Samsung Galaxy S21 FE could keep the microSD card slot

Samsung Milky way S21 Fe could keep the microSD carte slot

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The Samsung Galaxy S21 Fe, which stands for fan edition, volition apparently include features that, as the name suggests, keeps those fans happy.

The latest rumor comes from known insider @FronTron on Twitter, via NotebookCheck. According to Tron, the S21 FE will include a microSD card slot. That may non seem similar a big deal, given the Galaxy S20 Fe had a microSD slot, too, but that's a feature disappearing from many phones. None of the other Milky way S21 models characteristic a microSD slot, for example.

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Information technology's not a leak you should necessarily have as gospel, since it comes from 1 person within the Samsung supply concatenation, and it hasn't been corroborated by other leakers or insiders. This also contradicts a supposed leak of the Milky way S21 Iron's user manual, which does not mention a microSD carte slot.

someone in the supply chain has seen evidence of the existence of the microSD back up in the S21 FE.(sounds like to some cat, yes, simply not joking)September 12, 2021

In responding to posts on Twitter, Tron goes out of his mode to claim that information technology's just a rumor he's heard, and not something he can ostend even so — another reason we wouldn't bet the ranch on a Milky way S21 Iron microSD card.

MicroSD slots used to be commonplace on Samsung phones. We note the S20 Atomic number 26 had ane, just and then did the standard Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus and S20 Ultra that came before information technology. Since and then, though, microSD slots have gradually disappeared from Samsung'due south phones — besides the S21 lineup, the feature is as well AWOL from the Milky way Note 20. Even Samsung'southward nearly recent foldable flagship, the Galaxy Z Fold 3, lacks microSD carte support.

The reasons for the potential removal of the S21 FE'south microSD card support could be numerous, only every bit is the case with the iPhone 12 line, having different SKUs encourages buyers to pay more for greater storage. And considering that S21 sales have been less than stellar for Samsung, by removing microSD card support from the much predictable and more affordable S21 FE, information technology could help with its profit margins.

But the Iron line has always been about giving fans the most of what they want while cutting out the fluff. This leads to a characteristic-packed phone, like to OnePlus phones of yore, minus some gimmicky cutting-border features that don't subtract from the overall experience significantly.

Either way, recent rumors suggest that the S21 FE is right effectually the corner. According to insider Jon Prosser, nosotros could run into the S21 FE land on Oct 29. Production of the telephone was also tipped to start this month, and so Tron's source is providing information at the right time.

We should see more data hit the net over the coming calendar month and a half regarding the S21 Atomic number 26.

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