SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.
Samsung completely rethought its smartwatch strategy last year starting with the Gear S2. Unlike the company’s earlier watches, the Gear S2 looked more like mechanical timepieces rather than a screen slapped onto a wrist. The Gear S2 looked beautiful, and it came with a completely new interaction tool – a rotatable bezel – which impressed even […]
The Gear Fit 2 is one of the best fitness bands you can get from Samsung today. It's now available along with a $50 discount on Amazon, bringing its cost down to just $129. The retailer is offering the wearable in two variants – Small and Large. This could make an excellent purchase this holiday season, especially […]
We reported earlier today that around 140,000 users are still yet to return their recalled Galaxy Note 7 in the South Korea, and now it's been revealed that Samsung is considering following in its European subsidiary's footsteps by lowering the battery charging limit from 60 percent, rather than disabling the devices like it's planning to do in […]
Samsung is pushing out a new version of the Nougat beta firmware for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge today, making it the third update to be reaching devices taking part in the beta program. The fourth version of the beta is the smallest yet when it comes to the changelog, with the only thing apart […]
Latest reports out of South Korea reveal that Samsung Electronics is going to hold a global strategy meeting by each business division this week as the conglomerate's crown jewel is aiming to achieve the highest operating profits ever of more than 30 trillion won ($25.23 billion) in 2017. The information technology and mobile communications division […]
We reported exclusively several months ago that Samsung has started working on the Galaxy C7 Pro, a new premium mid-range Android smartphone. Samsung was supposed to launch this device in December but recent reports suggest that it's now going to do that in January. Specs and images of the Galaxy C7 Pro have already leaked […]
The Galaxy Note 7 return percentage has gone above 90 percent in most markets across the globe but that isn't the case in Samsung's home country where the return rate stands at 85 percent. According to a new report, there are around 140,000 Galaxy Note 7 units currently being used in South Korea. This presents […]
The Galaxy Note 7 could have done wonders for Samsung's fortunes but it has ended up costing the company billions of dollars. While heads are yet to roll at the company's mobile division, Samsung has reportedly decided to cut bonuses for its mobile division employees. Since bonuses are tied to the division's annual profits and […]
Samsung's exchange and refund program for the Galaxy Note 7 has entered the final stretch as the company recently mentioned that returns have exceeded 90 percent. It stopped producing and selling this handset about two months ago and has since been busy with getting people to return their units. It hasn't exactly been easily and […]
Samsung has announced today that it's going to support YouTube's global HDR content on TV for the first time through an expanded version of the YouTube app. This app is going to be released for all 2016 Samsung Quantum dot TVs and UHD TVs, it's going to be rolled out progressively across the globe from […]
A new report reveals that Sprint is soon going to release the second-generation Galaxy J3 handset on its network as well as on its prepaid carriers, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. While Sprint is going to call this handset the Galaxy J3 Emerge, it's more commonly known in the rumor mill as the Galaxy J3 […]
We confirmed last month after Samsung launched the Galaxy Beta Program for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge that the company has started developing Nougat for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge as well. We later reported that Nougat for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy Tab S2 was also […]
The long-awaited Blue Coral color variant of the Galaxy S7 edge is now available to purchase from Amazon in the United States. It carries a price tag of $619.99 and is currently listed as in stock. However, if you're intending to pick one up as a Christmas present, it's worth noting that there's a possibility […]
Samsung will launch the Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) in the Western European Union — Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain (yes, it's still part of the EU until Article 50 is triggered), Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands — in mid-January, reveals reliable tipster Roland Quandt. Both handsets will be available to purchase in Black, Blue, […]
The Gear S3 is Samsung's latest smartwatch, and it is one of the best in the market right now. It looks like a proper watch, has a brilliant display, complete fitness and activity tracking, and long battery life. Even though it is priced at $349.99 in the US, you can grab it for just $299 […]
Good news for folk with a Gear S2 or Gear S3. Starting today, you can finally download the much-anticipated Spotify client for the wearable from the Galaxy Apps Store. As expected, the application allows users to control music playing on their paired smartphone using their watch. To install Spotify on your watch, open up the […]
Now that Samsung's finally determined the cause of the Galaxy Note 7 fires, it's being reported that it will hold off on unveiling the Galaxy S8 at MWC. Instead, it's believed that it'll launch the handset at a dedicated event in New York in April. The firm has allegedly made this decision so it can work with external […]
It has long been rumored that the iPhone 8 is going to feature an OLED display, if that is the case, it would be the first iPhone to adopt OLED displays. Rumors have suggested that Samsung Display might be one of the suppliers but if a new report out of South Korea is believed, Samsung […]
The first few incidents of the Galaxy Note 7 catching fire were attributed to faulty battery cells supplied by Samsung SDI – the conglomerate's battery division – but we later found out that this wasn't the case. Galaxy Note 7 units with batteries from another supplier caught fire in the same manner. Samsung stopped sourcing […]
The Galaxy S8 is going to be a very important smartphone for Samsung. Think of it as the comeback flagship, Samsung has a point to prove with the Galaxy S8 following the disaster that was the Galaxy Note 7. From what we've heard so far, the Galaxy S8 is shaping up to be one heck […]