Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3, and Galaxy Watch 4 launch dates revealed?

It was being expected that Samsung would launch the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Watch 4 series, and the Galaxy Buds 2 sometime in August 2021. However, the actual launch date for those devices had remained unknown until today. Max Weinbach has now revealed when Samsung plans to unveil its next-generation foldable phones and smartwatches.

Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Watch 4, and Galaxy Watch Active 4 launch date

According to Max Weinbach’s cryptic tweet, Samsung will launch the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Watch 4, and the Galaxy Watch Active 4 on August 3, 2021. It is most likely that the Galaxy Buds 2 would be launched on the same day.

The company has planned not to launch a Galaxy Note series smartphone this year, so most of Samsung’s smartphone sales in the high-end segment would depend on the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. And maybe that’s why Samsung has decided to launch its next foldable phones at lower prices compared to earlier models.

On 8/3 2 3s will be released with 2 4s as well

— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) June 11, 2021

Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Watch 4, and Galaxy Watch Active 4 specs

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is rumored to feature a 6.7-inch foldable Super AMOLED Infinity-O display and a larger (compared to the Galaxy Z Flip) 1.83-inch Super AMOLED cover display. It might feature a 12MP+12MP dual-camera setup and a 10MP selfie camera. It could come equipped with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage, an IP rating, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C port, a 3,300mAh battery, 15W fast charging, and wireless charging.

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 could have a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O cover display and a 7.5-inch Super AMOLED foldable display. It could have a 10MP selfie camera inside the cover display’s punch-hole-shaped cutout and a 16MP under-display selfie camera below the foldable screen. It could come equipped with the Snapdragon 888 processor, 12GB/16GB RAM, and 256GB internal storage. It could have stereo speakers, an IP rating for dust and water resistance, a side-mounted fingerprint reader, 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C port, and a 4,500mAh battery.

It has already been announced that the next-generation Galaxy smartwatches will run a brand new version of Wear OS that Google and Samsung are jointly developing. They will run One UI software on top of Wear OS and have a 5nm Exynos processor. We can expect other features from the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4, including an accelerometer, a barometer, a gyro, a heart rate monitor, ECG, IP68 rating for dust and water resistance, NFC, and wireless charging.

Galaxy Watch 4 (42mm)

• Model: SM-R880
• Dimensions: Watch: x x mm
  
• Display: 1.2 inch / 30.2 mm Circular Super AMOLED
• CPU:
• Camera:

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Galaxy Z Fold 3

• Model: SM-F926B
• Dimensions: : x x mm
  
• Display: 7.6 inch / mm Dynamic AMOLED 2X
• CPU: Snapdragon 888
• Camera: 12MP

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Galaxy Buds 2 branding confirmed for Samsung’s next truly wireless earphones

Samsung is expected to unveil new truly wireless earphones sometime in August 2021 alongside three new smartphones and two new smartwatches. The earphones will succeed the Galaxy Buds+, and their design and some of their specifications were leaked a few days ago. Now, it has been confirmed that they will be called the Galaxy Buds 2.

The company’s next-generation truly wireless earbuds (SM-R177) were recently found on the Indonesian telecom certification website, and the listing confirms that they will be called the Galaxy Buds 2. The earbuds will feature the same design as that of the Galaxy Buds Pro, and it is being said that they will offer improved audio quality and noise isolation compared to the Galaxy Buds+.

Galaxy Buds 2 specifications

The Galaxy Buds 2 are expected to feature Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity with LE and AAC audio codec. They come in a rounded square case, similar to the Galaxy Buds Live and the Galaxy Buds Pro, which has a USB Type-C port and is compatible with Qi wireless charging. The earbuds have multiple mics on each side and an IR sensor for wear detection and auto music pause. They will be available in at least four colors: black, green, purple, and white.

Each earbud is powered by a 60mAh battery, while the case features a 500mAh battery, so the battery life may not be as good as that of the Galaxy Buds+, which had bigger batteries. Other features that we can expect from the Galaxy Buds 2 include an IP rating for water and sweat resistance, a dual-driver setup, and apps for Android and iOS.

