Mihai Matei

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Store confirms the Galaxy A54 does not have a 5,100mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A54 5G are a few days away from their March 16 debut. An Austrian retailer appears to have jumped the gun and listed both phones on its digital storefront, complete with full specs lists and tentative prices. Most of the specifications revealed by MediaMarkt (via @rquandt) are nothing […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Sam is now running an influencer blog with tips & videos

Samsung's Sam, the 3D avatar over which many people on social media went crazy a couple of years ago, is finally getting a purpose. Nobody knew why exactly Sam existed until now, but as it turns out, “she” is now the company's virtual tech blogger and influencer — at least in Brazil. Samsung announced that […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy A54 and A34 registration page confirms specs and launch

Samsung has confirmed it will announce two new Galaxy A devices in India on March 16. It hasn't named these two phones yet, but we have every reason to believe they're the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy 34. The company has just launched an official page where prospective buyers can register and get notified about the […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy A34 and A54 might be a lot cheaper in some markets

Alleged European prices for the upcoming Galaxy A34 and Galaxy A54 indicate that the 2023 models may be more expensive than their predecessors. However, according to a new rumor concerning Indonesia, Samsung may release its two new mid-range phones for a much lower price. Assuming the pricing rumor is accurate, the Galaxy A34 with 8GB […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

There might not be a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE this year

The fate of the Galaxy S23 FE appears to be getting more uncertain. Although a report claimed that Samsung could release the next Fan Edition smartphone in the second half of 2023, that may have just been wishful thinking. Samsung might not release the Galaxy S23 FE in 2023, says @rquandt in a fresh tweet. […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Our Samsung DeX One UI 6.0 wishlist to make the platform greater

Samsung DeX keeps improving with every new major firmware update, and both One UI 5.0 and One UI 5.1 have brought the desktop experience on mobile closer to perfection. But perfect, Samsung DeX is not. At least not yet. We believe there are a few ways in which the desktop experience on Galaxy devices could […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Apple will bring the largest collection of classical music to Samsung phones

Apple is releasing a new standalone Music app for classical music aficionados. Apple Music Classical will be released on the iOS App Store first, but thankfully for Samsung Galaxy device users, the standalone app will also be released on the Android platform. As the name suggests, Apple Music Classical is all about streaming classical music […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung study says you’re probably a gamer on some level

Samsung has become increasingly invested in gaming-oriented devices, like Galaxy phones with overclocked chipsets, gaming monitors, and services like the Gaming Hub. The latter allows customers to play demanding video games on their TVs and smart monitors via the cloud without needing additional gaming hardware like expensive PCs or game consoles, and it brings accessible […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung won’t upgrade the Galaxy Z Fold 5 primary camera

Samsung will likely upgrade many things about the Galaxy Z Fold 5 later this year. But some areas of the phone won't improve, and one that Samsung could neglect is the primary camera. A new rumor claims that the Z Fold 5 won't use Samsung's impressive 200MP ISOCELL HP2 sensor because it is “impossible” to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy S23 Ultra S Pen connectivity issues begone! Air Command gets updated

Samsung is fixing the Galaxy S23 Ultra S Pen connectivity issues. The new flagship's S Pen experience was marred by a bug that caused the input device to be disconnected from the phone, but the latest version of Air Command appears to be fixing this problem. Samsung has just released Air Command version 7.1.21.0 via […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Quality-of-life feature from Samsung One UI is coming to Android 14

Android 14 will borrow at least one quality-of-life feature from Samsung's proprietary One UI launcher. And according to new findings, Google's next OS version will allow lock screen PIN users to enable an “auto-confirm unlock” option. The way it works currently in Android 13 is that lock screen PIN users need to enter the PIN […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung’s upcoming XR/MR glasses will compete with Meta Quest Pro

Samsung had a brief announcement at Unpacked and confirmed that it is working on an Extended Reality (XR) experience in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. We now have more details on how this upcoming head-mounted device, which should feature model number SM-I120, will work once it goes on sale. Last month, Samsung didn't reveal exactly […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Xiaomi’s desperately trying to release phones with solid-state battery before Samsung

Xiaomi appears to be getting closer to releasing smartphones powered by solid-state batteries ahead of Samsung. Or if Xiaomi isn't any closer to beating the Korean tech giant, at least it's trying to make people aware of its advancements in mobile battery technology. Xiaomi recently announced that it developed a so-called Xiaomi 13 prototype smartphone […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung LockStar gets a much-needed quality-of-life update

Samsung has enabled SmartSwitch backup and restore functionalities for LockStar. The latter is a Good Lock module that allows users to customize the lock screen of their Galaxy devices. And thanks to a new app update, LockStar users can now back up and restore their personalized lock screens and keep their preferred settings when they […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy S24 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could support UFS 4.1 and crush Geekbench

Samsung's next-gen flagship, the Galaxy S24, is almost one year away, but rumors regarding its specifications are already popping up one month after the release of the Galaxy S23. And for the most part, these alleged leaks concern the Galaxy S24's chipset, tentatively named Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Qualcomm is working on the sequel to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

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