Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Smart Clear View Cover has an antimicrobial coating

Both the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra have been extensively leaked over the past few days, with specs sheets and renders leaving very little to the imagination. But now we got our first look at one of the optional accessories Samsung will be selling along with the new S Pen series, namely the Smart Clear View Cover cases.

The photo below depicting the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Smart Clear View Cover case was passed along on Twitter by @rquandt. It reveals tree flavors of the same design, matching the Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze, and Mystic White color options expected to be offered by the flagship phone itself.

Samsung’s new Antimicrobial Coating is put into practice

Samsung had filed a trademark earlier in July for an Antimicrobial Coating (via LetsGoDigital), and it now looks like the company is bringing this to the market. Although the Galaxy Note 20 Smart Clear View Cover cases look very similar to the Galaxy Note 10 cases bearing the same name, the packaging for the latest accessory has a new logo accompanied by the Antimicrobial Coating ‘brand.’

It’s unclear whether this special coating added to the new Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Clear View Cover cases provides any beneficial effect in fighting viruses like COVID-19. To be precise, certain antimicrobial coatings have been proven by the University of Arizona to keep the novel coronavirus strain at bay, but it’s not entirely clear what type of coating Samsung is using here.

Nevertheless, Samsung has been fighting the spread of COVID-19 in various ways and even released a new product – the UV Sterilizer with wireless charging – for the purpose of keeping your smartphone disinfected. With that in mind, we’re hoping to learn more about the effects of this antimicrobial coating at Galaxy Unpacked 2020.

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Samsung’s own app confirms the Galaxy Buds Live and its features

As if a detailed leak wasn’t enough, Samsung’s own app has now confirmed details about the company’s upcoming wireless earbuds. The Galaxy Buds companion app for iOS and the Galaxy Buds Live Plugin for Android has gone live with screenshots that confirm core details about the Galaxy Buds Live.

Aside from the completely new design, the Galaxy Buds Live brings a feature that many have long been waiting for. Active Noise Cancellation finally comes to Samsung’s wireless earbuds, as confirmed by the company’s own app.

Galaxy Buds Live is looking like a very robust product

Since the design is so fundamentally different compared to the Galaxy Buds+, the app also has a short guide that teaches the user how to properly wear the earbuds. The case has a touch sensor that can perform a variety of tasks in response to your taps like volume control, audio playback control and more.

By default, touching and holding down on either earbud will enable active noise cancellation. Additionally supported gestures include touch and hold for pairing, single, double and triple tap.

Going by what we know so far, the Galaxy Buds Live will also offer an improved audio experience and the larger battery will allow for more listening time. A price tag has not yet been confirmed but expect them to carry a slight premium over the Galaxy Buds+ that cost $149.99.

Samsung is likely going to unveil the Galaxy Buds Live on August 5 alongside the Galaxy Note 20 series and the Galaxy Z Fold 2.

This is how you will have to put in your Samsung Galaxy Buds Live (or BEANS).

From the Buds Live APK.#Samsung #GalaxyBudsLive pic.twitter.com/NKREpg8ojx

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) July 24, 2020

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Business as usual: Both Galaxy Note 20 models to ship with 25W chargers

Another nugget of information regarding the Galaxy Note 20 series has dropped, and it concerns the fast chargers included in the phones’ retail boxes. It’s probably not going to come off as a surprise but both the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will reportedly ship with 25W fast chargers in the box, according to @rquandt on Twitter.

Similar to last year’s Galaxy Note 10, the Galaxy Note 20 battery is expected to cap out at 25W fast charging, whereas the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s battery will benefit from 45W fast charging capabilities. However, both smartphone models will ship with Samsung’s 25W charger, and prospective Galaxy Note 20 Ultra buyers who may want to squeeze every advantage out of the flagship’s battery will have to buy the 45W charger separately.

Why is Samsung seemingly limiting the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra?

There are good explanations as to why Samsung may not be shipping its 45W charger along with the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. To begin with, the advantages offered by the 45W charger aren’t necessarily going to be a game changer. Early comparison between the charging speeds of the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ have shown this before, but then again, the difference in battery capacity between the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra might be smaller, so the end results will not be the same.