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How to turn off 5G on your Samsung Galaxy phone

Samsung’s 5G smartphone portfolio is growing with every passing quarter, but while 5G phone sales are increasing fast, the 5G infrastructure in many markets is expanding at a much slower rate. If you happen to own a 5G Galaxy phone but you don’t have access to a stable 5G network, you might be considering disabling 5G for the purpose of saving battery life. Or perhaps you believe that 5G can break apart your DNA despite the fact that radio waves are non-ionising, i.e., they lack sufficient energy to cause cellular damage.

Whatever the case may be, you can disable 5G on your Galaxy phone at any moment in just a few simple steps.

How to disable 5G on your Galaxy phone

First, you’ll need to open the Settings app on your Samsung Galaxy phone and access Connections. Next up, go to Mobile networks, tap Network mode, and select any option available in the drop-down menu, aside from 5G/LTE/3G/2G (auto connect).

You’ll preferably want to switch to LTE/3G/2G (auto connect) unless you want to forego 4G as well.

Keep in mind that your phone will automatically turn off 5G when it can’t detect / connect to a 5G network, so it’s not as if the 5G chip inside your Galaxy device will run constantly and consume energy for no good reason. But if you want to prevent your phone from even attempting to find 5G networks, you can simply limit the device to LTE or lower by following the steps above, and you’ll be good to go.

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The Galaxy A70 and A20e have been demoted to biannual security updates

The relentlessness of time guarantees that nothing lasts forever, and this is true for Samsung’s firmware support policy just as much as it is for everything else. Throughout its lifetime, your Galaxy phone will switch from monthly or quarterly updates to biannual security patches before reaching end-of-life. The Galaxy A70 and the Galaxy A20e are not there just yet, but they were recently dragged a couple of rungs down Samsung’s firmware support ladder.

The Galaxy A20e and indeed even the Galaxy A70 were added to Samsung’s quarterly security update schedule at the time of their release back in 2019. And yes, just in case you need a reminder, Galaxy A7x devices never took advantage of monthly security updates but were always added to the quarterly schedule from day one. This is despite the fact that the cheaper Galaxy A5x series usually launches on monthly security updates. But that’s beside the point.

The Galaxy A70 and A20e have been demoted to biannual security patches

The Galaxy A70 and the Galaxy A20e are planned to benefit from at least four years of software support from the time of their release. Both phones were launched in May 2019, which means they were roughly two years old when they got demoted to biannual security patches. Of course, support will continue for at least two more years, but they’ll get fewer updates at a slower pace.

As spotted by our colleagues at Galaxy Club, the Galaxy A20e and the Galaxy A70 are now listed on Samsung’s official security update tracker along with phones such as the Galaxy S8 Lite, the Galaxy Note FE, and a bunch of other Galaxy J and M-branded phones that are starting to show their age.

Other A-branded Samsung phones that were released in 2019 and are listed on the biannual security update schedule are the Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20, Galaxy A30, and Galaxy A60.

Galaxy A70

• Model: SM-A705F
• Dimensions: Bar: 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
  
• Display: 6.7 inch / 170.18 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 675
• Camera: 32MP

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Galaxy A20e

• Model: SM-A202F
• Dimensions: Bar: 147.4 x 69.7 x 8.4 mm
  
• Display: 5.8 inch / 147.32 mm PLS TFT LCD
• CPU: Exynos 7884
• Camera: 13MP

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Is the Samsung Galaxy A51 worth buying in 2021?

The Galaxy A51 was a smashing success shortly after it got introduced in December 2019, becoming Samsung’s best-selling phone in Q1 2020 and registering healthy sales figures throughout the year. But is the Galaxy A51 worth buying in 2021? Not really.

To be precise, it’s worth having a Galaxy A51 if you already own one, as it remains a competent mid-range phone to this day. But buying a brand-new Galaxy A51 right now is another matter, and we wouldn’t advise anyone to purchase it unless they find it on sale at an incredible discount.

