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Ever since Apple ditched the 3.5mm headphone jack, many Android manufacturers have gained the unnecessary “courage” to do the same. Samsung is one of the last major brands to stick with the jack, even proudly flaunting it during product announcements. Even the Korean tech giant doesn’t have a perfect record here as it has launched […]
Samsung unveiled the highly anticipated Galaxy A80 at an event in Bangkok today. It is the company’s most premium A series device in 2019 so far. The A80 is also one of the most innovative devices Samsung has launched in recent times, born out of the company’s new midrange strategy. As explained in our Galaxy […]
It’s not just Samsung’s smartphone business that is facing the heat from Chinese rivals. Its TV business is also under attack with dozens of new brands making their presence felt in the price sensitive market. According to IDC’s Q4 2018 data, Xiaomi has emerged as the largest smart TV vendor in the country with 33.5% […]
Though smartphones have become faster, thinner, prettier, and more capable in the last decade, they haven’t necessarily become more durable. In fact, it can be argued that recent smartphones have become more fragile as manufacturers started opting for glass and unibody designs to make them feel premium. This has made out-of-warranty repairs difficult and more […]
A couple of days after publishing details about the April 2019 security patch, Samsung has kickstarted the rollout of the latest monthly update starting with the Galaxy Note 8. It appears the update is out since yesterday in Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Italy, and a few other regions. This comes just days after the carrier variants […]
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A10, A30, and A50 in India last month. The missing Galaxy A20 and A40 in the lineup were announced in other regions later. This gave the impression that Samsung may not launch all the models in every market as they are not much different from each other and are priced closely. […]
Samsung Electronics and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) have announced a collaboration to bring more titles in HDR10+ (High Dynamic Range 10+) video standard to the market. The partnership aims to release new titles and remaster some of the existing content with HDR10+ support. The press release, however, doesn’t offer any details about the titles […]
Samsung released the Android 9 Pie update to the Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8 in February this year. However, as is the case with Android updates, carrier-branded devices in the US have started receiving the update only recently. Last week, the update started rolling out to Sprint variants of the Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note […]
Samsung’s My Galaxy is an all-in-one app that offers access to free videos, music, games, news, and more to Galaxy customers in India. Though the app is also used for services such as Samsung Care, Samsung Upgrade, coupons, etc., entertainment has become its primary focus. By partnering with various media companies, Samsung has built an […]
From being mocked for its utilitarian designs to turning into a benchmark for premium smartphone design, Samsung has come a long way in the last few years. It showed its design prowess once again with the recently launched Galaxy S10 series that has been receiving praise from all quarters. The Korean company took its critically-acclaimed […]
Though Samsung exited the PC market in many regions, it continues to launch a handful of Chrome OS and Windows laptops every year in select markets around the world. At this year’s CES, the company once again refreshed its Notebook 9 laptop lineup by announcing the Notebook 9 Pen (2019) and Notebook 9 Pro (2019) […]
Along with the Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy Fold, Samsung launched many more products at its Unpacked event in February, one of which is the Galaxy Buds – the company’s latest iteration of wireless earbuds. As is customary with new launches, iFixit has done a teardown of the Galaxy Buds and found them to be […]
The Galaxy S10 series went on sale in more than 70 countries around the world last week. So far, the latest flagship lineup has been receiving overwhelming praise from reviewers and customers alike. Based on the positive market response, many market analysts are now predicting marginally better sales for the Galaxy S10 lineup. Quoting industry […]
Samsung kickstarted the rollout of the March 2019 security patch by releasing it for the Galaxy M20 at the beginning of this month. This week, the company released the same update for the Galaxy S8+ and the Note 8. Samsung's latest phablet, Galaxy Note 9, is also joining the list now with the update rolling […]
It is not just Samsung’s mobile business that has been facing the heat from Chinese brands in India. The company’s TV business has also suffered significantly due to the flooding of the market with cheaper options. In what appears to be a replication of its smartphone strategy to beat Chinese competitors, the company has now […]