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Reliable sources reveal Samsung’s waterdrop hinge and more about Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5
This year’s Samsung foldable phones could come with a new hinge design to lessen the crease visibility. Two trusted sources reveal crucial information about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 including waterdrop hinge, IPX8 rating, and no roll of BOE panels.
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According to tipster IceUniverse, Samsung will use the new waterdrop hinge design in its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 foldable phones. Similar to their predecessors, both will feature an IPX8 rating for water resistance, while there’s no upgrade on the dust resistance feature.
By using the new hinges, the South Korean tech giant will introduce its next-gen foldable phones with a slimmer form factor and less visible crease on the screen. This teardrop hinge design will help phones lessen the gap where the screen folds (center point).
In the recent past, it was rumored that Samsung will be buying screen panels from BOE to maintain the cost of foldables. However, the display search analyst revealed that there will not be any roll of BOE Display in Samsung foldables and Samsung Display will continue to supply its next-gen panels.
At CES 2023, the company showcased a prototype device featuring the waterdrop hinge design, which could be commercialized with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5. From the original Galaxy Fold to the latest Galaxy Z Fold 4, Samsung used the U-shaped hinge, which makes the smartphone comparatively thick.
Talking about the S Pen slot, Samsung fans’ dream may remain a dream this year as well. Due to changes in thickness and increased cost, the company has altered its plan to bring the S Pen compartment to the Galaxy Z Fold 5. Hence, you may have to carry the stylus as an additional accessory with Fold 5.
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Additional Input:
Ross Young shared the advantages of waterdrop hinge design via BOE doc:
- Less visible seam due to less waviness/change in thickness, slower slope, 57% less strain, 66% less waviness after folding to fatigue.
- Consumes 51% less space
- 0.3mm thinner
- Smaller brightness and color deviations.
Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 devices in late July in South Korea. Since foldable phones are not as popular as regular ones, Samsung fans are eager to know about the Galaxy S24 series, specifically the camera capabilities of Ultra.
Yesterday, a reliable blog disclosed that the company is considering replacing the 3x optical zoom camera sensor with a new 5x solution. However, the latest input (via @Tech_Reve) suggests that Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will copy the S23 Ultra’s camera configuration, but with a slightly upgraded 10x.
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According to the information, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra would not be equipped with a 5x telephoto camera. Meanwhile, the device uses the same 3x telephoto camera as its predecessor. The only camera upgrade is the 10x zoom sensor, which undergoes minor improvements.
It’s worth mentioning that the South Korean tech giant first debuted its dual Telephoto strategy with the Galaxy S21 Ultra. It brought the same camera configuration three times in a row, and the latest rumor claims that it will be the same next year as well.
In the past, a tipster revealed that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will have only three camera sensors, citing Samsung’s plan to abandon the 3x Telephoto in favor of a new sensor capable of variable zoom. The same source later claimed that the company has canceled the variable zoom camera plan.
The Galaxy S24 Ultra does not feature a 5x telephoto camera. It uses the same 3x telephoto camera as its predecessor.
The only camera upgrade is the 10x zoom sensor, which undergoes minor improvements.
And also, The variable 3x to 10x telephoto camera has been canceled. pic.twitter.com/PswkkNJbRK— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) June 2, 2023
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This year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 series with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy processor. Since Samsung went Snapdragon exclusive this year and looks like it still has Galaxy S23 Ultra in the works, which is equipped with Exynos 2300 chipset.
A few days back, a mysterious Samsung smartphone carrying model number SM-S919O was spotted on Geekbench. Reports emerged that it is the upcoming Galaxy S23 FE smartphone, which uses the unreleased Exynos 2300 processor under the hood.
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Meanwhile, reliable Samsung source @UniverseIce now says that there are speculations that the recently tested SM-S919O device is speculated to be a Galaxy S23 Ultra, powered by Exynos 2300. Well, the company would not release this phone, while it might be internally kept for testing purposes.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy processor is the biggest selling point of the newly released Galaxy S23 series. It’s the first time when the South Korean tech giant is shipping a Galaxy S flagship equipped with Qualcomm’s powerful processor, which always defeated Exynos.
Samsung’s mid-range phones are getting benefited of its 2022’s software updates policy. Now, it looks like the Galaxy F54 5G would be the next Samsung phone and the first in the F lineup to support four Android and five years of software updates.
Tipster YogeshBrar revealed that it’s most likely that Samsung Galaxy F54 5G will support five years of software updates and four major Android OS versions. The source further added that the One UI could be full-fledged rather than the One UI Core version.
Notably, the Galaxy F54 5G is following the same path as the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy M54 smartphones. Design-wise, it looks like a sibling of both before-mentioned devices, while the specifications difference makes it a tweaked version with affordability.
As the new F series phone is pre-installed with Android 13-based One UI 5.1, four OS upgrades promise will keep it feature-loaded until Android 17. The F54 is scheduled for June 2023 launch in India, ensuring security patches until June 2028.
It’s worth mentioning that the Galaxy A24 is the cheapest smartphone in the Android world, which brings support for 4 major OS upgrades and five years of security patches. It’s expected that the company will further extend its software policy for flagship models next year.
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