One of the biggest developments in OLED displays in the last couple of years is the tandem OLED technology, which uses two layers of OLED panels to offer higher brightness and increased longevity. Honor’s Magic 6 Ultimate was the first mass-market device to offer an OLED display with this technology. However, tandem OLED was popularised by the recently launched iPad Pro, the first tablet to use a screen with this tech.

Currently, three companies are mass producing OLED displays with the tandem OLED tech, BOE, LG Display, and Samsung Display. While BOE is making this type of screen for phones, LG Display and Samsung Display are making it for tablets, namely, the iPad Pro. Well, LG Display has now started mass manufacturing OLED displays with the tandem OLED technology for laptops as well, leaving BOE and Samsung Display behind.

LG starts mass manufacturing tandem OLED displays for laptops

LG Display has announced that it has started the mass production of OLED displays with tandem OLED technology for laptops. According to the company, the first tandem OLED panel for laptops that it is mass producing is a 13-inch unit with 2,880 x 1,800 pixels resolution, touch functionality, and 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut.

LG says that it offers three times higher brightness and two times better durability than conventional single-layer OLED displays for laptops while consuming a 40% lower amount of power and being 40% thinner and 28% lighter than typical OLED screens for laptops today. Those are very impressive figures and something to look forward to.

Next Dell XPS 13 will be the first laptop with LG's tandem OLED panel

According to LG Display, Dell’s next XPS 13 model will be the first laptop to use LG’s tandem OLED panel and should be the first laptop in the world to feature a tandem OLED screen. However, the display in Dell's upcoming XPS 13 laptop will have a higher resolution than the panel that LG Display has started mass manufacturing. LG Display will supply around 100,000 units of tandem OLED panels to Dell in the initial stage.

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With the latest development, LG Display is leaving Samsung Display behind in the tandem OLED market. However, Samsung Display has the upper hand in the OLED market for monitors, as the majority of (gaming) monitors with OLED displays nowadays use Samsung Display’s QD-OLED panels. Samsung is also giving a tough fight to LG when it comes to OLED TVs with the company’s QD-OLED TVs, such as the S95D.

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Samsung’s air conditioners (ACs) are one of the best in the market, especially the WindFree models, owing to their great build quality, a long list of features, high cooling power, and high power efficiency. As such, they sell in high numbers. However, the sales of Samsung’s ACs have reached new heights in its home country this summer.

Samsung has announced that it sold an average of 10,000 air conditioner units every day last week in South Korea (from 17 April 2024 to 21 April 2024). According to the company, it sold seven units per minute in those five days.  That’s a very impressive number.

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Among all the ACs sold in the 5 days, 80% were WindFree units. The company also says that the sales of the WindFree series have increased by 25% this May and June compared to the same period last year. That isn’t surprising considering what these ACs offer.

The standout feature of Samsung’s WindFree ACs is that they have thousands of holes on the indoor unit’s front panel for dispersing air. Dispersing air through these holes is more gentle compared to dispersing air from the air flaps. Other features include Wi-Fi support for controlling the AC using your smartphone or tablet and a 4-way swing.

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Samsung's first wireless Dolby Atmos standalone speaker, the Music Frame, has been launched in India. While the speaker was listed on the company's website for the Indian market in April 2024, it is available for purchase only now.

Music Frame is available for purchase in India

You can now purchase the Music Frame speaker in India. It is priced at INR 23,990 ($288) and is available through Amazon.in, Samsung.com, and authorized offline and online retailers across the country.

Samsung is offering an instant discount of INR 1,799 ($22) on purchases made using an ICICI Bank credit or debit card. The same offer is available for credit and debit cards from all other leading banks.

Watch our hands-on video of the Music Frame speaker below.

What makes the Music Frame speaker interesting?

The Music Frame is a stereo speaker with six drivers: two mid-range drivers, two tweeters, and two woofers. It features Wireless Dolby Atmos with Spatial Audio. It also has Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 5, AirPlay 2, Chromecast Built-In, Roon Compatible, Spotify Connect, and Tap Sound.

Its audio features include an Active Voice Amplifier, Adaptive Sound, Q-Symphony, and SpaceFit Sound Pro. It also features Alexa, Bixby, Google Assistant, and SmartThings. By connecting the SmartThings USB dongle, it can be turned into a SmartThings Hub.

Using Q-Symphony, it can be wirelessly connected to Samsung TVs and soundbars. You can even pair two Music Frames with your recently released Samsung TV.

Since you can attach your printed photos to the Music Frame, it looks like a photo frame and fits into the aesthetics of your home's interiors. You can also change its bezels using its magnetic system.

