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Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL camera sensor coming to smartphones next year

Samsung had unveiled the world’s first 200MP smartphone camera sensor—ISOCELL HP1—a few months ago. It was earlier rumored that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will feature a 200MP camera, but that isn’t actually the case. However, that doesn’t mean Samsung’s flagship camera isn’t coming to smartphones from other brands.

According to tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce), Motorola will be the first smartphone brand to use Samsung’s 200MP camera sensor. The company is expected to launch a smartphone with a 200MP camera sometime in the first half of 2022. In the second half of 2022, the ISOCELL HP1 sensor will reportedly feature inside a Xiaomi smartphone. The tipster also mentioned that Samsung will use the 200MP sensor in its own smartphones, but didn’t give any particular launch time frame.

The ISOCELL HP1 is a 1/1.22-inch sensor with a 200MP resolution and a native pixel size of 0.64μm. It supports 2×2 (50MP images with 1.28µm pixels) and 4×4 pixel binning (12.5MP images with 2.65μm pixels) modes for higher light sensitivity in low-light conditions. In bright conditions, it is claimed to offer detailed images with a wide dynamic range and up to 8K 30fps videos. It can even record 4K 120fps videos with a wide field of view.

Some tipsters claim that this 200MP sensor will first be used in a higher mid-range Galaxy smartphone in Samsung’s lineup. In our opinion, the ISOCELL GN2 is Samsung’s best camera sensor. It is a 1/1.12-inch sensor (bigger than the 200MP ISOCELL HP1) with 1.4μm native pixel size. It features Dual Pixel Pro autofocus technology, Staggered HDR, 8K 30fps video recording, and 4K 120fps video recording.

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Samsung sells over a million units of The Frame TV in 2021

Samsung has announced that it has managed to sell over a million units of The Frame TV worldwide in 2021. This is the first time its lifestyle TV sales crossed the million mark within a year. Since The Frame TV’s launch in 2017, the South Korean firm has sold nearly two million units. The company said that there’s massive demand from Europe and North America for its lifestyle TVs.

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for big-screen and premium TVs has risen. Keeping that in mind, Samsung launched more screen size options for its lifestyle TVs, including The Frame. The TV is available in five sizes: 32-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch. In 2020, the South Korean firm introduced the QLED display technology to The Frame, and in 2021, it added the 4K 120Hz feature.

Samsung also allows users to change the look of the TV to match users’ home decor. Users can choose between a flat-style bezel (brown, teak, or white) and a beveled chamfer-style bezel (white or brick red). They can also wall-mount it or set it up on an art gallery-style studio stand. Samsung has also partnered with major art stores, artists, and museums worldwide to offer pieces of art via the Art Store.

Simon Sung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Sales & Marketing Team of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, said, “The Frame is not just a device for watching TV, but a lifestyle product which enhances a space with its design and enriches consumers’ lives with an extensive art collection. We continue to look for ways to strengthen The Frame’s offerings to find innovative ways to satisfy consumers’ evolving needs and desires. We are also always exploring partnerships with new museums, galleries, and artists to offer a much wider range of collections in the Art Store.”

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SamMobile Weekly Giveaway: Get your hands on a Galaxy Fit 2!

With 2021 ending in a little over a month, chances are that you might be thinking about getting in shape for the new year. What could be better than having a Galaxy Fit 2 to help you along the journey?

Our readers have an opportunity to win the Galaxy Fit 2 as part of our latest SamMobile Weekly Giveaway. The Galaxy Fit 2 provides advanced tracking features, it can automatically track five different activities and even provides sleep tracking. The device lasts for up to 15 days on a single charge.

You can follow the steps mentioned in the widget below to submit an entry. All SamMobile readers from across the globe are eligible to participate. The winner will be announced on December 1, 2021.

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Amazon drops Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 980, and 980 Pro SSDs prices

It might be the best time of the year to be looking for a new M.2 NVMe SSD. Amazon now sells a few Samsung M.2 SSD models at varying discounts, allowing customers to save more than 50% on select configurations. The offers cover the Samsung 970 EVO Plus, the 980, and the 980 Pro.

The Samsung 970 EVO Plus with 250GB of storage is now available from Amazon for the starting price of $54.99 after a 21% discount. In addition, the 500GB model now costs $64.99.

