The issue seems to be that a majority of T-Mobile’s customers are “very significant Samsung lovers,†according to Osvaldik, so Samsung “discontinuing†the Galaxy Note — which “customers just loved†— combined with a shorter supply of S-series phones had a negative impact on the carrier.
Despite what Osvaldik said, Samsung has not yet officially discontinued the Note, so far skipping a 2021 version in favor of adding S Pen support into the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold 3.
When asked, Samsung declined to comment, but the company’s mobile chief DJ Koh stated in March that “we seek to release a Note model next year,†leaving some possibility for a 2022 model.