The Samsung Galaxy Note could be gone for good — and I’m not happy

The Samsung Milky way Note could exist gone for skilful — and I'm non happy

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Update: A newer claimed leak hammers another blast into the coffin of the Samsung Galaxy Note .

The Samsung Galaxy Note x Plus was i of the best phones I've ever used. Packed with features, a killer blocky-yet-slim pattern, a gorgeous display, great cameras and a genuinely useful S Pen, it was merely vivid. And the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra neatly built upon that formula.

Merely we know there'southward going to be no Samsung Galaxy Note 21 this twelvemonth, with that role seemingly filled by the Galaxy S21 Ultra and its S Pen support. And it at present looks like the Annotation line could be consigned to the annals of tech history equally Samsung has reportedly non renewed the trademark for its Note line.

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Reliable tech tipster Ice Universe has posted a tweet that shows a list of trademarked names Samsung is looking to renew, with the Milky way Note being suspiciously absent. So to me it looks similar it'southward game over for Samsung's famous phablet.

In many ways, cartoon a line under the Note makes sense. With the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold iii aimed at existence a do-everything foldable phone with productivity in heed, information technology has seemingly nudged the Notation out of that arena. However, there's nowhere to store the S Pen it supports unless you leap for a case.

And I've non seen many people apply Milky way Notation handsets out in the wild either, which suggests they were only really for particular fans of big Samaung phones; you're much more likely to meet a Samsung Milky way S21. If the demand isn't in that location, I'g not surprised to see the Annotation line basically get shuttered as Samsung moves to focus on foldables.

Notwithstanding, I'chiliad yet a trivial sad. I've waxed lyrical about how nice the Google Pixel half dozen is equally a relatively meaty Android phone, but I do love big-screen smartphones; my current go to is the Oppo Find X3 Pro, a serious Android flagship.

There'due south no shortage of phones with expansive displays, only I felt the past two generations of Notation Plus/Ultra phones just nailed the format. They had large rectangular displays that curved ever so slightly forth the edges. I felt this gave me the equivalent of a Samsung Tv set in my hand. Non only because the colors and HDR support was groovy, just also because of the blocky design and lack of steep curved sides.

The entire design of the Annotation 10 Plus and Notation 20 Ultra meant that despite their size they were piece of cake to handle; I remember a passer by commenting on how slim the Note ten Plus was. And then there'due south the neat Due south Pen holder integrated into the phone's body; I'm non a massive stylus user, simply the ease of access and storage meant I reached for the South Pen more I thought I would.

Galaxy Note 10 plus aura glow with S Pen — (Epitome credit: Time to come)

I used the Annotation 10 Plus from late 2019 to summer 2020 and institute information technology was also a great phone for productivity. The large display, more precise control with the South Pen, and enough of power and storage made it a very capable workhorse. I've not found some other phone that works quite as well for me.

I'm currently testing the Galaxy Z Fold three, and it's a serious piece of tech full of features; the nether-display camera is specially neat. But every bit interesting a device information technology is, information technology's still too bulky. And the compact tablet brandish it offers comes at the toll of having a smaller comprehend display. I'd much rather a unmarried large telephone display in a slim body than a device that (so far) doesn't quite deliver on either a big phone or compact tablet experience for me.

And so once again, such is the price of innovation and progress. I'1000 certain in another generation or two, Samsung will have nailed the foldable phone format, and my nostalgia for the Galaxy Note line will accept worn away. Merely for the time being, I'll pour i out for the Note and hope that Samsung takes some of its design cues and puts them in the rumored Samsung Galaxy S22.

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Roland Moore-Colyer is U.K. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and stance manufactures. He frequently writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other $.25 of hardware; he's also got an interest in cars. When not at his desk-bound Roland tin be found wandering effectually London, oft with a look of marvel on his face.