If you’re looking for more storage, Amazon now offers discounts of up to 29% on the 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB Samsung 980 SSD models. The 250GB and 500GB variant costs $49.99 and $59.99, respectively, whereas the 1TB variant costs $99.99 instead of $139.99.

Last but not least, the more powerful Samsung 980 Pro SSD has a starting price of $79.99 for the 250GB variant. The 500GB model is available for $109.99, whereas the 1TB and 2TB models are now priced at $184.99 and $379.99, respectively. These deals are valid only for the 980 Pro SSD without a heatsink. The refreshed model featuring a heatsink was released primarily for the PlayStation 5, as the console’s internal design offers limited airflow.

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I wanted to take the Galaxy Z Fold 3 on a trip, but something stopped me

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 doesn’t feel like an experimental device, despite being just the third flagship foldable phone from Samsung. Its price tag of $1800 is impressive, too. In addition to giving you a nice large foldable screen, the Z Fold 3 has pretty much all the ingredients you expect in a top-of-the-line phone from Samsung, including water resistance and S Pen support.

My biggest gripe is that the cameras aren’t the best. The main rear camera is great, and the under-display camera is better than expected for a first-time tech. But the telephoto camera is outdated and can’t match even mid-range phones like the Galaxy A72, let alone the Galaxy S lineup.

Still, as I prepared to travel to another city this week, I looked at the Galaxy Z Fold 3 sitting in my drawer (it’s a review unit from Samsung; I don’t have the kind of money to buy foldables only to keep them in my drawer) and felt like taking it along as my main device. I wasn’t going on a leisure trip, so I thought I’d make do with the limited zooming capabilities of the camera.

But then I realized there’s another issue with this phone that makes it a less-than-ideal travel companion.

It’s the battery life.

Galaxy Z Fold 3 battery life is one of its few weaknesses

If you’ve read our Galaxy Z Fold 3 review, you’ll know that we weren’t impressed by its battery life. Where the original Fold and the Z Fold 2 could easily last a day, the Z Fold 3 can’t and is not nearly as dependable as its predecessors.

The fact that the Z Fold 3 has high refresh rate displays on both the inside and outside is clearly a factor here, but battery life is further impacted by the reduced battery capacity. The Z Fold 3 has a 4,400 mAh battery, 100 mAh less the Fold and the Z Fold 2.

So I decided to stick with my Galaxy S21 Ultra instead of switching to the Z Fold 3. The big screen on the latter can be useful when you’re travelling, but it’s not worth the trade-off in battery endurance. Here’s hoping Samsung addresses this next year… maybe by making a Galaxy Fold XL as I and many others wish for? We’ll have to wait and see!

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Samsung’s leading MEA even though its phones are priced highest on average

The third quarter of the year was quite favorable for Samsung in several regions, including MEA and the Philippines, where the company is leading the charge ahead of its rivals.

The MEA smartphone market had the best Q3 on record. The market grew 1% year-on-year and an impressive 7.5% quarter-on-quarter. Counterpoint Research estimates that a total of 46.5 million smartphones were shipped to MEA in Q3.

Samsung was the most influential smartphone vendor in the MEA region at the end of Q3. The company’s market share declined from 23.1% to 20.5% year-on-year, however, Samsung managed to overcome supply issues and stop its quarterly decline. It recorded an 8% quarter-on-quarter increase in shipments in Q3.

Of note is that the average selling price for smartphones in the MEA region has steadily increased over the past couple of years, and Samsung’s phones saw the steepest climb, from an average price of $192 two years ago to $282 in Q3 2021.

Samsung climbs from 5th to 1st in the Philippines

Samsung was the 4th largest smartphone vendor in the Philippines at the end of the 3rd quarter last year, trailing behind Realme, Vivo, and Oppo. And although the Philippines smartphone market declined 9% year-on-year due to lockdowns and supply chain issues, Samsung was able to increase its market share from 15% in Q3 2020 to 23% a year later and steal the crown from Realme. Xiaomi continues leading online retail with a 31% market share, ahead of Realme and Samsung.

Market watchers believe that Samsung won the podium in the Philippines in Q3 2021 thanks to its low-cost and mid-range phones, such as the Galaxy A12 and the Galaxy A21s, which were “major contributors” to Samsung’s positive results.

