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Samsung Galaxy A54 and A34 now available in Mexico
Last month, Samsung announced the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34, which are now available for purchase in Mexico. Since its initial unveiling, Samsung is continuously expanding the regional availability of the best mid-range smartphones, adding the Mexican market as the latest.
Price, colors & storage
In Mexico, Samsung listed Galaxy A54 in four colors — White, Graphite, Violet, and Lime at $9,999 MXN for the 126GB version and $11,999 MXN for the 256GB version, at the same time, the A34 is available in four colors —Graphite, Violet, Silver, and Green— at $7,999 MXN.
Promo
While purchasing through Samsung.com/mx or physical Samsung stores, you can take advantage of up to 24 Months Without Interest (24m plan) and save with Galaxy Redemption (trade-in), which not only smartphones but also smartwatch and tablet.
Highlights
Both new mid-range phones beat premium Android flagships when it comes to software updates support. Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34 phones will get four generations of OS and five years of regular security patches.
And talking about their pro-grade features, the list mentions an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support, Vision Booster, brighter screens, always-on display, faster application processors, pleasant color options, nightography, and more.
More on A54 and A34
- First Galaxy A54 update brings camera improvements
- Galaxy A54 DXOMark camera scores revealed
- The A54 Packs 10 Flagship Camera Features, Check Here
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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.
