Samsung has just introduced a new feature on its Galaxy S21 series that is bound to excite photography enthusiasts. The company has finally enabled support for astrophotography on the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra through its Expert RAW app, which was first introduced on the Galaxy S22 series. With this feature, users can take stunning long-exposure shots of the night sky, stars, and constellations, and even view the location of constellations through the app.

Take long-exposure shots of the stars with Samsung’s Expert RAW app

Although the astrophotography mode was expected to arrive on the Galaxy S21 and S20 series with the One UI 5.1 update, it did not materialize. However, with the latest Expert RAW app update, Galaxy S21 users who have received the April 2023 update can now enjoy this feature. The new mode is set to arrive on other Samsung flagships, including the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Z Fold devices, in the near future.

To take advantage of this feature, Galaxy S21 owners will need to download the latest version of Expert RAW from the Galaxy Store and ensure that their phone has received the latest April 2023 firmware update. However, it’s important to note that the quality of astrophotos largely depends on the clarity of the skies in the user’s region. This means that those living in cities may not get the best results.

In addition to the exciting news about the astrophotography feature on the Galaxy S21 series, there are also rumors circulating about Samsung’s plans to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 earlier than expected. According to sources, the company may unveil these devices as early as July 2023.

Furthermore, CAD renders of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 have emerged online. Flip 5 will get a renewed cover display design that’s sleeker and more stylish than ever before while the Fold 5 will have a better hinge design this time. While details about the specifications and features of these upcoming devices remain scarce, Samsung fans can expect to hear more news in the coming months as we approach the rumored launch date.

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Samsung is known to bring improvements to smartphones even after their launch via updates. Recently, it enabled flagship camera features for the Galaxy S20 FE 5G and other older devices. Now, it is bringing more improvements to the entire Samsung Galaxy S21 series.

In a new update that is rolling out to users of India with firmware version G99xxXXU2AUC8, Samsung is bringing camera improvements to the Galaxy S21 series of devices- Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. The update weighs over 1GB and it also has performance improvements for the devices.

Notably, the company seems to have finally allowed users to capture portrait shots via the regular lens. Samsung had introduced new camera features like Director’s View, Low-light portraits during the Galaxy S21 launch. However, it had allowed only ultrawide/telephoto lens to capture portraits so far.

With the new update, users can click portrait photos via the regular sensor as reported by Sammobile. Anyway, along with this, the update also brings the latest April 2021 security patch to the entire Galaxy S21 series.

We can expect the update to expand to other regions as well. That said, if you are living in India, you can try out the new feature by updating the device to the latest firmware. To do that you can navigate to  Settings > Software update > Download and install. 

Apart from improving the features, Samsung has also been updating its older devices to the latest One UI 3.1 based on Android 11. The company did bring a lot of improvements like the revamped UI, Private Share, GPS location data removal on Images, more Lock screen widgets, improved stock apps & more.

So far, it has updated the majority of the Galaxy A, Galaxy S & Note series, Galaxy M, and even the Galaxy Tab S series of devices.

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Samsung will definitely be the showstopper in a couple of days. The company has already unveiled its next-gen flagship Exynos 2100 SoC. The next stop is the Galaxy S21 series consisting of Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G smartphones. Samsung has already confirmed an Unpacked event on January 14 at 10 AM EST/8.30 PM IST/11 PM Beijing Time. Ahead of the event, let’s look at the devices’ Expected Specs and Price.

Galaxy S21 Series- What is Changing?

So far, from the leaked reports, we can spot three major changes with the Galaxy S21 series: Plastic Build on the Vanilla Galaxy S21, Revamped Camera layout, and S-Pen support on the S21 Ultra. Rest assured, the entire series will probably carry over the legacy of premium flagships with Exynos 2100(Rest of the World)/Snapdragon 888(US, China) chipsets, high-performance LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage.