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Samsung now offers 40 new bezel color options for The Frame lifestyle TV

The Frame is one of the most stylish smart TVs on the market, next to Samsung’s other lifestyle TVs. The Frame was designed to blend in with its environment, similar to a painting or a framed photo, thanks to its interchangeable frame (bezel). Samsung has now extended the color palette for The Frame’s bezel with the addition of 40 new color options.

Samsung picked the new bezel colors for The Frame in collaboration with interior expert Kate Watson-Smyth. The color palette for The Frame is now richer than ever, giving budding designers plenty of ways to complement or emphasize colors within the surrounding environment.

The new colors are now available exclusively online

Samsung has launched these 40 new colors for The Frame via its dedicated portal. The website went live a couple of months ago, allowing customers in the UK to pick new Premium and Deluxe color options for their Frame bezels.

The same website now hosts the additional 40 colors. The new bezel options start at £129, and they’re available for the entire range, from 32-to-75-inch The Frame models. The new colors should also be available for the 85-inch The Frame — which was introduced earlier this summer in South Korea for $5,800 — but the latter is presently out of stock.

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Samsung’s alleged plans for the foldable market in 2022 extend beyond phones

Samsung Display teased the future of flexible OLED screens with the launch of a new website earlier this week. The portal confirms Samsung’s dedication to exploring new form factors powered by flexible display technology, including slideable and rollable devices. Some of these concepts could become reality next year, at least according to a new rumor that also claims to shed some light on the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4.

The company could announce its first foldable laptop in 2022 — presumably under the name of “Galaxy Book Fold 17″. Laptops are foldable by default, evidently, but Samsung’s futuristic take on the tried and proven form factor will have a single foldable display covering both halves of the device. One half of the foldable display can double as a touch keyboard or morph into other types of controls. The foldable laptop could be announced in early 2022, though its timeline will be affected by Samsung’s foldable display production capacity and remains subject to change.

Furthermore, Samsung is reportedly planning to tease the Slideable Flex form factor in more detail next year. The report doesn’t mention rollable displays, which could mean that Samsung will focus on materializing the slideable form factor first and foremost. Then again, slideable and rollable displays should fundamentally be the same.

The company could unveil a working slideable prototype around the Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 4’s announcement.

Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 4 to have improved hinges and UTG

The rumor suggests that the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 won’t represent a huge departure from the ongoing models, which doesn’t quite line up our expectations, at least as far as the clamshell flagship series is concerned. But reportedly, the sequels will bring meaningful changes to the hinge design and the structure of the foldable screen.

The hinge will have a simplified design which will be cheaper to manufacture, and the foldable display will have improved UTG (Ultra-Thin Glass), which will allow it to bend in a smaller radius. Despite these improvements, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 will reportedly be lighter and thinner than the current generation.

Samsung is leading the foldable display segment and will continue to do so next year. The company will want to introduce this technology to more segments, but keep in mind that leaked details are subject to change.

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[Result] SamMobile Weekly Giveaway: Your chance to win the Galaxy Buds Live!

We’re back with the latest edition of the SamMobile Weekly Giveaway! On offer this week is one of the best Samsung earbuds money can buy. Fortunately, you have a chance to win them for free.

The Galaxy Buds Live happen to be the first wireless earbuds from Samsung to feature Active Noise Cancellation. Their unique design also make them very comfortable to wear for long periods of use. The sound quality is excellent as well, meaning you won’t have any complaints with the Galaxy Buds Live.

Just follow the steps mentioned in the widget below to submit your entry. All SamMobile readers across the globe are eligible for this giveaway. The winner will be announced on November 24, 2021.

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Result: Congratulations to Marcus for winning the Galaxy Buds Live. We’ll send your prize out to you soon.

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Samsung’s high-end soundbards continue to receive praise from experts

Samsung has been the world’s biggest soundbar brand for seven years consecutively, and the company makes soundbars for all price segments. Its high-end soundbars come with Dolby Atmos, additional speakers, high-end wireless connectivity, and amazing sound. Experts around the world are heaping praises for Samsung’s high-end soundbars.

British AV review website AVForums chose three soundbars from Samsung as ‘Best Products Of 2021’. The publication said that the HW-Q950A soundbar with 11.4-channel audio. Dolby Atmos, and DTS:X “provides the most immersive soundbar ever released.” Many other Dolby Atmos home theatre systems in the market have multiple speakers, separate amplifiers, and lots of wires, making the room messy. But the HW-Q950A is a wireless soundbar that keeps the room tidy while offering immersive audio.

