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Galaxy S24 may have UFS 4.1 storage along with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Samsung unveiled its new flagship Galaxy S23 series just a month ago, and rumours regarding the next Galaxy S24 series started to appear on the internet. However, there is nearly a whole year for this new series to be launched, but it seems that users are eager to see through Galaxy devices’ future. As we know, Samsung uses Snapdragon SoCs in its flagship device; we recently found clues about the SD 8 Gen 3 SoC of the Galaxy S24.
Informatively, all three devices of the upcoming Galaxy S24 series (Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra) will use Qualcomm’s next Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in them, which is a successor to the previous Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. About this new Snapdragon SoC, the tipster Revengus has recently shared some information that helps us know about this new chipset, as well as the Galaxy S24 series, so let’s take a look at them.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC: Know more here
As per the tipster, the new SoC will be an octa-core processor but with a different CPU core configuration. Instead of having the previous SD 8 Gen 2-like 1+4+3 architecture, it will get 1+5+2 architecture. The primary core will be a Cortex-X4, with the highest clock speed of 3.2GHz. Other than this, five cores will be Cortex-A720 with a 3.0GHz peak clock speed, and the rest two will be Cortex-A520 with a 2.0GHz peak clock speed.
Galaxy S24 Ultra could have better-zooming capabilities with a wider aperture
Notably, the last two cores are smaller than the previous SoC, and the primary one will remain the same and will not get improvements in its clock speed. Thankfully, SoC does get some improvements in other things, such as GPU, storage chips, and more. Let us tell you, the new chipset will use Adreno750 GPU in it. Not only that, but it will also use one generation up storage chips- the USF 4.1 chips with LPDDR5 RAM in them.
These Galaxy devices have received the Samsung One UI 5.1 update so far
The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC indeed has nearly zero improvements in its CPU cores, but still, it is said to offer better performance than its predecessor. To justify it, the tipster shared run points of the Snapdragon 8 series chipsets. The Gen 1 SoC got 1277/3642, the Gen 2 SoC got 1524/4597, and the new Gen 3 SoC got 1930/6236 points scores on Geekbench. [firsts are single core and the latter are multi-core points]
As the upcoming Galaxy S24 series devices will feature this new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset in them, all the Gen 3’s features will enhance the Galaxy S24 devices as well.
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.