Danny Dorresteijn

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Samsung ditching Snapdragon for Exynos on its flagships so soon is stupid

It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that it took Samsung nearly 15 years to finally make an Android flagship that's as fast and smooth as flagship devices should be. The Galaxy S23 series runs incredibly well, so much so that it could become a problem for Samsung going forward and its ability to match […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Samsung’s foldable hinge design is the clear winner

One of the most critical components of foldable smartphones is the hinge, which makes the entire folding process possible. There's no doubt Samsung's foldables have an impressive hinge design, and the Korean giant was the first to introduce foldable devices that can stay partially folded at different angles. Other manufacturers offer the same feature on […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Samsung has one way to convince us on benefits of a return to Exynos

For the longest time, Samsung has kept the Exynos and Snapdragon split on its flagship phones. Some markets would get the Snapdragon-powered variants while the vast majority would receive its Exynos processor. There's no need to recount all of the ways the Exynos has consistently lagged behind its Snapdragon counterpart. Countless column inches have already […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Hey Samsung, don’t let Oppo foldable phone users have all the fun

Samsung is far from the only company making foldable phones. Most Chinese manufacturers have jumped on the bandwagon as well. However, since they aren't releasing those products widely, these obviously tend to get overshadowed by the global distribution muscle of Samsung. Having had a chance to try out some of those foldable phones recently, I'm […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Huawei was the biggest surprise at MWC 2023, it’s far from dead

I've already written about why Samsung's MWC presence felt so underwhelming this year. It seems that the Mobile World Congress isn't quite the priority that it was once was for the company. So while Samsung may be moving on to focus its energies elsewhere, Huawei turned out to be the biggest surprise for me at […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Samsung’s MWC 2023 booth made me feel it should copy Apple

I've been going to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for years, even when it was held at the previous Montjuic venue, which hasn't hosted the trade show for a long time now. I and the team members accompanying me would primarily visit to check out the Samsung booth, but it was also a great […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Gen Z’s love for iPhones is why Samsung needs its foldable phones

Just when everyone thought the Android vs. iPhone debate was settled once and for all, Apple's dominance is seen rising once again in the smartphone industry. And this is an interesting one. Several reports claim that the Gen Z crowd (people born after 1996) increasingly prefers iPhones over their Android counterparts, especially in the US. […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Hurrah! The SamMobile Android app is finally here

We know you've been waiting patiently for it, and we're happy to announce that after months of hard work the brand new SamMobile Android app is finally here! It's available in beta right now as we're still polishing a few things to provide you with the best experience but you can now get in on […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

After Galaxy S23, it feels Samsung robbed me for years with Exynos

Samsung has always insisted that its flagship Exynos chipset can match the competitor from Qualcomm but the former has often left a lot to be desired. Previous iterations of its flagship Galaxy S phones made it clear that the Exynos was no match for the Snapdragon. The Galaxy S22 series was the last to feature […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Samsung Health and Galaxy Watch 5 get Natural Cycles integration

Natural Cycle's ground-breaking algorithm is coming to a smartwatch for the first time, and it's none other than Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5. Samsung Electronics announced a new partnership with Natural Cycles, and the two companies will bring temperature-based menstrual cycle tracking to the latest Galaxy smartwatch lineup. The algorithm will leverage Samsung's superior skin temperature […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Pre-ordering a Galaxy S23 phone is the best way to buy right now

The Galaxy S23 is perhaps one of the more exciting lineups we've seen from the Galaxy S series in recent years. That's largely due to the global use of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset that's providing users with exceptional battery life. The Galaxy S23 Ultra in particular has some impressive camera upgrades, making it […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

KDDI selects Samsung as 5G Core provider for networks across Japan

Last month, Samsung successfully demonstrated SLA network slicing on a live 5G network in Tokyo, Japan. And today, that demonstration appears to be paying off, as Samsung Electronic has just announced that it has been selected as the cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) Core provider by network operator KDDI across Japan. A major advantage of Samsung's […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Galaxy Experience Space in San Fran is the most epic Samsung store

Samsung brought back the epic in-store experience in San Francisco after Unpacked. The company opened up a new Galaxy Experience Space in the Golden Gate City, where visitors can experience the new Galaxy S23 and Galaxy Book 3 lineups in person, learn about Samsung's sustainability efforts, play mobile games, and take epic photos that simulate […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Samsung Pay may soon face competition from Apple in Korea

Due to a lack of an NFC infrastructure and other regulatory factors, Apple has yet to release its Pay service to South Korea. But according to new reports, Samsung Pay may soon face serious competition in the mobile payment market in its home country from the US tech giant. For months now, reports indicate that […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Galaxy S23 Ultra is the 2023 Android smartphone king, here’s why!

Heavy lies the head that wears the crown, so the saying goes, but Samsung seems unbothered by its weight. It's not particularly easy to so comprehensively demolish your competition year after year yet Samsung manages to do that so effortlessly that you'd think nothing could be easier. The Android smartphone landscape is a crowded one. […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

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