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Samsung Galaxy S21 may see a price cut as more sources confirm death of Note lineup

As the new year approaches, we’re learning more about Samsung’s plans for 2021. Today, another major source is seemingly confirming the death of the Galaxy Note line as a fresh report hints that the price of the Galaxy S21 will go down.

SamMobile reports that Samsung will drop the price of the Galaxy S21 series by around $100 or more. Where the Galaxy S20 was priced at $999 earlier this year, the S21 may drop to $899 or even $849. Further, the Galaxy S21+ may drop by a similar margin, coming in at $1,049 or $1,099, with the Galaxy S21 Ultra also dropping by the same margin.

This would be a big deal if it turns out to be true, as the high starting price of the Galaxy S20 series was a part of the reason the phones didn’t sell very well.

Today, Reuters is also reporting that Samsung is not planning to debut a Galaxy Note 21 this year. Rather, the company will shift those development resources to foldables. We’ve heard this a couple of times to date, but Reuters has a track record that helps cement this as truth.

At present, the South Korean tech giant does not have plans to develop a new version of the Galaxy Note for 2021, three sources said, declining to be identified as the plans were not public.

Instead, the Galaxy S series’ top model, the S21, will have a stylus, and the next version of Samsung’s foldable phone will be compatible with a stylus, which will be sold separately, one of the sources said.

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