The Samsung Galaxy Note brand is no more

The Galaxy Note is dead; long live the Galaxy Note. Well, it still lives in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, but Samsung's smartphone chief Roh Tae-moon confirmed with reporters at Mobile World Congress 2022 that the "Galaxy Note will come out as Ultra."

It's an unsurprising move given the last Galaxy Note device was the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra released in 2020. And before this confirmation, this year's Galaxy S22 Ultra has an integrated S Pen. As The Verge pointed out, the Samsung Galaxy Note series was Samsung's experimental brand for big-screened devices. But when it started to share more and more similar features with the Galaxy S series, and then they developed larger displays with its foldable devices, the Note got lost in the fray.

Samsung will bring S Pen to foldables as Galaxy Note line's future remains uncertain

Leaked case for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 shows a slot for an S Pen (Source: 91mobiles)

Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event is almost upon us, and the company's head of mobile is giving us hints about what's to come. TM Roh practically all but confirmed that there wouldn't be a Galaxy Note device coming either. 

In his pre-event blog post, Roh promised improved screen durability for the foldables, a new S Pen that supports this form factor, and better collaboration with other companies for the foldable ecosystem.

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Samsung denies Galaxy Note's discontinuation

There have been rumours going around that Samsung planned to shelve its Galaxy Note series, mostly because there is talk that the upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold3 will supposedly support the S Pen. But a new report from South Korea refutes this rumour, with a company official saying there will be a Galaxy Note launch in 2021.

TM Roh, president of Samsung's mobile business, said, "the Galaxy Note experience might be applied to more products," but this doesn't mean that the Galaxy Note line itself will go away. What we have yet to determine is the positioning of the Note series in Samsung's lineup. Will it still be a flagship series, or will it move lower down the ranks? Will Samsung launch three flagships a year?

Source: GSMArena

Rumours suggest Samsung won't release a new Galaxy Note next year

It's been going around in recent months that Samsung plans to decommission the Galaxy Note line. The rumour gains traction as industry insiders leak information about the company's upcoming plans. Max Weinbach shares on Twitter the flagship lineup from Samsung that we can expect.

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