At the front, there will be a centered punch-hole display(Infinity-O) that could be protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. However, you get to lose a few perks like a MicroSD slot(except for the Ultra), in-box Adapter, and earphones. That said, you can also look at the official wallpapers, video teasers, cases(back covers), and the leaked Over The Horizon Theme of the upcoming series.

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G and S21+ 5G: Expected Specifications

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• Build: Plastic Rear Panel(Galaxy S21), Glass Back(S21+), Metal Mid-frame, Gorilla Glass Victus Protection, IP68 Water and Dust Resistance.
• Dimensions & Weight
  •  Galaxy S21:  151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm / 171g
  • Galaxy S21+: 161.4 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm / 202g
• Colors:
  • Galaxy S21:  Gray, White, Pink, Purple
  • Galaxy S21+: Silver, Black, Purple
• Display: 
  • Galaxy S21: 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Flat display. FHD+ Resolution(2400×1080 pixels), 60 to 120Hz refresh rate, 1300 nits brightness, 421 PPI.
  • Galaxy S21+: 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Flat Display, 2400x1080p resolution, 1300 nits brightness, 60-120Hz refresh rate, 394 PPI.
• Cameras(S21, and S21+):
  • Rear Triple-Camera: 64MP f/2.0 Telephoto with OIS, 12MP f/1.8 wide-angle Primary with OIS, 12MP f/2.2 Ultra-wide with 120° FOV.
  • Front Camera: 10MP f/2.2 with 80° FOV.
  • Camera Features: Video: 8K at 30fps, 4K at 60fps, 3x Hybrid Optical Zoom, AutoFocus PDAF, and LED Flash.
• Battery & Charging:
  • Galaxy S21: 4,000mAh
  • Galaxy S21+: 4,800mAh
  • Charging: 25W Wired, Qi(Wireless), Wireless PowerShare(Reverse Wireless Charging).
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, NFC, WiFi AX(Wi-Fi 6), 5G, 4G LTE/3G (UMTS)/2G(GPRS & EDGE).
• Essential Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity detection, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall sensor, Ambient Light, and UWB(only on S21+).
• Operating System(OS): One UI 3.1 based on Android 11
• Other Features: Parental Controls, Samsung Knox Security, ANT+, Dual-SIM slot, Ultrasonic in-display Fingerprint sensor, Stereo speakers, and Face Unlock.

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Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G: Expected Specifications

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• Build: Glass Rear, Metal mid-Frame, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Protection, IP68 water, and Dust resistance.
• Dimensions & Weight: 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9mm / 228g.
• Colors: Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium(via).
• Display: 6.8-inch Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X Curved LTPO Display, WQHD+ resolution(3200 x 1440 pixels), 120Hz refresh rate, 1600 nits brightness, 515 PPI.
• Cameras:
  • Rear Quad-Cameras:
    • 108 MP f/1.8 wide-angle lens(could be HM2 sensor) with OIS, AF.
    • 12 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle lens with 120 ° FOV.
    • 10 MP f/2.4 Telephoto lens with OIS, AF, 3x optical zoom.
    • 10 MP f/4.9 Telephoto lens with OIS, AF, 10x optical zoom
  • Other Camera Features: PDAF, Laser Auto Focus, LED Flash, Video Recording: 8K at 30fps, 4K at 60fps, 1080p at 240fps, 720p at 960fps.
  • Front Camera: 40 MP f/2.2 selfie shooter with 80° FOV, AF.
• Battery & Charging: 5,000mAh battery, 45W Wired, Qi(Wireless), and Wireless PowerShare(Reverse Wireless Charging).
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, NFC, WiFi AX(Wi-Fi 6), 5G, 4G LTE/3G (UMTS)/2G(GPRS & EDGE).
• Essential Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity detection, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall sensor, Ambient Light, and UWB.
• Operating System(OS): One UI 3.1 based on Android 11
• Other Features: S-Pen support, Samsung Knox, ANT+, DeX, Parental controls, Dual-SIM slot, Ultrasonic in-display Fingerprint sensor, Stereo speakers, and Face Unlock.

