Danny Dorresteijn

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Huawei’s foldable phone vs Samsung’s: What’s hype, what’s real?

At Mobile World Congress today, Chinese manufacturer Huawei decided to show off its foldable smartphone prototype. It's called Mate X and is more expensive than Samsung's Galaxy Fold. The Mate X is priced at $2600 (€2299) while the Galaxy Fold will cost $1980 (€1740). While Samsung has opted for a modern and business-minded look, Huawei has […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

[Poll Results!] Do you still use the Apps Edge feature on your Samsung flagships?

The Galaxy Note Edge was Samsung's first smartphone with a curved “edge” display. It was announced at the IFA 2014 trade show in Berlin. Simply put, the functionality was amazing. The Galaxy Note Edge felt great in the hand and was easy to use thanks to its curved display. The software features, particularly Apps Edge, […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Happy New Year! We have got great things in store for 2019

Happy New Year to you from all of us here at SamMobile. We hope that you have a great time enjoying the festivities to ring in the new year wherever you may be in the world. We'll be back to work from tomorrow as we have a lot of great things lined up for 2019. […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Why tease your foldable smartphone endlessly when you still can’t be the first?

This week, Royole, a display manufacturer, introduced the world's first foldable smartphone. Called the FlexPai, the device is based on Android Pie with a custom interface. YouTube videos reveal the FlexPai is rather slow, but it does look futuristic. After years of Samsung teasing a foldable device, a new brand has stolen its fame. Companies […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

I hope Samsung’s smartphone design doesn’t stop being unique in the near future

This year, Samsung has launched multiple smartphones with a different placement for the rear cameras. The Galaxy A8 Star came first, followed by the Galaxy A7 and the Galaxy A9. And I've been wondering whether Samsung will continue with the off-center camera position on upcoming phones. I believe Samsung's phones look rather unique from the […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Watch review: A clockwise march towards perfection

The Galaxy Watch, the Gear S3's true successor, has taken a long time to arrive. Two years, to be precise, with the Gear Sport filling in for the Gear S4 last year as a smartwatch completely focused on fitness tracking. Has Samsung used all that time to make the best smartwatch, or does the Galaxy […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 review: A good all-rounder with a high price tag

The Galaxy Tab S lineup has never been good value for money, but does the Galaxy Tab S4 have enough to offer to make the high price less hard to stomach? Find out in our Galaxy Tab S4 review.

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: This is power user perfection

It's no secret that the Galaxy S9 hasn't been selling well. Samsung has admitted as much, and the smaller S9 was especially unattractive for many people, as it missed out on features like a dual camera and 6GB of RAM. Smartphones much cheaper than the Galaxy S9 have had those features for some time, and […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Galaxy J6 Prime, new Galaxy A9 and more headed to Europe and other markets in H2 2018

In a joint effort with our friends over at GalaxyClub, we can provide details about several upcoming Samsung handsets. A new version of the Galaxy A9 is heading to European markets, with several new J series devices coming to Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Galaxy A9 A new version of the Galaxy A9 is […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

[Poll Results!] Is Samsung placing the fingerprint sensor so high on its phones on purpose?

As a loyal Samsung fan, I have a problem with the company's flagship phones. That's the placement of the fingerprint sensor. I don't have big hands, and I can't reach the fingerprint sensor easily on the Galaxy Note 9. I have the same problem with the Galaxy S9+ and even more so with the Galaxy […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Go home, selfie stick! With the Galaxy Note 9, I’m finally using the S Pen

It was back in 2011 when Samsung released the first Galaxy Note and single-handedly started the phablet revolution. Everyone is making big-screen phones now, but the Galaxy Note lineup has continued to be unique thanks to the S Pen. But while the S Pen is great for many who pick up a Galaxy Note smartphone, […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Two of these Galaxy Tab S4 shortcomings can be fixed via software updates

Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S4 today, a beautiful new tablet with high-end specifications. It's not just the specs that are high-end, but also the price tag, which starts at €699. I have had the opportunity to play around with the Tab S4 and there are three features that I feel should have been part […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 hands-on impressions

So Samsung didn't introduce only the Galaxy Tab S4 today. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has come along for the ride as well, as a cheaper offering with the same display size as the Tab S4. The Tab A is Samsung's budget lineup of tablets and we had the opportunity to use the Tab A […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 hands-on impressions

As I saw the Galaxy Tab S4 booting up for the first time, I had a huge smile plastered on my face. It's always great to see such a big and beautiful Super AMOLED display even though this is the fourth Galaxy Tab S tablet. In fact, when we received the Galaxy Tab S4, we […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

What if Samsung could make the Galaxy S10’s bezels customizable through software?

So Samsung just released Good Lock 2018, a new and updated version of its interesting take on how a futuristic smartphone user interface would look like. Hidden deep among the Good Lock 2018 functionality is something called Edge Touch, which allows you to disable the edges of the device's display from reacting to touch. Well, […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
6 years ago

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