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Galaxy S21 FE rumors: Samsung’s affordable phone could come in 4 snazzy colors

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Galaxy S21 FE rumors: Samsung’s affordable phone could come in 4 snazzy colors

The Galaxy S21 Fe might are available in black, pink, inexperienced or white (proven above). 
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 FE, which was unwrapped round this time final 12 months, provided a balanced mixture of helpful options for an inexpensive $699 beginning worth. And its successor, which can probably be referred to as the Galaxy S21 FE, might debut in January. As we look forward to the telephone’s arrival, the rumor mill continues to churn. The newest buzz from German weblog WinFuture, shared on Twitter by Roland Quandt, exhibits photos of Samsung’s new telephone in black, white, pink and inexperienced.Samsung confirmed off the costly foldable Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 at its August occasion and extra choices to customise these telephones in October. Although upgrades to different telephones within the Galaxy S21 lineup are additionally on their method within the close to future — this is what we all know in regards to the Galaxy S22 to this point — Drew Blackard, Samsung Electronics America’s vice chairman of product administration, beforehand mentioned in an interview with CNET that they don’t seem to be a risk to the Galaxy FE or Note. 

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There have been a couple of leaks and different tidbits floating round relating to the Galaxy S21 FE’s potential specs and availability, so let’s dive into what we all know to this point. We’ll maintain updating this as the discharge date approaches and we study extra.Read extra: Galaxy S22 vs. Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 FE vs. Galaxy S21

