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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Leaked Benchmark: Looking Powerful
We already know Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 are expected to launch this year in August. But before that, a new leak about the smartphone’s computing performance has come out.
This first leak came out when tipsters and leakers of the industry discovered the performance score for Galaxy Z Fold 4 on a website named Geekbench.
Geekbench is a cross-platform utility for benchmarking the central processing unit of computers & smartphones and is considered a standard utility for comparing & calculating computing the devices’ scores in CPU-related areas.
The smartphone Galaxy Z Fold 4 was listed as SM-F936U on the Geekbench chart for the score.
The SM-F936U represents the US version of the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4, which is listed in the benchmark.
The clamshell foldable Z Fold 4 produced a score of 1,351 for single-core and 3,808 for multiple cores, beating the predecessor Z fold 3 having 921 Single-Core Scores and 2967 Multi-Core Scores.
However, still lagging behind the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max’s 1721 Single-Core Score and 4706 Multi-Core Score.
It is still a mark-making score cause of the almost invisible crease and a hinged design for a foldable smartphone.
According to the leaks & rumors, the expected device specifications are :
- It will sport an SD + Gen CPU.
- The internal display is a 7.6″ QXGA+ AMOLED having a refresh rate of 120Hz, with the external one constituting a 6.2″ size and an HD+ resolution.
- A 4,400 mAh will fuel the device with a charging capability of up to 25W, having fast charge support.
- The rear camera consists of three main 50 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP cameras having UW and Zoom lens with a 10 MP front/selfie camera.
- 12GB or 16GB of RAM for faster operations and up to 512GB of storage.
Qualcomm claims that this 8 + Gen has a 10% increase in GPU & CPU clocks while enhancing power efficiency output by 30%.
The clamshell design premium foldable Galaxy Z series is a flagship, aesthetically unique, and expensive smartphone. The SD 8+ Gen CPU should provide performance and efficiency boosts over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Tipsters/leakers like Ice universe, Yogesh Brar, and others leaked the specifications of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 & Galaxy Z Flip 4.
As it is already known that these devices are in expected mass production since early this year,
Now people have to wait until the device is launched around August this year.
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The Korean brand – Samsung has recently announced its two mid-range Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G. A new benchmark listing has a spot for Samsung’s affordable smartphone, Galaxy35 5G.
Samsung is now gearing up for its next affordable Galaxy smartphone, the M35 5G, as the reports are unvunveilhey have found a new benchmark listing for Samsung the Galaxy M35 5G.
The smartphone has been spotted with the model number as an identification code – SM-M356B on the Geekbench 6.2.2 database. Not only this, but it also confirmed the presence of 6GB of RAM and Android 14 OS. The chipset also came to know which is the latest Exynos 1380.
The codename for the motherboard is also mentioned, which is ‘s5e8835.’ The reports say that it has scored 656 and 1967 points in performance scores on the benchmarking platform. Exynos 1380 is the latest chipset of the Korean brand, which is a 5 nm processor. It consists of 4 Cortex A78 cores, which clock at 2.4GHz, and 4 Cortex A55 cores, which clock at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with a Mali g68 MP5 GPU. It also has an AI Engine.
This also offers connectivity options, which include the latest Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 802.11 ax with three bands. It supports a camera resolution of at least 200MP for capturing images, and for video recording, there is support for up to 30fps 4K recording. The storage supported is UFS v3.1, and RAM will be of the LPDDR4x/5 type.
Samsung has recently debuted its two smartphones, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35; the Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is powered by Exynos 1380 chipset. From this perspective, Galaxy M35 5G could be a variant of Galaxy A35.
At the moment, no specs and features of the device have been revealed or leaked. Still, since Galaxy M series smartphones usually have a bit higher battery power of at least 6000mAh, the forthcoming Galaxy M35 5G smartphone also arrives with the same battery power.
Firmware
Verizon rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices
Verizon has rolled out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices. Earlier, these devices had received the same update outside the US, but now they are gradually expanding to the US.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are spotted getting new updates with the firmware version numbers F926USQS5HXBD and F711USQS6HXBD, respectively. It is worth noticing the update is currently available for the devices locked to Verizon, but it will soon be available on more carriers.
For your information, the latest update for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t bring any significant changes, but as it is the latest security patch, it will provide some internal fixes to maintain the security of the devices.
If you are getting some other issues from the last update, you should also update the device to the latest update, as it may also address some issues. Along with the update, other improvements may also be made to enhance the overall performance of the devices.
Suppose you use the Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Flip 3 device in the US. In that case, you can update the device to the latest version by simply going to the system settings and then to the software update. If you haven’t received the update, you should wait for some time, as it may arrive in the next few days.
Firmware
Samsung rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy S23 FE devices in the US
Samsung has rolled out the March 2024 security patch to almost all devices but still needs to complete the update distribution to all eligible devices. So, gradually expanding the update to remaining devices, the company has started rolling out the update for the Galaxy S23 FE in the US.
Notably, the Galaxy S23 FE devices are getting a new update in the carrier-unlocked version with the firmware version number S711U1UES2BXBF. The update has already been rolled out to almost all carriers, including AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, C-Spire, Cellular South, Comcast, Cricket, DISH, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Cellular, Verizon, and Xfinity Mobile.
According to the official changelog, the March 2024 security patch is one of the standard maintenance updates that provides some internal improvements for the device, and there will be no visible changes available. In other words, users may experience some improvement in the functioning of devices, but it doesn’t particularly bring any specific changes for the device.
Going to the details, the March 2024 security patch includes more than 40 fixes, 37 of which are provided by Google and address the issues found in the Android OS, while 9 more features are introduced by Samsung that enhance the performance of Galaxy devices exclusively.
Suppose you are using the Galaxy S23 FE in the US. In that case, you can update the devices to the latest version by following the simple steps: first, go to the system settings, tap on the software update, and tap on the download and install button; if it shows a new update available, tap on the download button.