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The Wait is Over: Samsung Galaxy Book4 Arrives in the US
Samsung introduced the Galaxy Book 4 series last year, but at that time the company had launched it in limited countries. Initially, it launched them in South Korea, and then it gradually introduced them in more countries, like the last time it was made available in India. Now, with the latest development, the company has started rolling out them in the US.
Galaxy Book 4: the advanced aptop series from Samsung
The Galaxy Book 4 is equipped with the latest and smartest processors from Intel; more specifically, it is the Intel Core Ultra 9 processor that brings the combined powerful processing units, graphic processing unit, and a newly innovative NPU (Neutral Processing Unit) into a single package. It is the industry’s first AI-powered PC.
For providing the next level of user experience, it is equipped with a GeForce GTX 4070 GPU. It also supports AI features, such as the ability to create stunning images with simple text in seconds with the RTX-optimized stable diffusion.
The Galaxy Book 4 series also brings some new intelligent connectivity features that help you stay on task and stay in touch using Copilot’s personalized AI assistance when you connect with your smartphone. Plus, get smarter communication tools, access contacts, and send messages effortlessly from your PC with a simple chat command. The Copiloot empowered YouTube to find, read, or summarize text messages from your Galaxy phone and even automatically create and send messages on your behalf directly from your PC.
Galaxy Book 4 series specifications
There are four models available in the Galaxy Book 4 series, including the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra, Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360, Galaxy Book 4 Pro, and Galaxy Book 4 360. The Galaxy Watch 4 Pro and Ultra models are equipped with a dynamic AMOLED 2X display, which offers clear contrast and vivid color. You will get a better viewing experience indoors as well as in outdoor conditions as it is equipped with Vision Booster technology, which automatically enhances visibility and color reproduction in bright consciousness.
With better visuals, these laptops are also equipped with an AKG Quad speaker with Dolby Atmos, delivering high octaves and rich bass for clear and crisp sound. It provides a large TV and a wide range of ports, including a new HDMI 2.1 port on the Peo and Ultra models, which are also designed to enhance the usability of the Galaxy Bool 4 series.
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.
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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.