No Galaxy Note 21, but at least Samsung plans to release the Galaxy Z Fold 3 early

's flagship release schedule used to be extremely predictable, with a new Galaxy S-series entry set for spring and Galaxy Note family expansions happening every fall like clockwork for many years in a row. 

But then the groundbreaking came, and in addition to pushing the envelope of conventional smartphone designs, the foldable device threatened to impact the appeal of its manufacturers' more "mainstream" high-end products. While it was immediately clear that Samsung still had a lot of work to do before aiming its (Z) Fold and then lineups at ...