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Samsung shames Chinese smartphone makers with Android 12 rollout
After Google, Samsung was the first OEM to offer the latest Android 12 update to customers, and roughly one month after the initial roll-out, Samsung continues to lead its rivals, most of which are from China. As of this writing, Samsung is the only Android smartphone manufacturer to have made Android 12 available to select […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Chinese companies are trying but failing to steal Samsung’s thunder
As the leading smartphone vendor globally, Samsung obviously has a lot of competition. Chinese smartphone companies in particular have been trying to steal the company's market share. They have been pulling out all the stops to try and beat Samsung at its own game. It's not just about the numbers, though. It's also about stealing […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Google canceling Pixel Fold isn’t bad news, it’s a chance to embrace Samsung
Samsung was the only OEM to truly stake its reputation on foldable smartphones. The original Galaxy Fold stumbled out the gate. Many questioned the logic behind launching such a device. Others felt that it was a novelty that would die out. Little did they know what Samsung had in store. Merely a few months later, […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Samsung needs to make another tablet like the excellent Galaxy Tab S5e
Samsung's dominating the Android tablet market, especially at the high-cost end of the spectrum, and it's been doing so for a few good years now. The Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ are excellent flagship tablets, as they build upon the foundation that was laid down by the Galaxy Tab S6 series and its predecessors. There's […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
After today, Samsung has ruined its Galaxy Unpacked events for good
There was always a reason to get excited when Samsung announced a new Unpacked event. These events became synonymous with new product launches. The company would unveil a brand new device that fans had been looking forward to for weeks. The Unpacked events were always special. Before COVID, Samsung gathered company executives, media, partners and […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
One UI 4.0 is Samsung not fixing something that’s not broken
We've been in this business for long enough to remember when Samsung's custom Android skin left a lot to be desired. It was unnecessarily bloated with features that most users wouldn't even try for the sake of novelty. Even the visual elements were far from the sleek and modern UI we know today. From TouchWiz […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
SamMobile (V6): A decade on, we reflect and focus on building an even better future
They say that time flies. You don't realize that until you take some time to look back and reflect on how far you've come. It's been ten years since we started SamMobile yet it feels like it was just yesterday that we had this crazy idea. We had a dream to create a platform that […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
The Galaxy S21 FE could be dead on arrival, but there’s hope
The unannounced Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a tougher road ahead than the S20 FE. If priced incorrectly, it will be in danger of becoming dead on arrival.
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: This is the perfect Galaxy Z Fold 2
Does the Galaxy Z Fold 3 deliver the goods, or should you be waiting for Samsung's foldable lineup to mature further before taking the plunge?
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Galaxy Watch 4 review: Samsung reinvents the Android smartwatch
For many years, Samsung has been the only true challenger to Apple's dominance in the smartwatch market. It used the same strategy that the fruit company does. Samsung controlled both the hardware and software of its smartwatches. The Galaxy Watch series has done very well but Tizen's lack of third-party apps has always been a […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 review: Raising the bar for wireless earbuds
We explain how Samsung has raised the bar for wireless earbuds in our Galaxy Buds 2 review that dives deep into the features of these new earbuds.
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Samsung needs to fix this brightness issue on its foldables
The way brightness control works on Samsung's foldables seems to be negatively affecting battery life on the Galaxy Z Fold 3.
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
24 hours with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, Samsung’s impressive new foldable
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a splendid device, at least on paper, and we've had the chance to use it for a full 24 hours.
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Samsung going all in on foldables amid global chip shortage is pretty gutsy
You may have grown tired of hearing about the global chip shortage by now but there's no escaping reality. There's an incredible semiconductor shortage that's delaying everything from phones, laptops, gaming consoles and GPUs to cars. Even though it's one of the leading semiconductor manufacturers, Samsung has also been impacted by the chip shortage. Its […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
Why the Galaxy Z Fold 2 wow factor hasn’t worn off even after nine months
I have been a big believer of Samsung's foldable smartphones ever since the original Galaxy Fold was released. I felt that someone had finally broken the monotony that the smartphone market was suffering from. The Galaxy Fold brought us a glimpse of the future, it showed us that there's still space for limitless innovation in […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 3 years ago
