Prefacing this entire bit of into with a big warning
about its early and unconfirmed nature, even though the source is quite
reputable. Evan Blass (@evleaks) has an industry insider scoop or maybe even a
few, judging by his recent private posts that claim the Samsung Galaxy S11 will
come in three sizes.
First up, a small 6.2-inch or perhaps 6.4-inch one.
If Samsung sticks to its current naming convention, it would probably be the
S11e. Working our way up, there is the regular S11, said to sport a 6.7-inch
diagonal and finally a bigger likely S11+ model, at 6.9 inches. All three
panels will apparently be curved this time around, so fans of the traditional
flat look of the current S10e might be left a bit disappointed. Still,it is
hardly a surprising move.
Same goes for the rumor of a shift to a taller 20:9
aspect ratio from last month. As per that info at least one of the Galaxy S11
models will feature a 20:9 aspect, just like certain A-series devices (Galaxy
A80 and A70). Unfortunately there is still no word on whether this new flagship
panel design will have a notch or cut-out of some sorts or perhaps incorporate
a periscope selfie camera of design. But, we digress.
Circling back to Evan Blass, he also mentions that
the smaller two Galaxy S11 models will be offered in LTE and 5G variants, while
the largest one will only have a 5G option. Naturally, with backward support
for 4G networks all around. This effectively brings the S11 variant count to 5.
Other bits and pieces of info we've also overheard about Samsung's next
flagship is the inclusion of the company’s own second generation 108MP main
camera sensor, alongside a 5X zoom periscope camera. The latter will likely be
at the core of a recently trademarked "Space Zoom" feature. In
another unsurprising bit, we anticipate either an Exynos 9830 or a Snapdragon
865 inside the Galaxy S11 family, depending on market.
As per usual, we can probably expect the new S11
phones some time in mid to late February. And if history is anything to go by,
we will probably know a lot more details prior to the official launch.
