There are rumors on the Internet that the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE may not see the light of day. The South Korean tech giant's latest flagship of the year to be named, the Galaxy S21 FE appeared on TENAA in July with key specifications. This indicated that the phone may get released earlier. Rumors suggested that the phone would launch in October.
Earlier this month, a report from Phone Arena claimed that the Galaxy S21 FE was already in mass production. Unfortunately, the publication reported that the launch of the phone will be delayed due to a global shortage of chips. In other words, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE smartphone will not appear soon. A new report from South Korean publication DDaily claims that the company has scrapped its plan to launch the Galaxy S21 FE.
Samsung GalaxyS21 FE has been cancelled
The current chip supply crisis has affected several companies, including chip makers TSMC and Intel. Samsung was forced to abandon its plan to release what could have been the Galaxy Note 21. Unfortunately, the company may now have to cancel the Galaxy S21 FE in favor of the Galaxy Z Flip 3. It is worth mentioning here that a report claims that the Galaxy launch event S21 FE has been cancelled. Unfortunately, the report did not specify a new launch date.
However, a Samsung representative claims that it was originally supposed to take place in mid-October. Earlier this month, a report revealed that Samsung made just ten thousand units of the upcoming smartphone in September. It was significantly less, considering that the phone was supposed to be released in the near future. Well-known analyst Max Jamboree noted that manufacturers begin mass production five or six months before launch. However, Samsung cannot do this due to the lack of chipset.
Samsung Unpacked presentation
According to the representative of the company, in the middle of October, Samsung will not hold the long-awaited Unpacked presentation. The official further reports that the company may abandon its plan to launch the Galaxy S21 FE. Additionally, the report attributes the cancellation of the event to the huge success of the Galaxy Z Flip 3. Additionally, a global chip shortage could have led to the phone being abandoned.
With the tech giant's budget foldable phone selling very well, the report claims that Samsung is scrambling to meet the booming demand. Samsung has decided to review its priorities. As a result, the budget flagship Galaxy S had no chance to appear on store shelves this year. Samsung has neither confirmed nor denied the report.
