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Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 Launch Confirmed, Software Support, and more
Samsung has teased its new upcoming mid-range devices on its official website. The company has also confirmed that it will launch the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 devices on March 11. Interested buyers can now register on the Samsung website for instant notification about its availability.
The company is teasing the Galaxy A55 and A35’s premium water and dust-resistant design, powerful processor, and low-light photography capabilities, but it hasn’t revealed any specifications; however, as per a previous report, we have already known about the possible specifications of these midranges.
Galaxy A55 specifications
The Galaxy A55 will be equipped with a 6.6-inch AMOLED screen that supports a 120 Hz refresh rate with a 1080p resolution and a capacitive screen. For powering the device, it has used the Exynos 1480 processor with a high-performance CPU clocked at 2.75 GHz and four power-efficient cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. The device will feature a 5000mAh battery with the 25W charging capabilities of its predecessor. Going to the camera details, it is equipped with a triple camera setup where one is a 50 MP main camera, a 12 MP ultrawide sensor, and a 5 MP micro camera. For selfies, there is a 32 MP front camera available.
Moreover, the Galaxy A55 is reportedly available with a new 12GB RAM variant, which will be the first of its kind except for the flagship devices. Along with this, the device may also be available in two other variants, including a 6GB+128GB variant and an 8GB+256GB storage variant.
Galaxy A35 specification
The Galaxy A35 will also feature a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED panel with a punch hole cutout. The display will support a 120 Hz refresh rate, which will provide a smooth experience when scrolling and viewing content. Going to camera details, the device will be equipped with a triple camera setup, where, on one camera, a 50 MP primary camera, an 8 MP ultra-wide angle sensor, and a 5 MP camera. It features a 13 MP selfie camera. For long-term power backup, the device will provide a 5000mAh battery with fast charging.
Meanwhile, if we talk about the availability of variants, it is expected that Samsung may be available in 6+128GB storage variants and 8GB+256GB storage variants. It is highly expected that the company will introduce them with One UI 6.1 and Android 14 preinstalled.
Galaxy A55 and A35 won’t follow S24’s software support policy
Samsung has recently announced a new policy for the Galaxy S24 device where the devices will get software update support for seven years of software support with seven major software updates. With that announcement, the Galaxy community has expected that the company may also introduce the same policy for other premium-range devices, but according to the teaser, these devices may not get that long of support, and the company will continue them with five years of software support. It is possible that the seven-year software policy may be limited to the flagship device while another device will get five years of software updates.
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.
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.