The Galaxy S21 FE may have this final release date
We've been waiting for the full spec and detail sheet on the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE for months now, and with the holidays growing ever closer, the anticipation of Samsung's second ever fan edition device has grown at a rapid rate. As of a few days ago, persistent leaks had revealed essentially everything there is to know about the S21 FE, save a confirmed release date and price in the U.S.
But worry no more, Samsung fans, for today, we may finally have a solid given date on which to expect the company's latest fan edition device. As a matter of fact, there are two dates being thrown around, one of which is more than likely to be accurate.
A tweet by a well-known tipster today by the name of Evan Blass (@evleaks on Twitter) announced, simply and plainly, "January 11th,"—tweeting the phrase alongside four images of what is clearly the Galaxy S21 FE, set to the same date.
We—and many others—are taking this to confirm a launch date (meaning when the device becomes available for purchase), which has already been put forward by two other famous leakers.
January 11th. pic.twitter.com/8uzkdzDoQd
— Ev (@evleaks) December 20, 2021
Ev, a.k.a. @evleaks, has become quite famous in the tech world for his streak of accurate predictions in multiple categories of technology, spanning the past decade. Which is why many are already putting a lot of stock in this latest prediction of his, which appears to give us the S21 FE release date.
Of course, this doesn't fully guarantee its accuracy, but given Evan Blass' track record, it very well may be the final date—and it isn't the first time this day has been thrown around, either. As Android Police mentions, back in October (as well as again in November), two other acclaimed tipsters, Jon Prosser and Max Weinbach, also confirmed the date of January 11th on Twitter as the scheduled date for the S21 FE release.
While the release date and general availability appear to be on January 11, Samsung's official announcement of the phone should take place during the "Together for Tomorrow" keynote speech on January 4, at 6:30 pm Pacific Time, an event at which the company promises to unveil a new device.
There is a also a second date being proposed for the release of the long-delayed phone, namely January 4th—exactly a week before January 11. However, this leak, which also came out today, has had less corroboration than the January 11 date in the past, and may simply be confusing the date on which the S21 FE will be announced, rather than released for sale.
Galaxy S21 FE Pricing is nothing ground-breaking...
— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) December 21, 2021
Exclusive: Samsung will release the S21 FE in UK at these prices:
£699 for 128GB variant
£749 for 256GB variant
Releasing on January 4.
Thoughts? #GalaxyS21FE
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Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24 on Twitter) revealed it on Twitter just this morning, together with the S21 FE launch price in the UK (still no word on U.S. prices, sorry peeps). Because of the corroboration of multiple trusted sources on tech leaks, we're inclined to lean towards the oft-repeated January 11th date ourselves.
The Galaxy S21 Fe is set to be the second "fan edition" device in Samsung's history, in a trend that was born during the pandemic with the S20 FE: designed to give Samsung fans an alternative that amalgamated them all their favorite characteristics of the rest of the series, while keeping costs low by cutting down on the non-crucial aspects of the phone.
While the S20 FE arrived on October 2 of last year, the S21 FE has already been significantly delayed, to the point where people are asking themselves if it's even worth the trouble releasing last year's FE phone right in the shadow of the brand new Galaxy S22 flagships, which are due in February.
The S21 FE, however, was a definite hit with customers upon its release last year, launching for $699 (a full $300 less than the lowest-tier Galaxy S21), and maintaining its place as one of Samsung's top three best-sold phones for a long time.
Despite its well-delayed release, many Samsung fans are still excited to see what the S21 FE will have to offer on the date that it comes out, which is currently looking like three weeks from now. And after all, it's supposed to offer some of the best qualities of the premium S21 series, while coming at a more affordable price.
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