its launch and the most recent one suggesting 8th September as its launch date. However, a new report claims that the smartphone will launch in October.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

The report from Jon Prosser reveals that the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE will be up for pre-orders from 20th October while the actual sale of the device will begin from 29th October. It’s noteworthy that these are dates of the phone’s availability but the report does not mention when the company plans to announce this new smartphone model.

This comes at a time when some reports indicate about the smartphone’s launch getting delayed yet again because of the production issues faced by the global shortage of chips.

It is also being claimed in the new report that the smartphone will come in two storage options — 128GB and 256GB. As for the color options, the device will be made available in four colors to choose from — Graphite, White, Olive Green, and Lavender.

As per the previous reports, the smartphone will feature a 6.4-inch 120Hz FHD+ Super AMOLED display. Depending on the region of availability, the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset or the Samsung Exynos 2100 SoC.

In the camera department, it will have a triple-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 12-megapixel wide camera sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens. On the front side, the device will be featuring a 32-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

It will be running the Samsung One UI 3.1 based on the Android 11 operating system. The device will come powered by a 4,500mAh battery along with support for 25W fast wired charging and 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless charging.

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