Samsung has an event scheduled for October 20 and there are guesses flying around as to what the announcement is for. One of those guesses is that the long-awaited Galaxy S21 FE will be unveiled on that day. Now, sources are saying that not only will the phone not launch on that day but it won’t come until January 2022.
This isn’t the first time we have heard that the Galaxy S21 FE will launch next year but following Samsung’s announcement of a Galaxy Unpacked Part 2, there are those hoping the phone will be announced at the event.
Weighing in on Samsung Unpacked Part 2, we don't think the S21 FE will be announced next week with shipments by the end of October as production doesn't start till December. We are Team January for the S21 FE launch.
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) October 14, 2021
A tweet by Ross Young, the CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants said the Galaxy S21 FE will likely not launch next week and ship by the end of October. This is because mass production for the phone doesn’t begin until December thus aligning with a January 2022 release date.
January __, 2022.
S21 FE. https://t.co/pzKJPSoaQm
— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) October 14, 2021
Samsung’s S21 FE is delayed until January, as far as I know.
Launch is rescheduled for January 11, 2022.
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) October 14, 2021
The January launch date has also been corroborated by Jon Prosser and Max Weinbach. Jon even specifically mentions that the launch date is January 11, 2022.
The Galaxy S21 FE is a more affordable version of the Galaxy S21. It is the successor to the Galaxy S20 FE which launched last year. The phone will have a Snapdragon 888 processor powering it but there is likely to be an Exynos version judging from a Geekbench listing.
The phone will also have a 1080p AMOLED display with a 120hz refresh rate and a centered punch hole for a 32MP camera. On the back will be triple cameras stacked vertically. If it were launching this year, it should come with Android 11 out of the box but with the release pushed to January, Android 12 pre-installed will be nice.
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