Galaxy S21 Series: Expected Price, Storage, and Memory Variants

• Galaxy S21 5G:
  • 8GB + 128GB – €849
  • 8GB + 256GB – €899
• Galaxy S21+ 5G
  • 8GB + 128GB – €1,049
  • 8GB + 256GB – €1,099
• Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G:
  • 12GB + 128GB – €1,349
  • 12GB + 256GB – €1,399
  • 12GB/16GB(rumored) + 512GB – €1,529

You can expect similar pricing in Countries like the USA, China, and India just like how it happened during the predecessor Galaxy S20 series. However, a report has already leaked the pricing for the home country South Korea.

Galaxy S21 Series: Expected Pre-order, offers, Availability

As expected, the Galaxy S21 has already gone in blind orders in countries like India, reservations in the US, and pre-orders in China. As usual, Samsung will be giving gifts to those who pre-book their devices.

Reports already show that the company is giving a lot of discounts/gifts like a free case, Galaxy SmartTag, and Galaxy Bud’s bundles offer via VIP Pre-booking in India, Galaxy S21 series for less than a dollar in Thailand, Galaxy Buds Pro bundle offers in certain regions, and more.

As for availability, the device will sell in several countries around the world including major markets like North America, Asia Pacific, LATAM(Latin America), EMEA(Europe, Middle East, and Africa) across online, major offline retail, and carrier partners.

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Samsung is expected to go official with the Galaxy S21 series in about a week’s time. The flagship series has continued to dominate headlines and even Samsung has been pretty generous with the device. A telecom carrier in Belgium – Voo has inadvertently unraveled the expected prices of the Galaxy S21 series.

The carrier accidentally posted the prices the three models will retail for in Europe and the specs sheet of the models. Although the pages have been taken down, a tipster was able to grab some screenshots (pictured) before the removal.

Going by the listing, the vanilla Galaxy S21 with 128GB storage will sell for €849 off-contract. On the other hand, the Galaxy S21+ will retail for €1,049 while the Galaxy S21 Ultra will sell for €1,399 for the base 128GB storage variants. This is similar to the €1,000 price tag for the Ultra which was earlier tipped. Another interesting aspect, going by this leak, is that the other two models are still cheaper than their predecessors.

Taking a look at the specs sheets grabbed from Voo’s website before the landing pages were removed, we can gather that the EU version may likely launch with an Exynos 2100 chipset onboard. Considering the efforts put in by Samsung in the chip development, we expect the performance to be topnotch. Samsung will equally launch Snapdragon 888-powered versions for select markets.

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Other details include Android 11 across the board, AMOLED screens, a USB-C connector, 3.5mm audio jack, and more. The models also come with fast charging and wireless charging support.

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Right from the Galaxy S inception, Samsung has been releasing an exclusive ‘Over The Horizon’ ringtone theme for every Galaxy S series of devices. Last year, we saw Samsung release a Nature-inspired version ahead of the Galaxy S20 launch. Today, the supposedly next version has been leaked online.

Having first appeared on a Korean site Naver, Twitter user Tron(@FrontTron) has spotted the likely ‘Over The Horizon’ theme for Galaxy’ S21. The overall clip is 3:34 long and the video has an overlay of the naming throughout. Further, as you can see below, the tune rendition is of subtle Piano sounds this time.

Samsung loads this jingle every year by default on Galaxy S-series. You can use it for Notification, caller ringtones, and even as a sound during the Power On/Off. That said, the leaked ringtone has its high-moments shortly at a few places. However, the 15-30 secs tone after the 0:15 mark gives the usual “Horizon vibes”.

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Besides, this tone also has a few similarities to the Galaxy S9 version. The two-year-old theme had a few combinations of Piano and Drumbeats from the notes of musician Jónsson. Either way, the latest one(via) doesn’t have too much bass like the earlier versions from the 2011s.

Samsung has confirmed that its next Unpacked event will be held on January 14. A teaser depicting the Camera layout hints that the devices will indeed be the leaked Galaxy S21 series. It is expected to unveil three devices-  Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra.

