It’s possible we could see a Samsung Galaxy S21 FE launched at CES 2022 in January. Here’s what we know so far!<\/b>
\nUpdate, November 9,2021 (12:25 AM ET): We\u2019ve updated our Galaxy S21 FE hub with additional leaked launch and release information. Scroll down to the \u201cname and release date\u201d section for more details. 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: A history of the Samsung Galaxy S series 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. This could have been a simple typo, but it lends more weight to the idea that this phone is on the way. A tip on August 27 suggested the Galaxy S21 FE could debut on September 8. That never happened. We expected the phone to launch even earlier than that, but that didn\u2019t happen either. Then in late September, rumors were swirling that the phone wasn\u2019t going to launch at all. The ongoing global chip shortage was cited as the cause. However, we\u2019ve heard two other rumors that the Galaxy S21 FE will launch in January 2022. On October 15, leakers Max Weinbach, Ross Young, and Jon Prosser all said Samsung was gearing up to launch the S21 FE in January, with Prosser citing a January 11 launch date. Prosser later claimed that the phone would actually launch on January 4 and be released to market on January 11. He asserted that there wouldn\u2019t be a pre-order period. As far as specs go, we heard 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). Related: The best Android smartphones with the best battery life Finally, one curious rumor is the Galaxy S21 FE\u2019s relation to the Note line. Samsung confirmed that there wouldn\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