Mihai Matei

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Galaxy A34 vs Galaxy A32 (LTE/5G): The upgrade you’ve been waiting for

Samsung has a new low-cost mid-range phone ready to be released by the end of March. The company announced the Galaxy A34 5G, and it might be one of the most interesting low-cost smartphones Samsung released in recent years. The Galaxy A34 not only brings the expected yearly hardware and software improvements but tries to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Five or more reasons why Samsung is the best Android phone brand

Samsung is the best Android smartphone manufacturer around, bar none. Even though no OEM is perfect, no matter the company's past mistakes, Samsung remains the best choice, and it's easy to see why. But if you're in doubt, here's why Samsung is the market leader. Samsung cares about customer support and build quality Samsung offers […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Ex-Pebble’s ‘compact’ phone may not measure up to the Galaxy S23

The Android smartphone market doesn't offer compact phones anymore. Samsung doesn't sell “Mini” Galaxy handsets, either. But Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky and a few other people are leading a “Small Android Phone” petition that might try to revive the compact smartphone through crowdfunding. The petition earned more than 38,000 signatures, which may or may not […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Display workers may soon strike as wage negotiations keep failing

Samsung Display might soon have to halt operations due to a looming labor strike. The 10th round of wage negotiations “rendered no results,” say unionized workers who plan to file a request for dispute resolution with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). The labor union previously put forth 26 demands, but Samsung Display accepted only […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy A54’s great camera gets even better after the first firmware update

Samsung's new Galaxy A54 5G mid-range hero is getting its first firmware update, and it's not a minor one like a routine security patch. Instead, Samsung claims that the very-first update for the Galaxy A54 5G somehow improves the already impressive camera. The update is rolling out for the international Galaxy A54, carrying model number […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

US carrier Galaxy A52 gets March 2023 security update

Yesterday, the Galaxy A52 5G started getting the March 2023 security patch in more than a dozen countries across Asia and Europe. Now, not to be left behind, the US carrier Galaxy A52 5G models are receiving the same March 2023 update. The new security patch for the Galaxy A52 5G in the USA, model […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung’s biggest enemy might be Android rather than iOS

Samsung has the low-cost smartphone market locked down. It's the only Android OEM to reach the top 10 list of best-selling smartphones, all thanks to low-cost Galaxy A devices. In terms of high-end phones, Samsung leads the Android smartphone segment, yet Apple still has better traction than all other OEMs, especially in western markets, where […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Gallery photo remaster AI is creeping out parents

Samsung's camera software came under scrutiny recently after the Galaxy S23 Ultra fueled a heated debate concerning zoomed-in photos of the moon and whether or not they're fake. Engineers believe that Samsung's moon photos are real, but even then, the meaning of the term “real” can be debated. Now Samsung's mobile photography is back in […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Huawei oversells unrealistically thin Mate X3 bezels, pushes proprietary memory cards

Huawei announced that its latest attempt at rivaling the Galaxy Z Fold series is coming to China this week. Indeed, the Huawei Mate X3 was just announced in China today, and the initial impressions are positive, in that the phone seems to tick many right boxes required by a Z Fold contender. However, it's also […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

How many engineers does it take to prove Samsung’s moon photos are real?

Concerning the titular question, the answer is: One. Samsung already explained how its moon shots captured by the Galaxy S23 Ultra's telephoto camera work, but one engineer took it upon himself to explain things in even greater detail. The short story is that the company doesn't just overlay existing moon photos on top of yours […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung has a new Fortnite map and upcoming Twitch live stream

Samsung has announced the launch of a new permanent Fortnite map. It's inspired by the Samsung Odyssey monitor lineup and divided into five spaces, each representing one Odyssey model. Odyssey Universe is the name of the map. The five spaces, or levels, are Level Ark, G9, G8, G7, and G6, inspired by Odyssey monitors bearing […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Wear OS feature focus: Make the Galaxy Watch follow your command by reassigning keys

The Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5 lineups running Wear OS have some similarities with Galaxy phones running One UI in the sense that the OS allows users to reassign the physical side home button. As a matter of fact, Wear OS is even more flexible in this regard, as Galaxy Watch users […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy Z Fold 2 gets a new update in Europe, USA and other regions

Samsung's March 2023 security patch saga continues with the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The foldable phone is now getting the new update, and the latest release seems to be spreading like wildfire. The update is available for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in numerous markets. It's rolling out on the SM-F916B international variant as firmware […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Latest Samsung Calendar version updates country names

Samsung's Calendar app is getting a new update. The company is rolling out Calendar version 12.3.09.0, which seems to clarify some country names. The update is minor, and according to the official changelog, it updates country names in the Calendar app's time zone settings. But the changelog doesn't specify which country names have been updated […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy Tab S9 will pack a bigger battery than its predecessors

Samsung is bringing battery upgrades to its flagship tablet series. The unannounced Galaxy Tab S9 will have a bigger battery than its predecessors, according to an online listing that confirms the unit's model number and rated capacity. The recent application found by GalaxyClub in the database of the Chinese agency CQC reveals that the Galaxy […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

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