Google also abandoned entry What is Samsung's next "folding smartphone" monopoly?

Samsung, a major smartphone maker, has developed the Galaxy Note series and has established its own market position in the phablet category, which has a screen size between smartphones and tablets. This series is finally about to finish its role. And it seems that it will be a series of new smartphone categories that have emerged in recent years to take over that role. [Photo] Samsung's "Tri-Fold Smartphone" Google product news media "9to5Google" reported on the 25th that Samsung's Galaxy Note series will end. No new models of the series have been announced since the Galaxy Note 20/20 Ultra announced in 2020. In addition, production of the Galaxy Note 20/20 Ultra will end by the end of 2021. The Galaxy Note 20/20 Ultra will sell about 3.2 million units by 2021, which accounts for one-third of the total sales of the Galaxy Note series sold in the same year. With the end of the Galaxy Note series, the flagship model of the Galaxy smartphone series released in 2022 is expected to be the latest folding smartphone of the Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy. The Android media "Android Headlines" reported on the 24th about the folding series that will become the core of the high-end model of the Galaxy series with the end of the Galaxy Note series. According to the report, it is rumored that in 2022, in addition to the successor to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3, a new category of folding products will be released. The rumored new folding product is the folding tablet. Two designs are envisioned: the tablet will be small enough to be carried when folded, and the large tablet will be small when folded. It is rumored that a folding laptop may also be released. Samsung is leading the folding smartphone market, but there are signs that Chinese maker OnePlus will also enter the market. CNN news media "CNN NEWS18" reported on the 23rd that OnePlus has applied for a patent on a tri-fold type foldable smartphone. Meanwhile, DSCC, a research firm familiar with the supply chain of displays, said on the 15th that Google has abandoned the release of the foldable Pixel (called Pixel Fold) through its blog post. According to the company's sources familiar with Google, the reason for abandoning the foldable Pixel is that it is "not competitive as needed". Even if it enters the still niche folding smartphone market and competes with Samsung, it seems that it has decided that there is little to be gained. Several overseas media have reported on categories other than smartphones in the Galaxy series. One of the media, the tech media "Gizmochina", released an article on the 24th that tells the trend about the 2022 Galaxy series. According to the article, Samsung plans to increase production in multiple product categories in 2022. Specifically, it has set a goal of increasing production by 6% for tablets, 9% for notebook PCs, and 35% for wearables compared to 2021. In addition, some of the latest model names released in each product category have leaked. They are as follows.・ Tablet: Galaxy Tab S8 / S8 Lite / S8 + / S8 Ultra ・ Notebook PC: Galaxy Book2 Pro / Pro 5G, Galaxy Book2 Pro 360, Galaxy Chromebook Go ・ Smart watch: Galaxy Watch5 ・ Wireless earphones: Galaxy Buds Pro2, Galaxy Buds Like Live2 and above, Samsung in 2022 seems to be bullish after reorganizing the Galaxy series. Whether such a bullish system is good or bad may depend on the trend of Korona-ka. (Source) https://9to5google.com/2021/11/25/galaxy-note-20-production-ends-dead/https://www.androidheadlines.com/2021/11/samsung-plans-to-make -more-than-foldable-phones-next-year.html https://www.news18.com/news/tech/foldable-phone-from-oneplus-may-come-with-not-2-but-3-screens -4477826.html https://www.displaysupplychain.com/blog/has-google-dropped-the-pixel-foldhttps://www.gizmochina.com/2021/11/24/samsung-confirms-galaxy-buds-live2 -buds-pro2-watch5-and-more-for-2022 /

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