Forget Galaxy S11 – the Galaxy S20 Ultra may be Samsung’s new flagship phone
Galaxy S11 or Galaxy S20? We’ll know soon enough.
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TheSamsungGalaxy S20 series may be coming nine years sooner than expected, as a new leak suggests what we’ve heard before: Samsung is set to leapfrog theGalaxy S11anda bunch of numbersin its flagship phone naming scheme.
The unverified rumor gets even more interesting, as there may not be a Samsung Galaxy S20e in 2020. Instead, the South Korea company would start with the Galaxy S20, and offer the Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 Ultra as higher-end models, according to the leak from case-makerSchnailcase.
The details in the new leak include all of the names of the phones as well as their respective screen sizes, as noted in a tweet by the founder of Shcnailcase.
HmmmmmmmmmmS20? S20+? S20 Ultra? pic.twitter.com/adJexEcD47December 30, 2019
TheGalaxy S10lineup included a total of four phones, with theGalaxy S10eon the lowest end and the specializedGalaxy S10 5Gon the highest end (it launched a bit later than the rest of the S10 phones). This doesn’t count the still rumoredSamsung Galaxy S10 Lite, which we could see atCES 2020.
All of this appears to be changing for 2020’s lineup, as5Gbecomes prevalent among flagship phones and a requirement of the QualcommSnapdragon 865chipset.
All 5G means one fewer device
The jump from S10 to S20 is still somewhat unexpected, though not an unheard of move. After all,Microsoftjumped toWindows 10out of nowhere,Appleskipped past the iPhone 9, and the Xbox 360 may well have been named so that it wouldn’t be called Xbox 2 while competing with a PlayStation 3.
But, the shift from four phones in the lineup to just three is a bit more interesting. This is likely because Samsung plans to support 5G on all of new Galaxy S20 phones, as wehad suggested. This would eliminate the need for a Galaxy S20 5G designation.
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The Galaxy S20 would be left as the new base model, with a 6.2-inch display and a less refined design but cheaper price point, mirroring the Galaxy S10e experience. Then the Galaxy S20 Plus would stand in the place of both the S10 and S10 Plus, with a 6.7-inch display. For those who want the ultimate Samsung experience, the Galaxy S20 Ultra would stand at the top of the pack with a 6.9-inch display.
Whether it’s the Galaxy S11 or Galaxy S20, the collapse of the Galaxy S11e follows the strategy of Samsung’s closest competitor: Apple. Apple did the same thing when it replaced the entry-leveliPhone XR(the S10e equivalent) with theiPhone 11, giving its new ‘cheap’ smartphone full honors in the series numbering scheme, while theiPhone 11 ProandiPhone 11 Pro Maxoffered more features at higher prices.
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