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Samsung Galaxy A73 with 120Hz display, 108MP camera, 4 Android upgrades launched

On March 17, Samsung officially launched two new mid-range smartphones – Galaxy A33 and Galaxy A53. At the same event, the tech giant also announced an upper-mid-range phone – Galaxy A73 with some additional tweaks.
The company did not highlight the Galaxy A73 much, thus, the device went mostly unnoticed. Now Samsung has silently launched the Galaxy A73 smartphones. However, the price of the devices is yet to be revealed, it’s costlier than the other two Galaxy A series phones.
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Samsung Galaxy A73 Specifications:
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G displays a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O screen that supports a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor, paired with 6GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8G RAM + 256GB storage.
Further, the Galaxy A73 is the first and the only mid-range phone that equips a 108MP OIS primary camera. Other than this, it has a 12MP ultra-wide camera, a 5MP macro camera, and a 5MP depth sensor, as well as a 32MP front camera.
Moreover, the device features a large 5000mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging. Aside from this, it also has IP67 water- and dust resistance ratings that should make the phone survive in up to 1 meter of freshwater for up to 30 minutes.
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Other than these, the device comes pre-installed with an Android 12-based One UI 4.1 software system and a promise of getting four major Android updates as well as five years of security patch updates.
Samsung Galaxy A73 Availability:
Samsung Galaxy A73 comes in four colors including Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Peach, and Awesome Blue. Its price is currently unknown and it will be available to purchase in select regions from April 22, 2022.
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Samsung Gears Up for Early Release of Galaxy S24 Series to Challenge Apple’s iPhone 15

Samsung is expected to start parts production for the Galaxy S24 series next month. This year’s Galaxy S lineup launched in February, while the S24 series may unveil about a month earlier.
According to Korean media, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series will be released early next year. The company will be starting to produce parts in the middle of next month, with the official launch taking place in January.
The report suggests that the early launch of the Galaxy S24 series is in response to Apple’s iPhone 15 series, which continues to see strong demand despite market concerns internationally.
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Galaxy S23 Ultra GPU is better than iPhone 15 Pro Max

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro series is the first to debut 3nm smartphone chipset. Meanwhile, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra, equipped with a 4nm-based Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip has a better GPU compared to Apple’s new iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Galaxy S23 Ultra performs much better than iPhone 15 Pro Max in the 3DMark Wildlife Extreme test. The former starts at 3,886 points in the first run and drops to 2,794 points in the 20th run. Meanwhile, iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at 3,608 points in the first run and drops to 2,843 points in just the 2nd run.
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The image shows that the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s GPU performance dropped by 22% after just one run of the test. On the flip side, the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s GPU performance dropped by 28% after 20 runs of the graphics test. This gradual decline ensures users won’t notice a sudden drop in performance during gaming.
Samsung will release the Galaxy S24 series next year, which will use Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy processor. It’s reported that select countries will get Exynos 2400 in their S24 and S24 Plus, while the S24 Ultra will solely use Snapdragon processor.
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Be Gentle: Apple’s Titanium iPhone 15 Pro Max cracks within 5 seconds

Famous YouTuber, JerryRigEverything, posted his new durability test video on Apple’s latest iPhone. Despite titanium build and durability claims by Apple, the iPhone 15 Pro Max back glass immediately cracked in less than 5 seconds with minimal pressure applied.
The iPhone 6 Plus was the last Apple iPhone, which failed the durability test. The latest durability test video raises concerns that something is wrong with Apple’s latest iPhone 15 Pro Max as its back glass cracked within 5 seconds, even with the least force applied.
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This year, Apple used the Aerospace-grade Titanium for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Meanwhile, JerryRigEverything’s iPhone 15 Pro Max durability test video reveals that it’s not as durable as the marketing would lead buyers to believe.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown by JerryRigEverything (Video)
The crack happened immediately at the back of the device whereby the back glass is shown to be completely cracked with glass coming out. However, the device passes the scratch test, with the Ceramic Shield glass starts scratching at Level 6 with deeper grooves on Level 7 on the Mohs scale of durability.