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All posts by Dominik Bosnjak
This Galaxy A52 case might be more profitable than the phone itself
The Galaxy A52 leaks are out in full force by now, though that isn't to say Samsung can no longer surprise us. Sure, its next mid-range smartphone happens to be all over the place lately. Not to mention that it's all but confirmed to be debuting at quite a reasonable price, as well. Given the […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Exynos 2100 beats SD888 in Galaxy S21 Ultra battery drain test
The Exynos 2100 version of the Galaxy S21 Ultra triumphed over its principally U.S.-bound counterpart in a new battery drain test. This achievement is nothing to scoff at, especially given how rigorous the testing methodology used for the comparison was. Performed by tech YouTube channel PBKreviews, this durability exhibition lasted for 30 minutes. During the […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S20 FE joins the February 2021 security update gang
The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition has already boarded the February 2021 security update train, having just started receiving the latest OTA patch from Samsung. Identified by release version G780FXXS2BUA5, the new firmware appeared just as Samsung published its monthly security bulletin detailing the contents of the said Android installation targeting the entirety of its modern mobile portfolio. Compared […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung monthly updates: February 2021 patch tackles MITM attacks
Samsung today published the complete changelog detailing the February 2021 security update which just started rolling out to the company's Android smartphones earlier within the last few days. While last month's security bulletin had a bit of everything, its follow-up appears to be largely oriented toward tackling various man-in-the-middle attacks. The good news is that […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy A52 5G release seems imminent as leaks grow colorful
We've been keeping an eye out for the Galaxy A52 5G for quite a while now, and it appears our watch is finally about to end. First of all, known industry insider Evan Blass, better known by his online handle @evleaks, just shared a handful of new renders depicting Samsung's upcoming mid-ranger. The said imagery […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy A8 (2018) already getting February 2021 security update
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is already receiving the February 2021 security update, over three years since its official debut. Identified by release version A530FXXSHCUB1, the newest over-the-air package for Samsung's 2018 mid-ranger has first been spotted in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. While we still haven't verified that the rollout expanded to any other […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S21 Ultra outlives iPhone 12 Pro Max in new drop test
The Galaxy S21 Ultra held its own in one merciless drop test better than the iPhone 12 Pro Max did. And we mean that quite literally, as you can see for yourself below. Conducted by YouTube channel EAP, this exhaustive durability test pitting Samsung and Apple's latest flagships against each other yielded quite predictable results. […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung confirms rollable, slidable smartphones are coming
Samsung's foldable smartphone experiments will soon extend to at least two novel form factors based on rollable and slidable designs. The tech giant confirmed the said plans indirectly earlier today. I.e., its sister company Samsung Display did. Samsung Display's tech was at the heart of every foldable Galaxy smartphone released to date. It should hence […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung Electronics to pay out record dividends until 2023
Samsung Electronics today confirmed plans to pay out record dividends to shareholders over the next three years. The equivalent of $11.8 billion will be returned to investors for the fiscal year 2020 which ended on December 31st. That's $1.73 per ordinary share. Pretty sweet, right? Wrong. As idiosyncratic as that might sound, the range of […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy M21 Android 11 update is live, starting with India
The One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy M21 is now live, as Samsung's custom implementation of Android 11 was already sighted in India earlier this week. Given how India's by far the largest market in which this particular smartphone released, it's also an obvious choice to prioritize for the deployment of such a major […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Android 11 update now rolling out to Galaxy Note 10 Lite
The One UI 3.0 update based on Android 11 is now rolling out to select Galaxy Note 10 Lite units. Samsung started the deployment within the last 48 hours, bundling the update with the January 2021 security patch, which was to be expected. The next series of vulnerability fixes for the Galaxy Note 10 Lite […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung Electro-Mechanics reports astonishing profitability surge in Q4
Samsung Electro-Mechanics just wrapped up another quarter of absolutely stellar business results. As best illustrated by the company itself, thanks to its newly published financials detailing the fourth quarter of 2020. Namely, the lesser-known sister company of Samsung Electronics reported the equivalents of about $1.88 billion in revenue and $228 million in operating income over […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung wins massive chip contract from its largest chipmaking rival
You know what they say: if you can't beat them, win a few of their lucrative contracts covering massive volumes of cutting-edge silicon. OK, that might not ring a bell to everyone, but it certainly rang true to the person leading Samsung Foundry's recent procurement talks with Intel. Because Intel's largest rival in the chipmaking […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
How much does that cheap Galaxy S21 price actually cost us?
With the Galaxy S21, Samsung is releasing its cheapest full-fledged Android flagship in years. And despite some high-level operational (re)thinking that's going on at the moment in Seoul, Samsung verifiably doesn't want to be in the business of making less money than it previously did. Another certainty is that the global smartphone market is extremely saturated, […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
New year, old loyalties: Samsung and BTS are taking over Twitter again
Samsung and BTS are once again taking over social media for no particular reason other than that they can. And why not? Twitter could certainly do with some extra positivity and harmless fun these days. Especially if exclusive BTS photocards are part of the package. Which they are, or were, as of a few hours […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
