These Galaxy S21 colors are claimed to be ‘100%’ confirmed camera & design changes
Samsung will once again be offering three variants of its next flagship smartphone – the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Some renders have also appeared online, giving us our first glimpse of the design.
Galaxy S21 color options revealed in new leak
This particular leak comes from Ross Young, a display industry analyst who goes by @DSCCRoss on Twitter. He claims that the Galaxy S21 will be offered in Gray, Pink, Violet and White colors while the Galaxy S21+ will be available in Black and Silver colors. The Galaxy S21 Ultra will get Black, Silver and Violet colors.
Some of his predictions have turned out to be accurate in the past but it’s pertinent to note here that he did get a few things wrong as well, like the Galaxy Note 20 not getting an Ultra variant, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 having an S Pen and having a different camera setup than the one it comes with. Nevertheless, this claim about the Galaxy S21 colors is said to be a “100%,” so we’ll see how it turns out.
It’s likely that these won’t be the only color options that Samsung offers for the new flagship series. The company is known to offer exclusive colors to carriers and even the boy bands it teams up for marketing purposes. It’s safe to say that we’ll be hearing more about the colors in the months to come.
The handsets will reportedly be manufactured in South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil. Nothing new here as it’s already known that these are the countries where Samsung phones are made.
SamMobile has already revealed that Samsung is going to unveil the Galaxy S21 series in early January next year.
Leaked Galaxy S21 camera housing hints at Terminator-styled design
A real-life photo of what’s purported to be the triple-camera housing intended for the Galaxy S21 leaked online earlier today, adding even more credence to the possibility of quite a significant design departure compared to this year’s Galaxy S20 range. The image featured below was sighted less than a week since we got our first good look at the design Samsung supposedly greenlit for the next generation of the Galaxy S family.
While the initial reaction to this sort of mixture of elements reminiscent of the Terminator’s half-melted face wasn’t universally positive, most initial reactions seem to at least be cautiously optimistic about this new design language. Especially given how the number of lenses embedded into the backs of our flagship smartphones will only continue increasing for the foreseeable future.
For added reference, we already saw how this new aesthetic is likely to reflect on the Galaxy S21 Ultra, as well as the Galaxy S21+.
Has Samsung figured out how to make a bunch of cameras look not ridiculous?
Finally, assuming this leak is legitimate, then its timing is yet another indicator that the Galaxy S21 lineup will be launching earlier than usual. This possibility has been rumored about for a while now, with Samsung reportedly rushing its next flagships to the market as an attempt to orchestrate a strong start to the year following a pretty underwhelming 2020. Not to mention the fact there is currently one less enormous rival to worry about in the flagship segment, with Huawei being out of the picture for the time being.
All things considered, it would appear Samsung is preparing to announce the Galaxy S21 range in January instead of February, meaning its next trio of high-end smartphones should hit the market about a month in advance, as well. That’s still just a tentative name, mind you, as the company may still decide to market the new products as part of the Galaxy S30 series.
This is our first look at the middle-of-the-road Galaxy S21+
The alleged design of the Galaxy S21+ was recently unveiled in a series of RAW CAD renders, and assuming that the information is accurate, the middle-of-the-road flagship will share a lot of design cues with the base Galaxy S21 model.
In fact, it’s difficult to spot any differences between these new Galaxy S21+ renders and the ones that have supposedly described the base Galaxy S21 model last week. They reveal the same button placement, camera housing, and display design as before, and this lends more credibility to the idea that the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+ will have a similar design with a flat screen whereas the Galaxy S21 Ultra will be the only model in the series to feature a curved display.
A different design philosophy compared to 2020
Samsung’s 2020 flagship phones including the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 models have made a bold statement regarding their rear-facing cameras. The Korean tech giant wanted to highlight the camera system as much as possible and it designed the camera housing to stand out as a result.
Samsung appears to be backtracking on this design philosophy with its upcoming Galaxy S21 flagship series, at least to a degree. The camera bump is still there but it is less obvious than before. Two of the camera housing’s edges are flush with the phone’s frame to create a more seamless transition.
This isn’t an evolutionary design step as much as it is a different design path. It will be interesting to learn about the thought process behind the Galaxy S21 series next year when Samsung should reveal its design stories.
As for the Galaxy S21+ renders at hand, they are accompanied by a few technical details and the phone is said to measure 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.85mm. The flat Infinity-O display is expected to have a 6.7-inch diagonal.
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