Samsung Will Discontinue Galaxy Note Series next Year: Report

Dec. 2, 2020

Samsung is reportedlyall set to discontinue its Galaxy Note series next yearfollowing a sharp drop in demand for premium phones in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilerumors to that effecthave been doing the rounds over the past few months, Reuters is now quoting three different sources to confirm that Samsung does not plan to release a so-called Galaxy Note 21 next year.

Instead, the company is said to be concentrating its efforts on theGalaxy S21 Ultra, which is set to become the top model in the company’s phablet lineup. As part of the plan, Samsung is also reportedly looking to incorporate support for itsS Penstylus into theGalaxy S-series, which is now likely to become the sole flagship smartphone lineup from the company alongside its new-age folding smartphone models.

Talking about folding smartphones, the upcomingGalaxy Z Fold 3 will also reportedly come with S Pen supportas part of Samsung’s efforts to bring feature parity between its flagship lineups. Samsung refused to issue a statement to Reuters about its plans regarding the Galaxy Note 21, so it will be interesting to see if we can get an official confirmation about the supposed cancellation in the coming days.

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