Samsung has officially confirmed what we may have known for a number of years – the long-running Galaxy Note series is now dead, but in name only!
In an interview at MWC 2022, a Samsung executive said that although no more Galaxy Note phones will be launched in the future, the range will live on as an Ultra version within the Galaxy S series.
Commenting on Dailian (spied and translated by 9to5Google), Samsung’s Head of Mobile Experience, Roh Tae-moon said, “The Galaxy Note… will come out as ‘Ultra'”. The statement is short but clear: there will be no more Note phones, but you can still get all of their hallmarks through Samsung’s true flagship Ultra phones.
Our review of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra makes it clear that the phone is designed for longtime Galaxy Note fans and offers an S Pen that can be inserted into the handset. It also imports many of the UI features that Samsung developed primarily with the Note series.
Our own Max Parker said the phone is “basically more of a refinement of the last Galaxy Note phone than an evolution of the design I loved with the Galaxy S21 Ultra. If you appreciated the DNA of the Note line, you’ll love this one.”
Max wasn’t a fan as everything felt a bit too boxy for him, but there will be Note loyalists who will love the phone’s spiritual lineage, which is continued in the flagship Galaxy S series lineup. The Note could also live on through the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4, which is said to also include the S Pen stylus that once differentiated the Note series from the pack.
The last actual device in the line was the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, which launched in 2020 and looked like a series was about to run out of steam. Are you happy that Samsung is keeping the spirit of the Galaxy Note alive? Let us know via @trustedreviews on Twitter.