As previously reported, Samsung Electronics will hold its new product launch "Galaxy Unpacked: Get ready to unfold" on August 11th.
In connection with this event, the company posted a statement in its newsroom on July 27th, titled "The Next Era of Smartphone Innovation Is About To Unfold," from Dr. TM Roh (President of Mobile Communications Business). The next era will soon begin)” was released. Let me briefly summarize what was revealed in this statement.
From the title "The Next Era of Smartphone Innovation Is About To Unfold" published in Samsung Electronics' global newsroom, at the event on August 11, the foldable smartphone "Galaxy Z series" It was speculated that a new model of the This statement clarifies this as follows:
In a few weeks, we will unleash our latest and greatest Galaxy Z series to reshape the smartphone category and completely reimagine your experiences. Introducing the latest and greatest Galaxy Z series that will completely recreate your experience.
I'm excited to say our third generation of foldable devices will open up amazing new multitasking capabilities and enhanced durability for even more people around the world. We are excited to bring amazing new multitasking capabilities and extended endurance to more people inside.
The statement also mentions that the company has worked with partner companies such as Google and Microsoft to optimize apps for foldable devices in preparation for the launch of the "3rd generation Galaxy Z series." .
Current "Galaxy Z Fold2" (left) and "Galaxy Z Flip" (right). All major Japanese carriers are exclusively sold by au (KDDI and Okinawa Cellular Phone)Every year, the Galaxy Note series is announced in the summer. Last year (2020), the current “Galaxy Note20 series” was unveiled on August 5th.
However, as stated in the statement below, the new Galaxy Note will not be announced this summer (2021).
I hope you'll join us as we debut our next Galaxy Z family and share some foldable surprises ― including the first-ever S Pen designed specifically for foldable phones. Instead of unveiling a new Galaxy Note this time around, we will further broaden beloved Note features to more Samsung Galaxy devices. We hope you'll share -- including the optimally designed S Pen. Instead of announcing a new Galaxy Note, we intend to extend the functionality of the beloved (Galaxy) Note to more Galaxy devices.
It is unknown whether it is for all models, but it seems that the "3rd generation Galaxy Z series" to be announced this time will have an S pen (stylus pen) compatible model.
What bothers me is the line "Extending the functionality of the Galaxy Note to more Galaxy devices." The "Galaxy S21 Ultra" announced in January is the first "Galaxy S series" to support the S pen, although it is sold separately.
What will happen to the Galaxy Note series in the future?-Samsung Electronics trends are likely to attract attention.
The current "Galaxy Note20 Ultra" was released in Japan in November 2020. Will the successor model come out in the future, or will it not come out ...? (The photo is "Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G SC-53A" for NTT DoCoMo)