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Samsung Galaxy A8 detailed screen analysis
Today we will be kicking off a new category on SamMobile: Screen Measurements. This will allow you, our readers, to get a detailed overview of what Samsung's smartphone displays are capable of. We all know that Samsung's AMOLED displays are among the best (or the best, depending on who you ask) screens in the industry. With our screen measurements, we will find out how […]
- By Martin R.
- 9 years ago
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[Poll] Is your Samsung phone rooted?
Root. It's a powerful word when it comes to Android, giving users full access to the underlying system. Rooting a device can offer many advantages. You can block ads (and sadly reduce the revenue earned by app developers as a result), delete unused system apps and other files, improve the device's performance by installing custom […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung NX500 review: the best affordable system camera
The Samsung NX500 was announced in February this year, and has been available for a few months now. We haven’t been publishing about Samsung cameras so far, but we’re starting with a post by our Dutch colleague tech-blogger Marc Wielaert, sharing his experience with the Samsung NX500, possibly the best affordable system camera – his first […]
- By Marc W.
- 9 years ago
Themes Thursday: Most of the 21 themes released this week are badly designed
Welcome back to Themes Thursday! Samsung has released 21 themes this week, but most of them are badly designed. We've tried to select three themes that are acceptable. We are surprised as to why so many themes with below par design are being released. Out of these 21 themes, twelve are paid, and almost all […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung launches world’s first virtual TV channel service ‘TV Plus’
Samsung has launched a virtual TV channel service dubbed TV Plus in its homeland South Korea. This smart TV services is first-of-its-kind in the world as it lets users browse videos by flipping channels just like a regular TV service. It has quickly become a sensation in the domestic market, especially with users who are not used to video […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A9 gets Bluetooth certification
The Galaxy A9 is expected to be the largest smartphone in Samsung's premium mid-range Galaxy A lineup, and recent leaks and appearances of the device suggest it could go official at any moment. Today, we're getting another indication that the A9 is inching closer to an official launch, as the phone has been certified by […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Gear S2 may get iOS support later this year
The Tizen-powered Gear S2 smartwatch works with all Android smartphones, not just the ones made by Samsung, so the possibility exists that at some point the company might even enable it to work with iOS devices as well. Samsung did say back in September that it was looking at the possibilities to open up the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
You can now get $50 instead of a wireless charger for activating Samsung Pay
Samsung has been quite aggressive in promoting Samsung Pay and this has obviously helped increase the adoption of its mobile payment service. The company recently launched a promotion through which it's offering free accessories worth $349 on the purchase of a 2015 flagship as well as a rebate on activating Samsung Pay. You don't have […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
AT&T releases Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5 Active
The Galaxy S5 Active received Android 5.0 Lollipop a few months back and while it has been quite some time since the latest version of Lollipop came out, the handset is getting this particular update just now. AT&T has released Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5 Active, a handset that no other carrier in the […]
- By Johan Nenzén
- 9 years ago
T-Mobile starts selling the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum
If you've been looking to purchase the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum from a carrier in the United States then T-Mobile is your best bet, Magenta has now started selling the Samsung flagship in this color, it's available in the same 32GB and 64GB flavors like the White Pearl and Black Sapphire models. There's obviously […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung officially unveils 64-bit Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor
Samsung officially unveiled the newest member of its Exynos family of application processors, the 64-bit Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is the second premium application processor from Samsung that's built on the 14nm FinFET process technology. Unlike the Exynos 7 Octa 7420 the new processor is an integrated one-chip solution that houses Samsung's first custom designed CPU […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Gear VR gets exclusive game called ‘Land’s End’
With the Gear VR being available for pre-order, developers are starting to roll out content for this platform and we've already got some interesting apps like the official Gear VR Netflix app and many more coming soon. Land's End, which is an exclusive Gear VR game, also got released recently and it's quite a beautiful […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S7 unveil now rumored for Unpacked 2016 possibly on February 21
For the past few weeks it has been rumored multiple times that Samsung is going to unveil the Galaxy S7 ahead of schedule, but according to a latest tweet from a tipster that has been right many times in the past, there is no truth to these reports of an early launch. According to the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
WCDMA SoC platform from Spreadtrum officially adopted for the Samsung Z3
Spreadtrum, a fabless semiconductor company from China which works with wireless communication standards and mobile chips today confirmed that its WCDMA SoC platform has been officially adopted by the Samsung Z3, a new Tizen-powered smartphone from Samsung. Spreadtrum's integrated platform includes a 28nm 1.3Ghz quad-core SC7730SI WCDMA/HSPA(+) GSM/GPRS baseband chip, its 3-in-1 SC2331S connectivity chip, SR3532S […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Voxer turns the Gear S2 into a walkie talkie
Walkie talkies are great fun, aside from the fact that they provide you with a direct line of communication with the person on the other hand, which can be supremely useful in many scenarios. Conventional walkie talkies have range limitations but what if you could bring that same functionality to an application? That's what Voxer […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung wins 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards across 18 categories
International Consumer Electronics Show is held in January each year where some of the biggest and most popular consumer electronic brands showcase their products. Samsung has announced through its official blog that it has been awarded with a whopping number of CES 2016 Innovation Awards – 38 to be exact – across 18 product categories. The Consumer […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Opinion: Here’s why Samsung won’t leave the smartphone market within the next five years
Introduction We generally encourage thoughts and opinions from our readers through comments, but sometimes we also allow readers to post their opinions or studies on our website through articles if we find them interesting. This is one such particular opinion piece, which is written by Ard Boudeling, who is a Global Manager in the smartphone industry. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ have an annoying little UI bug
The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are two of the best and most complete flagships from Samsung, but there's an annoying little bug that ruins the experience on these devices every now and then. Sometimes, when you wake up the phone and try to unlock it, the Note 5 and S6 edge+ become extremely slow. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop released for Samsung Galaxy E7
Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy E7 in India today. The device, which was released along with the Galaxy E5, was shipped with Android 4.4.4 KitKat at the time of its launch. Samsung jumped straitght from KitKat to Android 5.1.1 for both these devices skipping Android 5.0 altogether. The Galaxy […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung Gear VR now available for pre-order in the US
You can finally pre-order the consumer version of the Gear VR from Best Buy for just $99.99. The consumer version of the Gear VR was announced by Samsung and Oculus two months ago and now that it's out, we expect a lot of content to be made for it, for instance we already have an official […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