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Galaxy S21 FE specsThe Galaxy S21 FE’s specs checklist reportedly appeared on China’s TENAA Certification web site (through MyFixGuide). According to the itemizing, the telephone would have a 6.4-inch display with 2,340×1,080-pixel decision, a 4,370-mAh battery, three cameras (a 32-megapixel important lens, a 12-megapixel front-facing and an 8-megapixel), an in-display fingerprint sensor and assist for 45-watt fast-charging. The telephone would additionally embody 8GB RAM in addition to 128GB and 256GB storage choices.If true, a 6.4-inch display would make the telephone a bit taller than the 6.2-inch display on the higher-end Galaxy S21, whereas being barely smaller than the 6.5-inch display on final 12 months’s Galaxy S20 FE. However, this digital camera could be each a step up from the Galaxy S20 FE’s important 12-megapixel lens and a step down from the S21’s 64-megapixel digital camera.More rumored specs had been reportedly noticed on the Google Play Console analytics software, in keeping with MyFixGuide, together with 6GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 888 chip.The telephone might additionally embody 4 free months of YouTube Premium, as SamMobile reviews that Samsung France’s web site briefly listed that perk as coming with the acquisition of a Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus or Galaxy S21 Ultra.A leaked consumer guide for the Galaxy S21 FE, obtained by SamMobile, supported a number of the beforehand rumored options, together with an in-display fingerprint sensor. It additionally confirmed the brand new telephone might supply reverse wi-fi charging assist, IP68 mud and water resistance and Dolby Atmos assist. The guide did not point out a microSD slot, which appeared on final 12 months’s Galaxy S20 FE. A sequel to the Galaxy S20 FE is rumored to be coming quickly.
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What will the S21 FE seem like?Noted leaker Evan Blass posted photos which may be the Galaxy S21 FE.
Screenshot of Twitter/@evleaks
Noted leaker Evan Blass tweeted out varied purported Samsung renders in July, which included a potential take a look at the Galaxy S21 FE. Blass later revealed what he mentioned had been 3D renders of the upcoming smartphone on Twitter in August. According to the renders on his account, the telephone might have the same look to the Galaxy S21, together with a punch-out for the front-facing digital camera and three cameras on the again.The similarity to the S21 is sensible: The Galaxy S20 FE saved a lot of the S20’s design language whereas making cuts to the display decision and cameras that probably helped convey down the worth. And in keeping with a leak reported by SamMobile, the S21 FE will reportedly are available in at the very least 5 colours. But the leaked consumer guide for the upcoming telephone, additionally from SamMobile, confirmed that the Galaxy S21 FE would are available in 4 colour choices, white, black, inexperienced and purple. WinFuture exhibits the telephone in 4 colours as nicely with black, white, pink and inexperienced choices. We could have gotten a peek on the Galaxy S21 FE in a back-to-school promo picture briefly posted to Samsung’s official Instagram account in August. The telephone is proven in a backpack beside a laptop computer and a pair of Galaxy Buds Pro. It appears just like the Galaxy S21 from behind, however is proven in a lilac colour that is not presently one of many colour choices for the Galaxy S21. The submit has since been deleted from Samsung’s account.Leaked images of the Galaxy S21 FE’s again panel had been posted to Twitter by Quandt final month. Although not one of the images present the telephone absolutely assembled, they do reveal the Galaxy S21 FE’s digital camera format with room for 3 lenses and an LED flash. One of the leaked images of the Galaxy S21 FE, posted to Twitter by Roland Quandt, is proven above. 
Roland Quandt
Marketing photos of the Galaxy S21 FE had been not too long ago leaked by Coinbrs giving us one other take a look at the telephone earlier than its debut. The upcoming telephone seems to sport the same look to the Galaxy S21, and the images present us many beforehand rumored options. Coinbrs additionally hypothesized most of the system’s specs, together with its 6.4-inch display, hole-punch show with a 32-megapixel selfie digital camera, in-display fingerprint scanner and extra. What will the S21 FE value?Samsung Galaxy S20 FE’s worth began at $699 within the US, which was a considerable low cost from the Galaxy S20’s $999 beginning worth. That worth additionally undercut rival OnePlus 8T’s $749 beginning worth.However, the Galaxy S21’s beginning worth of $800 was notably decrease than the Galaxy S20’s, and it appears unlikely {that a} Galaxy S21 FE would obtain the same $300 low cost — because the Galaxy A sequence of telephones occupies that sub-$500 worth vary.While we haven’t any concrete info on worth, a report from GizChina hypothesizes that the S21 FE line might launch with a beginning worth of $699, the identical because the beginning worth at launch for the Galaxy S20 FE. That worth would nonetheless put it about $100 decrease than the Galaxy S21, positioning it as a higher-end worth choice.If the tweeted photos are certainly the Galaxy S21 FE, the telephone appears to be comparable in design to the costlier Galaxy S21.
Screenshot of Twitter/@evleaks
When will or not it’s introduced and launched?Although the Galaxy S21 FE was not unveiled on the August foldables occasion or Samsung’s October occasion, it is potential that it’ll comply with final 12 months’s sample of getting a stand-alone announcement — if it is introduced in any respect. The Galaxy S20 FE had its personal Unpacked occasion in September 2020; the telephone’s reveal was touted as “a tribute to its Galaxy fans.” That telephone’s launch, nevertheless, was very near the discharge of the Z Fold 2, which additionally occurred in September. Perhaps this 12 months’s large telephones will get the same quantity of house. A September report from prolific leaker and Front Page Tech founder Jon Prosser prompt that the Galaxy S21 FE’s launch date could be in October, which did not pan out. Now, he speculates the Galaxy S21 FE will probably be revealed at an Unpacked occasion on Jan. 4, and the Galaxy S22 will probably be introduced at a separate occasion on Feb. 8. LetsGoDigital additionally hypothesizes the Galaxy S21 FE will launch early subsequent 12 months on Jan. 11, whereas SamMobile reviews the telephone is ready to debut at CES 2022, which is in early January.  Prior to current rumors in regards to the telephone’s launch date, hypothesis from South Korean publication DDaily says the corporate has thought-about canceling the Galaxy S21 FE and had reportedly eliminated the assist pages for the telephone. The firm beforehand added assist pages for the smartphone underneath its mannequin quantity, SM-G990B, that had been eliminated following rumors of the telephone’s cancelation, however the pages have now been reuploaded to Samsung’s web sites.Leaker @IceUniverse has mentioned that it is “reasonable” for Samsung to cancel the Galaxy S21 FE if the corporate releases the Galaxy S22 in December. For extra, check out how the Galaxy S20 FE compares with different S20 telephones. You can even try CNET’s Galaxy S21 overview and Galaxy S21 Ultra overview. We will maintain updating this roundup as we hear extra in regards to the rumored Galaxy 21 FE. Do you presently have the Galaxy 20 FE and have ideas about what ought to come subsequent? Or have heard different rumors in regards to the telephone we should always try? Add them to the feedback.