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Galaxy S24 Camera Features and Their Compatibility with Older Samsung Models
Samsung has brought several new camera features for the Galaxy S24 series, as all three phones are equipped with high-end hardware that is capable of balancing all the high-end features, whether they are related to the utility category or the camera enhancements. However, all of these features could be exclusive to the Galaxy S24, but some of them will be available for the older Galaxy devices as well.
The Galaxy S24 camera feature is available for older Galaxy devices
Due to the software capabilities, some of the camera features will also be available for the older Galaxy devices.
Turn motion photo frames into 12MP images or long exposure images
With this feature, users are able to turn any frame of the motion photo into a 12 MP still image by upscaling it with the AI. It is worth noticing that motion photos don’t work with Nightography, so if you want to capture motion photos in low-light conditions, then you have to turn off the Nightography feature by clicking the moon-shaped icon.
Continuity for Samsung Studio Video Editor
Samsung Studio was introduced with One UI 6.0 for several Galaxy devices. It is basically a replacement for the built-in video editor, but at the initial update, it didn’t offer any new features for the devices. But now, with the Galaxy S24, it has grabbed some new features, like now users can alter the speed of the video at different parts of the video, and you can also take advantage of the continuity as you can easily continue the edition while jumping from one Galaxy device to another, including a tablet and laptop.
Improves image and video quality inside the social media apps
Samsung has previously partnered with several social media giants to bring its camera integration to the social media camera, and it has successfully joined hands with Instagram, SnapChat, tick-tock, etc. Initially, it was introduced with the Galaxy S21 devices, and now it is available for the Galaxy S24 devices as well. With more development, the company has enabled some more features, such as HDR images and videos shot through social media apps and viewed in HDR as well. Samsung has confirmed that this feature will be available on the Galaxy S23, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Z Fold 5 through the One UI 6.1 update.
Improved single-take
The single-take function has significantly improved as it now gives the ability to choose according to the requirements, while in the earlier version it used the default camera for action. Additionally, it is now capable of recognizing pets for batter images. This feature will be updated to more Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+, Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 4, and Galaxy Z Fold 5, with the One UI 6.1 update.
Galaxy S24 camera features that will not be available for other Galaxy devices
Samsung has made some camera features according to the hardware capability of the Galaxy S24 series; therefore, these features will not be available for other Galaxy devices with the One UI 6.1. Let’s have a look.
- Camera features that are dependent on the UniHAL+ structure (mentioned above) from Samsung won’t come to devices older than the Galaxy S24.
- Colorize monochrome (black and white) images.
- Generative AI editing.
- Super HDR live preview in the camera app.
- Nightography for zoomed-in photos and videos.
- Enhanced portrait videos using two camera sensors at once.
- Spatial Video Zoom and Temporal Zoom for videos.
- Fast capturing of images with near-zero shutter lag is not available for phones released before the Galaxy S24. With this feature, powered by faster ISP and NPU, images are captured while previous images are still being processed for HDR.
- Professional shooting features: Anamorphic Lens Compensation, Audio Monitoring, and DOF Adapter Calibration.
- AI-based slow-motion for normal videos.
- Changing the playback speed of videos at different locations.
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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.
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.