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Galaxy S24 gets nearly zero changes in appearance as compared to Galaxy S23
The Korean firm Samsung’s next flagship, the Galaxy S24 series, is appearing in a lot of talks lately. As of now, we have got clues regarding this upcoming flagship’s Processor, Camera details, Display, RAM & Storage variants, and some novelties. This time, we have got some information regarding the next year’s flagship’s appearance that indicates the next Galaxy flagship will not have any appearance changes from its predecessor.
Recently, the well-known tipster Revegnus shared some information regarding next year’s flagship members- the Galaxy S24 and S24+ devices on his Twitter handle. As per this Tweet, both aforementioned devices will carry out the same design as the previous series of devices, Galaxy S23 and S23+. However, it won’t be the same for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, as it is expected to get some design tweaks, but what tweaks it is unknown.
Informatively, as per some previous rumors, the future Galaxy S24 Ultra device will have a triple camera setup on its back which is slightly different from the usual quad-camera setup of previous Galaxy S Ultra models. There is no doubt a reduced number of cameras will have an effect on the device’s appearance as well. The same tipster has also shared three looks for the Galaxy S24 Ultra device and asked the users how they want it to look.
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As for the Galaxy S24 and S24+ devices, they both will look quite similar. However, some minor changes can be expected, but they won’t be that much noticeable. Besides, the Galaxy S24 Ultra will get a new look on the back; it will have three cameras located in a vertical line, one after another. On the side of these cameras, a LED light will be located. For a better idea, you can see the design shared by the tipster here.
Apart from this, let us tell you a little about the upcoming Galaxy flagship. Notably, the Galaxy S24 series will feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC globally; besides, some limited region variants will have Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 2400 processor as well. The Ultra model of this upcoming flagship (Galaxy S24 Ultra) is also expected to bring the widely demanded Satellite Connectivity feature with it. If you are willing to know more about this series, you can find the info here in our previous related articles.
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.