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[Poll Results!] Would you buy a non-Samsung phone with a notch?
Apple wasn't the first manufacturer to employ a notch on an otherwise “all-screen” smartphone display. That was Essential, the company created by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, which launched the Essential Phone to much fanfare, both because one of Android's masterminds was behind it and because of the notch at the top of the display. Apple […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s already pushing out the April 2018 security patch to one device
It has happened at least once before, and it seems to be happening again. Samsung has gone ahead and released the security patch for the upcoming month for one of its devices, before Google has released official details of what that patch entails or rolled it out for its Pixel phones. The device in question […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Did you enable the floating camera button on your Galaxy S9?
If there's one thing Samsung's camera app doesn't lack, it's the number of ways one can take a picture. You can use the standard shutter button inside the camera, press the volume buttons, use voice control, or hold out your palm towards the camera to make it click a picture on a timer. The palm […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong will be back in office next month
Samsung was hit by a major corruption scandal last year that had far-reaching repercussions both inside and outside the company. The scandal brought down South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye and landed Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong in jail on charges of bribery and corruption. A Seoul court found Lee guilty and sentenced him […]
- By Naresh
- 7 years ago
Always On Display update brings GIF support for the Galaxy S8 and Note 8
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are Samsung's latest top-end phones, and it's no surprise that these devices come with new functionality that isn't present on the company's 2017 flagships. It's also not surprising that Samsung is working on slowly bringing some of that functionality to older devices through updates, and one such Galaxy S9 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S9 can hit speeds of over 500Mbps on AT&T’s LTE network
The Galaxy S8 was one of the first smartphones on the market last year capable of hitting gigabit LTE speeds. A test conducted by T-Moile revealed that the handset could achieve download speeds of over 900Mbps. However, the test was conducted in a lab and it was impossible for the average user to achieve speeds […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy C7 Pro and Galaxy A8+ (2018) get March security patch
Samsung has released the March 2018 security patch for a handful of devices over the past few days including but not limited to the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy A7. It has now released the security patch for the month of March 2018 for the Galaxy S7 edge, the Galaxy C7 Pro […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Verizon and Sprint release Galaxy Note 8 Android Oreo update
The Galaxy Note 8 Android Oreo update is now being rolled out by Verizon and Sprint in the United States some three days after AT&T became the first carrier in the country to release the update for this device. Interestingly, AT&T was the last carrier to release the Galaxy S8 Android Oreo update in the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
PSA: Galaxy S9 and S9+ aren’t set to maximum screen resolution by default
A few years ago, it wasn't hard to find people supporting manufacturers for moving to Quad HD resolution (2560×1440 pixels) on smartphone displays, saying that the increased resolution makes a difference compared to the Full HD displays we'd been used to at the time. Many Samsung fans were of the same opinion, but the company […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Galaxy J8 and J8+ battery capacity possibly revealed
Recently, we reported about the devices that could launch as the Galaxy J8 and Galaxy J8+. The SM-J800FN model that could be the Galaxy J8 has been spotted on a benchmarking website and at the Wi-Fi Alliance recently. The SM-J805G model which points to a Galaxy J8+, based on Samsung’s naming pattern, also surfaced on […]
- By Naresh
- 7 years ago
Benchmark performance comparison: Galaxy S8+ vs Galaxy S9+
Benchmark comparisons aren't something we usually do. In fact, we never bother with benchmarks, because most benchmarks simulate extreme use cases that don't reflect how the everyday experience of using a device would be. And, well, if a phone's software isn't properly optimized, lag and stutter in regular operation make even the highest benchmark scores […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Unlocked Galaxy S9 and S9+ in the US will get FM radio support in the next update
All these years, many smartphones sold in the US had their FM chip disabled intentionally by the carriers and OEMs for commercial reasons. It was seen as a move by the carriers to push users to consume more data and thereby pay more every month. Thankfully, things started changing in the last year or so […]
- By Naresh
- 7 years ago
New Galaxy S9 update rolling out in more markets
Being the latest flagship in Samsung's galaxy of smartphones, the Galaxy S9 is unsurprisingly getting all the attention when it comes to software updates. The first update to the Galaxy S9 and S9+ came just a few days before these handsets went up for sale in numerous markets around the world, and earlier this week, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Early Galaxy Note 9 release report blames the Galaxy S9
It's here, the first early Galaxy Note 9 release report. Whenever a new Samsung flagship in the pipeline we tend to hear reports that Samsung is going to release the handset earlier than its predecessor. There were similar reports for the Galaxy S9 which turned out to be true as the Galaxy S9 was announced […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Intel may be able to take back its crown from Samsung
With higher revenue and operating profits compared to Intel during Q2 2017, Samsung ended Intel's 25-year reign as the largest semiconductor-based chipmaker in the world. By the time the year wrapped up, Samsung had properly dethroned Intel by becoming the largest chipmaker in the world by revenue. This has been a significant achievement for Samsung […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung setting up a new AI research facility in France
Samsung has announced that it's going to make France its third biggest hub for artificial intelligence research and development. The company has decided to set up a new artificial intelligence research facility in the country which will be its third biggest after the existing facilities in South Korea and the United States. Samsung will hire […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S9 Tip: Create individual shortcuts to front and rear camera on the home screen
One of the minor yet useful new features introduced by Google on Android 7.0 Nougat was App Shortcuts, a way for apps to offer quick access to some functions through a long press on a particular app's shortcut on the home screen. You can long press the Google Maps shortcut to start navigation to home […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
First Galaxy Note 9 benchmark reveals specs and Android 8.1.0
We now have the first Galaxy Note 9 benchmark sighting and if history is any indication, it's going to be the first of many. The Galaxy Note 9 bearing model number SM-N960U has surfaced on Geekbench where it has revealed its specifications. It's also the first time that the device has been spotted online with […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Exclusive: Gear S4 (SM-R800) is being developed by Samsung
Samsung fans have long been waiting for a successor to the Gear S3. The company didn't quite release one last year as it chose to launch the Gear Sport instead. It was basically a cross between the Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier as the new smartwatch focused more on fitness features. The design […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung has rolled out a new firmware update for the Galaxy S9+
There's a new firmware update rolling out today for the Galaxy S9+. It appears to be a minor update given that the handset already comes with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box and there haven't been any major platform updates since that have yet to arrive on the new flagship. Samsung has only released […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
