Camera specs for Samsung’s powerful upcoming Galaxy M52 5G revealed

Samsung has what could be its most powerful Galaxy M series phone yet in the works. The Galaxy M52 5G was recently spotted with what looks like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G processor, and it is expected to be the second 5G-enabled Galaxy M smartphone Samsung will bring to the market.

Today, camera specs for the Galaxy M52 5G have been revealed by our friends over at GalaxyClub, and it seems things aren’t going to be very interesting — or unique — on that front compared to what we can expect from the phone in terms of pure processing power.

Galaxy M52 5G camera specs aren’t particuarly exciting

That’s because it seems the Galaxy M52 5G will have a camera setup similar to the one we see on the Galaxy A52. It’s already known that the M52 5G will have a 64MP main shooter, and we’re now learning that it will be accompanied by a 12MP ultra-wide sensor and a 5MP macro sensor.

There’s no word on a fourth rear sensor, though we can expect a 5MP depth sensor to be part of the setup as well. As for selfies, those will apparently be handled by a 32MP sensor.  Again, nothing particularly interesting or new here, as these are pretty common camera specs for mid-rangers Samsung has launched in 2021.

As for other Galaxy M52 5G specs, those are currently a mystery, though it’s likely to share some of its hardware with the Galaxy A52. Whether or not that means the phone will have features like stereo speakers and IP67 water and dust resistance remains to be seen. Battery capacity is not known, either, but at least a 6,000 mAh cell is likely, considering the M51 has a 7,000 mAh battery and anything less than 6,000 mAh would be a huge downgrade.

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Samsung promises five years of security updates to some Galaxy phones

Samsung is currently the best in the industry in terms of releasing Android software updates. Last year, the company had promised that it will release security updates to its flagship devices for up to four years. The South Korean firm has now announced that it will offer five years of security updates to some Galaxy smartphones.

The enterprise edition variants of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy XCover 5, and the Galaxy Tab Active 3 will get security and maintenance updates for five years from their launch date. All other enterprise devices from Samsung will get four years of updates.

Samsung’s enterprise edition Galaxy smartphones are designed for businesses. They can be configured with software and apps that enterprises approve. Such devices offer additional security measures and enterprise data management features, which means that they can be configured and managed by the company’s IT team. As usual, security updates for enterprise Galaxy smartphones will be released in a monthly or quarterly fashion, depending on the device.

Samsung might also release five years of security updates to consumer variants of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Tab Active 3, and the Galaxy XCover 5 as the company did something similar with the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7, and the Galaxy S8 series in the past.

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First Exynos processor with AMD GPU beats iPhone 12 Pro Max in graphics performance

Samsung had announced earlier this year that it would soon bring a flagship Exynos processor with AMD’s Radeon GPU. While the company didn’t reveal what kind of performance improvement we can expect from the upcoming chipset, it was rumored that it could surpass the performance of the latest Apple chipset, the A14 Bionic. Now, the first real benchmark of the AMD GPU has appeared on the internet.

It is being reported by tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) that Samsung is currently testing an Exynos chipset with the AMD Radeon GPU and Cortex-A77 CPU cores. He posted a screenshot of the 3DMark graphics benchmarking app, and the Exynos processor with the AMD GPU seems to have scored 8,134 points in the Wild Life test with an average frame rate of 50fps. In comparison, the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s A14 Bionic chipset usually scores around 7,442 points with an average frame rate of 40fps.

The upcoming Exynos processor’s AMD GPU might handily beat Apple’s A14 Bionic chipset in graphics performance

While this is a very early test, and we don’t know what’s the thermal performance of the AMD GPU and how much it could throttle under sustained load, it is still refreshing to see an Android device beating Apple’s best smartphone chipset in graphics performance. Moreover, the final chipset (Exynos 2200) could offer even better graphics performance as it will most probably use ARM’s latest Cortex-X2 and Cortex-A710 CPU cores that are much faster than the Cortex-A77 cores used in this test.

Another thing to note is that the AMD GPU is still not as powerful as Apple’s M1 5nm chipset that is used in the iPad Pro (2021), MacBook Air (2020), and the MacBook Pro (Late 2020). The M1 chipset, which is meant for much bigger devices with more room for cooling and heat dissipation, scores around 17,000 points in 3DMark’s Wild Life graphics performance test. That makes the M1’s GPU twice as fast as AMD’s Mobile RDNA2 GPU that will debut in the Exynos processor next year.

It also remains to be seen how power-efficient the AMD GPU is, and we will only get to know about its real-world performance sometime early next year with the launch of the Galaxy S22 series.

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US carrier variants of the Galaxy S10 series receive June 2021 security update

The Galaxy S10 series started receiving the June 2021 security update earlier this month. However, the new software was limited to the unlocked international variants of the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+. Now, US carrier variants of the devices have started getting the latest security patch.

Samsung has started rolling out the new security update to the Galaxy S10 series on AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, Comcast, C-Spire, Verizon, and Xfinity Mobile’s networks in the US. The new updates include the June 2021 security patch, which brings 47 fixes from Google and 19 fixes from Samsung to fix existing vulnerabilities in the software. The firmware versions of the latest update are listed below.

