However, when Samsung releases as many phones as it does, a few duds will make it to store shelves. You’ll notice a prominent exclusion from this list: I’m not including the Galaxy Note 7.

Samsung hasn't released a Galaxy Note device since the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra. That series was killed off when Samsung brought S-Pen support to the main Galaxy lineup with the S21 Ultra.

The Galaxy Note 20 is nearly four years old, so owners of that phone will clearly benefit from an upgrade. But which model they should upgrade to is another question entirely.