Everything about the Galaxy S21 series including their specs has already been leaked. In fact, we also know about the complete list of prices for Europe. The devices are reportedly up for pre-orders in countries like the US, China, and India.

Alongside the S21 devices, Samsung is also expected to unveil the Galaxy Buds Pro TWS and it’s Samsung Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth tracker.

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A week ago, Samsung’s President of Mobile division, Ru Toh, indirectly said that features of the Galaxy Note series will trickle down to other devices. Today, an FCC listing confirms that the upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra(Tentative) will come with support for S-Pen.

A Samsung device with model number SM-G998B appears(via Android Authority) on America’s FCC certification website. Now, this belongs to one of the upcoming Galaxy S21 series as per earlier reports. Precisely, several instances like NFC certification and China’s 3C show a variant similar to this with SM-G998U model number. Anyhow, this is likely the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.

Moving on, the Wireless Charging Test report of SM-G998B reveals that it will support a stylus device(S-PEN). Previously, multiple rumors said that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will get the S-Pen functionality but won’t have the shaft to hold it. Since the report also indicates “support” of a stylus, we feel Samsung might not add it in the box. And sell it along with a Case to hold it as an accessory.

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That said, the test report also says that users can use the S-PEN in two different modes- Hover and Click. For the unaware, Hover is when you hold the stylus above the screen without touching and perform certain functions. It will be interesting to see how Samsung will position the S21 Ultra if it continues the Note-series as per reports.

Either way, Galaxy S21 Ultra is shaping out to be an ultra-premium flagship of 2021. A leak on the entire specifications says it will sport a Metal-Glass sandwich design, Gorilla Glass Victus for protection. It will feature a 6.8-inch Infinity-O-Edge Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz LTPO display, Exynos 2100(IN, Korea, EU)/Snapdragon 888 (US, China) chipset, up to 12GB RAM, 512GB storage.

Coming back, the NFC listing also reveals that Samsung’s top-of-the-line flagship will include Ultra-Wide Band(UWB), NFC, Wireless charging, Reverse Wireless charging, and Wi-Fi 6E support. The device is likely to debut in mid-January of 2021 and expected to start at EUR 1,349 in Europe.

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The Samsung Galaxy S21 series is yet to go official. It is expected to be announced in mid-January. Ahead of it, all three devices in the series have leaked extensively revealing almost everything about them, including price. Now, even their wallpapers are available for everyone to download.

Almost all OEMs introduce a new set of wallpapers with the release of their popular smartphones, especially flagships. Samsung is also no different in this regard. The South Korean tech giant is even known for releasing new variants of its ‘Over the Horizon’ ringtone every year.

Normally, these wallpapers are soon extracted by modders after the release of the phone’s firmware after its official announcement. Sometimes, they even make it to the internet before the release of the actual phones. The latter has happened in the case of the Galaxy S21 series.

The official wallpapers of the Galaxy S21 series were shared by a well-known leakster known as ‘Jimmy is Promo’. The collection includes a total of 22 still and live wallpapers.

Out of which, 4 are DeX Mode wallpapers, 12 are normal device wallpapers, and lastly, 5 of them are live wallpapers. You can download all of them from the link provided at the end of the post.

Having said that, the Galaxy S21 series will consist of three smartphones and you can learn everything about them by clicking/tapping on their names listed below.

• Galaxy S21
• Galaxy S21+
• Galaxy S21 Ultra

Download Galaxy S21 Series Official Wallpapers

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Yesterday, a leak from India revealed that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S21 series on January 14. According to Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru, India, the device will go on sale from January 29 in India as tipped in earlier reports. Now, the same store has confirmed that the Indian variant won’t feature the Snapdragon 888 SoC, along with the colors of the devices.

Samsung’s flagship retail store has reportedly confirmed to Android Authority that the entire Galaxy S21 series will be powered by the Exynos 2100 chipset in India. However, Samsung hasn’t announced it yet, and is likely to do it on December 15. Early benchmarks reveal a stronger multi-core performance against the Qualcomm counterpart.

