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Next Galaxy S Series (30) Moved up from March January Release
Last year, Samsung announced the S20 series on February 11, with the phones going on sale in March, quite a bit later. Korean media publications indicate that Samsung will break with tradition and release the S30 in January. They cite Samsung attempt to “take advantage of Huawei’s absence,” as the driving force for the action. Android Central confirmed a January release, noting it’s the closest release to an iPhone launch ever. By late November 2019, leaks of the Galaxy S20 (then dubbed the S11) were appearing from OnLeaks, and while those early camera arrays weren’t too accurate, the design, shape, and sizing were on point.
Steve Hemmerstoffer has released video renders of the S30 Ultra and the base S30, showing similar design language to the S20 series, and now with an even bigger camera module on the back. Here’s the S30 Ultra, in a helpful spinning gif:
Figure 1: Samsung Galaxy S30-- Spinning
Last year, Samsung announced the S20 series on February 11, with the phones going on sale in March, quite a bit later. Korean media publications indicate that Samsung will break with tradition and release the S30 in January. They cite Samsung attempt to “take advantage of Huawei’s absence,” as the driving force for the action. Android Central confirmed a January release, noting it’s the closest release to an iPhone launch ever. By late November 2019, leaks of the Galaxy S20 (then dubbed the S11) were appearing from OnLeaks, and while those early camera arrays weren’t too accurate, the design, shape, and sizing were on point.
Steve Hemmerstoffer has released video renders of the S30 Ultra and the base S30, showing similar design language to the S20 series, and now with an even bigger camera module on the back. Here’s the S30 Ultra, in a helpful spinning gif:
Figure 1: Samsung Galaxy S30-- Spinning
- The camera bump, should it be accurate, is starting to become unwieldy. It’s the same for the iPhone with an unbalanced sensor configuration.
- According to leaker Hemmerstoffer, the Galaxy S30 base or standard model will have a 6.2-inch OLED display, with a hole-punch front-facing camera. As we indicated previously, the UCD will wait for the Z Fold 2 at the earliest.
- The S30 Ultra has the expected larger screen, with a curve, listed as “roughly between 6.7 and 6.9 inches”.
- The Ultra also appears to have four camera sensors, with some leaks suggesting two zoom lenses, plus wide and ultra-wide sensors.
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chipset.
- Samsung has a history of introducing the latest Qualcomm flagship into the Galaxy S series, so expect the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chipset
- The Snapdragon 875 is expected to have integrated 5G modem (likely the X60 modem, still largely unknown).
- Integrating the modem increases space for other components and should improve battery life.
- the S20 series to be a super worthwhile new smartphone release.