S Pen may not be the only thing borrowing Galaxy S21 series from the Galaxy Note 20

S Pen may not be the only thing borrowing Galaxy S21 series from the Galaxy Note 20

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In his latest Galaxy S21 Series teaser, Samsung shows us how the series has evolved over the years. The new phones are expected to borrow the best feature of the Note series, the S Pen stylus, and unfortunately also the worst feature of vanilla Note 20. The Galaxy Note 20 is provided non-expandable storage and according to Roland Quandt, the Galaxy S21 also cannot offer a microSD card.

This applies to all three models, not just the standard variant.

There have also been rumors about this in the past and this indicates Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus buyers will be stuck with 256 GB of storage and Galaxy S21 Ultra owners can not exceed 512 GB of internal memory.

Verizon’s Galaxy S20 5G UW from last year also does not allow storage expansion, and 2015’s Galaxy S6 and Note 5 also did not get a microSD slot.

However, this is not all bad news. We have heard that the Galaxy S21 series will be sold without a charger, but Quandt says that some regions can get one. We do not know the reason behind this alleged strategy, but it may be that some markets require Samsung to include accessories in its phones.

Apple now sells its iPhones without charging bricks and earphones, but a a few markets have asked to insert these accessories.

Galaxy S21 arrives soon

Almost everything is already known about the Galaxy S21 series. The phones are likely to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 in the US, and the unannounced Exynos 2100 elsewhere.

The tallest model is expected to have a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen with variable LTPO 120Hz refresh rate technology, a 108 MP primary sensor and a 5,000 mAh cell, which supports wireless charging and 45 W load quickly wired.

The phones are likely to be launched on January 14th.

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