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Galaxy A20, A30, J5 Prime, and more get August security patch

Samsung has been aggressively pushing out the August 2019 security patch to more and more devices every day. Not just for the flagships, the company has released the latest monthly update to many budget and midrange devices as well. These include the Galaxy A20, A30, A6+, J4+ and the J5 Prime in the last couple […]

By Naresh
5 years ago

April security patch now arriving on the Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy J5 Prime

Samsung has begun rolling out new updates for the Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy J5 Prime, which bundle all of the patches included in this month's security release, with the former receiving it in Canada, the middlemost in Russia and the latter in Panama, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago. To be more […]

By Josh L.
6 years ago

Galaxy A6+, Galaxy J4, J5 Prime and J7 Duo get October security patch

Samsung started rolling out the October 2018 security patch for its devices last week. It has released the update for a handful of devices today. The Galaxy A6+, Galaxy J4, Galaxy J5 Prime and the Galaxy J7 Duo have all received a firmware update with the October 2018 security patch. The updates have been released […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Galaxy J7 Nxt and Galaxy J5 Prime start receiving the Android Oreo update

After updating its flagship and midrange smartphones to Android 8.0 Oreo, Samsung has finally started pushing out the much-awaited update to its budget models as well. While the delay may disappoint some of the Galaxy J series users, Samsung is making the wait worthwhile to an extent by skipping the Android 8.0 update in favor […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Latest Galaxy J5 Prime firmware update brings May 2018 patch

Samsung initially rolled out the May 2018 security patch for the Galaxy J2 Pro even before Google or the company itself had detailed what the latest security maintenance release brings to the table. It detailed the May 2018 security patch a couple of days ago and it's now starting to roll out the latest security […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) could ship with Exynos 7570 CPU, 3GB of RAM

The successor to the Galaxy J5 Prime could ship with a 5-inch IPS HD screen, an Exynos 7570 Octa CPU and 3GB of RAM, reveals a dubious-looking specification sheet that was posted on leak aggregator SlashLeaks on Saturday, December 2. Related: Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) spotted at the FCC Other notable (purported) internals include a […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear IconX and Gear S3 now compatible with the Galaxy J series

Good news for Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J5 Pro, Galaxy J7 Neo and Galaxy J7 Prime owners: You can now use your handset with the Gear Fit 2, Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear IconX, Gear S2 and Gear S3, without having to resort to third-party tweaks to make them work. Samsung has issued an update for […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

[Update: Not quite] Android 7.0 Nougat update now arriving on the Galaxy J5 Prime in India

Samsung has at last started rolling out the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy J5 Prime in India. In line with the release that reached the Galaxy On Nxt last month, this upgrade includes all of the features baked into Nougat, in addition to the firm's Dual Messenger feature, which clones messaging applications—WhatsApp, for example—in […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Galaxy J5 Prime Nougat update could arrive soon as the device gets Wi-Fi certification

The Galaxy J5 Prime could soon receive the Nougat update, as the device was recently certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance running the not-the-latest-anymore version of the operating system. Samsung began updating non-flagship phones to Nougat a few weeks ago, starting with the Galaxy A series devices from last year, and it was only two days […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

32GB storage variants of Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime and J7 Prime are now available in India

We had reported last month that Samsung is planning to launch a 32GB storage variant of the Galaxy J7 Prime in India. Now, Samsung has announced that it has launched the 32GB storage variant of not only the Galaxy J7 Prime but also the Galaxy J5 Prime. Earlier, these smartphones were available in the country […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Independent retailer JB Hi-Fi launches the Galaxy J5 Prime in Australia

Samsung's latest mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy J5 Prime, is now available to purchase in Australia through third-party independent retailer JB Hi-Fi. The handset comes in two color variants — Gold and Black — and carries a price tag of $399. For those in need of a refresher, the Galaxy J5 Prime packs a 5-inch display with […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

Galaxy J7 Prime fingerprint sensor doesn’t need to be pressed for device unlocking

With the Galaxy J5 Prime and Galaxy J7 Prime, Samsung has finally brought a fingerprint sensor to its affordable smartphone lineup, a move the company was long rumored to be pondering. We have been playing around with the Galaxy J7 Prime the last couple of days, and we have noticed that Samsung has changed how […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

[Update] Samsung Notes app comes preloaded on the Galaxy J5 Prime and J7 Prime

With the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung introduced the newest version of its software, unofficially dubbed Grace UX. In addition to revamped interface elements, the Note 7 came with quite a few new features not seen on Samsung devices that came before it. The Samsung Notes app was one such new feature – Samsung Notes combines […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

A notification LED has finally made its way to non-flagship Samsung smartphones

Samsung's budget and mid-range smartphones have slowly but surely been getting better in terms of the features and value they offer, but the company has continued to leave a few basic yet important features out of its phones. One of these basic features is a notification LED. We have lamented its absence on even the costliest non-flagship […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Samsung has gone crazy with its budget smartphone lineup

So, the Galaxy On8 launched in the Indian market today. Last week, the Galaxy On (2016) lineup was announced in China. A few days before that, India saw the launch of the Galaxy J5 Prime and the Galaxy J7 Prime. These are a lot of devices to launch in a month, but then it's something we have […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

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