The Samsung Galaxy S21 series launch is quickly approaching. Here’s what you need to know about Samsung’s next flagship smartphone family.
Update: December 17,2020 (05:45 PM ET): We’ve updated the Samsung Galaxy S21 rumor hub with new info. We have press renders showing all launch colorways of the vanilla Galaxy S21 as well as an unofficial hands-on video. Believe it or not, we are in the final days of 2020. That means we’re only about a month away from the launch of the next entry in Samsung’s flagship smartphone line, the Galaxy S21 series. There are now many solid rumors about the devices, including full-blown leaks revealing the specs and renders of the upcoming phones. We also can make confident assumptions about certain aspects based on the history of the line. What we know so far is chronicled in our roundup below. As usual, be sure to bookmark this page so you’re always up-to-date on the latest info surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S21 phones! Previously, there were conflicting rumors related to the names of the phones. We originally thought it could be the Samsung Galaxy S30 series, but new rumors support that the line will be known as the Samsung Galaxy S21 series. Related: Samsung Galaxy S series: A history of the biggest name in Android As far as a release date goes, we naturally assumed Samsung would announce the phones in mid-February 2021. That’s the timeframe in which the company has launched every iteration of the Galaxy S series since the Galaxy S9. However, we now know that Samsung will launch the phones much earlier than usual. On December 10, Android Authority confirmed in a phone call to Samsung’s largest Indian branch — Samsung’s Opera House outlet in Bengaluru — that the series will make its global debut on January 14, 2021. However, you’ll need to wait until January 29 to get your hands on the devices. The outlet also confirmed a number of other details which we cover below. In 2020, we saw the introduction of the Ultra moniker within Samsung’s flagship phone line with the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. With the successive launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, it was a safe bet that Sammy would once again launch an Ultra variant in the Galaxy S21 family. We can now confirm that there will be three models in the lineup, namely the standard Galaxy S21, the Galaxy S21 Plus, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Judging by leaked renders of the Galaxy S21 lineup, the three phones look almost identical, albeit for a few minor differences. The vanilla Galaxy S21 is expected to feature a 6.2-inch screen while the S21 Plus is rumored to get a 6.7-inch display and the S21 Ultra is purported to come with a 6.9-inch screen. We still don’t have confirmation on the devices’ dimensions, but the standard Samsung Galaxy S21 is rumored to measure 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9mm. It could feature a 6.2-inch flat display with a centered punch hole. There are three cameras on the back of the phone as pictured in the renders below courtesy of Evan Blass: With the Galaxy S21 Plus, we don’t know the dimensions quite yet (although it will obviously be bigger than the vanilla variant). We can go one better than a render, though. A brief marketing loop uncovered on December 8 (via Android Police) revealed a possible two-tone design for the Samsung Galaxy S21 series.