This is true regardless of whether you’re eyeing the Galaxy A51 LTE or the 5G model that debuted a few months after the 4G variant. Why? It’s simple. The Galaxy A51 is too expensive, and there are other, newer, and better solutions out there, like the Galaxy A52.

As of this writing, the Galaxy A51 is not in stock at Samsung’s online store in the USA, but once it returns, it will be priced at $399. More importantly, the Galaxy A51 5G is in stock, and surprisingly enough, it costs exactly the same as the Galaxy A52 5G, i.e., $499.

The Galaxy A51 is unofficially out of the game in 2021, unless you can find it at a massive discount

As mentioned before, if you’re a Galaxy A51 owner, then you can definitely squeeze more life out of this device before you’ll have to look for a replacement. But putting money down for the Galaxy A51 in mid-2021 isn’t very wise unless — again — you can find it for around half the original price. Otherwise, we advise you to steer clear of the Galaxy A51 and check for alternatives.

If you’re looking for 5G on a budget, then there are other Galaxy solutions for you out there. Most of them are cheaper, like the Galaxy A42 5G. And if you’re looking for a solid, future-proof mid-range phone, then the Galaxy A52 5G is exactly that. It has better specs, better cameras with OIS, a high refresh rate display, an IP67 dust and water resistance rating, stereo speakers, and a battery with faster charging. Not to mention that the Galaxy A52 was released with a newer version of Android OS, which means it’s going to enjoy better support.

So, to wrap this up, don’t buy the Galaxy A51 LTE / 5G in 2021 unless you can find it for a really low price. It’s just no longer worth a purchase at full price in the wake of so many 2021 Galaxy A phones that boast 5G and high refresh rate displays.

Galaxy A51

• Model: SM-A515F
• Dimensions: Bar: 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm
  
• Display: 6.5 inch / 165.10 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Exynos 9611
• Camera: 48MP

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Galaxy A51 5G

• Model: SM-A516F
• Dimensions: Bar: 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
  
• Display: 6.5 inch / 165.10 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Exynos 980
• Camera: 48MP

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Samsung E&I Lab is reshaping the future around experiences rather than specs

Samsung Electronics announced today that it has created a new division of Samsung Research to help bring the company’s vision of the future to fruition. The main goal of the new Experience and Insight (E&I) Lab is to work with and learn from customers, and to “explore what technologies should do rather than what they could do.”

At the current rate of adoption of smart devices, researchers believe that each person will own 15 connected devices by 2030, and each household will be equipped with roughly 40 smart devices. These new technologies will create “increasingly more sophisticated experiences,” and in many situations, these expansive smart device networks could backfire and “overwhelm users with their complexity.”

Samsung created the new Experience and Insight Lab precisely to tackle this problem and give its R&D division the means to focus on experiences first, rather than focusing on the products themselves and how powerful and/or technically impressive they can be in their own bubble.

Putting human experiences first and developing technologies around them

“We need to remember that […] products are not the experience in and of themselves; they simply help enable that experience,” said Federico Casalegno, Senior Vice President and Head of the Experience and Insight (E&I) Lab.

For example, memories can be recorded with the help of a smart device, but the smart device itself isn’t a key part of said memory and/or the experience. It’s merely a tool rather than the focal point of the human-centric experience. The majority of customers like cameras because they enjoy record keeping and storytelling, and not strictly because of a camera’s technical capabilities.

Samsung’s E&I Lab seeks to promote a new way of thinking based on the idea that customers don’t acquire products or sign up to services based merely on specs and numbers. They choose certain products over others because of the experiences they can enable.

The new team believes that progress comes from the synergy between technological advances and human-centric design, and the Experience and Insight Lab wants to achieve that synergy by combining the research team’s design expertise and new human-centric approach with Samsung’s incredible engineering capabilities.

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Here’s how much the Galaxy M32 could cost in India

The Galaxy M32 will be launched in India soon, going by all the reports and rumors. The smartphone’s images were revealed yesterday, and all of its specifications were leaked before that. So, the only thing that had remained unknown about the device was its pricing, but even that has been leaked via a new report.

