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The Galaxy S22 Ultra notches more sales than any Samsung Note in recent memory - PhoneArena

Posted: 03 Jul 2022 11:22 AM PDT

After the infamous Note 7 release, Samsung licked its wounds a little bit and then moved on with the Note 8 edition that sold more than 10 million units and resurrected Samsung's S Pen stylus street cred.

The following Notes, and especially the Galaxy Note 20 series, sold less and less units, sending indications to Samsung that there might be no point in maintaining a separate line just for the stylus capabilities themselves.

Fast forward to 2022 and Samsung's merger of the Note line with the Galaxy S flagships is complete, culminating in the Galaxy S22 Ultra that has a built-in S Pen stylus silo and all the phone bells and whistles Samsung could muster at the time, including a 10x periscope zoom camera.

The stellar Galaxy S22 Ultra sales numbers come despite its hefty $1199.99 starting price that is one of the highest among flagship phones, save for Samsung's own bendy handsets in the Fold line.

The MSRP is not set in stone, though, as Samsung very often has great sales on its top-end phones like the one that is going on right now that will give you up to $1000 off the S22 Ultra, even for phones with a cracked screen, and on top of that adds $100 of Samsung credit, sending the 512GB version price down to $299.99.

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Samsung updates the Galaxy S21 series with the July 2022 security patch - SamMobile - Samsung news

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 04:48 AM PDT

The July 2022 security update is quickly becoming available for more Galaxy smartphones. After the Galaxy A32, A23, and S22 series got the update, Samsung is now bringing the new firmware to Galaxy S21 customers in Europe.

The July 2022 security patch is now rolling out for the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra in Germany. Other European markets should soon follow. Galaxy S21 customers can identify the new update by firmware number G99xBXXS5CVFB.

Judging by the latter, the new update should only contain the July 2022 security patch and no other new features or additions to One UI.

Samsung has yet to detail the July 2022 security patch, but as usual, it should improve security and squash vulnerabilities in Android OS, One UI, and Samsung apps. We'll keep you posted as soon as the company unveils the official changelog for this month's patch.

Until then, Samsung customers in Germany should be able to download the latest update via the Settings app on their Galaxy S21s by accessing the "Software update" menu and tapping "Download and install."

For readers who prefer manual updates, the latest official Samsung firmware files are available for download from our website.

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