• Galaxy S10e: G970U1UEU5GUE4
• Galaxy S10: G973U1UEU5GUE4
• Galaxy S10+: G975U1UEU5GUE4

If you use a carrier version of the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, or Galaxy S10+ in the US, you might have received a notification for the new software update. If you haven’t, you can manually check for the new update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install.

The Galaxy S10 series was launched in early 2019 with Android 9 on board. Last year, the phones received the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update, and earlier this year, they received the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update.

Galaxy S10e

• Model: SM-G970U1
• Dimensions: Bar: 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm
  
• Display: 5.8 inch / 147.32 mm Dynamic AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 855
• Camera: 12MP

More specifications

Galaxy S10

• Model: SM-G973U1
• Dimensions: Bar: 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
  
• Display: 6.1 inch / 162.5 mm Dynamic AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 855
• Camera: 12MP

More specifications

Galaxy S10+

• Model: SM-G975U1
• Dimensions: Bar: 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm
  
• Display: 6.4 inch / 162.5 mm Dynamic AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 855
• Camera: 12MP

More specifications

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Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) gets updated to Android 11

Another day, another update from Samsung. The South Korean firm has released the Android 11 update to the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) in a few markets, and the update brings a more recent version of the Android security patch. This could be the last major Android OS update for the tablet which was released in 2019 with Android 9 onboard.

The LTE variant of the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (SM-T295) has started receiving the Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1 update in Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the UK. The latest update, which has firmware version T295XXU4CUF7, includes the May 2021 security patch as well. This new software version brings a refreshed UI design, chat bubbles, a conversations section in the notifications area, a dedicated media playback widget, and better performance.

The update also includes more lockscreen widgets and options and a redesigned Device Care menu. All the stock apps, including Samsung Internet and Samsung Keyboard, have been improved as well. To improve the privacy and security of the device, the new software version includes one-time permissions, auto permissions reset, and better parental controls.

If you are a Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) user in any of the countries mentioned above, you can either wait for the OTA (Over The Air) update to arrive or check for the update manually by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install. You can also download the latest firmware file from our database and flash it manually.

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Samsung basically confirmed that your Galaxy Watch 3 is now outdated

Samsung has provided a first look of One UI Watch today. It’s the custom interface that will be slapped on top of the new unified Wear platform that it has built for smartwatches with Google. Yes, the platform is Android-based. Tizen will no longer power Samsung’s smartwatches.

Ever since this collaboration with Google was announced, existing Galaxy Watch owners have been wondering whether they’ll get an update to this platform. Samsung has been tight-lipped on the matter but it has basically just confirmed what you were fearing.

No Android for you, Galaxy Watch 3

Samsung confirmed during its MWC 2021 virtual event today that it will provide “up to 3 years of software updates” to Tizen-based smartwatches. This includes everything from your Galaxy Watch Active to the Galaxy Watch 3.

This just confirms that the company has no plans to upgrade existing watches to the new Wear platform, even if the hardware supports it. Galaxy Watch 3 owners will be particularly bothered by this. Their smartwatch is basically outdated less than a year since it was released.

We’ve discussed before that at least the Galaxy Watch 3 should be upgraded to the new platform. However, it seems that this is something Google might be against. The company is also reportedly not allowing existing Wear OS smartwatches to be upgraded.

Samsung’s Tizen smartwatches are equipped with many great features. The company could add some additional features to these devices down the line. However, they will miss out on the great improvements that the new unified program brings, including support for Android apps.

This is certainly not an ideal situation but it is what it is. Those who want to take advantage of this new platform will have to buy a new Galaxy smartwatch. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Watch 4 at its next Unpacked event, so it won’t be long before one is available.

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Samsung confirms S Pen is coming to more devices… again

Samsung has confirmed once again that it is bringing the S Pen to more flagship Galaxy smartphones in the future. This is not the first time that the company has made this announcement. The South Korean firm had initially unveiled its plan for the expansion of S Pen earlier this year during the launch of the Galaxy S21 series.

The S Pen, which was earlier limited to the Galaxy Note series and some Galaxy Tab models, expanded to the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Now, the company says that it will bring S Pen compatibility to more high-end Galaxy smartphones, but it did not confirm the names of those devices. It was revealed a few days ago that the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which is expected to be unveiled in August 2021 during the company’s next Unpacked event, will come with S Pen compatibility as well. However, it won’t feature a dedicated silo to store the S Pen, which means that you will have to buy a separate case to store the stylus.

Since Samsung has confirmed that it won’t launch a new Galaxy Note series device this year, S Pen lovers can look forward to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The device is expected to feature a 6.23-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O cover display and a 7.55-inch foldable Super AMOLED display, and both screens feature a 120Hz refresh rate. It could use the Snapdragon 888+ processor that was announced earlier today.

If you are an S Pen fan, are you looking forward to the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 3? Let us know in the comments section below.

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