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Samsung Fans Worried About The Galaxy Watch 5: Rotating Bezel Or Not?
Codename Project X was the name of the Galaxy Watch 5 during development; fast forward to today, and It will be showcased in the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event on Aug 10. So today, we will discuss the possibilities that might repel people from buying the next Galaxy Watch 5.
In 2019, Samsung released the Galaxy Watch Active 2, introducing the touch-sensitive Bezel after 5 years of going with the Bezel.
Instep, the Galaxy Watch 2 Active presented the touch-sensitive Bezel to fill the gap. The experiment didn’t succeed, and the Galaxy Watch 3 returned the Rotating Bezel with Galaxy 4 Classic series continuing the custom.
In its past Tizen OS, Samsung outlined the whole working framework around exploring the Bezel, while Wear OS could be a bit less dependent on that choice.
Wear OS 3 with Samsung’s One UI Galaxy skin is fair as simple to utilize without a turning bezel, so it isn’t shocking that Samsung needs to jettison the alternative.
Now, Samsung will experiment again by supposedly omitting the rotating Bezel from the Watch 5 Pro/Classic model.
The rotating Bezel will be removed, and there will be no physical bezel, but a capacitive or visual bezel is possible, like the Tizen-powered Galaxy Watch Active2.
But cheaper Chinese versions and other luxury and too costly watches don’t perform like the Galaxy watches or Apple, but if you don’t want Apple, there are no options. So yeah, there are no “alternatives” unless you are willing to settle for inferior hardware. Snapdragon recently announced their new watch SOC, so there is still hope for the future, but not anything shortly.
What users have to say;
We have compiled the feedback from users about the Rotating Bezel, and let’s see what they have to say.
The rotating Bezel makes the watch easier to use and adds an extra layer of protection to the display. this Bezel saved the screen from countless knocks
It makes you stand out from the crowd; the Galaxy Watch would be another smartwatch, perhaps not even an attractive one.
They are stunning watches, and if we remove one signature feature, the reason to stay is gone.
Some said they will upgrade to other brands like Skagen when it’s time to replace the Watch 4 classic.
Using the Bezel is much easier when cycling to control things like music etc.
Talk about standing out with features that set it apart from the Apple Watch.
People said they would either buy a watch or wait for Galaxy Watch 6 if they returned it. This new series of Galaxy watch looks more like a luxury watch, getting smaller and smaller from 45mm down to 46mm, a complete.
Verdict;
“Looking for alternatives,” a sad fact that the world of Android watches is severely impeded right now. Most watches have a terrible Snapdragon SOC resulting in poor performance. Not to mention that there are still no WearOS 3 watches other than Samsung & luxury Mont Blanc Summit 3.
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.