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[UPDATE: US models too] After flagships, Samsung to remove chargers from budget and mid-range smartphones!
Update:
Samsung has now standardized this method, listing that its new budget devices can be shipped without a charging brick on its official retail store in the United States.
Both the Galaxy A13 5G and Galaxy A03 do not have a charger in their respective “whats in the box” of the Samsung Store and the explanation states that the charger will be sold separately.
March 07, 2022
After flagship, more Samsung smartphones can now come in a retail box without a charger. According to a new rumor, the South Korean giant is removing the power brick from the budget and mid-range devices.
A well-known tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore suggested that the European retailers that Samsung’s newly launched budget smartphones will be shipped without the Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 in-box charger.
The Galaxy M23 and Galaxy M33, which are not yet official, do not even have a charging adapter in the box. This is surprising in a way we have never heard before. All of these devices have been the subject of numerous leaks recently, but none of the retail boxes claim to have a missing charger.
After flagship, Samsung to remove chargers from budget and mid-range smartphones
Most notably, Samsung has so far only shipped flagship products without an in-box charging brick. And the budget and mid-range products always come with a bundled power adapter. The smartphone market is becoming more competitive than ever, especially in the lower price segment.
European mobile retailers have confirmed that, all these recently launched and upcoming #Samsung smartphones will not come with the in-box charger 😬 pic.twitter.com/qlrDX2hNfF
— Sudhanshu Ambhore (@Sudhanshu1414) March 5, 2022
So companies are looking for ways to save some cost. In fact, the manufacturers call it stability and this is not wrong. But this is not the only reason. It’s also a lot more about the profit margin.
It looks like the company is now considering removing the charger from its affordable smartphone as well. If the above four Galaxy devices are not found, the Galaxy A33, Galaxy A53, and Galaxy A73 may not be available.
This decision may upset our Samsung or SammyFans, but it’s definitely the way forward. Samsung already knows that most buyers do not consider the lack of an inbox charger to be a deal-breaker when buying a new smartphone.
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In February 2022, Samsung introduced the Galaxy S22 series smartphones. These premium Galaxy devices feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (widely) or Exynos 2200 (Europe) chipsets. In the software department, the lineup is running One UI 5.1 (Android 13), up from pre-installed Android 12 (One UI 4.1).
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On February 1st, the company unveiled the Galaxy S23 series, which runs Android 13-based One UI 5.1 out of the box. Starting February 13, Samsung has begun to release the S23 lineup’s exclusive One UI 5.1 software with its older flagship devices including the S22 series.
Features apart, the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra users are facing different kinds of issues (via PiunikaWeb) with their smartphones such as battery drain, heating and low power efficiency. Users believe that the situation was better before December 2022 patch, which got worse with January 2023 patch.
Among consumers, there are discussions that the battery drain and heating issues are generated on models due to chipset maker differences as well as Samsung Foundry. The Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processors are manufactured by Samsung Foundry.
Due to inefficient processes, the system on the chip gets affected by battery consumption issues due to thermal management. Since consumers in some countries such as India are quite satisfied with their Galaxy S22 phone’s battery, the issue is mainly reported spotted on Exynos models.
During Exynos 2200’s internal testing, Samsung faced critical thermal throttling due to the chipset’s inefficiency and additionally powerful GPU, which forced it to reduce clock speed by 0.61Ghz. To bring the world’s most powerful GPU, Samsung partnered with AMD and used Xclipse GPU in the Exynos 2200.
Due to Exynos’ heating and Foundry’s production efficiency issues, Samsung turned to Qualcomm and decided to ditch its self-developed SoC from the Galaxy S lineup. This year, the Galaxy S23 series uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset manufactured by TSMC, worldwide.
We hope Samsung will soon fix battery draining and heating issues on the Galaxy S22 devices through a firmware update. Since hardware issues can’t be fixed with even hundreds of firmware updates, they could be reduced or optimized with code changes.
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Bugs/Issues Thread: Battery drain, heating, low power efficiency #Samsung #GalaxyS22 @SamsungMobile
Consumers having issues with their S22 can share their concerns/feedback in the comments. 👀— Sammy Fans (@thesammyfans) January 21, 2023
Updated on March 22
Besides battery drain, Galaxy S22 users reportedly facing issues with the phone’s wireless charging function. As per a user, wireless charging makes no progress. (In fact, it runs down on the charging pad!) Source
Mar. 19
After the One UI 5.0, Galaxy S22 users received One UI 5.1 and the March 2023 security patch. Meanwhile, the excessive battery drain issue still persists on some units powered by the Exynos processor.
