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Samsung confirms its working on QHD AMOLED smartphones, 4K phone displays
Samsung has confirmed, at the Semiconductor and Display Technology Roadmap Seminar, that it is working on a smartphone with a QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display, according to the Korean media. It's not a confirmation we needed since it's fairly certain at least one of the Galaxy S5 models will sport a QHD (2K) display, but […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung to pay $650 million to Ericsson to end patent feud
After sealing a ten-year patent licensing deal with Google earlier this week, Samsung has buried another hatchet by agreeing to pay $650 to Swedish networking manufacturer Ericsson. Ericsson sued Samsung in 2012 over patent infringements relating to its voice transmission, touchscreen functions and network efficiency technologies. The case was filed by Ericsson in November 2012 […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware leaked (N900AUCECMLG)
An Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware for the AT&T Galaxy S4 was leaked yesterday, but as we later found out, it was accompanied by a KitKat firmware for the carrier's Galaxy Note 3 as well. Carrying build number N900AUCECMLG, the Note 3 firmware has a build date of January 4, and seems to have most of the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Another possible Galaxy S5 variant, SM-G900H, certified in Indonesia
Well, it looks like Samsung is going to be taking its model number scheming to the next level with the launch of the Galaxy S5. We've already seen three possible Galaxy S5 variants, the SM-G900A (likely the AT&T variant), SM-G900F, and SM-G900S, and now a fourth one has shown up in Indonesia as the SM-G900H, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung will host a developer event at the MWC
Samsung has been hosting a Developer Day at the Mobile World Congress since 2011, and this year's event will see Samsung introducing new SDKs for its applications. Samsung announced these SDKs at its first independent developer conference in San Francisco last October. At MWC, the South Korean manufacturer will launch newer versions of the Samsung […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
![[Update: Listed on Samsung’s website] Galaxy Grand Neo (GT-I9060) available in the Netherlands](https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/grand-lite-feature-226x127.jpg)
[Update: Listed on Samsung’s website] Galaxy Grand Neo (GT-I9060) available in the Netherlands
When we first revealed the existence of the Galaxy Grand Lite Neo, we had been told by our insiders that the device would be launched sometime in the fifth week of 2014, and it seems that schedule has been followed by at least one retailer. The folks over at GSMInfo stumbled upon the phone's listing […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung admits KitKat on Galaxy Note 3 broke third-party accessories, working on fix
If you've been fuming with anger and frustration after updating to Android 4.4 KitKat on your Galaxy Note 3 and being unable to use your third-party accessory, well, Samsung has heard your cries. After saying that the update didn't have anything to do with breaking accessories compatibility, Samsung has now backtracked and said that a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
AT&T Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat firmware leaked (I337UCUFMLD)
An Android 4.4 KitKat firmware has leaked for the AT&T variant of the Galaxy S4 on the XDA forums. Released by designgears, the firmware has build number I337UCUFMLD and a build date of January 2nd, which means it's not as new as the latest KitKat firmware that leaked for the international version of Samsung's flagship. However, it […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Nokia
Just a few years back, Nokia was a word synonymous with mobile phones. Prior to 2012, for more than a decade, Nokia was the undisputed leader in the mobile market by a huge margin. During this period, Nokia’s dominance of the world mobile market was so commanding that it was beyond anyone’s realm of logical […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 11 years ago
Customs authorities destroyed 250 fake Galaxy S4s found in Germany
The Galaxy S4 isn't the latest and greatest smartphone in the world anymore, and that might have led some to believe they could import fake copies of the device and try to sell them in Germany. Well, whatever the plan was, it didn't work, as customs authorities in the country found and destroyed 250 fake […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Report: Galaxy Gear 2 to feature considerably different design, flexible display
The Galaxy Gear, unlike what the critics say, is a rather nice smartwatch, but when it comes to the design, it is rather uninspired. Samsung has acknowledged that they could have done better and are working on making the Galaxy Gear 2 more fashionable, and according to ZDNet, the Gear 2 will also feature a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Rumor: Samsung to announce Galaxy Glass at IFA this year
Samsung has been rumored to be working on wearable glasses similar to Google Glass, supposedly under the Gear Glass name, and according to a report from The Korea Times, Samsung will unveil Gear Glass this year at IFA in September. According to the report, the smart glasses are tentatively called “Galaxy Glass” – a Samsung official recently […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
SamMobile Weekly Samsung Firmware Update List, Volume 1 Issue 4
Another week just passed us by, and Samsung managed to push out almost 300 updates to various devices. So here’s the Weekly Samsung Firmware Update List, Volume 1, Issue 4 from SamMobile, which you can download at the link below to check out which device got which update and in which country in the last seven days. For […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 11 years ago
Samsung and Google sign patent cross-licensing deal
Google and Samsung have signed a global patent cross-license agreement to license their patent portfolios to each other, in a move that the two companies hope will drive innovation in an industry that has seen far too many patent disputes (though Google and Samsung have never gone to court against each other.) The deal is good […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Experimental version of Tizen SDK 3.0 available unofficially
Tizen may be running into obstacles and staying away from the consumer market at the moment, but whenever it does make its way to market, developers will be the major force deciding how Samsung's home-brewed OS does in the extremely competitive mobile operating system landscape. If you're one of the developers who are already dipping their […]
- By Michael R.
- 11 years ago
Samsung to launch multiple new 5-to-6-inch smartphones in 2014
Big tablets? Check. Big phones? Sure, those are in the pipeline too, according to Samsung's Executive Director, Hyunjoon Kim, who revealed at the company's Result Report Conference Call that Samsung is planning on bringing more 5-to-6-inch smartphones to market this year. Phones like the Galaxy Grand and the 5.8-inch and 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega already exist in Samsung's […]
- By Johan Nenzén
- 11 years ago
Samsung to create “new tablet category” out of big-screen high-resolution tablets
Samsung's focus on tablets in 2014 includes creating an entire new category of tablets that will see the company release tablets with big high-resolution screens, aimed at the business market. The 12.2.-inch Galaxy TabPRO and NotePRO have already kicked off this new category for the company, but Samsung has suggested that tablets with bigger screens […]
- By Martin R.
- 11 years ago
Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Motorola
Motorola has a very long history in making phones, right from developing the first mobile phone to the latest proposed modular phones. This rich history has earned Motorola a lot of brand value over the years and catapulted it to iconic status. However, the glory didn’t last long, as just like many other manufacturers dealt […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 11 years ago
Samsung sends out press invites for February 23rd, will showcase Tizen devices
The prospects of an actual market launch of a Tizen phone this year are looking rather bleak, but Samsung is still committed to showing off where it's at with the development of Tizen and devices running on the OS. The company is now sending out invites for an event on February 23rd in Barcelona to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung reports Q4 2013 result
Samsung had been reporting some record-breaking results for the past two years but for the first time since 2011, Samsung today reported a decline in their quarterly profit compared to the previous quarter. Samsung recorded a consolidated operating profit of 8.31 trillion won, which is an 18% decline quarter-on-quarter and a net profit of 7.3 […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
