Samsung Galaxy S21 FE fate in limbo as company responds to report of suspension
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has been one of the most eagerly anticipated Android phones, but a new report out of Korea now suggests the handset’s production could be suspended.
Samsung has responded to this report with a non-committal response, saying “nothing has been determined.”
ET News reports that Samsung began to cancel orders of parts destined for S21 FE handsets on June 11. The reasoning appears to be the ongoing chip shortage, which is impacting everything from PS5 restocks to the best electric cars. However, it’s important to note that this report has since been deleted.
“I know that Samsung has allocated Qualcomm APs to foldable phones and suspected the FE model because there is not enough semiconductors,” an industry official familiar with the situation is quoted as saying (Google Translated text, so subtleties may be lost.) “After getting approval for mass production, each company started production, but there was an unprecedented issue of stopping.”
Samsung responded by issuing the following statement, which has been reported by Bloomberg:
“While we cannot discuss details of the unreleased product, nothing has been determined regarding the alleged production suspension.”