S22 Battery lasts barely 4 hours of combined usage, leaving me constantly tethered to a charger or mobile battery pack. I’ve tried various remedies I can find online but to no avail. Source
Mar. 15
Due to bad battery life, some Galaxy S22 Ultra users are wondering to upgrade to the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is setting new records in efficiency. Meanwhile, it’s bad to hear that the company has not yet completely fixed the battery draining issue on the S22 series.
Are my apps that power hungry ? To where I can’t even get 3 hours of SOT, without having to charge. ABSOLUTELY love the phone but considering upgrading to s23 ultra just because of the battery upgrade. Which I can’t even say it’s worth paying the extra 5-600 dollars for that. from S22Ultra
Mar. 11
Samsung started rolling out March 2023 security update to the Galaxy S22 series. And we have noted different feedback from consumers, with some users having better battery efficiency, while some are still complaining about the drainage issue.
Mar. 4
Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos) users continue to report (1, 2) battery drain issues on their smartphones. Hopefully, the March 2023 security update will bring improvements to battery efficiency as part of fixing the issue.
Feb. 23
After upgrading to the One UI 5.1 software, some Galaxy S22 smartphone users are still facing battery draining and low power efficiency issues. Not only the screen on time, but the battery is also getting more consumed while the screen is off, or not in use.
Feb. 14
Reports suggest that the One UI 5.1 update has not fixed Galaxy S22’s battery-draining problems.
Feb. 13
Samsung pushed the major One UI 5.1 update for several Galaxy devices including the S22 series. It’s now expanding to both Exynos and Snapdragon models, worldwide. Hopefully, the One UI 5.1 update will resolve the battery draining and low power efficiency problems.
Feb. 7
Concerns like abnormal battery drain and low power efficiency continue to emerge (1, 2, 3, 4) on the Galaxy S22 series devices. The company has recently pushed the February patch for select Galaxy models, and we hope, it could fix the battery and heating problems.
I have had the Galaxy S22 (Exynos) for almost a year now and my experience has not been completely satisfactory The battery gives me between 2-3 hours of SOT, and the device’s performance has been quite poor. There are frequent lags, the phone gets very hot, and if l’m playing a game (not a heavy game, for example Brawl Stars) while listening to music with the Galaxy Buds Pro, the music cuts out and the experience ends up being very bad. Does anyone else have this problem? Do you think that if a go to the technical service they can give me a solution?
Feb. 5
Two more Galaxy S22 smartphone users reported having battery drain and overheating issues. According to the first affected user, their S22 heats up in general usage (such as WhatsApp, Twitter), however, the device is already delivering bad battery efficiency.
Second user said that they have fully charged the smartphone and the battery drained by 13% without any usage in the meantime. The user speculates that the Always on Display feature is eating battery heavily, however, there seems a software issue.
Jan. 31
A Galaxy S22 smartphone user said on Reddit that Samsung’s authorized service center can just factory reset the device and recommends waiting for a few days since the battery health is good. It looks like processor issues and buggy software is causing the battery drain and overheating issues.
Jan. 30
Samsung released the 2nd January 2023 firmware update Galaxy S22 series in certain regions but the battery drain and overheating issues continue to emerge. Meanwhile, there are different kinds of workarounds, which has the latest entry of turning off “Adaptive Battery” feature.
- Open System Settings >> Battery >> Adaptive preferences >> Turn on “Adaptive Battery”
Jan. 28
A Reddit user @lazykryptonian said that the Galaxy S22’s overheating issue is caused because of the chipset’s design and Samsung foundry problems. Further, they added that “Some are much better than others but there’s no control over getting a decent one vs bad.”
Jan. 27
A Galaxy S22 Ultra user claimed that after restricting background activities of unused apps, the battery consumption is greatly reduced. As per the user, the battery consumption before restricting activities was 10% per hour, which is now 2% per hour. You can also try it as a temporary fix.
Jan. 25
Samsung provides you with tips that will show you how to get the best out of your battery in everyday usage and how to look after your battery. The tips are as follows:
- > Reduce display brightness level
- > Close, disable, or uninstall unused Apps
- > Turn off Always On Display (AOD) or set a schedule
- > Toggle off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when not in use
- > Turn on Power saving mode
- > Check your device Signal bars
Jan. 24
Some users reported having overheating issues during video calls, as well as on WhatsApp video calls. And amid battery drain controversy, a Galaxy S22 Ultra user said that his phone’s brightness was fading day by day, which could be because of abnormal battery drain.
Jan. 23
Issues like abnormal battery drain and overheating continue to emerge on the Galaxy S22 series devices, with Exynos models being most affected. Consumers complained that the January patch destroyed battery performance and generated heating issues, even in normal usage.
