Samsung Galaxy S21 FE price just leaked by Samsung itself — and it's bad news

Samsung Galaxy S21 Atomic number 26 toll but leaked by Samsung itself — and it'due south bad news

An unofficial render of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE in grey

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Fans take been longing for the Samsung Milky way S21 Fe to get in, but information technology seems this iteration of the affordable phone with flagship specs might not be so affordable after all.

The latest price leak comes direct from Samsung — specifically, the electronic giant's Irish gaelic website. Co-ordinate to known leaker Snoopy on Twitter, as spotted past GSM Arena, the Galaxy S21 FE may non stick with the line'southward affordable roots.

Per Snoopy, listings on Samsung's Ireland website shows the accidental listing of the S21 FE for €769 for the 128GB model. That converts to $869. The 256GB model was listed for €839, or $948. According to Snoopy, the models will accept 6 and eight GBs of RAM respectively.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE — (Image credit: GSM Loonshit)

If these prices are truthful, and not just a listing error, then this would exist a major uptick in price for the Fe model, which has previously positioned itself every bit a less expensive version of the other Galaxy S flagships.

For instance, last yr'southward Samsung Galaxy S20 Atomic number 26 had a starting cost of $699. That'due south $300 cheaper than the debut price of the Galaxy S20, and $100 less than the Milky way S21.

Given that $799 debut price for the standard S21, the Galaxy S21 Atomic number 26 would seemingly have a higher cost if you go by the numbers listed on the Samsung Irish website. Over on the Irish gaelic Vodafone website, the Galaxy S21 is currently selling for €699, which is a €50 discount of the regular toll.

And so that leaves the states with ii possible outcomes: either the Milky way S21 Fe's price will be very like to the S21's or the temporarily listed prices were an error.

In terms of Galaxy S21 Iron specs, current rumors point to a 6.iv-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 888, 6GB of RAM, a 32MP principal photographic camera, 12MP ultra-wide and 8MP telephoto. Every bit for release date, leaker Jon Prosser believes the phone volition launch on Jan. 4.

Either way, if the Galaxy S21 Atomic number 26 is coming in early on Jan, that means we won't take to expect long to meet how much it will end upward costing.

Imad Khan is news editor at Tom's Guide, helping direct the mean solar day's breaking coverage. Prior to working at the site, Imad was a total-time freelancer, with bylines at the New York Times, the Washington Mail and ESPN. Outside of work, you tin find him sitting blankly in forepart of a Word document trying badly to write the first pages of a new book.