Samsung Galaxy S23 and S22 house owners have been hit with a one-two punch as customers have lately been experiencing faulty {hardware} and software program.

Throughout social media platforms, and even on the corporate’s personal Group boards (opens in new tab), are posts exhibiting some sort of bubble defect showing on the underside corners of the Galaxy S23 Extremely. The placement differs for every system: some have on the left whereas others have it on the fitting (opens in new tab). 

The excellent news is that is purely a beauty factor as up to now, nobody has reported experiencing any sort of efficiency points (in contrast to the current digicam stabilization flaw). Nevertheless contemplating that the S23 Extremely prices over $1,200, you’ll be able to’t blame individuals for being somewhat miffed. The corporate is nicely conscious of this because the official Samsung UK Twitter (opens in new tab) informed an affected consumer the bubble is extra of a function, not a bug. 

Apparently, if you happen to shine a robust sufficient gentle on the S23 Extremely’s show, “some elements seem like squashed”. The squashed look is reportedly a consequence of Samsung’s urgent course of throughout manufacturing when the corporate provides “waterproofing and dustproofing” to a cellphone display screen. Apart from the bubble, every little thing’s appears positive. 

Affected house owners are nonetheless irritated at this defect. It does seem the Samsung UK Twitter is reaching out and making an attempt to assist individuals with the bubble display screen. So not less than, the corporate is conscious of the defect.

Battery drainage

The identical cannot be mentioned concerning the One UI 5.1 replace that lately rolled out to older Galaxy telephones just like the S22 and S21. 

The patch was solely presupposed to introduce new options and increase system efficiency. Nevertheless, some individuals are reporting battery utilization on their telephones skyrocketing after the patch. A consumer on the European Samsung Group boards (opens in new tab)posted a picture of the sudden energy drain. They claimed the battery on their S22 Extremely drained fully after about seven hours below reasonable use. One other claims (opens in new tab) that they are pressured to recharge their system by the center of the day as a result of problem.

There’s some debate, nevertheless, on what precisely is inflicting the battery drain. In keeping with a report by GSMArena (opens in new tab), the drain could possibly be a results of both the One UI 5.1 replace forcing Galaxy telephones to enter Most Efficiency Mode or some sort of compatibility downside with Samsung Keyboard. If it’s the latter, official assist pages counsel clearing out the Keyboard’s knowledge cache and restarting the cellphone.

We reached out to Samsung to see if it was conscious of the battery drain and if it’s engaged on a repair. To date, the corporate hasn’t made any official statements relating to the One UI 5.1 patch. Moreover, we requested what it’ll do for customers affected by the bubble defect like changing the display screen. This story will probably be up to date if we hear again.

Whereas we’ve you, be sure you try TechRadar’s record on the very best Galaxy telephones for 2023 – up to now.