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Samsung Galaxy S23 Series To Use Snapdragon SoC
From omitting expectedly coming UDC, the infamous camera used in the Galaxy Z series, & equipping Isocell HP3 to the upcoming Galaxy S23 lineup, many rumours were floating in the past.
Today on the 9th, another revelation comes from a reliable tipster Ming-Chi Kuo after the hint from another one, Roland Quandt, about the Exynos, former Hummingbird (it would have been cool if that was the name still), being replaced by a Qualcomm SD Gen 2 SoC.
Important info has been bruited about Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S23 series, and the SoC ( System on a Chip) the smartphones are anticipated for the sport.
Clashing reports have surfaced about the flagship phones’ chances of using Samsung’s in-house Exynos chipset, and the rearmost of the lot seems to allude to those chances being relatively slim.
According to bigwig Ming-Chi Kuo, the Galaxy S23 series will probably be powered simply by a Qualcomm chipset. The Galaxy S23 series will fully hesitate from using an Exynos chipset but Qualcomm’s SM8550 flagship chipset. That chipset is considered the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and will probably debut in mid-November.
Reportedly, this is a shift in policy as former Samsung Galaxy S flagships have used both Exynos and Snapdragon chipsets resolved by indigenous from varying regions, such as Europe & US to Asian-Indian Subcontinent.
This transformation comes due to Samsung’s struggles with the Exynos 2300. The Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 were erected on Samsung’s 4nm node.
TSMC’s 4nm chip has performed significantly better; still, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will be erected on that same concept, and Samsung understands that its process is unfit to contend.
The South Korean company recently blazoned a 3-nm GAAFET, reportedly sold to small-scale crypto companies. The manufacturing process of Samsung’s 3-nm would probably contend well with TSMC’s 4nm knot, but yield rates are reportedly still too low to accommodate the product demands of the Galaxy S23 series.
The chip only just entered production as well and will reportedly not be ready until 2025 for the end-user market. Ergo, there is little to no chance the Galaxy S23 uses a chipset pitched on that process.
Word on the conduit indicates that Samsung won’t be releasing the Exynos 2300 at all. Still, dependable leaker Roland Quandt claims that the flagship chipset, codenamed” Quadra”, was still developing at the end of May.
However, there is a chance Samsung does launch the Exynos 2300, but not on the Galaxy S23 series If all of these reports are to be considered.
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.
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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.