The tech publication chose the HW-Q800A as the ‘Best All-Round Soundbar of 2021’ and the HW-S60A as the ‘Best Lifestyle Soundbar of 2021’. Experts from the website also praised Samsung’s Q-Symphony feature that uses TV and soundbar speakers simultaneously for a more immersive audio experience.

Samsung HW-Q950A 11.4.1 Channel Soundbar

American tech website TechRadar and British website Pocket-Lint chose the HW-Q950A as ‘Editor’s Choice’. The folks over at Pocket-Lint gave the soundbar a 5/5 review score and said “Whether it’s a blockbuster movie, your favourite TV show, music or gaming, this commanding performer will put a smile on your face. There’s a host of features that all earn their keep, meaning that aside from a few minor complaints, the HW-Q950A is pretty much perfect. You won’t get better home cinema audio at home unless you go all-out and buy into a complex separates system.”

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Samsung to ramp up OLED production to keep up with rising demand

At this point, it is abundantly clear that Samsung Display is miles ahead of the pack when it comes to manufacturing high-end components for smartphones, tablets, and even laptops. Demand for its products is at an all-time high, as confirmed by its soaring market share. That’s why Samsung Display is planning to ramp up the production of OLED panels.

A new report from Digitimes claims that Samsung Display is in the process of phasing out the production of LCD panels in favour of OLED ones. Interestingly enough, a report from earlier had suggested otherwise. Samsung now wants to offload some of the old LCD manufacturing equipment to OEMs based in China or India, according to a report by The Elec. There is, however, one functional LCD production line at its plant in Asan, South Korea.

The new-found capacity at Samsung’s L7-2 plant in South Korea will now be used to manufacture 6G OLED (1,500 x 1,850mm) panels for small to medium applications, which will presumably include smartphones, wearables, tablets, and laptops. It also plans to set up a new 8.5G OLED (2,200 x 2,500mm) production line for QD-QLED displays, which entered mass production earlier this year. Samsung’s L8 plant will output up to 30,000 panels every month.

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Samsung officially announces $17 billion semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas

Last week, we reported that Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong travelled to the US to zero in the location of its upcoming $17 billion semiconductor chip plant. After dilly-dallying with several locations, Samsung seemed to have settled for Texas, where it already has a chip plant (in Austin). Now, the company has officially announced that it has chosen the city of Taylor, Texas for its new plant.

The information comes via an official announcement on Samsung’s official website. Construction of the plant is expected to kick off sometime in 2022 and the mass-production will commence sometime in 2024.

While it isn’t specified just which process node the plant will employ, Samsung has specified that it will be used to manufacture products for “5G, high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI)” applications, so it could be a 5nm or newer process.

Samsung’s decision to select Taylor was based on multiple factors, including infrastructure, community development, and support from the local government. Samsung promises to create about 2,000 high-tech jobs in the area. That number is expected to increase soon via programs like Samsung Skills Centre.

Kinam Kim, Vice Chairman and CEO, of Samsung Electronics, said, “With greater manufacturing capacity, we will be able to better serve the needs of our customers and contribute to the stability of the global semiconductor supply chain. We are also proud to be bringing more jobs and supporting the training and talent development for local communities, as Samsung celebrates 25 years of semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.”

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Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20 get second One UI 4.0 beta update in the US

Samsung had released the Android 12-based One UI 4.0 beta update to the Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy Note 20 in the US last week. The update introduced dozens of new features and a revamped UI design, but it also introduced a few bugs. Now, the company has released the second One UI 4.0 beta update to fix some of those bugs.

The second beta update comes with the firmware version ending ZUKA. It fixes various bugs, including the ones related to adaptive screen refresh rate, Quick Share icon, and the search function in the stock Messages app. It also fixes bugs related to the company’s Clear View Display Cover. The update is currently available to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy Note 20, and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in the US.

You can check for the new update on your smartphone by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install.

The new beta update might also be released to the Exynos variants of Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 series smartphones in other regions. Samsung might release at least two more One UI 4.0 beta updates to the smartphones before releasing the stable update sometime next month or in early January 2022.

Samsung also released the second version of the stable One UI 4.0 update to the Galaxy S21 series in the US to fix a bug related to the screen’s adaptive refresh rate feature. With the first stable update, the smartphone reverted to a 60Hz refresh rate as soon as the user stopped touching the display, leading to UI stutters.

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