Nevertheless, you could also argue that including a 45W fast charger in the Galaxy Note 20’s retail box would increase the phone’s retail price, and it’s better for customers to get the 25W fast charger for a lower price tag and be given the option to upgrade if they feel it’s necessary.

Finally, Samsung’s 45W fast charger is actually a bit on the large side, or at the very least, it has a considerably larger footprint compared to the 25W fast charger. As a result, Samsung might simply want to avoid enlarging the Galaxy Note 20’s retail box purely from the logistics point of view. Whatever the case may be, it’s business as usual in Samsung’s camp and we don’t believe that too many people were expecting a 45W fast charger to be included alongside the top-tier Galaxy Note 20 Ultra model.

Galaxy Note 20

• Model: SM-N980F
• Dimensions: Bar: x x mm
  
• Display: 6.7 inch / 170.18 mm Dynamic AMOLED 2X
• CPU: Exynos 990
• Camera: 12MP

More specifications

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

• Model: SM-N985F
• Dimensions: Bar: 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
  
• Display: 6.9 inch / 175.26 mm Dynamic AMOLED 2X
• CPU: Exynos 990
• Camera: 12MP

More specifications

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Detailed Galaxy Buds Live leak confirms noise cancellation and price

Samsung is due to unveil several new products in the first week of August. One of those products will be a new pair of truly wireless earbuds called the Galaxy Buds Live. The new earbuds come merely six months after the Galaxy Buds+ were released alongside the Galaxy S20 lineup.

The company has completely redesigned its earbuds this time around and has also included features that many have been waiting for. A detailed leak has now confirmed almost all details about the Galaxy Buds Live, including the fact that it features Active Noise Cancellation.

Galaxy Buds Live will be slightly more expensive

Winfuture follows its detailed Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra leaks with one for the Galaxy Buds Live. The new earbuds have a bean-shaped design that is supposedly going to allow for a more comfortable fit.

AKG-optimized sound is promised through the 12mm integrated driver. Two internal and one external microphone is also present. Each earbud weighs 5.6 grams and features a touch sensor for control.

They should last for 7.5 hours on a single charge provided that Active Noise Cancellation and Always on Mic (used for Bixby) are disabled. If both are kept on, the maximum playback time drops to 5.5 hours. The carrying case will easily be able to recharge the new earbuds multiple times, in total up to 28 hours. Merely dropping them in the case for three minutes will provide 35 minutes of playback.

The capacitive touch sensor on the earbud shell will allow users to control the volume, answer calls, skip songs, etc. To ensure a better fit, the Galaxy Buds Live will ship with ear tips in three different sizes. Given the rather unique shape of the new earbuds, customers may have to play around with the ear tips to get the perfect fit that’s both comfortable and secure.

As per the report, the suggested retail price for the Galaxy Buds Live will be 190 euro which is around $220. It’s $70 more than the $149.99 Galaxy Buds+, but then again, the new earbuds bring some very meaningful improvements.

Expect Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Buds Live on August 5 alongside the Galaxy Note 20 lineup and the Galaxy Z Fold 2. They should hit shelves shortly thereafter in Mystic Black, White, Gray and Bronze colors.

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Samsung must consider adding an astrophotography camera mode to its flagships

In a bid to draw more attention to the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy S20 Ultra in particular, Samsung had recently shared a handful of beautiful pictures of the night sky (seen below), wanting to highlight the flagship phone’s capabilities as a tool for amateur astrophotographers.

It worked, as these photos have certainly drawn our attention, but it also got us thinking of what Samsung should be doing next if it wants to push its flagship smartphones’ astrophotography prowess to the next level.

Samsung needs to add an Astrophotography camera mode

To put it bluntly, the Galaxy S20 Ultra is in dire need of an Astrophotography mode similar to what you will find on the Google Pixel 4. Although it is clearly possible to create beautiful night sky shots with the Galaxy S20 Ultra, we can tell you for a fact that it is not a seamless process. If you want to find any success in your astrophotography endeavors while using the Galaxy S20 Ultra, you’ll have to rely on Pro Mode. Outside of Pro Mode, you’ll find yourself struggling to capture a photo of the sky at night, mainly because the Galaxy S20 Ultra has difficulties with autofocus in these conditions.

