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Galaxy S23 series’s European units Color, RAM, and Storage option leaked
The wait for Samsung’s upcoming flagship Galaxy S23 is about to end soon if the rumors are turned out to be true. Reportedly, the company will hold an Unpacked Event for its magnificent launch, which is expected in the first week of February, probably on February 1st, 2023. Notably, as usual, the series will get three device models- Vanilla, Plus, and Ultra. All these three devices will be booted with Android 13 with One UI 5.1 on top of it. Let’s take a brief look at its specifications.
Meanwhile, there is no specification revealed about this series from the company’s end, but we got a lot of rumors, renders, and leaks through various tipsters and benchmarking databases. Recently, we received some information regarding the series devices’ color, RAM, and storage variants for the European region. Before landing our eyes on the region-specific variant’s specifications, let’s take a brief look at the overall attributes of the Galaxy S23 series.
Galaxy S23: How much to expect from this flagship?
- Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
- 6.8-inches AMOLED LTPO Display with 120Hz refresh rate.
- 5000 mAh battery with 25W wired and 15W wireless charging.
- Four camera configuration- 200MP (only for Ultra device)+12MP+10MP(3x)+10MP.
- A 40 MP selfie camera.
- Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
- Android 13+One UI 5.1.
- S Pen.
- Astrophotography.
- Satellite Connectivity (expected)
- Qualcomm’s in-display fingerprint scanner- 3D Sonic Max scanner (expected).
RAM, Storage, and color variants of Galaxy S23 series (European region)
Samsung always releases various variants for its flagship members based on the device’s color, Storage, or RAM, as per the needs of their users. Those device variants contain slightly different specifications in different regions. In that manner, we have received information about its multiple variants, which are expected to be launched in European regional countries. As per the report of DealNTech, the Galaxy S23 series devices will get multiple variants, whose information is given below.
Color Choices for Galaxy S23
- Phantom Black
- Botanic Green
- Misty Lilac
- and Cotton Flower
Note bane, out of these four colors, the Botanic Green shade is expected to be the signature color of the Galaxy S23 Ultra device, and Misty Lilac to be Galaxy S23 Plus’ signature shade.
Galaxy S23 Variants: Based on RAM and Storage
For Vanilla model of Galaxy S23 series (Galaxy S23)-
- 8GB RAM+128GB Storage
- 8GB RAM+256GB Storage
For Plus model of Galaxy S23 series (Galaxy S23+)-
- 8GB RAM+256GB Storage
- 8GB RAM+512GB Storage
For Ultra model of Galaxy S23 series (Galaxy S23 Ultra)-
- 8GB RAM+256GB Storage
- 12GB RAM+512GB Storage
Previously, some reports had been found which suggested that 256GB Internal Storage is the minimum storage option for the upcoming flagship, and it will not get any 128GB Storage variants. Still, DealNTech’s report makes a different statement. Storage variants may differ for multiple regions, but the exact information will only be unwrapped with its official launch.
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.