Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is almost certainly canceled as Samsung removes support page

Date:
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:58:38 +0000

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Samsung is reportedly removing support pages for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, suggesting it's been canceled.

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Will there be a Samsung Galaxy S21 FE ? While we still dont have an official answer yet, weve got the next best thing, as Samsung is reportedly removing references to the phone from its websites.

According to SamMobile , support pages for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE in Hong Kong, South Africa, Singapore and elsewhere are being removed, which
certainly suggests the phone has been canceled.

This comes just days after a Samsung official reportedly said that a mid-October launch for the phone had been canceled , with the company apparently reviewing whether to even launch it at all. Check out the best Samsung phones Read our full Samsung Galaxy S21 review The iPhone 13 has arrived

Prior to that wed heard conflicting reports on whether the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE would ever see the light of day, with the phone following a similar
pattern to the Samsung Galaxy Note 21 a handset that itself was ultimately canceled earlier this year.

It could make sense for Samsung to ditch the S21 FE too, since given the ongoing chipset shortage it might want to reserve more chipsets for its new foldables the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 .

The latter in particular is said to be selling well, and these two phones
both use the Snapdragon 888 chipset that wed been expecting to see in the Galaxy S21 FE. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE probably won't get a successor this year (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh) Analysis: removing support pages is a
bad sign, but it doesnt necessarily mean the phone is dead

While Samsungs removal of support pages for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE certainly makes it look like the company is trying to abandon the project, there are other possible explanations.

For one thing, having support pages up for an unannounced phone isnt ideal
and may not have been intentional, so theres a chance Samsung is just rectifying a mistake, and will reinstate them when the phone actually launches.

Another possibility is that the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE could get a limited launch, and that the regions the support pages are being removed from might not see it. Given the ongoing chipset shortage that could be a way for
Samsung to still launch the phone, and it wouldnt be alone in doing that the Google Pixel 5a for example was only made available in the US and Japan.

Still, were not optimistic about these possibilities, especially given the previous uncertainty around the Galaxy S21 FEs future. So at this point wed
be surprised if the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE did launch.

Thats sure to disappoint some, as between that and the absence of a new Note model, the second half of this year has lacked a conventional Samsung flagship. But hope might be around the corner, as the Samsung Galaxy S22
range probably isnt too far off, with one leaker suggesting it could launch
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