However, it’s still a mystery if Samsung‘s processor will surpass Qualcomm in real-world tests. Either way, it is sure to turn eyeballs with a 5nm process and 1+3+4 core arrangement. The cores are likely 1xPrime core clocked at 2.91GHz, 3xPerformance and 4xEfficiency cores clocked at 2.81, and 2.21GHz respectively.

In case you don’t know, Samsung will launch three models of the S21 Series- Galaxy S21 5G, S21+ 5G, S21 Ultra 5G. Anyway, the Galaxy S21 Series will have the following color variants in India:

• Galaxy S21– Gray, Pink, Purple, and White.
• Galaxy S21 Plus–  Silver, Black, Pink, and Purple.
• Galaxy S21 Ultra– Black, Silver.

Further, the store has also confirmed the Galaxy S21 Ultra’s camera specs that have already been leaked. Accordingly, the device will have a 108MP main camera, 2x10MP sensors(one will have 10x Zoom), and most likely a 12MP sensor.

The device is reportedly up for pre-orders in the flagship store. Users will have to pay ₹2,000($27) to pre-book an S21 flagship. And after the official announcement, they can select their preferred model. With all these leaks, I guess the only thing that is left to know is the official pricing.

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Samsung has just begun the stable rollout of its latest One UI 3.0. However, it’s already working on the next version, dubbed the One UI 3.1. As per a report by Tizenhelp, the company will soon launch the next UI and it could happen at the Galaxy S21 series event.

According to the report, a Samsung representative in South Korea has revealed the development while answering to a user. To corroborate this, the report shares a screenshot that shows a user reporting his concern for errors in Night mode. To this, the Samsung support team replies(Google Translated) that the update will be correct by Google at its end by December. Later, Samsung will proceed with tweaks and deliver it in the One UI 3.1 update.

With this, the company indirectly confirms that it’s working on the next version of the UI. Also, as the report says, the One UI 3.1 will likely debut at the Galaxy S21 launch that is likely on January 14, 2021. This is because Samsung has introduced newer versions of the UI with the Major flagship launches in the past. For instance, the company launched the One UI 2.1 based on Android 10 with the Galaxy S20 series and Z Flip out of the box.

Similarly, the company brought the One UI 2.5 with the Galaxy Note 20 series and Galaxy Tab S7 back in August. For One UI 3.0, it started a Beta program in August for its flagships to test out the features before a stable rollout. Anyway, we will have to play the waiting game to know what improvements the new 3.1 UI will bring to the table over the One UI 3.0.

In case you don’t know Samsung is working on the next S series of flagships dubbed the Galaxy S21. The three devices will probably be called Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Samsung is likely to bring features like 120Hz AMOLED display, a 64MP Telephoto camera,  Qualcomm Snapdragon 888/Exynos2 100 SoC, 108MP main camera, and 65W charging.

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Samsung is gearing up to launch the Galaxy S21 series of smartphones in January 2021. Alongside the flagships, it will likely unveil the new Galaxy Buds Truly Wireless Earbuds succeeding the Buds+. And a recent Indonesian certification confirmed that it will be called Galaxy Buds Pro. Now, it has passed FCC, SGS certifications.

As reported by Tizenhelp, Samsung‘s FCC listing follows the same SM-R190 model number. Along with this, the listing yet again confirms that the next wireless earbuds will indeed darn the “Buds Pro” moniker. Besides, the FCC listing also bottom images of the charging case.

Accordingly, the design reveals a squircle(square shape with rounded corners) shape similar to the Galaxy Buds Live. And it is different from the rectangular design of the Buds+. The cradle(case) has a model number EP-QR190 that also appeared on Korea’s NRRA certification. That said, the design of the earbuds is still a mystery but reports say it will adopt Buds+ “in-ear” design and not the bean-shape of Galaxy Buds Live.

