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As Indian smartphone market registers increase, Samsung holds on to the lead
Latest data from Counterpoint Research reveals that the Indian smartphone market has registered an year-over-year increase of 21% but is down 8% quarter-over-quarter. Smartphones accounted for 37% of all handset shipments in the country in Q1 2015 with Samsung holding on to its lead despite mounting competition from local vendors. It was first reported a couple […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Revised user manual for Galaxy Alpha now available online
It hasn't been very long since Samsung started seeding the OTA for Android Lollipop on the Galaxy Alpha. Naturally, the roll out is done in phases so there's still a section of the users of the Galaxy Alpha who haven't received the update notification. Nonetheless, Samsung today gave another ominous sign that it was indeed […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay pegged for September launch in South Korea and the US
Samsung Pay is certainly something worth watching out for. The service which was announced alongside the premier Samsung products — the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge — earlier this year seems to be close to getting ripe for a couple international markets. From what we're hearing, Samsung Pay will be heading for the South Korean […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE receives Android 5.0.2 in Italy
It seems there is no stopping Samsung. The company has been continuously pushing out Lollipop updates for various devices almost every other week, and it has now turned its focus to the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. The LTE variant of the Note Pro 12.2 has started receiving the Lollipop update in Italy. The update is […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 9 years ago
Albeit unofficially, Samsung addresses RAM management issues on the Galaxy S6
If you've been following SamMobile lately, you would have read about the poor RAM management that has been affecting the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. It certainly isn't something you expect on a flagship phone of 2015, let alone on any phone that costs as much as the S6/S6 edge. However, based on what we've just […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
Android 5.1.1 OTA being rolled out on T-Mobile for the S6 edge!
Unassuming Galaxy S6 edge users are in for a surprise, as T-Mobile appears to be rolling out a freshly cooked OTA based on Android version 5.1.1 Lollipop for the device. The catch, however, it is so far reported only on the T-Mobile network. XDA forums user Sunderwear mentioned about the OTA a couple of hours […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Android 5.1 will bring Guest Mode to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge
Guest Mode is one of the features that separate Android from the competition, allowing a single device to be used by multiple users (Windows Phone has a Kids mode, but doesn't allow making separate user profiles.) Support for the feature was initially added on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, but it was only available on tablets back […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Despite Samsung’s success, bias keeps company down
There’s a bias in the media. Although Samsung has had some measurable time at the top of global marketshare, tech analysts and media (pro-Apple, mind you) called for Samsung’s fall with Apple’s large iPhone 6 Plus last Fall. If you’re a tech enthusiast, you’ve heard the same claim that Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus would put […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
LTE variant of Samsung Galaxy S5 starts receiving Android Lollipop update in India
After releasing Android Lollipop update for the HSPA variant of the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900H) in India, Samsung has now released it for the 4G LTE variant as well. The Galaxy S5 (SM-G900I) has now reportedly started receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update in India, almost three months after the same variant received it in Taiwan. You might […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Project Zen and Project Noble details
It has been revealed through an IMEI database that Samsung has developed two new handsets carrying model numbers SM-G928S and SM-N920F. It appears that the SM-G928S is a new variant of the Galaxy S6 as the model number makes it clear that's a derivative of an existing model rather than a new model altogether, model […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab A with S Pen in South Korea
The Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab A Plus were officially announced a month ago and have been slowly making their way to various markets since then. Today, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab A with S Pen in South Korea. Only the 9.7-inch variant has been announced, though it will be available in both Wi-Fi and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung dethrones Apple to become largest smartphone vendor during Q1 2015
According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, Samsung has dethroned Apple to regain the title of largest smartphone vendor in the world. During Q1 2015, Samsung captured 24.1 percent of the global smartphone market, overtaking Apple, which claimed 17.7 percent market share during the same period. The South Korean smartphone giant shipped 83.2 million smartphone units worldwide in the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung wants to bring smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets to the enterprise
Currently, Samsung only makes consumer-centric smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets, but it is exploring bigger opportunities for the business. The company wants to make work fun and productive using wearable devices like smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets. At a Samsung event in New York, Eric McCarty, vice president of mobile marketing, stated that business are interested in smartwatches for alerts and immediate […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung announces operating profit of $5.63 billion for Q1 2015, smartphone sales increase
Samsung has announced its earnings for Q1 2015 today, which lines up closely with the company's guidance that was released earlier this month. In the first quarter of 2015, Samsung reported an overall revenue of 44 billion (KRW 47.12 trillion) and an operating profit of $5.63 billion (KRW 5.98 trillion). However, this is a drop in revenue […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Buy the Galaxy S6 unlocked in the US for $629.99 through eBay
Samsung's latest flagship smartphone is available through all major carriers in the United States and even through some regional carriers. The downside to this carrier support is that Samsung can't sell the unlocked Galaxy S6 directly in North America but there is a way to go around this limitation. Today's eBay deal lets anyone in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Verizon releases Lollipop for the Galaxy S4
This is certainly shaping up to be a great week for Lollipop updates. Since yesterday multiple carriers in the United States have released the Android 5.0 update for a handful of devices and today it's Verizon's turn. Big Red has finally started rolling out the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S4. The roll out has […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Lionel Messi, Fabian Cancellara and more stars feature in the Samsung/Marvel duo’s ‘Assemble’
What happens when your favorite smartphone brand, favorite superhero comics creators and favorite stars come together? Well, you might want to know exactly what happens then, and that's perhaps why Samsung has come up with the ‘Assemble'. As you'll see from the video posted below, the ‘Assemble' is an attempt to put all of your […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
Lip Sync Battle, first network TV series to be filmed in VR, lands on Gear VR
Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle is the first network TV series to be filmed in virtual reality and Samsung has teamed up with this network to bring said show to the Gear VR. Starting today folks who own Samsung's virtual reality headset can access immersive clips from Lip Sync Battle through the Milk VR app. By […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung rolls out Lollipop for the Galaxy Alpha in France
Just yesterday we reported that Samsung had started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Alpha in South Korea. Most major carriers in the country rolled out said update to Galaxy Alpha owners on their networks yesterday. We also said that this means Samsung would soon be rolling out Lollipop for this device […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung teaming up with artists, fashion brands for its round smartwatch
Samsung's next-generation Gear smartwatch is going to have a circular display, that much the company itself has confirmed. We have exclusively revealed many details about this watch – codenamed Orbis. Orbis obviously won't be the moniker that this smartwatch will come to market with, as we have already reported it will be called the Gear A. It will […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
