Although the company kept it hidden for a long time (and even denied it), users took it for granted a long time ago: no new Galaxy Note will be launched. Now, and after more than a year since the last model, Samsung finally confirms it: the Galaxy Note is dead .
Yes, they are dead, but the Galaxy Note will continue among us through the Galaxy S Ultra
That the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra were launched in 2020 and Samsung did not decide to renew this family in 2021 raised many suspicions in the community. In addition, the fact that there was no talk of an upcoming launch in the future strengthened the theory that the brand had come to an end .
However, it was not until now that Samsung confirmed the open secret: “the Galaxy Note series no longer exists”. The statement was made by TM Roh, president of Samsung, although it was not the only thing he commented on. Roh explained that the Galaxy Note brand will disappear, but somehow it will live on through the Galaxy S Ultra . This is not surprising, since the Galaxy S22 Ultra is a full-fledged Galaxy Note.
On the other hand, if you don’t follow the mobile market too much, you might wonder why Samsung killed the Galaxy Note? The answer is quite simple: first, because their differences with respect to the Galaxy S were less and less, even the S Pen (characteristic of the Note) could already be used in these. Second, and as a consequence of the first, sales of the Galaxy Note were plummeting and those of the Galaxy Note 20 were the final blow. So why split efforts?
The new business model is to differentiate the Galaxy S Ultra from its smaller brothers , and honestly they started off on the right foot. The jump between the Galaxy S22+ and the S22 Ultra is significant in both hardware and design, hinting at the new direction Samsung will take in the coming years.
By the way, if you have a Galaxy Note 20 don’t despair of getting out of it. They are still phones that work very well, even though they are almost two years old. Also, remember that Samsung will support them up to Android 13 (they hit the market with Android 10). And finally, the Galaxy Note 20 is the last of this family, so you could have a nice collector’s item in your hands.
