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Samsung Galaxy A34 5G launches in South Korea: Price, Specs and Offers
Samsung officially confirmed the launch of the Galaxy A34 5G in South Korea. The company will release the new smartphone on March 31st to provide more consumers with an innovative mobile experience. Let’s check the phone’s specs, price, and early purchase benefits.
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The ‘Galaxy A34 5G’ features a 6.6- inch Super AMOLED display and supports a refresh rate of 120Hz. Through this, it provides a high sense of immersion when enjoying videos and games as well as viewing content with clear picture quality.
Talking about optics, there are three rear cameras, including a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 5-megapixel close-up camera. For selfies and video calling, the device brings a 13-megapixel front camera inside the Infinity-U cutout.
In contrast, the rear primary camera is equipped with OIS (optical image stabilization) and improved VDIS (video image stabilization) features. Using the Galaxy A34, it’s now possible to take clearer photos and videos even in situations where there is a lot of shaking or movement.
The Galaxy A34 5G supports wired charging of up to 25W and adopts a large-capacity battery of 5,000mAh. Storage is equipped with 128GB, and up to 1TB of microSD card can be added. It also supports IP67-rated waterproof and dustproof.
One UI 5.1
One UI 5.1 comes with an enhanced Photo Editor function to the Galaxy A34. Through the “AI Eraser” features, you can easily remove unwanted subjects in photos as well as shadows and light reflections.
There is also a “Photo Remaster” feature, which automatically corrects old or low-resolution photos, and breaking the limits of what’s epic, the function has been expanded from existing image files to GIF files.
Moreover, the device supports the Samsung Pay app, which enables easy online and offline payments based on NFC (Near Field Communication) and MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) technology.
Besides, the phone also packs a digital home key, mobile driver’s license, movie ticket, and membership card, so you can experience a more convenient and safe digital life, thanks to the enhanced Samsung Pay plus Naver Pay.
Benefits
To mark the launch of the Galaxy A34 5G in South Korea, Samsung provides customers with a 2-month free trial of “YouTube Premium,” a premium video streaming membership, and a 2-month free trial ticket for “Willa Audiobook,” which allows you to listen to the latest bestsellers in audio.
Colors & price
The A34 5G will be available in four colors: Awesome Silver, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Violet, and Awesome Lime. It is released by all three Korean mobile carriers, and carrier-unlocked models are also available for purchase, at a starting price of 499,400 won.
Samsung’s latest foldable phones come with Google Messages by default. The company has now revealed the reason behind this move on Galaxy devices. Samsung says Google Messages replaced Messages to foster RCS adoption.
According to AndroidAuthority, a source explained Samsung’s decision to switch to Google Messages as the default messaging app. The recently released Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 come with Google Messages with RCS enabled by default.
Looks like promoting Google Messages on Galaxy devices will boost RCS adoption. Samsung Messages isn’t already installed on newer phones. However, one’s stopping you from getting it on your Galaxy from the Galaxy Store.
While many apps support the RCS feature, Google Messages offer the best user experience. Making it a default messaging app is an effort to boost the adoption of RCS tech. Apple is also preparing to bring RCS chat functionality to iMessage for iPhones.
What Samsung source said:
- Even if messaging apps follow the RCS standard, the availability may be limited depending on which app the other party uses. That’s why we decided to make Google Messages the common messaging platform, allowing Galaxy users to communicate more freely. This also enables a messaging app to respond to changes of the RCS standard more quickly and efficiently.
Previously, Samsung devices launched in the US came with two messaging apps. This time, the company has removed the Samsung Messages. During the first setup, users are notified that Google Messages is the default messaging application.
Samsung SmartThings gained the international standard ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. The company has officially announced this major development in its global connected living platform.
SmartThings received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security management systems. Certification reiterates that the SmartThings Cloud operates per international standards.
To be certified, a company has to meet the standard across a total of 123 detailed items, including policies for information security, access control for information assets, and incident response.
SmartThings receiving the ISO 27001 certification is the result of our sustained focus on the protection of information in a hyper-connected world with exponentially increasing intelligence.
Seungbum Choi, Executive Vice President and Head of Device Platform Center at Samsung Electronics said “this is just another step in our drive to fortify the platform’s security. We will continue to find new ways to ensure that SmartThings’ personalized services are provided even more safely.”
BSI Prez says that they have recognized that the operation capability and security level of Samsung SmartThings is excellent. It will further boost trust in the SmartThings platform and strengthen business competitiveness.
ISO 27001 is the leading global standard for ISMSs and was established by the International Organization for Standardization. It provides companies with guidance to manage the risks to information assets systematically and achieve information protection goals.
Samsung Health app integrated the Dr.diary (Doctor Diary) glycated hemoglobin feature. The blood sugar management platform announced the launch of its glycated hemoglobin estimation functionality on Samsung’s Health application.
According to ETNews, Dr.diary announced the integration of a glycated hemoglobin level feature in Samsung Health. Galaxy users will now be able to check the estimated glycated hemoglobin level provided by Doctor Diary.
To activate the feature, Health app users will have to permit certain conditions of data in the Blood Sugar service. It is worth noting that glycated hemoglobin is a key figure for diabetes diagnosis, which users will find worth using in the Health app.
Established in 2017, Dr.diary is a blood sugar management platform. It analyzes and predicts the changes in glycated hemoglobin using its own algorithm. Earlier this year, the firm secured a patent for “glycated hemoglobin estimation based on blood sugar data table.”
Song Je-yoon, CEO of Doctor Diary, said, “With our predicted glycated hemoglobin level prediction algorithm being installed in Samsung Health, more people will be able to recognize their glycated hemoglobin level and manage their health more efficiently.”
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a standardized numerical value of the percentage of hemoglobin, such as hemoglobin, which has been glycated by glucose. Glycated hemoglobin reflects the average blood sugar level over the past 2-3 months.
Samsung Health (with Wear OS Galaxy Watch) users can conveniently check their estimated glycated hemoglobin level within the app and use this information to manage their blood sugar levels through diet and exercise.