Samsung might drop the 'e' variant for the Galaxy S20 series

Render of the Samsung Galaxy S11

We've already heard rumours about Samsung Galaxy S20 replacing the upcoming Galaxy S11. Now, a new report from WinFuture claims the next flagship will get rid of the Galaxy S10e variant and replaces it with the Galaxy S20 Ultra. There will also supposedly a Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus. The screen sizes will reportedly include a 6.2-inch Galaxy S20, 6.7-inch Galaxy S20 Plus, and 6.9-inch Galaxy S20 Ultra. If the rumours are true, this won't be the first time Samsung will be skipping a generation when it comes to naming its devices. Perhaps Samsung sees the branding potential of calling the phone a Galaxy S20 for 2020, or as Android Central points out, the company doesn't want to pit an S11 against an iPhone 12.

Samsung might launch the next Galaxy S smartphone on Feb. 11 or 18

Two dates are floating around for the launch of Samsung's next flagship smartphone: February 11 or 18. The February 11 date comes from tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce over at Twitter). They also recently claimed that the next Samsung Galaxy S device would be called the Galaxy S20 instead of Galaxy S11. The only thing we're sure about right now is Samsung usually unveils its Galaxy S flagship in February; we just have to wait for confirmation on which date that would be.

Is Samsung's next flagship going to be called the Galaxy S20?

While we have been calling the next Samsung flagships the Galaxy S11 series, a new rumour from leaker Ice Universe (@UniverseIce over at Twitter) suggests might be skipping a whole lot of numbers to an aptly named Galaxy S20. Why S20? Well, for the year 2020. As the tipster's tweet says, "Next year is 2020, and 20 is a new beginning." What that new beginning is we don't know. But it's not precisely farfetched for Samsung to skip a generation, it's done so with the Note 6 in the past to align the Note series with the Galaxy S series. And while Ice Universe has a relatively good track record for leaks, it's still important to approach the rumour with a grain of salt.

Leak shows possible screen sizes for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S11

Ben Geskin did a render of the Galaxy S11's rumoured display behind the Galaxy S10 lineup

Known leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) just shared the possible screen sizes of the upcoming Galaxy S11 lineup. There will supposedly be three models with significantly larger displays. The smallest will either be 6.2 or 6.4 inches, while the two larger ones will measure 6.7 and 6.9 inches. If we compare it to the S10 lineup, those have a 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.4-inch screens.

According to Blass, the two smaller sizes will come with 5G and LTE options, while the biggest one will only be available in 5G. The screens will feature curved edges. If it keeps to Samsung's usual timeline for the launch of the S series, we expect to see the 2020 flagships in mid-to-late February.