Keeping the Note hanging around now that the S Pen can work with a slew of other devices seems pointless, and the other bells and whistles can easily be supplanted by a few choice upgrades to the S series. Last year's Galaxy Note 20 sported the Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC for example, while the Galaxy S20 rolled out with the Snapdragon 865.īut Samsung's new path to innovation lies in the foldable Z series. The Note series usually offer a few upgrades over the S series, including a larger screen, S Pen compatibility, and newer features. This will come as a blow if you were hoping to pick up the newest Galaxy Note this year, but despite being thought of as a slightly more premium offering than the S series – at least where the Ultra models are concerned – it makes more sense for Samsung to focus its efforts on a single flagship outside of the Z series with three options to hit three different price points. He teases some "foldable surprises" in store for the Galaxy Z family, "including the first-ever S Pen designed specifically for foldable phones." The news isn't a huge surprise, considering we got wind of it last year, but it's good to have it officially confirmed by Samsung. Samsung's TM Roh, president and head of mobile communications business, shared his thoughts in a blog post on the next era of smartphone innovation, which is of course, focused on the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. But the company has also confirmed that the Note's best features will live on through its other devices. Whether Samsung has to prioritise because of chip shortages, or whether the Note series seems superfluous now that the S Pen is no longer exclusive to a single lineup, we don't know. And while fans of the Galaxy Note devices will no doubt be disappointed, this was somewhat inevitable.
Although the device doesn't have the stylus incorporated into its design, like the Galaxy Note 20 and all Note devices before it, it's possible to order a specially designed case to house the stylus so the transition isn't a big one. The fate of the Galaxy Note series has been in the balance for months, and looked even more precarious once the Galaxy S21 Ultra rolled out with its S Pen compatibility. Reserve your new phone from Samsung Unpacked here.
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