According to news agency IANS, the Galaxy M32 will be launched in India later this month, and it could be priced somewhere between INR 15,000 (around $200) and INR 20,000 (around $270). This pricing seems likely as the Galaxy M42 5G is priced at INR 21,999 (around $300). The smartphone could launch in black and blue color variants in India.

Samsung has equipped the Galaxy M32 with a MediaTek Helio G85 processor, 4GB/6GB RAM, 64GB/128GB internal storage, and a microSD card slot (up to 1TB). The 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display on the smartphone has Full HD+ resolution. It has a 20MP selfie camera at the front and a 64MP+8MP+2MP+2MP quad-camera setup at the rear. The 64MP sensor has a wide-angle lens, while the 8MP sensor has an ultrawide lens. The 2MP sensors are used for macro shots and depth sensing, respectively.

The phone will be launched with Android 11 out of the box (with One UI 3.1). It is expected to feature GPS, a dual-SIM card slot, LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It is powered by a massive, 6,000mAh battery and is capable of fast charging at 15W.

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Samsung Pass should borrow this important security feature from iOS 15

Samsung Pass is a password manager that’s built right into a lot of Galaxy smartphones and tablets. It’s quite basic, but it is free and it works well. It can store your user ID and password for various websites and autofill them via a web browser after biometric authentication (face, fingerprint, or iris).

It can even store your addresses, credit card info, and sensitive notes. However, it lacks a feature that is increasingly being used these days. Apple recently debuted the feature with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, and we think that Samsung should borrow and implement it into Samsung Pass.

Samsung Pass is missing a two-factor code generator

With online services increasingly becoming a part of our daily lives, it is important to take additional security measures to secure our accounts from being hacked, and that’s where two-factor authentication (2FA) comes in. Once set up, 2FA becomes an additional security layer during the login process, reducing unwanted access to your online account.

I have enabled 2FA for all of my important online accounts such as Facebook, Google, Instagram, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, and Twitter. Most modern password managers, including 1Password, Dashlane, LastPass, and Remembear have a built-in 2FA code generator feature, but it is missing from Samsung Pass.

Unless Samsung brings a 2FA code generator to Samsung Pass, most people (including me) would never use it. Given Apple’s focus on privacy and security, it had to bring the 2FA generator feature to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 which were unveiled earlier this week. If Samsung Pass gets it, more people could start using it as their primary password manager app.

Additional features that Samsung could bring to Samsung Pass

Some other features that Samsung can bring to Samsung Pass include an option to import passwords from other password managers, a secure password generator, and the ability to share passwords with family members via their own Samsung accounts. Ideally, I would also like Samsung to bring a desktop web browser extension for Samsung Pass, but that isn’t likely to happen anytime soon.

Do you use Samsung Pass regularly? What new features would you like to see in Samsung’s password manager? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Samsung releases June 2021 security update to Galaxy Note 10 Lite

The Galaxy Note 10 Lite is now getting the June 2021 security update. But that’s not the only Samsung smartphone to get a new software update today. The company has released the Android 11 update to the Galaxy A20 and the Galaxy A30s. It also released the June 2021 security update to the Galaxy S10 Lite.

Samsung has started rolling out a new software update to the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in Spain. The latest update bears firmware version N770FXXS7EUE5 and includes the June 2021 security patch. Samsung had mentioned that its latest security patch contains dozens of fixes from Google and 19 fixes from Samsung. These fixes solve the privacy and security-related issues found within Android and inside Samsung’s own software.

We expect that this new firmware will roll out to the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in other markets over the next few days. If you are a Galaxy Note 10 Lite user in Spain, you can check for the latest update by navigating to Settings »  Software update and tapping on Download and install. You can also download the newest firmware from our database and flash it manually.

The Galaxy Note 10 Lite was launched in January 2020 with Android 10-based One UI 2. The smartphone received the Android 11-based One UI 3 update earlier this year and the One UI 3.1 update three months ago.

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