When Samsung unveiled the first Galaxy Note phablet at IFA 2011, the phone became an instant hit with consumers who wanted a device with a bigger screen. Over the years, however, various tech advances allowed smartphone vendors to create smartphones with increasingly smaller bezels, including devices that had the same or bigger displays than the latest Galaxy Note phones — the Galaxy S10 is a great example. It’s no wonder we’ve heard over the years that Samsung might merge the two device lines, which are now almost identical aside from the S Pen and special stylus features that come bundled with the Note.
Samsung has denied such reports in the past and proved it had plenty of faith in the Note brand in spite of the Note 7 misstep. But a well-known leaker now says that Samsung is actively considering uniting the S and Note brands as soon as next year. Also, the company may replace the annual Note release in the second half of the year with a next-gen foldable device that would essentially become Samsung’s annual flagship for the second half of each year.
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One of Samsung’s most beloved flagship smartphone lines might disappear next year originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 16 Sep 2019 at 12:07:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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