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Coming back, as per the report(MSP), the Buds Pro has also received SGS certification. It shows a similar model number SM-R190 but has it listed with a 58mAh battery. This is probably the capacity of each earbuds as the early 3C certification of China hinted at a 472mAh on the charging case. To compare, the Galaxy Buds Live’s charging case has a similar battery capacity but it’s earbuds have 60mAh each.

The Galaxy ‘Buds Pro’ from all these leaks looks to have a similar charging case like the Buds Live but will reportedly have an in-ear design like the older Buds TWS(Buds, Buds+) models. Anyway, we don’t have a lot of info on the earbuds but reports say that it will have ANC(Active Noise Cancellation), improved ‘Ambient Mode’. However, I’m pretty sure that we will be getting more details in the coming days.

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There are multiple ways to unlock your phone these days. There is the fingerprint scanner, face unlock, PIN, password, and the good old pattern unlock. One other way albeit uncommon is voice unlock and the Galaxy S21 series may be bringing it back.

Yes, bringing it back because Samsung used to offer the feature for some of its phones with Bixby but the feature was later removed. It has now been reported that the Galaxy S21 series will bring back the feature when it arrives next year.

According to SamMobile, the feature will be added back to One UI 3.1 which will debut on the Galaxy S21 series. The previous version allows users to unlock their device by saying “Hi Bixby”, so there is a chance when it makes its return next year, users will be able to unlock their phone the same way.

While the official Samsung support page for when the feature was still supported says that it is perfectly safe to unlock your phone with the “Hi Bixby” voice command, there are still reservations about the feature considering more advanced biometric features such as Face ID and fingerprint unlock can be fooled. Nevertheless, the option to be able to unlock your phone with your voice can come in handy in situations where you can’t operate your phone with your hand or can’t unlock it with your face.

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Huawei is having the worst nightmare of its life. It’s facing a heavy deterrent from the US for selling its 5G equipment elsewhere outside of China. The company, which recently got its semiconductor chips blocked, might just have its market share swallowed by Samsung. The latter is reportedly eyeing an early release of the new S series in 2021 to seize Huawei’s market share.

According to Reuters’ sources, Samsung will launch the next Galaxy S21 series Flagship a month earlier in 2021. With this, it might be planning to bank on the US ban on Huawei and grab its market share. And in turn, thwart Apple from gaining any more grounds. In fact, the report says that Samsung is preparing to launch the new Galaxy S21 early as late-January 2021.

This way it is likely to jump the launch by more than a month compared to 2020 when the Galaxy S20 series debuted in 2019. Plus, this corroborates with the earlier report that has speculated January 14 as the announcement date.

Besides, a source for Reuters says that Huawei’s stockpiles will run out by early next year. This is understandable considering the company has not launched a lot of devices outside of China in 2020. And it’s recent Huawei Mate 40 series is already facing shortage in some regions in its home country.

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Can Samsung succeed by jumping the gun?

To take advantage of this, and stiffen the competition to Apple, Samsung is reportedly on course for the launch next year. Samsung has had a roller coaster of a year in 2020. To recall, it temporarily lost the lead to Huawei back in Q2 2020. But quickly grabbed it back in Q3 with a 2.9% YoY growth amongst an intense pandemic situation.

Similarly, the company recorded less than a 59% YoY shipment decline in the US compared to Apple. That is the latter reportedly sold 15% iPhone 11 there which is the world’s best selling smartphone in H1 2020. But it has risen back to fame in the US and Europe.

Thus, the company will be keenly looking to attack early rather than playing the defense this time considering 2021 will be a revival year. That said, industry officials from South Korea hope that the US President-elect Joe Biden will ease some restrictions. This could happen albeit the country looks to show a sturdy attitude against China.

This uncertainty, adds fuel to the fire as it already faces tough competition from Xiaomi and Oppo. All this could have made Samsung to take an early jump with Galaxy S21 series.

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Samsung is gearing up to be the frontrunner of launching Flagship Smartphones in 2021. The company’s next S series of flagships, touted to be the Galaxy S21 series will have three smartphones. Amongst them, the Galaxy S21 Ultra(Tentative) is now tipped to sport a 120Hz refresh rate screen.

