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Samsung Electronics Soars to Fifth Place in Global Brand Rankings
A recent analysis by international brand consultant Interbrand places Samsung Electronics’ brand worth fifth among the world’s top firms for 2023. Samsung’s brand value increased to $91.4 billion and climbed by 4% annually, according to Interbrand’s annual ranking of the “Best Global Brands.” Among the top 20 brands, Samsung was the only South Korean company.
The business made it to the top five of the Interbrand list for the fourth year in a row. Interbrand claims that, among other things, Samsung Electronics‘ comprehensive product line and SmartThings platform, continuous company-wide improvements to the customer experience, and leadership position in cutting-edge technologies have all contributed to the company’s favorable evaluation.
Samsung to Expand Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing in the United States
Within the semiconductor business, the company gained recognition for pioneering breakthroughs like 12nm-class DDR5 DRAM and for actively pursuing the most promising sectors, including artificial intelligence, automotive, and cutting-edge mobile devices. Partnerships also had a big impact on Samsung’s brand value over the previous year. As part of its efforts to integrate a wider range of third-party devices with the SmartThings platform, Samsung has announced that it is fortifying its open alliances even more.
Factors that had a favorable impact on Samsung Electronics’ evaluation, as claimed by Interbands:
- Improve the customer experience consistently throughout the whole organization using the “One Samsung” approach.
- The company’s extensive product line and SmartThings, which provide improved gaming experiences and a higher degree of connection,
- The company’s position as a pioneer in cutting-edge upcoming technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and 6G,
- Consistent efforts to improve ESG leadership by incorporating eco-friendly practices throughout all product categories
Contributing factors for each division of Samsung:
- Mobile Division:
- Based on user feedback, the Galaxy S23 series’ camera innovation
- Launching the “Join the Flip Side” initiative and continuing to be the market leader for foldable phones
- Enhancing its standing in the gaming sector by collaborating with top gaming partners to maximize the gaming experience on Galaxy smartphones.
- Steadily improving the use of its goods and services, such as the Galaxy Buds’ “Ambient Sound” function
- To encourage the Galaxy community and inform them of methods to support the Global Goals, download the Samsung Global Goals app.
- Semiconductor Division:
- Establishing market leadership and delivering breakthroughs that set the standard for the industry, such as 12nm-class DDR5 DRAM
- Bolstering alliances in rapidly expanding industries like AI and automotive
- Extending the use of Exynos in wearables and 5G
- Boosting trust in premium smartphones from big manufacturers using ISOCELL sensors
- Continually enhancing communications about ESG
- Display Division:
- Securing leadership in the worldwide industry by consistently developing new products, such as Neo QLED 8K and Micro LED
- Securing collaborations with top worldwide game streaming providers and releasing cutting-edge devices like the Odyssey Ark and Samsung Gaming Hub to bolster its position in the gaming industry
- RNIB (Royal National Institute for Blind People) and Relumino Mode cooperate to improve accessibility.
- SmartHome devices:
- Continuing to dominate the world in important areas of household appliances, such as refrigerators and washers
- Using consumer information to improve the user experience over the product life cycle
- Bespoke goods, the CES Innovation Award, the iF Design Award, and more are ushering in a new era for home appliances.
- Network Technology:
- Leading the way in 5G innovation with technological innovations like Open RAN and 5G Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN)
- Securing solid alliances with international Tier 1 telecom providers to bolster its position in the 5G market
YH Lee, President of the Global Marketing Office at Samsung Electronics, said, “Thanks to the support of our customers around the world, Samsung Electronics’ brand value has continued to grow steadily, despite an overall challenging business environment. We will always strive to be a brand that is loved by our customers through leading in technological innovation, enabling meaningful experiences, and continuing our sustainability efforts.”
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.
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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.