Abhijeet Mishra

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Android 13’s getting a battery health feature your Samsung phone already has

Google released the stable and complete version of Android 13 for Pixel devices a while ago, and it continues to release incremental updates (called Quarterly Platform Releases, or QPRs) with new features, including giving users the option to beta test those features ahead of their global rollout. One of the new features in the latest […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Samsung Notes app update fixes a note data sync issue

Samsung has released a new update for its Notes app. There have been other updates for the app in recent weeks but they were mostly just combined with ambigious changelogs that mentioned general bug fixes. The latest update, though, changes that. In the new version of Samsung Notes that's rolling out for Galaxy devices, Samsung […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Everyone’s asking me about the Galaxy Z Flip 4, and I can’t stop singing its praises

I've been using the Galaxy Z Flip 4, the latest in Samsung's foldable flip phone series, for around two weeks as I write this. I wasn't going to review the device as I wouldn't get a unit on time here in India, but Samsung was still kind enough to send me one to try it […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

With One UI 5.0, Samsung’s flagship phones finally get camera watermark feature

Most Android phones come with the option to add a watermark to pictures shot using the camera. It's a feature Samsung adopted a few years ago for its budget and mid-range devices but it never made it to flagship Galaxy phones. However, that is all set to change with Samsung's One UI 5.0 update. It […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

When it comes to software updates, Samsung never seems to take a nap

Being the largest manufacturer of Android phones, Samsung is expected to keep them updated with the latest software, and it certainly has the power to do so. At the same time, Samsung sells so many phones each year that it can be a mighty tough job to update them regularly no matter how many resources […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Samsung’s awesome software update policy could become law in Europe

In the world of Android phones, no one does software updates better than Samsung. From releasing new security updates way ahead of time to providing as many as four years of OS upgrades to many of its devices, Samsung does it all. And soon, if a new European Commission proposal becomes law, other manufacturers could […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

The plastic screens on Samsung’s foldables have a nice side effect

When you want to fold a smartphone screen, having a glass covering on top is pretty much impossible. Sure, Samsung does use glass on its foldable phone screens, but it's of the ultra-thin variety does virtually nothing to make these foldable screens less fragile. It's why the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 don't […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

It’s hard to believe how ‘affordable’ Samsung’s foldable phones already are

Being an entirely new category of smartphones, high prices that aren't really warranted for any reason other than the fact that you are paying to be a guinea pig were expected with Samsung's foldable phones, and foldable phones in general. The first two Galaxy Z Folds were $1999 apiece while the Galaxy Z Flip and […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Don’t forget: It’s not just flagship Galaxy devices that get four big OS upgrades

Samsung recently launched its new flagship foldables, so it's only natural that the conversation right now involves those phones quite a fair bit. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 come with many great hardware features, and on the software front, they come with Samsung's promise of four Android OS upgrades, all […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Are the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 water and dust resistant?

Samsung surprised everyone with its 2021 foldables by bringing water resistance to them, a feat pretty much no one had expected on a foldable device for a few more years. Both the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 featured IPX8 certification, which meant they were as water resistant as Samsung's candybar […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Our Galaxy Watch 5 video review is now live!

Right now, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is the best Android smartwatch on the market. But it's also expensive, and for everyone who feels that way, Samsung also launched a non-Pro version simply called the Galaxy Watch 5. After nearly two weeks of testing the non-Pro Galaxy Watch 5, we have come to realize that […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Galaxy Z Flip 4 fixes one of the series’ biggest flaws

The Galaxy Z Flip is the most popular foldable series on the market right now. Thanks to its stylish flip phone form factor, excellent specs, and attractive pricing, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 did extremely well last year, and the same will probably be true for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 this year. However, the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

A simple change could make Samsung’s best-selling foldables feel more normal

The Galaxy Z Flip series is the most popular foldable offering in the market right now, helped in particular by the drop down to a $999 price tag last year. Samsung's made great strides in making its foldables feel like normal phones despite all the new and untested (over the long term) tech in there, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Samsung under display camera: Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Galaxy Z Fold 4

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 had many awesome features to attract customers when it launched a year back in 2021. One of those was its under display camera that made for a mostly unobstructed viewing experience on the big folding screen. Being Samsung's first attempt at an under display smartphone camera, the implementation wasn't perfect, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

We break down the second Galaxy S22 One UI 5.0 beta in our new video

Samsung released the second One UI 5.0 beta update for the Galaxy S22 series this week. As expected, it makes a few improvements and changes some things around as Samsung continues to fine-tune the overall experience that will eventually be released officially for Galaxy devices in the coming months and over the course of the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

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