It seems that Samsung has killed off the idea of launching its Galaxy S7 Edge+, specifically in the United Kingdom. A new report has emerged suggesting that rather than bringing the Galaxy S7 Edge+ to this region, Samsung will instead roll out the Galaxy Note 6.
Citing its "source high up" at one of the major networks in the UK, a report from Techradar says that the Galaxy-maker has no intentions in launching the Galaxy S7 Edge+ phone and will rather offer the Galaxy Note 6 as being its major phablet in the UK.
It looks like the company has realized its mistake from last year. Back then, Samsung's strategy was to release the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in some regions, including Europe, and the Galaxy Note 5 in other parts of the globe. Apparently, this turned out to be not a good move from the company. Essentially, the source was even quoted as saying that one of the main reasons for the change of heart from 2015 is a "backlash from loyal Note fans" in the region.
"Samsung isn't going to launch the S7 Edge+ in the UK," the source says. "I got the impression that it had been a bit of a disappointment sales-wise and that the decision to keep the Note 5 out of Europe is now considered a mistake."
The source went on to say that the Note 6 is going to be launched in the UK this coming August. There will be no S7 Edge+ in this particular part of the globe.
The source did not go into the detail, though, as to whether the firm still has plans in releasing an S7 Edge+. A report from Android Headlines, however, says that it is still likely that the South Korea-based company could release the S7 Edge+ model as the source only seemed to focus on the fact that Note 6 will be a replacement for the S7 Edge+ in the UK.
Also, what remains a mystery at the moment is why the company would not just roll these two phones out on all of its markets, instead of releasing them separately in specific regions.
At any rate, the Samsung Galaxy S7 alongside its bigger sibling Galaxy S7 Edge+ will be unveiled later this month at the Samsung Unpacked event on Feb. 21. The 2016 Mobile World Congress is also pegged to kick off just after the said event in Barcelona and we might get a lot more that we're expecting during this event.
