The first Galaxy S11 renders came out this weekend, so it’s probably time for a Galaxy S11 rumor roundup. Like last year, we’re expecting three versions of the S11: the normal S11 and S11+ along with a cheaper, smaller model, the S11e.

First up: the renders. As usual with early phone renders, these are not official renders from the company but are instead from leaker OnLeaks. OnLeaks is a reliable source for leaks; he pumps out phone renders based on CAD drawings and most recently has nailed early previews for the Pixel 4, OnePlus 7 Pro, and Galaxy S10.

The front of the Galaxy S11 looks like you’d expect from a Samsung phone. The S11 sticks very close to the Galaxy Note 10, with a centered punch out for the front camera, minimal bezels all around, and curves display sides on the long edges. Just like on the Note 10, the Bixby button is dead, leaving only power and volume on the right side. Also like the Note 10, the bottom edge has only a USB-C port and a speaker—the headphone jack is dead.

91Mobiles, which produced the renders in partnership with OnLeaks, says the display for the S11 (not the S11+) is “between 6.63-inch and 6.7-inches” This would be a huge increase over the Galaxy S10, which has a 6.1-inch display, and the baseline S11 would be bigger than even the S10+, which was 6.4-inches. OnLeaks has the S11 dimensions at 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm, which compared to last year is again taking the base model S phone and pushing it into “S+” territory. The S11 dwarfs the S10 (149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm) and is a better match for the S10+ (157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm), although it’s still even taller than that phone. Despite phones being bigger than ever this year, Samsung apparently plans to push the envelope even more next year.

The much bigger phone sizes should lead to bigger batteries, and Samsung is going to need them this year, as the report says “all the three models are expected to come with both 4G and 5G connectivity.” This will be the first time all three S phones have come with 5G. The S10e, S10, and S10+ were 4G only, with a monstrous “Galaxy S10 5G” version existing as an even bigger size tier than the S10+. It was an S10++. Come to think of it, with the S11 being the size of an S10+, maybe Samsung’s plan this year is to bump each S11 model up a size and kill the smallest phone, the Galaxy S10e.

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