The Samsung Galaxy A14 5G smartphone was introduced at the beginning of the month, but the company is preparing a more affordable version with 4G support. And today we have all the main characteristics of this model and images.

The design of the younger version will be the same, except that instead of brown it will be silver. Many characteristics will also not change, although there will still be differences.

The main thing, of course, is the platform. Instead of the latest Exynos 1330, MediaTek Helio G80 is used. Compared to the Exynos 850 in the Galaxy A13 4G, this is certainly a very significant improvement. For comparison, the Exynos 850 scores about 145,000 points in AnTuTu 9, while the Helio G80 scores 230,000 points. True, the same Exynos 1330 is gaining more than 410,000 points, so the difference between the A14 4G and 5G versions in performance is enormous.

The screen of the Galaxy A14 4G will retain the size of 6.6 inches, Full HD + resolution, but there will be no increased frame rate, like the A14 5G. The battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh, the main 50-megapixel camera, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of flash memory will also remain, but charging will be only 10-watt. But the smartphone will receive stereo speakers.

The novelty will be released at the end of March. In Eastern Europe, they will ask for 200 euros for it.

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S23 smartphones will use the latest LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 flash storage. But not all versions.

According to insider Ice Universe, the base model of the Galaxy S23 with 128 GB of flash memory will receive UFS 3.1 flash memory. This is just about the younger model, since the S23 + in the minimum configuration will have 256 GB of flash memory, like the S23 Ultra.

As for such a strange difference, it seems that it is not at all Samsung’s desire to save money. As the insider says, apparently, the company itself simply does not produce UFS 4.0 chips with a capacity of less than 256 GB.

At the same time, there are Kioxia 128 GB UFS 4.0 chips on the market – these are used in Xiaomi 13. However, tests show that such memory is significantly slower than the values ​​\u200b\u200bdeclared for UFS 4.0, which, apparently, Samsung decided to use its UFS memory 3.1 in the base version of the Galaxy S23.

Ice Universe was the first to accurately talk about the new trend for smartphones with waterfall screens, about the bangs in the iPhone X, about the new design of the iPhone 14 and Samsung’s 200-megapixel image sensor

Apple for the first time ranked second in China’s smartphone market.

Counterpoint analysts assessed the Chinese market based on the results of the last quarter and the entire 2022. In the fourth quarter, Apple was the undisputed leader, as well as in the global market, thanks to the new iPhones. The company occupied 23.7% of the market against 17.2% of the nearest competitor. At the same time, Apple’s sales, like almost everyone else’s, sank. Only Huawei stands out here, having managed to increase supplies by 15%.

At the end of the year, Apple overtook Oppo and took second place with an 18% share. The leader represented by Vivo occupies 19.2%, that is, the gap is small. At the same time, Apple’s share has grown from 16% in 2021, while Vivo’s share has fallen from 21.5%. If the trend continues, Apple may well take the lead this year.

It can also be noted that the share of Oppo has also decreased, as well as the share of Xiaomi and Huawei. But Honor grew from 10.4% to 16.7%, that is, very significantly.

Overall, the Chinese market sank 14%, marking the fifth year in a row that smartphone sales have declined in the country.