Mohandeep Singh, Senior Vice President at Samsung India's Visual Display Business, said, “Modern consumers are increasingly seeking products that not only blend functionality and aesthetics, but also add visual appeal. This trend is driven by a desire for products that reflect their personality and style, and enhance the overall ambience of their living space. The new Music Frame epitomizes exceptional technology in the form of a picture frame with its unique, elegant design while delivering a cinematic audio experience.“

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The Galaxy A54 is costlier and more advanced than the Galaxy A53. As such, the former should get software updates before the latter. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case with the June 2024 security patch. Samsung pushed the latest security update to the Galaxy A53 first, and now, the company is rolling it out to the Galaxy A54.

At the moment, Samsung is rolling out the June 2024 security patch to the carrier-locked variant of the Galaxy A54 for the United States, which has the model number SM-A546U. The new software update changes the phone’s firmware version to A546USQS7CXF3.

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There are two ways you can get the June 2024 security patch on your Galaxy A54. The first way is to get it by going to Settings » Software update » Download and install and the second way is to download the new firmware from our database and install it manually.

The June 2024 security patch fixes 59 security issues. You can read all about the latest security update here. Samsung will roll out the next major update to the Galaxy A54 later this year, which will bring Android 15-based One UI 7.0. Follow our channel on Telegram or WhatsApp to get the latest updates about everything that’s related to Samsung.

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Samsung has started rolling out a new software update to the carrier-unlocked variant of the Galaxy A53 5G for the United States (SM-A536U1). It brings the June 2024 security patch to the smartphone, which fixes 59 security issues.

The latest software update carries the firmware version A536U1UES9EXF2. Apart from the June 2024 security patch, the new firmware doesn’t bring any change. You can get it by going to Settings » Software update » Download and install. The new firmware is also live in our database for you to download and install manually.

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For your information, Samsung has already rolled out the June 2024 security patch to the international, European, and carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy A53 5G, which carry model numbers SM-A536E, SM-A536B, and SM-A536U. The next major update for the phone will arrive later this year with Android 15-based One UI 7.0.

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The upcoming Galaxy Ring is one of the most exciting products of the year for Samsung Health fans who have been waiting for a discreet and screen-free health and fitness tracker. But it is not a one-size-fits-all solution, and what will be the Ring's greatest quality in the eyes of some users could become its weakest point for others.

Some people love the idea of ditching the smartwatch in favor of a smart ring because Galaxy Watches have a few issues and UI design problems. These customers also hope that wearing a smart ring will free their wrists so they can once again wear their prized collection of classic and diverse analog watches, all without giving up health and fitness tracking through Samsung Health.

Galaxy Watches are sometimes sluggish, the UI doesn't seem greatly optimized for the circular screen, and battery life is decent but not stellar if you're using all the fitness and health trackers at once. Besides, smartwatches can sometimes look too toyish and cheap. Plus, having one more screen to worry about can add to the daily frustration.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy Ring is focused entirely on tracking the wearer's health, fitness, and sleep without any distractions. There are no extra bells and whistles, no apps to worry about, no screens to catch your eye, and no wristbands to discomfort you when you sleep.

So, what's even the point of wearing a Galaxy Watch anymore? Well, if you don't know, you'll want to hear this out.

Why you may want to wear a Watch instead of a Galaxy Ring

Assuming the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watches will have the same tracking capabilities, we narrowed it down to two main reasons why you might still prefer a Galaxy Watch over a Galaxy Ring, especially if you're new to Samsung Health and have to pick one device over the other but can't or don't want to have both:

• Music playback without a phone in your pocket.
• Live fitness monitoring when you work out.

If you enjoy the idea of leaving your phone at home when you go for a jog and listening to music in your earbuds, the Galaxy Watch will probably be the best way to go. Galaxy Ring specs are scarce as of now, but we're guessing it won't offer music playback capabilities through your Galaxy Buds.

As for the second reason, a watch might be a better fitness companion in high-intensity situations. You see, the Galaxy Ring will be able to record the wearer's health, fitness, and sleep data, but the primary way for users to check that recorded information is through the Samsung Health app on their phones. And that's not something you may want to do during a workout.

Because it doesn't have a screen, the Galaxy Ring doesn't have a way for you to check things like your heart rate, distance traveled, and reps live when you're out jogging or working out. You can't monitor any parameters during your active time. Or, at least, not conveniently without looking at your phone.

When wearing a Galaxy Watch, you can check those parameters at a glance from your wrist while you're being active. But at best, a Galaxy Ring will only post that information to the Samsung Health mobile app so you can consult it later, preferably after your fitness session.

Know what kind of fitness tracking experience you want

In conclusion, the Galaxy Ring might be the best wearable if you want to collect fitness and health data in the background and don't care about things like music playback and keeping an eye on your vitals when you're working out. Furthermore, it will probably be the best and least distracting device capable of tracking your sleep.

