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Galaxy S24 Ultra clears another hurdle towards its release
Samsung will be launching their next line-up of flagship series, namely the Galaxy S24 series, in the first quarter of 2024. With each passing day, the anticipation for these gadgets has been growing enormously. After only two months, Samsung has not announced or confirmed anything regarding the series release yet. Now we have our hands on exclusive news that will surely indicate that a launch is imminent. Regarding Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S24 Ultra, a noteworthy development has surfaced that suggests a future release. The phone, designated as the company’s future flagship product, was spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification website, as noted by 91mobiles.
This can be taken as a sign that Samsung is close to finishing up preparations for the device’s release. A gadget bearing model number SM-S928B/DS was found on the website; this model number relates to the Galaxy S24 Ultra. It is disappointing that the listing just states that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will be sold in India, which is a given. However, it does support rumors that the Galaxy S24 range will be unveiled in January.
Galaxy S24’s lockscreen could also integrate Snapchat shortcuts
Furthermore, earlier in November, it was noticed that a S Pen with a similar model number was on the Bluetooth SIG website, indicating that the S24 Ultra will likely come with a S Pen. These aren’t the first hints of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra appearing in certifications.
Samsung Galaxy S24: Release Date, Features, Prices and Everything that is known so far
The Galaxy S24 Ultra is anticipated to include a few slight design modifications. One variant, nevertheless, has a golden center frame at the tip. Along with being angled to be “symmetrical,” the phone’s black bezel has a repositioned punch hole that is slightly smaller.
As we all know, the ultra variant will be powered by a single processor in every region with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Galaxy S24 Ultra expected specifications:
- Display: 6.8-inch WQHD+ with a refresh rate of 120 Hz
- Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Rear camera: 200 MP 1/1.3-inch primary camera with 100x zoom + 12 MP Sony IMX564 ultra-wide camera + 10 MP Sony IMX754+ telephoto
- Selfie camera: 12 MP
- Battery system: 5,000 mAh battery life with 45W charging capability
The Galaxy S24 series—the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra—are all said to be launched at an Unpacked event that will be held on January 17, 2024, in San Jose, California, USA.
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.