Top Stories: One UI 7, Galaxy S25 chipset, Samsung prevails Apple, Fold SE and more

Samsung keeps on making progress with One UI 7 development while preparing for a Galaxy S25 to launch, Exynos might revive with a new processing node and there is more, here you can check all of the top stories from the past week.

One UI 7

A report from ETNews suggests that Samsung is developing a new AI feature to ease interactions throughout the software. These features are related to the Settings menu, camera, and keyboard.

The new addition will anticipate users’ requirements based on device usage to show them above others and the most useful ones first.

The new One UI version is also expected to redesign key system app icons including Gallery, Phone, Camera, Voice Recorder, Contacts, and Notes. A report revealed this new look for these apps will improve visibility compared to One UI 6.

Meanwhile, a Japanese carrier AU by KDDI has shared a list of eligible One UI 7 devices, a major revelation for this unreleased software. You can check the complete list here. On the other hand, Samsung has yet to announce an official list of devices.

Multi-Sound

Samsung’s online community member announced new improvements for SoundAssistant’s Multi-Sound, which will resolve compatibility issues with Android Auto.

Galaxy S25 Chipset

Samsung President TM Roh will attend the Qualcomm 2024 Summit to discuss the new Snapdragon chipset. He may talk about the chipset’s performance for the Galaxy S25 lineup and AI capabilities.

The S25 series will equip a Snapdragon processor. However, a new rumor suggests the Korean company doesn’t want to rule out the possibility of featuring Exynos chipset.

The rumored Exynos 2500 could complete the 3nm foundry process in time for the S25 series. Not only that, this mobile chip was also spotted on the Geekbench database with a 10-core architecture. That includes two prime CPU cores.

Samsung has been giving Exynos a cold shoulder for a few years. We’ll have to see if the Korean tech company is ready to bring it back into action.

We don’t about Exynos but S25 devices could introduce some interesting color shades featuring Black, Green, Blue, and Titanium.

Samsung’s Close Win

Market researchers IDC and Canalys have shared the third quarter of 2024 smartphone shipment data. It confirms Samsung as the top leader in shipment and Apple as a close second.

The smartphone giant has topped the smartphone sellers list but its market share is still under threat by Apple and Chinese competitors on a quarterly basis.

Fold 6 SE

Samsung will unveil a new foldable smartphone  – Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition (SE) on October 21, 2024. Invitation for this event is out but the device might be limited to Korean customers.