On the other hand, a Galaxy Watch will still be the superior fitness companion if you want to leave your phone at home when you go out running and want to play music in your headphones or track live health and fitness parameters from your wrist during those active moments.

Ideally, if you want to combine the best of all worlds and wear classic watches without abandoning Samsung Health, you'll probably want to use the Galaxy Ring at all times and pop the Galaxy Watch on your wrist only when you're working out. Then, once you're done, you can remove the Galaxy Watch or replace it with a classic timepiece but keep the Galaxy Ring on your finger for continuous background tracking.

If you have to choose between them, you'll have to figure out which aspects are more important to you. Would you prefer the comfortable and distraction-free background tracking of the Galaxy Ring? Or do you want to benefit from live fitness and health monitoring as you work out and smartphone-free music playback through your Watch and wireless headset?

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The Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S21 FE is receiving the June 2024 security update in Europe this week. A similar update came to the Snapdragon variant in the US a week ago and the Exynos variant late last week.

European users are probably getting the latest security update later than others because of the Europe-exclusive update Samsung released for multiple Galaxy devices last month. That update brought some regional LTE band support changes and wasn't released in other regions.

Latest Galaxy S21 FE update brings only security fixes

With the June update, Samsung has enhanced the Galaxy S21 FE's security. The June 2024 security patch has made its way to many Galaxy phones already and brings fixes for 59 vulnerabilities discovered in Android and One UI. Out of those 59 vulnerabilities, 22 affect only Samsung smartphones and tablets.

The update, identifiable by the build number G990BXXS8GXF1, doesn't include any other changes. You can download it directly on your S21 FE by navigating to its Settings » Software update menu and tapping the Download and install button.

Alternatively, download the latest Galaxy S21 FE firmware from our website on a Windows PC and use it to upgrade the phone. This process requires a USB connection.

Thanks for the tip, Jonas!

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The Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 will go official on July 10. Samsung will hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris and will unveil new smartwatches and earbuds and its first ever smart ring along with the new foldables.

Both models are expected to be pricier than their predecessors, but if the rumors and leaks are anything to go by, the list of Z Flip 6 upgrades will better justify the increased price.

Nothing is 100% confirmed until Samsung officially announces the phone, but here are some of the big changes and improvements you can expect with the Galaxy Z Flip 6.

A bigger battery

This is arguably going to be the biggest upgrade the upcoming phone brings to the lineup. Small batteries have severely handicapped all existing Galaxy Z Flip smartphones and can't support any kind of heavy use without needing a top-up well before bedtime.

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The first two models in the lineup featured 3,300 mAh batteries, and Samsung increased the capacity to 3,700 mAh with the Z Flip 4. Two years later, Samsung is bringing a similar increase in battery capacity. A 4,000 mAh battery will power the Z Flip 6, same as the Galaxy S24.

4,000 mAh cannot be considered huge by today's standards. In fact, it's the bare minimum you can find on phones that don't fold. Still, with help from an efficient Snapdragon chip and optimized software—and if the Galaxy S24 is anything to go by—the Galaxy Z Flip 6 won't have you worrying about the battery dying nearly as much as previous models.

Superior performance with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 12GB of RAM

Samsung's foldables have always exclusively used Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips, and that won't change this year. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the same chip that is used on the Galaxy S24 series.

2023's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 was a fantastic chip with insane performance and power efficiency. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 keeps the power efficiency of the 8 Gen 2, but offers faster performance, especially in games.

But more importantly, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 will have more RAM. It will be the first Z Flip phone to get 12GB of RAM. The base variant will still feature 8GB of RAM, and that's plenty for most users. But power users wanting the absolute best will have the option to buy a variant with 12GB of RAM.

However, it's unclear if Samsung will sell the 12GB variant everywhere. With even the base variant expected to be costlier than the Flip 5, the 12GB variant may be too expensive to see a lot of sales in some markets, and Samsung could limit its availability as a result.

50MP primary camera

Also included on the list of Galaxy Z Flip 6 upgrades will be a 50MP primary camera. This is the first model that will bring a meaningful improvement to the camera setup.

Samsung stuck with 12MP primary cameras for the first four models, and those cameras also used older sensors than the latest Galaxy S and Galaxy Z Fold flagships.

For the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Samsung is reportedly using the same 50MP camera as the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24. We can expect notable improvements in picture quality, along with features such as 8K video recording.

The Galaxy Z Flip line lacks a dedicated zoom camera and uses digital zoom. The Z Flip 6 will not change that, but it should offer better picture quality levels when using digital zoom, at least in the 1x-3x magnification range.

Seven years of Android, One UI, and security updates

Samsung debuted its policy of seven years of OS updates with the Galaxy S24 series earlier this year. The company didn't apply the policy to mid-range phones launched this year, but we expect it to do so for all new flagships.