In the era of user-created content, camera capabilities on a smartphone are everything. Everyone wants to see your epic moments on different kinds of social channels. At Samsung, stunning camera capabilities not only come with the flagship phone, and the Galaxy A14 is a recent example.
“Capturing truly great content is 50% skill, 50% luck, and 100% camera!”
Whether you dream of having a gazillion followers on your channel someday, or you’re a private collector of wonderful memories, camera quality is pretty high on your priority list when it comes to buying your next smartphone.
Selfie x Wefie
In a time where selfie photos and videos are trending, the Galaxy A14 sports a 13MP Front Camera for a huge leap in selfie quality compared to its predecessor. With a 1.6x higher resolution than the previous model, you can put your best face forward.
Stunning rear camera
At the back of the Galaxy A14, you’ve got the powerful 50MP main camera, which brings every detail to life in the highest resolution on your phone.
Each shot is a masterpiece with incredible details, and you can zoom in on something you want to highlight, then crop it without losing picture quality.
So, at your next lecture, if you’re sitting way at the back of the class and can’t see a thing on the screen, just whip out your phone, and boom, the lesson will become so much clearer.
Wide and Macro
You can easily switch to your Galaxy A14’s 5MP Ultra Wide Camera for wide and ultra-wide landscapes. Your panoramic portrait or video of the entire stage will ensure nobody and nothing gets left out, not even the curtains.
The Ultra Wide Camera is also the perfect mode for your travel content when you want to show the sprawling scenery. Plus, with so much space, you can play around with stickers and captions to make your content more fun.
As for the introspective among you who love seeing the world up close and personal, your secret weapon is the 2MP Macro Camera. You can capture the tiniest detail like your eyes or the wings of a butterfly and the petals of a flower.
This aesthetic is not only great to showcase the beauty of nature around you, but it’s also ideal for tutorials, make-up, art, cooking, even miniature cooking, and more.
On March 15, Samsung launched the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34 smartphones. Samsung introduces best-in-class camera features with the new Galaxy A54 5G, for the first time in the Galaxy A series. Let’s check which pro-grade camera features the new phone equips.
- Nightography
- Auto Night
- Enhanced Imaging
- Improved OIS
- Upgraded VDIS
- Auto Framing
- Precise Focusing
- AI Image Enhancer
- Photo and GIF Remaster
- Object Eraser
Samsung Galaxy A54 Camera Features
For the first time ever, the company brings a best-in-class Nightography [1] feature to the new Galaxy A54 5G. Say good riddance to noisy and blurry nighttime shots because the 56% wider pixel size on the camera allows you to capture vivid and clear photos and videos in low light conditions.
Meanwhile, the Auto Night [2] feature on both the Galaxy A54 5G automatically transitions to ‘night mode’ by measuring the amount of light around the object. Go camera cray awe-night long and relive the wild parties with Galaxy.
The upgraded Enhanced Imaging [3] feature unlocks blurless night photos and steady, crisp videos. The 1.6x wider OIS [4] mechanically moves the image sensor in response to any shaking detected. VDIS [5] is upgraded to 833Hz, which digitally reduces the level of blurring or distortion in videos caused by unsteady movements.
Furthermore, the device features Auto Framing [6] that automatically adjusts the angle of view and zooms in on up to five people when you’re recording a video. It also offers Precise Focusing [7], which shoots sharp low-light shots and films with 100% All-pixel AF that quickly finds the focus.
Turn any photo and video from drab to fab with the AI Image Enhancer [8] on the Galaxy A54. The enhanced Photo and GIF Remaster [9] makes magic with an improved image detector with a new engine optimised for low light, HDR, noise, and more.
The newly added GIF Remaster reduces the noise level for clearer GIF quality. Work the enhanced Object Eraser [10] to remove unwanted shadows, reflection, and photobombers with improved segmentation and inpainting performance.
Flagship features at affordable price
Photos and videos capture memories, emotions, and stories that you can relive over and over. Little things you do day-to-day are worth documenting, like catching up with old friends, family game night, a typical day at work, your OOTD, or that TikTok dance challenge.
In a sea of aesthetically perfect Instagram feeds, you need to raise the stakes and create content that will make them go, Awesome! And now, the flagship-like camera capabilities you’ve always been dreaming of comes to the all-new Galaxy A54 5G smartphone.
Last but not least, the new A series phones also offer seamless sharing with Quick Share and One Drive so you can keep on editing photos and videos anywhere. The Galaxy A54 is your gateway to premium experiences, with awesome Galaxy flagship features that you’ll absolutely love.
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