Daniel van Dorp

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As Chinese OEMs leave Europe, Samsung wins but its customers lose

Dethroning Samsung has long been the singular goal that Chinese OEMs have been working toward. They tried everything. Whether it was blatantly reproducing its innovations, opting for a very aggressive pricing strategy, going on a marketing blitz or doing everything under the sun to somehow steal market share from the Korean juggernaut. Samsung never underestimated […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Galaxy S23’s great performance is now Samsung’s biggest hurdle

The Galaxy S22 phones weren't bad by any stretch of the imagination. They were packed with the latest tech and features. However, they were unable to generate a lot of interest from customers for a variety of reasons. That's why the Galaxy S22 couldn't reportedly meet the sales expectations that Samsung had from last year's […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

This is the worst upgrade the Galaxy A54 brings over the A53

There's a question many Samsung fans have been asking for a few years: Why do its mid-range phones not come with a glass back when some phones from the competition do, often at a lower price? Samsung used to have metal backs for its Galaxy A series phones for some time, before it eventually switched […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Galaxy S23 series is so good that it might backfire on Samsung one day

Samsung has created what is arguably its best flagship smartphone series in a long, long time. The Galaxy S lineups were already mostly great over the last few years, but they suffered from one major issue. That issue was the company's use of Snapdragon chips in some markets and Exynos chips in others, with the […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Samsung needs to share its vision for Bixby if it wants users to care

Bixby is a feature that a lot of Samsung fans love to hate. It may have something to do with how Bixby was imposed, for lack of a better word, on users when it arrived with the Galaxy S8 back in 2017. The device featured a separate Bixby key that you couldn't use for anything […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Here’s how to get a free Galaxy Book 3 upgrade from Samsung

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book 3 series last week at its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The lineup consists of three models – the Galaxy Book 3 Pro, Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, and the Galaxy Book 3 360. These notebooks feature the latest Intel processors and other high-end specs. As you'd expect, they cost […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Samsung Pass is now live on the Microsoft Store for Windows PCs

Samsung is bringing more and more of its apps to the Microsoft Apps Store. The latest addition to the Microsoft platform is Samsung Pass, and it's coming just in time for the release of the new Galaxy Book 3 laptop series. Samsung Pass is available for Windows 10 version 1903 or higher and Windows 11. […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Samsung’s new Galaxy Book 3 Pro is turning out to be a big hit

Samsung's global laptop market share is around 1% and the company is on a mission to increase that. It launched new laptops alongside the Galaxy S23 series last week for precisely this reason. Customers seem to be loving the new products. The company has introduced multiple models, including a Pro 360, to provide customers with […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Daily Deal: Get a $100 Amazon gift card with the Galaxy S23 Ultra

Thinking of buying the Galaxy S23 Ultra? The pre-orders are open now and there are plenty of great offers to choose from. However, if you're interested in what the carriers have to offer and don't want a Samsung Credit, perhaps you'd like what Amazon has to offer. Amazon is providing customers who pre-order the Galaxy […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Expert RAW Lightroom editing will sync across Galaxy S23 and Book 3

With the launch of the Galaxy S23, Expert RAW has become a more integral part of the mobile photography experience. And Adobe Lightroom is adding to that experience for Galaxy S23 and Book 3 buyers. In case you missed the news, Samsung announced a new series of laptops at Unpacked alongside the latest Galaxy S23 […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Samsung, Intel, Ericsson, and IBM are co-developing next-gen chips

Samsung, Ericsson, IBM, and Intel are teaming up to research and develop next-generation chips. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding this partnership and has awarded the tech giants $50 million for the project as part of its “Future of Semiconductors” initiative. The NSF and the four tech giants will work on a “co-design” […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Galaxy S21 Ultra to Galaxy S23 Ultra: Reasons to upgrade, a few not to

The Galaxy S23 Ultra is just one week away from its official unveiling. All the leaked information so far has painted a positive picture. Samsung upgraded almost every aspect of its upcoming flagship for 2023, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra is an interesting proposition for Samsung flagship customers, especially those living in markets where trade-in […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Unlocked Galaxy A51 gets the last Android update in the USA

The Galaxy A51 is getting its last big Android OS upgrade in the USA. Specifically, Android 13 is now live for the unlocked Galaxy A51 in the United States, and with the new firmware comes One UI 5.0 and the December 2022 security patch. The Galaxy A51 shipped in 2019 with Android 10 onboard. The […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

Galaxy A14 5G teardown video reveals big change for repairability

A teardown of the Galaxy A14 5G has emerged online, revealing a couple of surprising details about the phone's construction and design. The phone's back panel conceals a feature we haven't seen inside Samsung phones in recent years, and this characteristic will surely help the device earn a high repairability score. You can check out […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

75% of Galaxy S fans want the Galaxy S23, here’s why!

The Exynos vs Snapdragon debate has been going on for a long time. Samsung's in-house chips have failed to match up to the standards set by Qualcomm in recent years. It got so bad three years back that Samsung apologized to customers and vowed to do better, and the result was the Galaxy S21 series' […]

By Daniel van Dorp
2 years ago

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