Samsung recently revealed the date of its “Galaxy Unpacked” event in 2021, and although the video that served as an announcement made it clear that the company foldable is going to be there, another of the devices that were expected will not be available. to make an appearance.
And that previous leaks had suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, the most affordable version of the S21 family, was going to be one of the main products to be shown. The 2020 model sold like hotcakes, given its low cost (for what the more expensive models are worth, of course), so it was eagerly awaited. You can buy one at the Shoppok.
Now, new information indicates that the phone will not be seen by the event. It has been since ‘LetsGoDigital’, which are not usually thrown into the pool if it does not have water, that they have given a list of the devices that we will see, and the S21 FE is not in it.
Those that are there are the two foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3, as well as a couple of watches, Galaxy Watch 4 and 4 Classic, in addition to the Galaxy Buds 2 headphones.
The Galaxy S21 FE will be left for a later date that we now ignore, but that, by the calendar, could come out between the folding (August) and the S22 range (January if the dates of the last two years are repeated).
And what has happened to not present it together with the others? Well, dismissing the rumors of a possible delay due to the current shortage of processors, Samsung has made it clear that it has not been forced for any reason of this type.
Moreover, the company assured in statements to the Bloomberg portal, “although we cannot discuss the details of a product that we have not yet launched, no conclusion has been made about the alleged suspension of production.”
Translating, the Galaxy S21 FE is still in production, don’t worry too much, and it could be that Samsung had another event in mind to present later.
For now, Samsung, they have given enough clues so that we do not expect the Galaxy Note 21 this year. It is thought that the company wants folding phones to occupy that place little by little, so it would not want to take away their prominence in Unpacked on August 11.
So they could show the S21 FE a little later when consumers already have their Fold 3 or Flip 3 in their pocket, which is what they think will give them more joy in the future.
Canceled or just postponed?
There have been several users close to the Samsung universe who have sounded the alarm about the possibility that the Galaxy S21 FE has been canceled for “at least a month”, which will cause that instead of for the summer these terminals end up landing in stores in September. That poses a serious problem for Koreans who would see their plans changed in the most abrupt way possible.
Moreover, from some of those same sources the possibility slides that if the situation worsens, the device could be “definitively canceled” and never reach stores. But, what has happened so that this situation has been reached? Well, as you can guess from the news that has been published in recent months, the shortage of certain components in the market is leading the industry to experience unprecedented situations, and to which there does not seem to be a simple answer.
In the case of these Galaxy S21 FE, the problem lies in the battery, the chipset itself, and those prices that have skyrocketed in recent months. Even some leaker, such as the Chinese Ice Universe, forcefully affirms that the “Samsung Galaxy S21 FE [has] been suspended” due to the general crisis in the hardware components market. Remember that in recent weeks the information around this terminal had multiplied, which had already shown signs of its existence in many places, with renders and leaks with specifications that, if no one remedies it, could be nothing. Hopefully not.
We already told you a few days ago, that after some first news in which the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (Fan Edition) was practically a fact for next summer, suddenly everything went wrong because of the crisis that is hitting the world of components and that has many companies in suspense that do not know for sure if they will be able to count on the material to continue manufacturing their products.
And it is extraordinarily surprising that Samsung is one of those affected when it is one of those that has more of its own production in many of the components that are part of its smartphones. But this shortage does not seem to respect anyone and the Korean plans around their new device will have to wait, at least, until the last quarter of the year, which runs from October to December 2021.
Lack of chips, a problem
Although this device has yet to define its specific launch date, Samsung has decided to stop the machinery until further notice and to ensure the supply of chips that right now is practically impossible to find on the market. For now, the company has completely stopped the start of production, a point that was to mark on the calendar the moment of arrival of the first units in stores.
With this new launch date of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, we can forget about any official presentation or advance for these months since the Koreans will not only have to consider how to release this model ten months after the launch of the main range, but how to approach that the next one, that of the S22, is so close to these fan editions. Will Samsung be tempted to skip this generation and focus squarely on the next?
Remember that this phone was more than an interesting alternative for those users who do not want to spend more than 1,000 euros that the devices of the official S21 range cost. It is a terminal with a very similar design but with some components somewhat reduced in finish and, yes, always maintaining the same finish and performance of a phone that will let us do practically everything. Even take advantage of its triple camera to obtain photos and videos of enormous quality. We will see how the thing ends anyway and if it is not only these Galaxy S21 FE the only ones that are affected by this crisis.
