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Samsung promises even faster and flawless One UI updates
Recently, Samsung announced through a Newsroom post that the Stable One UI 5.0 update started to release for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphones. We saw robust One UI 5 update distribution in 2022, while Samsung promises to make it even faster with perfection.
According to Samsung, it will continue to strengthen cooperation with Google and actively listen to user feedback to continue to update One UI faster and with higher perfection. In the security patch department, Samsung is even faster than Google, while it needs significant improvements in Android adoption.
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Since the Android 13 rollout has already begun for most of the eligible Galaxy devices, we expect, the next Android deployment will start within a short delay from Google Pixels and conclude before changing the calendar year for all compatible devices.
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- “Started updating “Google Android 13″ in about two months”
Samsung said, compared to One UI 4, the One UI 5 drastically reduced the time interval from One UI deployment to application and expanded the scope of the application. It reflects the purpose of providing the latest mobile experience to as many Galaxy users around the world as quickly as possible.
So far, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 3, Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy A73/A53/A33, Galaxy M52/M32 and XCover 6 Pro smartphones have received the Stable One UI 5 update. Don’t forget to check | Download these 4 new apps to take full advantage of One UI 5
Meanwhile, the company promised all previously released foldable phones including Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip series will be updated within the year. Moreover, the Android 13 update will be sequentially pushed to Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Tab S7 and Tab S6 Lite within 2022.
Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S23 FE on October 4, the same day as Google Pixel 8 launch. Ahead of the debut, US pricing of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S23 FE has been revealed.
According to MySmartPrice report, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 FE could come with a price tag of $599 in the US. This would make it $100 more cheaper than the S21 FE, as part of promoting it as the best budget flagship of this year.
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This year’s FE smartphone doensn’t pack the same chipset as the flagship models. Rumors say that the S23 FE will be equipped with Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets, availability country-wise.
Google’s upcoming Pixel 8 handset reportedly starts at $699. Hence, the Galaxy S23 FE’s lower starting price could help Samsung capture those consumers who don’t care too much about camera performance.
Shipments of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 are approximately 10% higher than last year’s models. If 7 million new products and 3 million units of legacy models are shipped this year, the number will reach 10 million units for the first time in history.
According to the info, shipments of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 were found to be 8-10% higher than the shipments of their predecessors. In terms of shipment volume by model, Z Flip 5 accounts for 60-65%, and Z Fold 5 accounts for 30-35%.
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Component partners of Samsung say that the number of parts ordered for the two recent models did not change significantly or decrease slightly compared to expectations.
Earlier, it was expected that the Korean tech giant would order 12 to 13 million units of parts for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 by the end of this year. However, recent reports revealed that there may be a decrease of about 1 million units.
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.