Samsung’s Galaxy Note Might Make an Unexpected Comeback

After months of leaks and rumors, the tech world had reached one thing of a collective settlement that Samsung would abandon the “Note” moniker for its supersized energy person flagship and transfer all the pieces over to Galaxy S line. The firm didn’t launch a Galaxy Note in 2021, and a report out of South Korea claimed Samsung was extra centered on foldables than its phablet-sized handsets. We shrugged our shoulders on the rumored loss of life of the OG of huge telephones, arguing that the Note simply doesn’t have a spot on the group anymore.

But now a roster slot appears to have reopened as a result of a South Korean leaker who goes by Tron stated final week that Samsung may launch a Galaxy Note 22 alongside the Galaxy S22 collection within the first quarter of subsequent yr. Moreover, a Chinese variant of the telephone seems to have been noticed on Samsung’s official website underneath the mannequin SM-S908U, and one other leaker referred to as Snoopy says manufacturing is in “full swing.”

In quick, the Note will not be lifeless, and the following model of it, the Galaxy S22 Note, might be simply months away. Further particulars concerning the gadget have proved elusive. It was extensively reported to have appeared with the identical SM-S908U mannequin quantity in a Geekbench benchmark working on a Snapdragon 8 Gen SoC (ICYMI, Qualcomm’s subsequent flagship chip has a brand new title). However, the itemizing stated the gadget had 8GB of RAM, not the 12GB or 16GB anticipated, and the sub-par scores counsel the outcomes could also be pretend.

Samsung is claimed to have began producing elements for the telephones in October and ought to be able to kick into manufacturing in December for what’s going to doubtless be a February 2022 reveal. Leaker Snoopy says Samsung can be engaged on the Galaxy Tab S8, the corporate’s subsequent flagship Android pill.

When they arrive, we’re anticipating the same old trio of gadgets: an ordinary Galaxy S22, a Galaxy S22 Plus, and a Galaxy S22 Note/Ultra. Whatever it’s referred to as, the S22 Note/Ultra is rumored to incorporate a stylus slot for the S Pen. Yes, this yr’s S21 Ultra supported Samsung’s Pen, however solely as an optionally available accent and not using a slot to retailer it in.

It’ll be attention-grabbing to see what different adjustments Samsung makes to the Note to distinguish it from the opposite giant gadgets. Perhaps tacking “Note” onto the tip of a product title is Samsung’s method of indicating that its beloved phablets are now not distinctive sufficient to have their very own house. At the identical time, Samsung can attraction to longtime Note followers by providing them a strong, giant productiveness machine. Maybe it doesn’t matter what the factor is known as.

I simply beg you, Samsung, strive to not comply with your instincts and go muddying your product strains any additional by doing one thing foolish like calling it the Galaxy S22 Ultra Note.