The new tip comes from a well-known Ice Universe who says(via Sammobile) that Galaxy S21 Ultra will have a display up to 2K resolution. For the unware, 2K is between 1080p and 4K. Depending on the size of the display panel, it can be up to 1440×3088 pixels. Plus, the tweet reads, “2K+120Hz”. This could mean that the display will support 120Hz at 2K resolution. If this is true, then it will be the first of its kind for a Samsung device.

First-ever Samsung to sport 120Hz at 2K?

This is because Samsung’s flagships or any other devices, albeit having a 120Hz refresh rate screen, don’t support it on the highest resolution. In fact, if you select 120Hz as a refresh rate on Samsung, you are basically downscaled and locked to FHD+(1080p) resolution. And its latest flagships like Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is no exception to this. The best Samsung has done so far, is having an “Adaptive Mode” on devices like the Note 20 Ultra.

This basically toggles(60Hz or 120Hz) the refresh rate based on what you do. This is probably to help the panel, and battery last longer. However, with Galaxy S21 Ultra, it looks like Samsung is going to break the barriers. If the tip is true, the next flagship could have an option to lock the 120Hz at 2K resolution which is a first in any phone.

Galaxy S21 Ultra: Specifications(Expected)

The Galaxy S21 series, as a whole, will reportedly enter production by mid-December. However, a tip says that the part production of Galaxy S21 Ultra like DVT/PVT might have already begun. Anyway, the device(SM-G998U), which has already got NFC certification, will likely sport a 6.8-inch display with a centered punch-hole.

Besides, leaked specifications of the device say the display will be dynamic AMOLED. For cameras, we can expect a new 108MP 0.8µm HM3 primary sensor, laser autofocus, and no ToF sensor inside the quad/Penta camera setup. Other expected specifications include a 40MP selfie shooter, Qualcomm Snapdragon 875/Exynos 2100 SoC based on regions, 5,000mAh battery with 60W charging, Android 11, and more. It is expected to launch on January 14 and open for sale by January 29.

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Samsung is probably tightening the saddle for another race with it’s Galaxy S21/S30 series in 2021. After trademarking names like ‘Samsung Blade‘, and ‘Galaxy Space‘, it is back with yet another trademark, this time at EUIPO.

Samsung’s trademark, as spotted by GalaxyClub(via Sammobile), is ‘Buds Beyond’. Now, as per the report, the description on EUIPO is pretty generic under Class 9. In the list, we can spot a few keywords like “Wireless headset for Smartphones”, “earphones” etc. That said, the naming does have a keyword “Buds” which has been widely used on earlier models. But we will have to wait a bit more to confirm if it’s the next TWS Earbuds from Samsung.

Anyway, the trademark, as of October 29, is still waiting for an examination at European Intellectual Property Office(EUIPO). Besides, we don’t have any other information apart from a simple name. Now before you get clunky, we do have few tidbits about the next alleged Earbuds from the company. Reports from Korea says mentions ‘Galaxy Buds 2’ from Samsung will debut alongside the Galaxy S21/S30 series. Not only the report’s naming is contrary to the current trademark, but also says it will have upgraded water resistance.

It is reportedly codenamed “Attic” and attire Black, Silver, and Violet colors. Before you take a breather, Samsung also has a trademark that has a naming [Galaxy] Buds Sound. That said, you must know that these are just trademarks, and may/may not corroborate with each other. Meaning, all the naming above could either turn out to be separate products or get stuck as trademarks forever.

Nonetheless, Samsung is likely to begin the production of its Galaxy S21/S30 series devices soon. And if a new TWS earbuds indeed launches alongside the smartphones in Jan 2021, we will have to wait and see if Samsung brings any design improvements over Buds Live. And features like ANC(Active Noise Cancellation), improved battery life, and Audio to the table. Also, if you are lucky, you might also get it for free while pre-ordering the new flagships as Samsung is usually known for its pre-order gifts.

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