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Last updated: September 7th, 2020 at 11:37 UTC+02:00
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At this time, Samsung is only developing firmware for 5G-enabled Galaxy S21 models – the SM-G991U, SM-G996U, and SM-G998U, which will probably launch as the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. It remains to be seen if Samsung will continue to make LTE variants of its top-of-the-line smartphones next year. The Korean giant is going to provide three major Android OS updates for flagships because consumers are holding on to their phones for longer, and going by that logic, having 5G connectivity as standard would make a lot more sense moving forward.
Naturally, it's too early to say what Samsung will end up doing, as we're still almost six months out from the Galaxy S21's official announcement. That's assuming Samsung isn't aiming for a premature launch, considering firmware development for the Galaxy S20 series didn't start nearly as early as it has for the Galaxy S21 trio. Even the reveal of the battery capacities for the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+ came sooner than we expected, so it's certainly a possibility.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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