A report published in October revealed Samsung was planning an early January Galaxy S21 announcement. Now, the largest Samsung Experience store in India has confirmed the exact date.
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series will be announced January 14. Shipments start January 29.
Store executives at Samsung’s Opera House store in Bengaluru have confirmed to Android Authority that the South Korean brand will announce the Galaxy S21 series at an Unpacked event on Thursday, January 14. The release itself has been locked in for Friday, January 29, in India. The employees didn’t confirm whether the international launch is scheduled for the same day, but that is believed to be the case because all of this lines up perfectly with what tipster Jon Prosser reported in early November.
On the other hand, the Galaxy S21+ should land in Pink, Purple, Silver, and Black. The premium Galaxy S21 Ultra is only planned in Black and Silver, although leaked photos suggest it will offer a matte coating.
The Galaxy S21 will offer the Exynos 2100 in certain regions
If all of this wasn’t enough, the Samsung Opera House employees corroborated some of the leaked specifications too. The Galaxy S21 Ultra will indeed boast a 108-megapixel main camera, laser autofocus, and two 10-megapixel cameras, one of which will offer 10x optical zoom.
The employees didn’t speak about the Ultra’s fourth camera, but leaked details suggest it’ll be a 12-megapixel ultra-wide. Unfortunately, the Galaxy S21 & S21+ cameras weren’t detailed.
On the topic of the chipset, a recent FCC listing confirmed the US models will offer Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. However, in India, the store employees confirmed that Samsung will use its in-house Exynos 2100, which should be announced December 15.
