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Dominik Bosnjak

A chronically curious writer of words.

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Galaxy S9 and S9+ now receiving March 2021 security update

Galaxy S9 and S9+ now receiving March 2021 security update

The Galaxy S9 series is joining the already sizable pool of Samsung smartphones running the very latest Android security update, starting with the international, Exynos 9810 models. Not bad for a lineup that's been pushing four as of two days ago. And not entirely unexpected, either, given how quickly these 2018 flagships adopted the first […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
[List] Galaxy devices that have received Android 11/One UI 3.0 update

[List] Galaxy devices that have received Android 11/One UI 3.0 update

Bookmark this page so you can find out when your Galaxy device gets the Android 11 and One UI 3.0 update.

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Samsung’s foldable smartphone growth is getting ridiculous

Samsung’s foldable smartphone growth is getting ridiculous

The Venn diagram of Samsung's foldable smartphone sales and global foldable smartphone sales is amazingly close to merging into a single circle. Over the final quarter of 2020, the company's flexible-display flagships accounted for approximately 91% of all sales in the segment. That's all according to the latest report from DSCC, an industry watcher that's been […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Galaxy A50s Android 11 update launches a month ahead of schedule

Galaxy A50s Android 11 update launches a month ahead of schedule

Samsung started upgrading the Galaxy A50s to One UI 3.1 a full month ahead of schedule. Based on Android 11, the latest update for the 2019 mid-ranger started rolling out this past Sunday. Identified as release version A507FNXXU5DUB6, it was originally spotted in Vietnam and will gradually expand to more countries, as tends to be the […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Samsung just published official Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 renders

Samsung just published official Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 renders

Support pages for the Galaxy A52/A52 5G and Galaxy A72 have been spotted on Samsung's official website in different countries over the last month or so, and now, Samsung UAE has also prematurely published support pages for the upcoming mid-rangers. Only Samsung UAE isn't trying to be as discrete: Its support pages for the Galaxy […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Galaxy S21 sales hit four-year highs in fourth week on the market

Galaxy S21 sales hit four-year highs in fourth week on the market

The Galaxy S21 series kept selling well throughout its first month on the market, proving that its strong debut was not a dud. Samsung's been enjoying a particularly strong momentum in its home country, which is hardly a surprise; South Korea's always been among its most loyal flagship markets for obvious reasons. Four weeks following […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Will Samsung’s smartphones get worse without Huawei?

Will Samsung’s smartphones get worse without Huawei?

Mid-range Galaxy smartphones have been getting better relative to their peers for quite a while now. By the time Samsung Experience made way for One UI, the company was already putting out numerous devices that offered great value for money every year. But that trend might be close to peaking after its largest rival in […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Meet ISOCELL 2.0: Samsung’s pixel isolation tech is all grown up now

Meet ISOCELL 2.0: Samsung’s pixel isolation tech is all grown up now

Samsung today detailed the first major upgrade of its pixel isolation technology ISOCELL. Simply called ISOCELL 2.0, this image sensor solution promises to usher in a new era of smartphone photography excellence. The next-generation platform still features large pixels that are cordoned off from one another in order to cut down on signal interference. But […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Samsung aims to quadruple Texas chipmaking footprint

Samsung aims to quadruple Texas chipmaking footprint

Samsung discreetly revealed more details about its planned $17 billion investment in Austin, Texas, promising to create nearly 2,000 high-paying jobs in the process. That's according to its latest preliminary filing with the local authorities. Submitted late last month, the document primarily aimed to summarize some basic projections about the likely effects of the investment. […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Android 11 update reaches Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, yours to download now

Android 11 update reaches Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, yours to download now

The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is receiving its first major operating system upgrade, release version P615XXU4CUBB, as of yesterday. Which is at least two months ahead of schedule. Samsung's mid-range tablet has thus started transitioning to Android 11 some ten months following its international release. As of today, the firmware is only available in France for the LTE […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Samsung monthly updates: March 2021 patch focuses on Exynos 990

Samsung monthly updates: March 2021 patch focuses on Exynos 990

Samsung today published the full security bulletin detailing the March 2021 update for its Android devices. The changelog revealed the Exynos 990 was a large focus of the company's software support efforts this past month. More specifically, the security patch level dated March 1st tackles three vulnerabilities exclusive to last year's chip, internally called the […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Samsung claims it’s ‘redefining’ TV tomorrow: Here’s how to watch it try

Samsung claims it’s ‘redefining’ TV tomorrow: Here’s how to watch it try

Although it's scheduled to take place in the next 24 hours, Samsung's next product event remains a sizable mystery. But the very fact that the company went through the trouble of giving it its own identity – “Unbox and Discover” – tells you this one's going to be big. OK, Samsung does, as well, to […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
U.S. Galaxy S20s getting the most complete UI 3.1 update to date

U.S. Galaxy S20s getting the most complete UI 3.1 update to date

The One UI 3.1 update for the Galaxy S20 series finally debuted in the U.S. late last week.

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
Galaxy A8 (2018) now receiving March 2021 security update

Galaxy A8 (2018) now receiving March 2021 security update

The Galaxy A8 (2018) might have turned three last month, but it has already started receiving next month's Android security update. That would be the security patch level dated March 1st, 2021, which only began rolling out this week. The one for the Galaxy A8 is identified by release version A530FXXSICUC1. To check whether a new update […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
More Galaxy Tab S7 Lite info leaks, RAM not looking too hot

More Galaxy Tab S7 Lite info leaks, RAM not looking too hot

The Galaxy Tab S7 Lite is pretty much guaranteed to be real, by now. We exclusively reported on its existence last month, and references to at least one of its variants were discovered just last week. One such device has now made its way to GeekBench, where it was identified as the SM-T736B. That designation matches […]

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 4 years ago
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