Samsung to Kick Off Next Year with 'Galaxy S21 FE'?… January 4 Unpack Rumor

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] There are expectations that Samsung Electronics' quasi-premium smartphone, the ‘Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE),’ will be unveiled at the first Unpacked event of next year.

On the 7th (local time), IT specialist media PhoneArena and others reported, citing famous IT tipster Jon Prosser, that Samsung Electronics will unveil the S21 FE at an Unpacked event on January 4 next year.

According to Jon Prosser, the S21 FE will be revealed at the Unpacked event on January 4, and is expected to be officially released on the 11th of the same month. It is anticipated that there will be no separate pre-order period. This roughly aligns with rumors that it will be unveiled at the consumer electronics exhibition 'CES 2022' held in January next year. CES 2022 will take place in Las Vegas, USA, from January 5 to 8.

The S21 FE is expected to serve as a bridge before the launch of Samsung Electronics' next-generation flagship smartphone series, the ‘Galaxy S22.’ The S22 series is anticipated to be introduced in February next year, with Jon Prosser predicting that Samsung will hold the S22 Unpacked event on February 8 and officially release it on the 18th of the same month.

There was once speculation about an ‘early release’ that the S22 series might be launched by the end of this year, but as the third-generation foldable phones ‘Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3,’ released in the second half of this year, received favorable reviews and continued their success, the outlook that the release will not be rushed and will occur in February next year is gaining strength.

The S21 FE is a quasi-premium product that maintains the core features of the flagship ‘Galaxy S’ series while lowering the price. It was originally expected to be released in August this year but faced difficulties such as a sudden halt in production preparations due to the global semiconductor parts shortage.

The S21 FE is known to feature a 6.5-inch display supporting a 120Hz refresh rate and will be equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 processor. The screen resolution is 1080x2009 with 480 DPI. The camera setup is expected to include a 12-megapixel selfie camera on the front, and on the rear, a 32-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and an 8-megapixel telephoto camera.

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