We fully expect there to be a Samsung Galaxy S21 FE launched in the second half of 2021. Here’s what we know so far!<\/b>
\nUpdate, June 30, 2021 (11:00 AM ET): We saw the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE pass through the FCC recently, indicating an imminent launch in the US. We also have rumors that the phone might only land in that country and Europe. Read on for all the latest! Original article: In 2020, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (which stands for \u201cFan Edition\u201d) surprised us all with how good it was. In fact, it was so good that it ended up walking away with our 2020 Best of Android Editor\u2019s Choice award. With that kind of pedigree behind the phone, it\u2019s no surprise that we are very excited about the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. See also: Samsung Galaxy S series: A history of the biggest name in Android With all that in mind, below you\u2019ll find everything we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. Be sure to keep this page bookmarked! We will update it with new rumors and confirmed info as we get closer to the launch date. First, in 2020, Samsung committed to releasing \u201cFan Editions\u201d of its major flagships every year going forward. Obviously, the company could go back on that promise, but that heavily suggests we\u2019ll see a Galaxy S21 FE. Next, Samsung\u2019s website did briefly reference a phone by that name. Now, this could have been a simple typo, but it lends more weight to the idea that this phone is on the way. Related: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE review second opinion: So close to being a OnePlus killer Finally, we saw a leaked roadmap of Samsung\u2019s plans for product launches in 2021, and the Galaxy S21 FE is on the list. The roadmap suggests the launch date could be August 19, 2021. That lines up rather well with when the company launched the Galaxy S20 FE (September 23,2020). Keep in mind that Samsung launched the main Galaxy S21 series far earlier this year than it has in prior years, so the launch of the FE moving up by a month makes perfect sense. However, this year, the Galaxy S21 is already $200 cheaper than the Galaxy S20 \u2014 and only $100 more expensive than the Galaxy S20 FE. With that in mind, it\u2019s tricky to imagine how Samsung will cut enough out to make the Fan Edition land at a much lower price. See also: The best Android smartphones with the best battery life One thing we did hear, though, is that the Galaxy S21 FE might not get the same battery as this year\u2019s Plus model, which is what happened last year. Instead, it looks like it could have a 4,500mAh cell. That makes it 500mAh bigger than the Galaxy S21, but 300mAh smaller than the Galaxy S21 Plus. That FCC listing we mentioned also suggests 45W wired charging could be included, which would be a huge change for the series (the Galaxy S21 Ultra is the only phone with those charging speeds). Finally, one curious rumor is the Galaxy S21 FE\u2019s relation to the Note line. Samsung confirmed that there won\u2019t be a Note phone in 2021, but Evan Blass posits that the S21 FE could be what lands in place of a Note. Now, this could just mean that Samsung is going to put the same resources behind the S21 FE that it would have for a Note phone. But it could also mean that the S21 FE is a pseudo-follow-up to the Note 20. Lots of questions with this one! We have seen one price-related rumor so far. According to The Korea Herald, Samsung might price the S21 FE at 700,000 to 800,000 won (~$630 to ~$720) in its home market. If true, that would be a significant price drop from the Galaxy S20 FE\u2019s 899,800 won (~$809) Korean launch price. Of course, there\u2019s no guarantee that other markets could see a similar price drop. Although it certainly suggests Samsung is doubling down on the value-driven approach it introduced last year.<\/p>\n