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Samsung Revamps its Mid-Rangers with the latest duo Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G devices
Samsung has officially launched its two most-awaited midranges, the Galaxy A55 5G and the Galaxy A35 5G. Both smartphones come with all the high-end specifications that will provide users with high-end performance, strengthened security, and many new innovative features. Let’s explore the devices in detail.
Design and display
Both the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55 smartphones come with a Super AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. Both of the devices feature a triple camera setup on the rear side and a punch-hole camera in the front, which gives them an aesthetic look. It is safe to say the body design is fully inspired by the non-Ultra Galaxy S series smartphones.
Camera
The Galaxy A55 comes with a rear triple camera setup, with a 12 MP ultra-wide camera, a 50 MP main camera, and a 5 MP macro camera. While for the selfie, it comes with a 32 MB selfie camera. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 comes with a triple camera setup on the rear side: an 8MP ultra-wide camera, a 50MP main camera, and a 5MP macro camera. For the selfie, it comes with a 13 MP front camera. Both devices support autofocus mode and OIS for stable video recording.
Battery and processor
The Galaxy A55 5G has an Exynos 1480 SoC with an AMD RDNA2-based Zclipse 530 GPU, which is paired with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 has the older chipset, Exynoos 1380, which was used in the Galaxy A54. It will be paired with the 6 GB or 8GB with 128 GB and 256 GB of storage.
Software and security
Samsung has installed the latest One UI 6.1 software on both Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 devices, which will be based on Android 14. For security enhancement, Samsung has also installed its new features like auto-blocker and private share (now part of Quick Share). As far as the software update availability, both midranges will get up to four generations of software updates and will get five years of security updates.
Price
As per the information, the Galaxy A55 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of ROM costs around EUR 480 ($523). The second variant with the 8+ 256 GB will cost around EUR 530 ($578). Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 starts at EUR 380 ($414) for 6+128 GB; it also has an 8+128 GB variant option, and an 8+128 GB variant will cost EUR 450 ($491).
Galaxy A55 5G: Full Data Sheet
- Dimensions: 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm
- Weight: 213 grams
- Display: 6.6′′ FHD+ Super AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate
- SoC: Samsung Exynos 1480 (4 nm) with cota-core CPU and Xclipse 530 GPU
- Memories: 8GB of RAM and 128 or 256GB of storage
- Rear camera: triple, 50MP main + 12MP ultra-wide-angle + 5MP macro
- Front camera: 32 MP
- Mobile Networks and Connectivity: 5G (Nano SIM + eSIM), Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, NFC, USB-C 2.0
- Fingerprint Reader: Optical (belome the display)
- Battery: 5000mAh, supports 25W wired fast charging
- Operating System: One UI 6.1 based on Android 14
Galaxy A35 5G Full Data Sheet
- Dimensions: 161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm
- Weight: 209 grams
- Display: 6.6′′ FHD+ Super AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate
- SoC: Samsung Exynos 1380 (5 nm) with cota-core CPU and Mali-G68 MP5 GPU
- Memories: 6 or 8GB of RAM and 128 or 256GB of storage
- Rear camera: triple, 50MP main + 8MP ultra-wide angle + 5MP macro
- Front camera: 13 MP
- Mobile Networks and Connectivity: 5G (Dual SIM), Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, NFC, USB-C 2.0
- Fingerprint Reader: Optical (belome the display)
- Battery: 5000mAh, supports 25W wired fast charging
- Operating System: One UI 6.1 based on Android 14.
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.