Galaxy Note fans petition Samsung to ditch Galaxy S22

Galaxy Notation fans petition Samsung to ditch Galaxy S22

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When Samsung confirmed that at that place would indeed be no Milky way Note 21 in 2021 after almost a twelvemonth of speculation, the company knew that people would be disappointed. But information technology may nonetheless take been a bit surprised at the sheer depth of feeling demonstrated past a petition urging a change of path.

The Change.org petition, organized somewhat optimistically by Sammobile, urges Samsung to "skip the Galaxy S22 lineup next yr and give u.s. a Note instead." At the time of writing, information technology has been signed past more than than 17,000 people since publication on July 30.

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Such a change could, co-ordinate to the petition, "go along all of its flagship lineups alive by alternating between them, all while keeping all of its fans happy at the same time," which feels a picayune unlikely. Those eager to become their hands on the Samsung Milky way S22 would probably be none too impressed to see their chosen handset had been bumped for some other.

But actually, that'south a moot point. Bluntly, information technology would be astonishing if this petition stated its achieved goal, no matter how many people ultimately sign. The S22 is rumored to have been in development for some time, while a new Note has not. There's simply no way Samsung could switch tracks now, even if it wanted to.

And that itself is an enormous "if". The visitor will accept common cold, hard numbers to back upwards its decision to pause the Note over the S line, and a relatively small set up of dice-hard fans signing a petition won't alter that analysis in any meaningful way.

That'due south not to say that the petition will have no touch on at all. It volition be reassuring to the company that the Notation line does have a set of fans that volition welcome its render if, at some point down the route, Samsung decides to revive it. After all, Samsung hasn't said the phone is gone forever, just that current circumstances around the global bit shortage mean it has to be a bit more than choosy about which handsets to prioritize.

While at that place's fiddling that the average individual can exercise to modify Samsung'due south mind on this i, if you really desire the Note to return, then voting with your feet will likely be more effective. If the company doesn't sell as many of its rumored new foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold three and Milky way Z Flip 3, as it'south hoping — fifty-fifty with Due south Pen back up expected and a price cut possibly on the cards — then Samsung may ultimately concede that there has to be room for a Milky way Note in its time to come lineup later on all.

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Freelance contributor Alan has been writing well-nigh tech for over a decade, roofing phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the spider web and in the occasional magazine as well. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, yous'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games excess. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.