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Galaxy Z Fold 5 joined the rumors, reported to get a 108MP primary sensor
Every year, Samsung announces two of its premium device series- Galaxy S and Galaxy Z Foldable. The Galaxy S series usually launches at the start of the year, which is expected on February 1st. Besides, the company announces the Galaxy Z Foldable series during the 3rd quarter of the respective year. Amongst them, the Galaxy S series gets a total of three devices- Galaxy S, Galaxy S Plus, and Galaxy S Ultra, while the Foldable series gets just two- Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold.
Galaxy Z Fold 5: when will it be launched officially
As we all know, the company habitually introduces the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold devices in the third quarter of the year. Hence, the next-5th generation of this series may also officially be introduced in August or September. Recently we have received some leaked information regarding the Galaxy Z Fold 5 device, a member of this series. Let’s take a brief look at the information we have got.
According to a well-known tipster SkyPayer, the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 device is expected to feature Qualcomm’s future Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset. Not only that, but the company is also planning to increase its photographic abilities by providing the 108MP primary sensor, which is more than double its predecessor’s 50MP quality sensor. This new sensor will enhance the image’s quality.
Let’s see what else can be expected from Galaxy Z Fold 5 device
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 device will probably be launched with One UI 5.1.1 on top of Android 13 or Android 13L (not confirmed yet). It will get the same triple camera setup on the back as the Galaxy Z Fold 4 has, out of which one will be a 108MP primary sensor, a 10MP telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom, and a 12MP ultrawide camera. It will also get the same 4MP under-display selfie camera as its predecessor, with no change expected in it.
Apart from these, we are expecting to see slight changes in its outer display selfie camera with some improvements. It may get a 16MP selfie camera instead of the 10MP one. There are no changes expected in its battery capacity as well. It will remain the same 4400mAh battery. The device will be waterproof as usual but not dustproof. However, The information has yet to be confirmed; in that case, if any changes are made to happen in it, we will notify you within due course of time.
Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 devices are counted as the top smartphones that grabbed the One UI 6.1 update in the first phase. Then, the company introduced more software updates in the form of the April 2024 security patch and is continuing it now that these devices are getting the latest May 2024 security patch as well.
The unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are getting a May 2024 security patch
The unlocked variants of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are getting a May 2024 security patch update with the firmware version numbers F946U1UES3CXE3 and F731U1UES3CXE3, respectively. The latest software update for both of the devices comes under 500 MB. With the latest update, the company has only focused on providing some security enhancements.
For your information, the May 2024 security patch has brought some new changes under the system software, where it has grabbed more than 50 fixes. Google has introduced 31 patches to enhance the overall performance of the devices, while Samsung has also added 25 fixes that will improve the functionalities regarding the Galaxy devices.
Moreover, the latest update for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 may also bring some new features that may enhance the overall performance and stability of the devices. So if you are having any issues while using the devices related to One UI 6.1, then the update may help you get rid of the issues.
If you are using the Galaxy Z Fold 5 or Galaxy Z Flip 5 in the US, then you should start getting a new update notification, and by tapping on that, you can easily update your device. Alternatively, you can do it manually as well by going to the software update menu in the system settings.
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The first quarter of 2024 is already over; during this interval, Samsung has introduced several Galaxy smartphones of particular belonging, such as the flagship Galaxy S24 series, the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35, the mid-range ones, the Galaxy A15 and Galaxy F15, the budgetable ones, and many more. But the fact is, after being the latest smartphones, they have a lack of ‘charging speed.’
Undoubtedly, Samsung is leading the tech industry with its top-notch features, design, and larger batteries, as compared to other Android manufacturers, but despite all this, it has a massive lack of charging speed. Samsung usually attaches larger batteries to its Galaxy smartphones to enhance the users’ non-stop-using experience. But a larger battery isn’t worth it unless it has a good charging speed.
On the other hand, Chinese manufacturers are equipping their smartphones with charging speeds north of 100W, whereas 45W is the maximum speed you can get on Galaxy smartphones. However, even 45W charging is quite rare among Galaxy phones. Samsung has launched most of the Galaxy devices in the last couple of years, including the flagship with support for 25W.
Here we are making things easy for you if you are looking to buy a Galaxy smartphone that debuted in 2024 with the support of 45W charging speed by mentioning a list of devices:
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy S24+
- Galaxy F55
- Galaxy M55
- Galaxy C55
The list is quite short, even considering that the Galaxy F55, M55, and C55 are just rebranded variants of the same smartphone for different regions. Now Samsung is setting up to launch its next-generation foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, in July, but it is yet to be confirmed whether these devices will get a boost in charging speeds from 25W or not.
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.