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(Pocket-lint) – Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series has not long hit shelves but there are already rumours circulating about the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition, or Galaxy S21 FE.
The Galaxy S21 FE would succeed the excellent Galaxy S20 FE if it arrives, likely hitting the sweet spot between price and features once again. Here is everything we have heard so far.
Release date and price
- Later this year
- Cheaper than Galaxy S21
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition model was revealed in September 2020 and was made available in October 2020. It’s been claimed there is a Samsung device with a model number SM-G990B in the works that is likely to be the Galaxy S21 FE, and that it would launch in the second half of 2021.
With the Galaxy S21 series launching earlier than the Galaxy S20 series, it might be that the Galaxy S21 FE also arrives a little earlier than its predecessor, but we still wouldn’t expect it before the end of the summer 2021.
In terms of price, we’d expect the Galaxy S21 FE to sit below the Galaxy S21. The Galaxy S20 FE starts at £599 in the UK for the 4G model – it isn’t available in the US – with the 5G model costing £599 in the UK and $599 in the US, so we would expect a similar ballpark for the Galaxy S21 FE.
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Design
- Similar to Galaxy S21 series
- Plastic
- IP68 rating likely
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE featured a design similar to the Galaxy S20 series, but made a couple of changes in order to reduce the price, like a plastic rear instead of glass.
We’d expect the Galaxy S21 FE to do the same but with a design similar to the Galaxy S21 and S21+. Rumours claim it will come in gray/silver, pink, violet, and white colours. It’s likely to offer waterproofing, like the Galaxy S20 FE did, and we’d expect a flat display.
Display
- Around 6.5-inches
- Full HD+
- 120Hz refresh rate likely
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a 6.5-inch display with a Full HD+ resolution so we would expect similar for the Galaxy S21 FE. That would put it in between the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+ in terms of size.
Both the S21 and S21+ have a Full HD+ display too and both come with a variable 120Hz refresh rate. As the Galaxy S20 FE retained the 120Hz refresh rate of the Galaxy S20 series, it is likely the S21 FE will also offer the faster refresh rate, though it is unclear if it will offer variable.
A flat display is also likely for the Galaxy S21 FE, along with a centralised punch hole front camera. It’s also likely to be AMOLED.
Hardware and specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888/Exynos 2100?
- 128GB/256GB storage options
- 5G
Rumours suggest the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE will come in 128GB and 256GB storage options, like its predecessor. It isn’t clear if it will offer microSD support for storage expansion, though the Galaxy S21 and S21+ don’t so it’s possible the S21 FE won’t either.
Reports claim it will be a 5G device, which we’d expect, though it isn’t clear if there will be a 4G LTE model too as there is with the Galaxy S20 FE. It is also said to run on Android 11.
At the moment, there is no word on what processor the Galaxy S21 FE will use, though as the Galaxy S20 FE ran the same as the Galaxy S20 series, we’d expect the Qualcomm Snapdrgon 888 or the Exynos 2100 like the Galaxy S21 series.
It’s likely the Galaxy S21 FE will offer a little less RAM than the Galaxy S21+ but it wouldn’t be surprising to see the same battery capacity.
Camera
- Triple rear camera probable
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE featured a triple rear camera with the same main camera as the Galaxy S21+. It dropped the resolution of the telephoto camera and upped the resolution of the front camera. It also has the same resolution Ultra-Wide camera as the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ but with smaller pixels.
At the moment, there are no specific rumours regarding the Galaxy S21 FE camera specs, but we would expect a triple rear camera like the Galaxy S21 and S21+.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE rumours: What’s happened so far?
Here is everything we have heard about the Galaxy S21 FE so far.
13 February 2021: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE mid-ranger might arrive later this year
Sammobile claimed the Galaxy S21 FE could already be in development with a model number SM-G990B. The site said it will have 5G, come in 128GB and 256GB storage options, and have Android 11. It is also said to be coming in gray/silver, pink, violet, and white colours when it launches in the second half of this year.
15 November 2020: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE expected in 2021
Leaker Max Weinbach tweeted that the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE was one of the flagships to expect from Samsung in 2021.
Samsung flagships to expect this year:
S21 FE
S21
S21+
S21 Ultra
Z Fold 3
Z Flip 3
Z Fold FE— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) November 15, 2020
Writing by Britta O’Boyle.
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