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Galaxy S25 Ultra May Skip iPhone Like Face ID, Future Models Could Feature It
We have not even entered the second half of 2024, and Samsung has already started gearing up for its Galaxy S25 series, which is supposed to debut in 2025. Despite the next-gen model, it likely will not bring the iPhone-like Face ID feature.
The Korean giant very often changes security features on its flagship Galaxy S-series phones; whereas they previously offered iris scanning similar to Apple’s Face ID, it’s not available on current Galaxy models and potentially won’t be arriving on the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra. The new reports reported that facial recognition might appear in the forthcoming flagship Galaxy devices.
If the new reports are to be believed, the Galaxy S25 Ultra would have ‘Polar ID.’ The term here, Polar ID, refers to a polarized facial recognition system that would not sport any additional sensors required by Face ID. Reportedly, this would permit the giant to retain the punch-hole front-facing circular cutout.
Noticeably, a user on X disagrees with the report that Samsung will introduce facial recognition on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. He mentioned the reason behind this is that Samsung is slowly innovating to model itself on Apple, and to confirm this, they were able to make 50MP 3x in the Galaxy S24 Ultra in place of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and it appears that all of this is to save money.
The tipster also suggests that the Korean brand may not adopt the Face I’D-like technology on the Galaxy S25 Ultra but may introduce it in the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
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The Korean firm ‘Samsung’ is raising its mass production even beyond the expectations of its smartphone division.
Samsung Electronics is on cloud nine for the mass production of its Galaxy devices. Somewhere, the reason behind this seems to be the strong sales of the recently launched Galaxy S24 smartphones and lower-tier models in some markets.
The report says that Samsung asked its suppliers of cameras and other components to deliver parts for nearly 50 million phones by the end of the quarter. This hints that Samsung is ramping up production even further than the initial increase mentioned earlier. The boost arrives on the heels of a massive 22% bump in orders in the first quarter, compared to Samsung’s forecasts, for an overall 17% rise in potential sales for the brand in the first half of the year.
The reason behind the massive boost in Samsung’s sales is the generative AI-powered tools housed in the Galaxy S24series and strong sales of lower-cost phones in growing markets such as India. According to Korean supply chain industry officials, Samsung’s upward march may be coming to an end.
However, there is an efficient chance Samsung’s phone success could continue into the second half of the year. It is about to launch its next-generation foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, which could boost the sales percentage of the firm. If both of these foldables match the expectations of fans, they could keep Samsung’s actuation going.
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Samsung Electronics is gearing up to launch three-dimensional (3D) packaging services for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) soon.
The Korean giant is launching a new 3D packaging technology for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) by the end of this year. This mechanism is expected to be used in the next generation of AI chips (HBM4), which will be released in 2025. At the Samsung Foundry Forum 2024 held in San Jose, California, the world’s largest memory chipmaker unveiled its next-generation chip technology roadmaps.
It’s the initial stage for Samsung to release the 3D packaging technology for HBM chips at a public event. Presently, HBM chips are packaged mainly with 2.5D technology. It arrived nearly two weeks after Nvidia co-founder and Chief Executive Jensen Huang unveiled the new-generation architecture of its AI stage Rubin during a speech in Taiwan. HBM4 will likely be embedded in Nvidia’s new Rubin GPU model, expected to hit the market in 2026.
The Korean giant’s latest packaging technology features HBM chips stacked vertically on top of Samsung Advanced Interconnection Technology-D. The brand is also offering a complete service based on turnkey for the 3D packaging of HBM chips. This involves integrating HBMs from their memory division with GPUs made for other brands by their foundry unit. The 3D packaging offers advantages, such as lower power consumption, faster processing, and improved signal quality.
The Korean giant is also looking forward to debuting a unified package for AI accelerators with all the essential components by 2027. This package will also include optical elements for super-fast data transmission. As per the increasing demand for low-power, high-performance chips, HBM is all set to make up 30% of the DRAM market in 2025, up from 21% this year.
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We are in the middle of the month, and Samsung is rolling out this month’s June 2024 security patch for Galaxy S21 smartphones in the European market.
Samsung Galaxy S21 series, which includes three models – Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra, is receiving a new June 2024 security patch in Europe. The brand has already rolled out this update for the Galaxy S21 smartphone in the US on the Verizon network. The update for the European market has arrived with its specific firmware version, as mentioned here –
- Galaxy S21 – G991BXXSBGXED
- Galaxy S21+ – G996BXXSBGXED
- Galaxy S21 Ultra – G998BXXSBGXED
Samsung’s June 2024 security update fixed all the bugs and known issues that were housed in the previous version and were creating some inconvenience while performing a few functions. Since all the bugs were fixed with the update, it will surely enhance the overall system software.
The June 2024 security patch fixes 59 security vulnerabilities to upgrade the security and privacy of the device. It also boosts the overall system performance, security, reliability, and stability of the device to deliver a seamless and flawless performance.
The Galaxy S21 users currently receding in Europe are eligible to download the update. Interested users can easily download the update by just following simple steps – Go to Settings >> Software Update >> Download and install.
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