This is something that even Seok-joon Hong from Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business – and one of the hobbyist astrophotographers behind the photo gallery below – is hinting at in Samsung’s recent blog post. [The Galaxy S20 Ultra] also has the advantage of Pro Mode, which allows you to take photos manually and gives you more control over your settings, and ultimately the final results, said Seok-joon Hong.

It is true that having a Pro Mode is always an advantage, but as mentioned above, Pro Mode is the only reasonable way to capture photos of the night sky when using the Galaxy S20 Ultra, and we feel that’s a shame. Users who don’t normally rely on Pro Mode will be disappointed by their results outside of Pro Mode, and they are likely to be shying away from using Pro Mode if they don’t have enough experience in photography. In other words, we’re hoping that Samsung will be inspired by Google’s Astrophotography mode for the Pixel 4 and will add a similar camera mode in the future.

Have you tried capturing night sky shots with the Galaxy S20 Ultra yet? How have your results been? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Exclusive: Galaxy M51 64MP camera will be paired with a 12MP ultra-wide

We’ve learned through our sources that the Galaxy M51 will indeed have a 64MP main camera as previously rumored, and more importantly, that the main sensor will be paired with a 12MP ultra-wide shooter. We were unable to confirm the sensor’s exact specifications, but it could be the same 12MP ultra-wide unit found on the back of the Galaxy A51.

The Galaxy M51 should carry a total of four rear-facing cameras, but so far there hasn’t been any information regarding the two remaining macro and depth sensors.

The Galaxy M51 could be taking advantage of Single Take

Although we haven’t heard much on this front, the Galaxy M51 could be taking advantage of a camera feature that has so far been reserved for Samsung’s flagship models, namely Single Take camera mode. This is because both the Galaxy M31s and Galaxy M51 were rumored to carry a 64MP camera, and the former model has already been confirmed to carry this sensor and boast Single Take camera mode out of the box.

Given these similarities and the fact that the Galaxy M51 should be positioned higher in Samsung’s food chain, there’s a strong probability that Single Take will also be one of the main highlights of the Galaxy M51 camera combo. Samsung had claimed that its upcoming mid-range phones will be better and cheaper, so the inclusion of Single Take would surely lend more weight to this claim.

The Galaxy M51 could also feature a monstrous 7,000mAh battery that may be held back by 15W fast charging given its large capacity. We’ll keep you up to speed as soon as we find out more. The Galaxy M51 was recently certified by Bluetooth, hinting that an official launch might be just right around the corner.

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Samsung will no longer release updates for the Gear 360 app

Samsung was really pushing virtual reality a few years ago. To that end, it launched multiple virtual reality headsets and even the Gear 360 camera which allowed for 360-degree pictures and video recording.

It has given up on virtual reality for now. The Gear VR program has ended, no new headsets have been released for years and the Samsung XR service has been discontinued. Samsung is now doling out similar treatment to the Gear 360 app.

No future support for the Gear 360 app

This was the companion app for the Gear 360 camera. It allowed users to connect and disconnect from the device, remotely shoot pictures and videos, view and save the captured content on their smartphone. They could also share 360-degree content on social media directly from within the app. The 360 Live Broadcast feature allowed users to stream live using the Gear 360 (2017) camera.

Samsung has now confirmed that it will no longer release any new updates for the Gear 360 app. No updates mean that it won’t support any upcoming Samsung smartphones. Gear 360 app updates and compatibility support on new phones will be discontinued from August 1, 2020.

There is some consolation for those who like the app. Samsung says that even after August 1, it will be possible to continue using the existing app. However, users shouldn’t expect any updates from Samsung. If you end up buying a Galaxy Note 20, the app won’t be compatible with your new device to begin with.

The company does provide an alternative. Its Gear 360 ActionDirector and Gear 360 apps for Windows and Mac respectively will continue to be supported until February 28, 2024. Most features of the mobile app are available through its desktop counterpart as well. The PC apps will continue to receive support until the cut-off date.

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