Samsung confirms February Unpacked, hints at the end of the Note line

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The Note 20 is likely to be the last of its kind.

The photo was taken by Dieter Bohn.

The writing is on the wall for the Galaxy Note series as the company confirmed in a press release that it will host an Unpacked event next month. The next Ultra phone in the lineup looks like it will take on the Note's built-in stylus and related productivity features, according to the release. The Note series was left in ambiguous territory last year.

Things looked doubtful for a renewal of the Note series when there was no new device in 2021. The feedback from Note fans has been taken into account in the design of the most noteworthy S series device. To drive home the point, the post ends with a cry to "help Samsung rewrite the future of smartphones once again" and an invitation to "[g]et ready for the ultimate Ultra experience."

This isn't much of a surprise. The Note series was absorbed by the S21 series when it incorporated S-pen support. When the S22 leaks started to roll in, it became obvious that the S-series Ultra would become the new Note, complete with a built-in stylus silo. The exact date and time of the February Unpacked event are still unknown. Note fans can hold out hope that the stylus features they love haven't been forgotten.