Samsung may, therefore, support the Galaxy Z Flip 6 considerably longer than previous models. In fact, it may be one of the reasons Samsung wants more money for its upcoming foldables.

The seven years of support will include new versions of Android and One UI, along with security updates. We just hope Samsung's foldables are durable enough to survive that long. There's no way to know for now, since Samsung started selling foldables just five years ago.

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Way back in February, SamMobile published an exclusive story about the next Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event and when Samsung will likely host it. We confirmed that Unpacked should take place on July 10, and that hasn't changed yet. On the contrary, the closer we get to said date, the more certain it becomes.

The same July 10 date has now appeared on what seems to be an official Galaxy Unpacked banner posted early on a Dutch carrier's website (via Tweakers).

The banner, seen below, promotes an early bird offer and a chance to win a Harman Kardon speaker from mobiel.nl. It seemingly has an official design that embraces the starry Galaxy AI logo and hints at foldable devices.

Samsung is, of course, expected to unveil at least two new foldable phones at the next Unpacked event on July 10, including the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Galaxy Z Fold 6. These foldables will be the star of the show for phone enthusiasts, but other exciting devices will be joining them on the big stage.

Where will Galaxy Unpacked be hosted?

Unsurprisingly, the banner confirms that the Galaxy Unpacked event will be streamed online through Samsung's website. And we can be sure it will also be streamed live through YouTube. We will also host the YouTube presentation on SamMobile, so make sure to stay tuned.

As for the event's location, the banner makes no mention, but all evidence so far points to Paris being the event's main location. It's the perfect fit for this year's Unpacked, given that the Olympics are just around the corner and Samsung is an official Olympics partner.

Aside from the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Fold 6, Samsung is also expected to announce a new Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra, as well as new Buds 3 earbuds and the highly anticipated Galaxy Ring.

The Galaxy Ring is Samsung's first device of its kind and will give Samsung Health fans an alternative to using smartwatches for tracking fitness activities and sleep patterns. Samsung teased it at MWC, and there's a lot of excitement building up around this new device category.

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Samsung Galaxy phones have all sorts of clever systems in place to keep them operating within normal parameters. One such system monitors hardware temperatures and takes action to prevent overheating if ever necessary.

Interestingly, Google appears to be working on a new thermal management solution for Pixel phones called Adaptive Thermal. The latter is built into the Device Health Services app.

A recent APK teardown (via Android Authority) of said app reveals some interesting aspects about how Adaptive Thermal might function and why it could be superior to Samsung's anti-overheating measures.

Giving users a better fighting chance against overheating

The APK teardown reveals two key elements of Adaptive Thermal. One is that the system can take extensive actions to keep phone temperatures in check. The other is more of a teaching tool.

According to strings of code found in Google's app, the Adaptive Thermal system keeps a close eye on the Pixel phone's battery and triggers a “pre-emergency” alert when it reaches 49 degrees Celsius.

At this point, the system appears to be throttling the phone's performance to help it cool down. A notification informs the user that they “may experience slower performance” and that they should “try avoiding direct sunlight or close any battery-intensive apps.”

Adaptive thermal will continue to monitor temperatures every five minutes and take extra steps if the battery reaches 52 degrees. If those extra anti-overheating measures (which are yet unknown) fail and the battery reaches 55 degrees Celsius, Adaptive Thermal sends a warning and shuts the phone down after 30 seconds.

What Samsung could learn from this

This is more or less the standard nowadays. Phones can monitor temperatures, send warnings, and shut down the phone as an emergency measure in case of excessive overheating.

Samsung's Galaxy phones can also cleverly prevent overheating by dimming the screen, throttling performance, pausing charging, and possibly through other steps.

However, in addition to these automated steps, Google's Adaptive Thermal solution seems to offer users better information about what's going on and how they can help prevent overheating.

Unlike Samsung's overheating notification, which only has an “OK” button, Adaptive Thermal's notification seems to have a “See care steps” option. When selected, this option reveals tips on how users can cool down their phones. It suggests actions such as disabling 5G connectivity, avoiding direct sunlight, closing intensive apps like games, closing down the Camera app, and more.

Samsung offers overheating management tips for Galaxy phones on some of its support pages online, but you have to know where and how you can find them online. And in case you're wondering, Samsung's Tips app doesn't contain any useful information about heat management, either.

Google's Adaptive Thermal system will allow Pixel phone users to receive heat management tips straight from the overheating notification, which seems to be a much more sensible way of doing things.

There's no known release date for Adaptive Thermal but it might come with the next version of Android. Either way, it might be something Samsung may want to consider adding to its own Device Care suite in One UI.

In the past, through Good Lock modules like Thermal Guardian, Samsung gave users in select markets more control over a chip's throttling parameters. However, Thermal Guardian is more of an experimental tool designed for advanced users rather than a general teaching tool.

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