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Samsung challenges Apple by launching the Galaxy S22 in Apple World ‘Japan’
Recently, Samsung has targeted the Japanese smartphone market with the ‘Galaxy S22‘. As Apple captures almost half of the Japanese smartphone market, the focus is on whether the company can overcome Apple’s hurdle and achieve box office success.
According to industry recent info, Samsung Electronics will release the Galaxy S22 series in Japan on the 11th and 21st. Earlier to its launch, Samsung hosted a new product event and Galaxy Mobile Japan unveiled the Galaxy S22 series on the 7th via YouTube.
In the Japanese market, the Galaxy S22 Plus model has been dropped. There are only two models, the Galaxy S22 basic model, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Also, instead of the ‘Samsung’ logo in English, the product has ‘Galaxy’ engraved on the back.
Also, the entry-level model Galaxy M23 and tablet Galaxy S8 Plus will be introduced in the Japanese market. This is Samsung’s first release of the Galaxy M series in Japan and is being read as a strategy to integrate its penetration into the medium to the low-end smartphone market.
In the Japanese smartphone market, Apple has a large share, so other manufacturers can not easily expand their sales, hence it is sometimes called ‘Apple World’.
According to market research firm MM Research, Apple continued to lead the Japanese smartphone market with a 45% market share in the first half of last year. It is followed by Sony (10.7%), Sharp (10.4%), Samsung (10.1%), and Oppo (6.2%).
As the industry expects the iPhone market share to grow further this year, there are also observations that the Samsung market share may fall to the single-digit level again.
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Samsung’s April 2024 update is reportedly bricking Galaxy Z Fold 3. A user reported on the Korean version of Samsung’s community that this smartphone was stuck in recovery mode after triggering the installation of the F926NKSU2HXD2 firmware.
The problem seems limited as I haven’t found many reports regarding the same. At the same time, the comments section of the source post also lacks similar feedback from consumers. Still, I recommend you not to install the HXD2 firmware on your Galaxy.
Samsung has recently launched Samsung Wallet in its home ground. We’ve seen a heavy number of Samsung Pay users switching to Wallet for advanced payments and mobile ID features. Notably, the firmware update also brought Samsung Wallet Mobile ID integration for the Fold 3.
Apart from the Wallet upgrade, the firmware brings the April 2024 security patch. Samsung may have also released HXD2 to the Galaxy Z Flip 3 in South Korea. The same firmware was started rolling out to the Galaxy Z Flip 4, however, there are no reports from consumers in the community.
While the smartphone is stuck in recovery mode, the only way left is to wipe the data. Wiping data will lead the user to lose access to all the personal data that was not backed up. Also, there will be a lot of hurdles after manually resetting the device such as logging in via the trusted device.
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Samsung's April 2024 update bricking Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G in South Korea ‼ ‼
– Suspected SW: F926NKSU2HXD2
After installing, the user's phone stuck into recovery mode.
Rebooting through volume/power keys doesn't work, infinite loop⁉#Samsung #GalaxyZFold3 #OneUI6 pic.twitter.com/DLJpXZQxXe
— Yash Rathore (@YashRathoreX) April 19, 2024
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The US variant of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 will be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. There were reports that Samsung may expand the Exynos chipset to its foldable lineup, which doesn’t seem to be happening, at least in the United States.
Recently, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 US variant was spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon chip. It isn’t surprising as the company is following its conventional chipset strategy. We expect that it will be the same chipset used in the Galaxy S24 Ultra, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy.
The Flip 6 smartphone scored 15084 points on Geekbench’s GPU test. Due to its foldable form factor, the device may miss a Galaxy S24-like larger cooling technology. Still, its impressive 15000+ points in the GPU test indicates that Samsung has greatly optimized the software.
The company still has three months remaining in the launch event. More performance improvements will likely be achieved before the Unpacked. The South Korean tech giant will likely unveil the next-gen foldable phones in mid-July.
This year, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra would join the standard Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. In addition, an affordable variant of Fan Edition branding is also in development. However, the cheaper foldable would miss some pro-grade specs to maintain the price.
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Samsung Galaxy M35 5G is confirmed to feature Bluetooth 5.3 technology. The phone has recently surfaced on Samsung India’s support website, hinting at imminent launch. Rapid developments indicate that the device will soon be released in the Indian market.
As spotted by MySmartPrice, the Samsung Galaxy M35 5G appeared on the Bluetooth SIG certification site. The database revealed that Samsung’s next M series phone carries model number SM-M356B_DS and supports Bluetooth 5.3.
Samsung recently launched the Galaxy A35 5G in the US, following the Global debut last month. The phone costs $400, while the upcoming Galaxy M35 5G will introduce identical design and specs at a lower price in select markets including India.
Previous reports reveal that the Galaxy M35 5G packs a 6000mAh battery with 25W charging support. The phone could be powered by an Exynos 1380 SoC paired with at least 6GB of RAM. It’s confirmed that the One UI 6.1 with Android 14 will come pre-loaded with it.
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