Samsung confirms no new Note this year, but does have a pen for foldables up its sleeve
(2021/07/27)
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A Samsung rep has confirmed the Korean giant won't deliver a new Note phablet this year, but has disclosed a pair of new folding phones and the company's first S Pen for foldables, which will debut in August.
TM Roh, Samsung president and head of the Mobile Communications Business, today [1]posted a teaser of "foldable surprises" that will be revealed on 11 August.
"Instead of unveiling a new Galaxy Note this time around, we will further broaden beloved Note features to more Samsung Galaxy devices," he wrote. The only concrete broadening mentioned was the new S Pen designed specifically for foldable phones.
[2]
Although Roh did not offer any more hard reveals in his post, he alluded to new models of the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, the two current folding models in the company's portfolio.
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He also teased enhanced multitasking and durability, and continued partnerships with Google and Microsoft (perhaps to help organise the "foldable ecosystem" from a software perspective). Deeper integration between devices (specifically Galaxy watches, and other Galaxy phones) was also mentioned, as were ambitions to grow the software ecosystem for all Galaxy devices.
[4]Samsung mulls delaying next 'fan edition' phone in light of semiconductor shortage
[5]Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates... for its enterprise smartphone users at least
[6]Samsung Galaxy A52 5G: Sub-$600 midranger makes premium phones feel frivolous
Leaked information [7]suggest the Galaxy Z Fold 3 pen will tuck into a case or holster rather than sliding into the phone itself.
[8]Industry talk about a planned retirement for the Note, and possible addition of a pen, have circulated since December 2020. By March, supply chain issues moved Samsung to [9]warn it might struggle to deliver both a Galaxy and a Note flagship in 2021. Co-CEO Koh Dong-jin suggested that a new release could be alternated between the two products, an option that Roh's language leaves as a possibility. ®
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[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/14/samsung_considers_delay_to_launch_galaxy_s21_fe/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/29/samsung_five_year_android/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/13/samsung_galaxy_a52_5g_review/
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[8] https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/01/samsung_galaxy_note_report/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/17/samsung_galaxy_note_on_hold/
[10] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
TM Roh, Samsung president and head of the Mobile Communications Business, today [1]posted a teaser of "foldable surprises" that will be revealed on 11 August.
"Instead of unveiling a new Galaxy Note this time around, we will further broaden beloved Note features to more Samsung Galaxy devices," he wrote. The only concrete broadening mentioned was the new S Pen designed specifically for foldable phones.
[2]
Although Roh did not offer any more hard reveals in his post, he alluded to new models of the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, the two current folding models in the company's portfolio.
[3]
He also teased enhanced multitasking and durability, and continued partnerships with Google and Microsoft (perhaps to help organise the "foldable ecosystem" from a software perspective). Deeper integration between devices (specifically Galaxy watches, and other Galaxy phones) was also mentioned, as were ambitions to grow the software ecosystem for all Galaxy devices.
[4]Samsung mulls delaying next 'fan edition' phone in light of semiconductor shortage
[5]Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates... for its enterprise smartphone users at least
[6]Samsung Galaxy A52 5G: Sub-$600 midranger makes premium phones feel frivolous
Leaked information [7]suggest the Galaxy Z Fold 3 pen will tuck into a case or holster rather than sliding into the phone itself.
[8]Industry talk about a planned retirement for the Note, and possible addition of a pen, have circulated since December 2020. By March, supply chain issues moved Samsung to [9]warn it might struggle to deliver both a Galaxy and a Note flagship in 2021. Co-CEO Koh Dong-jin suggested that a new release could be alternated between the two products, an option that Roh's language leaves as a possibility. ®
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[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/14/samsung_considers_delay_to_launch_galaxy_s21_fe/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/29/samsung_five_year_android/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/13/samsung_galaxy_a52_5g_review/
[7] https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-s-pen-case-renders-exclusive/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/01/samsung_galaxy_note_report/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/17/samsung_galaxy_note_on_hold/
[10] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
"Deeper integration between devices (specifically Galaxy watches, and other Galaxy phones)" - also known as ditching Tizen and jumping back into Android WearOS with an exclusive deal on WearOS 3 for the first year. WearOS 3 will not be compatible with old phones because it requires a fast Samsung SoC rather than the geriatric shite Qualcomm calls a smartwatch SoC.