SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.
News For You
News For You
Notifications
Samsung news archive
Galaxy S5 pricing details revealed, UK pre-orders now live
If you’re living in the UK and are intrigued by Samsung's latest handset, we've got some good news for you. UK-based retailer Clove has listed the Galaxy S5 on pre-order for £499.99 (£599.99 after taxes), which comes out to around $1000. The price is for the 16 GB version of the Galaxy S5, with no […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung devices take the lead in Android enterprise usage
Samsung devices account for more than half the devices that are used in the Android enterprise segment, according to a survey done by Fiberlink, a mobile device management organization owned by IBM. Fiberlink retrieved device information from users of its MDM products globally and found that Samsung devices were the clear favourite. Of the 250,000 […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Gear Fit named the “Best Mobile Device” at the MWC
Samsung’s Gear Fit was one of the most innovative products that were unveiled over the course of the week at the Mobile World Congress, and the GSMA seems to agree with that statement as it bestowed the “Best Mobile Device” to the Gear Fit yesterday. The Gear Fit is unique in that it combines the […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Verizon version of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 might launch on March 6
While it was revealed earlier this month that the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 would be making its way to Verizon, a clear launch date was not announced. You needn’t wait any longer as a leaked internal document details a March 6 launch for the tablet on the carrier. The credibility of the document is still […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
AT&T rolls out maintenance update for Galaxy Note 3, no KitKat yet
It isn’t the Android 4.4 KitKat update everyone is waiting for, but AT&T started rolling out an OTA update that fixes a few bugs. The baseband has moved to N900AUCUBNB4, but the fork is still based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The update adds new versions of a few Google services like Newsstand, Search and […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Snapdragon 805 version of Note 3 might launch later this year
Samsung has collaborated with Qualcomm to demonstrate LTE Category 6 connectivity at the Mobile World Congress. The device used to showcase the connectivity was a Galaxy Note 3 that was modified to run the Snapdragon 805, which features a fifth-generation Gobi 9×35 series LTE modem. This modem uses LTE Category 6, which has double the […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
T-Mobile crosses 100K pre-registrations for the Galaxy S5 in two days
T-Mobile CMO Mike Sievert announced on Twitter yesterday that user interest in the Galaxy S5 is very high, and stated that the carrier recorded over 100,000 pre-registrations for Samsung’s flagship device. T-Mobile launched the registration page for users interested in the device as soon as it was officially unveiled, and while such pages are usually […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung’s Huron Windows Phone device to be branded as Ativ SE
Samsung is said to be working on a Windows Phone handset codenamed Huron (SM-W750V). The handset has cleared FCC, and from the leaked images, will be exclusive to Verizon. The device was rumored to be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week, but it was not to be. According to @evleaks, the […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
All-metallic version of Galaxy S5 might launch in May under the Galaxy F moniker
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week, but there was no mention of an all-metallic variant of the device. Earlier rumors suggested that the device would launch alongside the standard handset, and that it would feature a QHD screen and overall better hardware. However, that wasn’t the case as […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung launches Exynos 5422 and Exynos 5260
There still isn’t a mention of the rumored 64-bit Exynos Infinity, but Samsung announced the revision to the Exynos 5420 at the Mobile World Congress. The Exynos 5422 comes with the same architecture as the Exynos 5420, but features higher clocks. There is still the 4+4 combination of Cortex A15 and Cortex A7 cores, with […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung Knox 2.0 leverages Galaxy S5 features for better security
At the Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled the next version of its enterprise security client, Samsung Knox 2.0. The utility will be available to all Samsung devices that run Android 4.4 KitKat, but comes with a set of features that are available only on the Galaxy S5. The utility takes advantage of the finger scanner […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
AT&T’s Galaxy S4 to start getting Android 4.4 KitKat tomorrow
While you can't get your hands on the Galaxy S5 just yet, if you're using a Galaxy S5 on AT&T, you can take a jump to the next version of Android starting tomorrow. AT&T has revealed that an update to Android 4.4 KitKat will start rolling out to the Galaxy S4 on its network from […]
- By Martin R.
- 10 years ago
![[MWC] Galaxy S5, Gear 2 (and Gear 2 Neo), and Gear Fit preview](https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SAM16652.jpg)
[MWC] Galaxy S5, Gear 2 (and Gear 2 Neo), and Gear Fit preview
The Galaxy S5 made its official debut at Samsung's Unpacked 5 event at Mobile World Congress yesterday, earlier than we were expecting the company to come out in the open with its newest flagship, along with the Gear 2 (yep, it's not Galaxy Gear anymore) and Galaxy Fit. We were live at the event and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung considering an octa-core version of the Galaxy S5
Prior to the Galaxy S5 announcement, a number of leaks indicated that Samsung would launch a version with its in-house Exynos processer and one that featured Qualcomm’s hardware. However, Samsung failed to mention the existence of an octa-core version of the Galaxy S5 at its announcement, and instead revealed just the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 variant […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
The Galaxy S5 ROM uses almost 8 GB of storage
While the Galaxy S5 made away with most of the bloat that was seen in the Galaxy S4, it looks like the official ROM still takes up a lot of space. The 16 GB variant of the Galaxy S5 will only have 7.8 GB available to the user, according to the storage page of a […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung posts an official hands-on video of the Galaxy S5
After a more subdued launch for the Galaxy S5 that did not feature any theatrics that Samsung used for the Galaxy S4 unveil, the manufacturer has posted an official hands-on video of the device on its YouTube page. The video highlights key features of the Galaxy S5, like the perforated back, the new 5.1-inch screen […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
The Gear Fit is Samsung’s first fitness tracker
The Gear Fit is the latest addition to the Gear series, and joins the Tizen-based Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches. While the two smartwatches are similar in design and offer identical functionality, the Gear Fit is a fitness tracker that looks like a downsized version of the Gear 2. The fitness tracker comes […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung sold more than 200 million Galaxy S handsets
At its MWC event in Barcelona, Samsung announced that it has sold over 200 million handsets since the first Galaxy S device went on sale in 2010. Samsung announced at the same time last year that it has crossed 100 million sales, so over the course of a year, it has managed to sell another […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 releasing on April 11 in 150 countries
Now that the official Galaxy S5 announcement is out of the way, Samsung is talking numbers. The Galaxy S5 will be available starting April 11 in 150 countries, with the device set to work on “every major carrier” around the globe. In the U.S., Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile will carry the device, with no word […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S5 is now official: Snapdragon 801 SoC, 16MP Camera, Fingerprint Sensor, Dust and Water Resistant
Samsung has just announced its latest flagship device, the Galaxy S5, at its Unpacked 2014 Episode 2014 event here in Barcelona, Spain. This time around Samsung wanted to keep everything simple instead of bloating the device with advanced features, because they think that's not what the average consumer wants. The average consumer wants an advanced camera, […]
- By Faryaab S.
- 10 years ago
