Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Will Cause New Problems For Apple, Google - Forbes

The 2020 smartphone launch calendar should be done and dusted, but a new report suggests Samsung might have other ideas.

A story from Korean publication MTN, citing supply chain sources, claims that Samsung is bringing forward production of the next Galaxy flagship by six weeks. .

An earlier release date is in mind, with the report even claiming December 2020 as an option.

SamMobile's own sources backed up the MTN report of an early release date with January 2021 apparently pencilled in for the Galaxy S21 launch.

I'd also be willing to bet on Samsung making some drastic pricing changes to go along with its new release date.

Apple launched four iPhone 12 models to hit (almost) every price range, Google stepped away from making a top-tier flagship for the first time in years and Samsung released a surprise upper mid-range phone just ahead of Google's and Apple’s releases.

The MTN report also spectacularly claims that the top Galaxy S21 model will come with an S Pen, with the Note range being discontinued.

We’ve heard rumours about Samsung merging the Galaxy S and Note lines before, but it makes a lot more sense in the current climate. .