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First Galaxy S9 Exynos 9810 benchmark will leave you impressed
Samsung officially announced the Exynos 9810 processor not too long ago. The Galaxy S9 will be the first handset to be powered by this processor and now the first Galaxy S9 Exynos 9810 benchmark has surfaced online. The single-core and multi-core scores will leave you impressed when you compare them with the recent Qualcomm Snapdragon […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Disguised Galaxy S9 sails through Bluetooth 5.0 certification
Samsung is due to unveil the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ later this month so it's not surprising to see the final certifications surface. The upcoming flagships have now received their Bluetooth 5.0 certification but not under their own model numbers. They went through the certification process disguised under alternate model numbers. As some […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung Internet for Gear VR gets content blockers and DLNA support
Samsung launched an optimized version of its web browser for the Gear VR two years ago and it has gradually been adding new features to it. Version 5.6 of Samsung Internet for Gear VR has now been released and it brings content blockers as well as support for DLNA streaming. This feature will make it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime review: Good effort, but not enough
With the Galaxy On7 Prime, Samsung is going after its biggest competitor in India. The company won't accept it outright, but Xiaomi has probably given Samsung execs in the country many sleepless nights as it has taken over the budget segment of the smartphone market with devices that carry dirt cheap price tags for the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine: February 12, 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future. To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
New fast wireless charger for Galaxy S9 leaked in official user manual
As the official unveiling of the Galaxy S9 series inches closer, more and more information about the devices and its accessories are leaking online. After alleged press renders of the phone, seemingly official cases, Dex Pad, etc., the new fast wireless charger (EP-N5100) that is supposed to be announced along with the Galaxy S9 series […]
- By Naresh
- 7 years ago
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[Update: Statement SamMobile] First Galaxy S8 Oreo firmware now available for download
Samsung started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ last week. The over-the-air update was first released for those who had taken part in the beta program. We reported this morning that the update is now rolling out to non-beta Galaxy S8 owners in several markets. Many […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S9 Snapdragon 845 performance can’t really be quantified by new benchmark results
For years, Qualcomm's flagship chip has powered almost all high-end Android smartphones and that will be the case throughout 2018 as well. The company announced the Snapdragon 845 processor last year and the Galaxy S9 is going to be the first device to use it. Samsung will only ship the Galaxy S9 with Qualcomm's chip […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung will release Galaxy S8 Oreo update in the Netherlands next week
We reported earlier today that Samsung has now started rolling out the Galaxy S8 Oreo update to non-beta users. The company had originally said that these users would receive the update a day after beta users but it has taken a little more than a day. Nevertheless, users in markets where the update has been […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 Oreo update now rolling out to non-beta users
It took more than a day for the Galaxy S8 Oreo update to come to users who weren't part of the beta program, unlike what Samsung had said, but the moment has finally arrived. The official Oreo update is now rolling out to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in many regions for those on […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Galaxy Xcover 4 gets the February 2018 security patch update
Everyone's going to be focusing on the Oreo update in the next couple of weeks, but it's business as usual at Samsung as far as security patch updates are concerned. In line with its recent efforts to make budget and mid-range phones a priority for security updates, Samsung has rolled out an update with the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Official Galaxy S9 covers surface, confirm new styles
A Romanian retailer listed seemingly official Galaxy S9 covers a couple of days ago and the listings revealed two new cover styles that we've not seen Samsung offer before for the Galaxy S series. Now, images of the official Galaxy S9 covers have surfaced online and they confirm that the two new styles – Hyperknit […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
T-Mobile: Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+ and Note 5 Oreo update is a go
Is Samsung actually planning to surprise us all by providing a third major update to an existing phone? North American carrier T-Mobile definitely seems to be working with the Korean giant on making that possible, as its support pages say that Oreo is coming to the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and Galaxy Note […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
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[Update: France too] Galaxy S8 Oreo update released in India and Poland
Samsung started rolling out the Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update in Germany yesterday for both models of the flagship smartphone. We told you that it was only a matter of time before the update made its way to other markets and that's precisely what's happening today. Samsung has now released the Galaxy S8 Oreo […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Despite partnership, Samsung not likely to use Qualcomm’s modem for its 5G smartphones
Qualcomm announced yesterday that it's now working with more than a dozen smartphone manufacturers to bring 5G-enabled devices to the market. These manufacturers will use the company's Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem in their handsets to launch smartphones compatible with the next-generation network in 2019. The list of global OEMs that are working with Qualcomm […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung releases Galaxy S8 Oreo kernel sources
Samsung finally released the much-awaited Galaxy S8 Oreo update yesterday. The rollout started with beta testers receiving the update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ in Germany and it goes without saying that the firmware will soon go live in other markets as well. Samsung had said that beta testers would receive it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 Oreo vs Nougat side-by-side screenshots
The official Oreo update is finally rolling out to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, two weeks after the beta program came to its long-drawn-out conclusion. The update's only available to beta testers in Germany at the moment, and while everyone else is waiting for the update to hit their S8 or S8+, we thought we'd […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Here are a few interesting patents by Samsung which might be used for the Galaxy X
For years, there have been rumors about Samsung working on phones with foldable screens. Samsung has demoed flexible screen prototypes at various events over the years. Unfortunately, foldable screen phones haven’t turned into reality so far, although Samsung made a few curved screen phones to satisfy us. This year, however, there is a real possibility […]
- By Naresh
- 7 years ago
Samsung trademarks J3 Star and J7 Star for future budget smartphones
Galaxy J series is an extremely confusing smartphone line-up from Samsung’s stable. Samsung launches dozens of Galaxy J series models with minor variation in specifications depending on the region, carrier, and the retailer selling them. Samsung also again rebrands some of these J series models into On series phones for online-only sales. New budget smartphones […]
- By Naresh
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S9 Snapdragon vs Exynos performance difference might still be there
It has long been known that the Exynos-powered variants of Samsung's flagship smartphones tend to offer slightly better performance compared to their Qualcomm counterparts because Samsung optimizes its own SoC more for the new devices. Word on the street is that it's going to be business as usual with the upcoming flagship as the Galaxy S9 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
