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Yet another report points to Samsung ditching Galaxy Note series
July 11, 2025
We’ve already heard murmurings that Samsung is working to add the S-Pen to theGalaxy S21 Ultraand its Z Fold 3 foldable, with the fate of the Galaxy Note serieshanging in the balance. Now, a new report out of Korea has only echoed these claims.
Korean business dailyAju Newsreports that Samsung intends to add the Galaxy Note’sS-Penstylus to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Furthermore, the outlet claims that the Z Fold 3 will offer a slot for the S-Pen and that the foldable will launch in June 2021.
It’s claimed that the Galaxy Note series will therefore be discontinued due to the S-Pen arriving on the aforementioned products. It wouldn’t be a surprising turn of events if confirmed, but it would still mark the end of an era. Samsung’s Note series first launched in 2011, popularizing the large screen smartphone and being a fixture in the Korean brand’s portfolio since then.
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The outlet also added a few more apparent Galaxy Z Fold 3 details, alleging that Samsung has developed second-generation ultra-thin glass (UTG) with its own cover glass solution to enable S-Pen support. This is a crucial feature for S-Pen support, as early foldables have plastic screens that can quickly accrue scratches and other forms of damage.
Aju Newsfurther claims that Samsung is planning to offer an in-display selfie camera on the new foldable, but that it could be ditched if screen and image quality isn’t up to par. In fact, the outlet says that a pop-up selfie camera was considered for the Z Fold 3 but rejected due to reliability concerns. This claim also comes a few days after another Korean outletreportedthat an in-display selfie shooter could be coming to the foldable.
It seems like the evidence is only piling up for Samsung to potentially ditch the Note series in favor of foldables then. But which device would you prefer? Take our poll below!
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