The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE's problem-riddled development process, which has been rumored to have been cancelled twice and delayed a lot, may turn out to be a good thing if it appears as expected in January.

Sam Mobile claims to have obtained firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, and the upcoming device will run Samsung's new One UI 4.0 built on Android 12. This means that the software experience is the same as the original Samsung Galaxy S21, which launched the Android 12 and One UI 4.0 update in November.

Clearly, having immediate access to Android 12 is a plus in and of itself, given that it brings useful features like the new privacy dashboard and the Material You design language (albeit slightly toned down by One UI).

When the Galaxy Note 20 was launched in August 2020, Samsung promised that some models would be guaranteed three generations of Android updates. The word "selected" played a major role in this statement, but the list of eligible devices clearly included the phrase "upcoming S-series devices."

It would also be good news for owners of existing Samsung Galaxy S21 family handsets; the S21 has already received one of the three promised OS updates, but if the S21 FE is getting the next generation, Samsung will cut it with Android 14 It is hard to imagine that Samsung would cut it off with Android 14 if the S21 FE is getting the next generation. After all, both models are rumored to use nearly identical hardware, down to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset.

The Galaxy S21 FE is expected to launch in January, just a month earlier than the Galaxy S22. If I were a Samsung executive, that would worry me. Like the Galaxy S20 FE before it, the S21 FE is believed to be a cheaper version of the S21 flagship, sacrificing some of the S21's higher-end features for a cheaper version. Nevertheless, one rumor suggests a much higher price than fans have been expecting; for the Galaxy S21 FE, what are now purported to be the phone's specs have been leaked, and for those who want to know more about the Galaxy S21 FE, the Galaxy S21 FE, we have also compiled a list of the five major upgrades expected for the FE.

While it is tempting to suspect that the S21 FE will slip again, all signs point to this release date being kept this time around. Earlier this week, the official case appeared on the UK retailer's site, and the phone also appeared on Samsung's UAE site.