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South Korea reaches similar conclusion, says battery to blame for Note 7 fires
The South Korean government also launched an investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 fires after Samsung discontinued the handset last year and said that it would conduct a thorough investigation into the matter. Samsung released the report of its Galaxy Note 7 investigation a couple of weeks back and explained that the battery was the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S8 Plus expected to outperform the Galaxy S8 this year
When it launched the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge back in 2015, Samsung made a miscalculation. It thought that since the Galaxy S6 edge was more expensive than the Galaxy S6, customers were going to prefer the latter more. That didn't turn out to be the case. It became evident soon after launch […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy C5 Pro may arrive in markets outside China
We first reported exclusively in September last year that Samsung had the Galaxy C5 Pro in the pipeline. There have been a lot of rumors and reports about this handset ever since. Samsung may only launch it in China initially but we've now spotted something that suggests the company might launch the Galaxy C5 Pro […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Official Galaxy S8 cases possibly leaked
We still have to wait for about a month or so before Samsung will officially unveil the Galaxy S8. A purported live picture of the handset was leaked recently and it may have provided us our first proper look at the upcoming flagship. We saw in that leaked picture that Samsung had ditched the home […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung acquires Perch, makers of DIY home monitoring software
Perch, the makers of do-it-yourself home monitoring software that repurposes old smartphones into security cameras, has announced that Samsung Electronics has acquired it. Perch's whole team will join Samsung to help them in developing “next-generation IoT products.” Since Perch emerged out of the Samsung Accelerator Program (now called Samsung Next) a few years ago, the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
SamMobile Daily Recap: February 3, 2017
We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the bulk of the news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to follow every post that goes live on SamMobile. But, we think we've come up with an ideal solution — a daily recap. In the […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Watchface Friday: Here are this week’s ten best watchfaces
Welcome back to Watchface Friday! Every Friday, we're highlighting a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won't have to search all over the Internet to find something we've listed. Gear S3 classic SamWatch […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
PSA: Galaxy S7 fingerprint sensor needs to be pressed to unlock the device even on Nougat
Samsung changed how the fingerprint sensor works on the Galaxy J5 Prime and the J7 Prime to unlock the device. Unlike other devices from the company, users don't need to press the fingerprint sensor when the screen is turned off. Just placing a finger on the fingerprint sensor gets the job done. Many were expecting […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Tab S3 will come with an S Pen
Samsung is due to launch its next-generation flagship Android tablet – the Galaxy Tab S3 – at the Mobile World Congress 2017 later this month. We've heard that the company is going to ship an S Pen with the Galaxy Tab S3. The tablet itself won't have a place for the stylus like we've seen […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Daily Deal: Grab a Book Cover for the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 for 50% off
If you're the proud owner of a Galaxy Tab A 8.0, you may want to listen up as we have some good news. you can now purchase an official Samsung Book Cover for the device for just $24.99 (50% off). What's useful about this particular case is that it's capable of automatically switching off the […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Charging your Gear S3 with a third-party charger could end badly
By now it's safe to say that we're all aware of the dangers associated with charging your smartphone using a third-party charger, but did you know that wearables are also at risk of catching fire when charged with aftermarket components? Lamar Jackson, a Gear S3 frontier owner from the United States, allegedly found this out the […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
PSA: Always On Display isn’t likely to come to the Galaxy S6 lineup or the Galaxy Note 5
We see a lot of comments here at SamMobile from folks wondering why Samsung doesn't bring the Always On Display feature to the Galaxy S6 lineup or the Galaxy Note 5. Well, we'll get straight to the point here: Samsung probably isn't going to bring Always On Display to those devices because of their puny batteries. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
American Express will be Samsung Pay’s launch partner in India
We exclusively reported two months ago that Samsung Pay is going to be launched in India in the first half of 2017. A new report published today reiterates what we already told you a couple of months ago so that's not news to us. However, it does reveal one interesting bit of information related to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung bought $31.6 billion worth of semiconductors last year
Samsung was the top semiconductor chip buyer in 2016, according to a new report released by Gartner. It accounted for 9.3 percent of all semiconductor sales last year. The company spent $31.6 billion on chips and took the top spot on the list. Apple came close in second place as it spent almost $30 billion […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung was the top LCD TV vendor in 2016
A division of market research firm TrendForce, WitsView, has released a new report which reveals that LCD TV shipments increased by 1.6 percent annually across the globe to reach 219.2 million units. The shipment growth has been attributed to strong sales in North America and the increasing affordability of large TVs. Samsung remained the top […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly confused by Trump’s ‘thank you’ tweet
President Trump was quick to take to Twitter to thank Samsung after a report surfaced online claiming that the firm is planning to build a plant in the United States to manufacture home appliances. However, it would appear that company officials are a little confused by the tweet as they're still yet to reply. Speaking […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Stability update starts making its way to the Nougat-powered Galaxy S7 edge
Samsung has today started rolling out a rather unexpected OTA for the international variant of the Galaxy S7 edge. Unfortunately, the changelog doesn't provide any indication of what the update — firmware version G935FXXU1DQAS — bundles, but seeing as it weighs in at a little over 15MB, we're guessing that it's packed full of bug fixes […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Mystery Samsung phone with MediaTek Helio P20 processor spotted
We've heard for a couple of years now that Samsung is thinking about sourcing processors from MediaTek for its low-end devices, particularly those powered by Tizen. Samsung currently uses its own Exynos processors or Qualcomm's Snapdragon series for Android devices while it relies on the likes of Spreadtrum for Tizen devices. MediaTek is no small […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung launches CFG70 curved quantum dot gaming monitor in India
Six months after showcasing it at the Gamescom 2016 Expo, Samsung has launched the CFG70 curved gaming monitor in India. The Quantum Dot monitor would be available in two screen sizes in the country: 24-inch (LC24FG70) and 27-inch (LC27FG70). The LC24FG70 is priced at INR 35,000, while the LC27FG70 costs at INR 42,000. Both, the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Original Galaxy A5 gets a new update but it’s not what you think it is
Samsung has started rolling out a new firmware update for the original Galaxy A5 in Europe. It has been a while since this handset received a new update, it was last updated to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow back in the summer last year. Samsung is now rolling out a new update for the SM-A500 but it's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
