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Samsung Galaxy S22 Bora Purple editions launching soon
Update, July 13
Samsung will soon launch the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphones in a new Bora Purple color variant. Now, tipster Ronald revealed the Bora Purple-colored renders of the Galaxy S22 model and suggested that all three handsets will get the new color.
Original Story, July 8
Just recently, it was reported that Samsung is going to launch a new Lavendar Purple variant of the Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone, while the color is now officially confirmed to be “Bora Purple.” This colorway of the Galaxy S22 Ultra will be available as an online-exclusive option.
According to the information, Samsung Indonesia will launch new color variants of the Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone including Sky Blue, Red, and Graphite. In addition to these three colors, there will be a fourth option as well i.e. a brand-new purple shade.
On the official Samsung Indonesian webpage, it’s officially revealed that the new Galaxy S22 Ultra exclusive color variants including Bora Purple will launch on the 15th of July. It’s worth mentioning that the vanilla Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus smartphones already have purple shade variants.
Galaxy S22 Ultra
Earlier this year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S22 Ultra flagship smartphone, which practically brings the world’s most powerful camera setup. The company is shipping the Exynos 2200 variants in Europe, while the rest of the world is getting Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip units.
On the back, the device packs a quad-camera system including a massive 108MP ISOCELL lens, which is capable of taking images using up to 100x Space Zoom. On the front, it has a sizzling 40MP selfie camera that can record 4k videos as well… continue reading
By the end of 2023, Samsung Display is likely to supply nearly 70 million units of OLED for the iPhone 15 series to Apple. The company’s OLED volume by model is estimated to be in the low 20 million units for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, 9 to 10 million for Pro, and ~ 30 million for Pro Max.
Among the four iPhone 15 models, the 15 Pro Max OLED estimate, which Apple plans to produce the most, is four times higher for Samsung than for LG Display. Industry watchers say that Samsung Display’s iPhone 15 Pro Max OLED volume is in the mid-20 million units, three times that of LG Display.
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The prevailing view is that LG Display will have 15% more OLED volume than Samsung Display (9 million to early 10 million units). Those who see it differently predict that Samsung Display will secure around 20 million units of 15% OLED, which will be more than LG Display.
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Apple’s Surprising Victory: Takes the Crown in Indian Smartphone Exports, Samsung Drops to Second
For the first time, Apple surpassed Samsung in smartphone export from India. The company shipped 49% of the country’s total 12 million shipments in the second quarter. Samsung, on the other hand, secured 45% of India’s total smartphone shipments in the same period.
Apple clocked a rapid growth in export volumes in the last year by making iPhones through contract manufacturers in India. The Cupertino-based company’s share of exports soared from just 9% of the roughly 8 million smartphones shipped in Q2 2022, to almost half the total smartphone exports in Q2 2023.
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Samsung’s share of export volumes fell from 50% in Q1 2023 to 45% in Q2 2023. This marks a sharp decline from Q2 2022 when the company had a dominating 84% of the export market from India. Meanwhile, exports by other Android brands (Xiaomi, Motorola, Vivo) declined from 10% in Q1 2023, to 6% in Q2 2023.
Google Messages is getting a new look for its voice recorder UI. The microphone icon in the text field will change to a waveform icon, which is different from the voice typing button in Gboard.
Instead of holding down the mic to record, you will now see a panel with a start/stop button and options to cancel, delete, or attach the recording. You will also see a waveform and a timer while recording, and you can play back the recording before sending it.
The voice messages preview will also show a waveform between the play/pause button and the timer, making it more noticeable than the current straight line.
These changes are not widely available yet, but some users have reported seeing them on their phones. These new changes are part of a bigger redesign that Google is working on for Messages, which includes a revamped home screen that is still in beta testing. Google might announce new features soon.
