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A decade of Galaxy S camera improvements in one infographic

Samsung always took pride in the camera setup of its Galaxy S flagship phones, and the company's series has been going strong for the past decade, starting with the original Galaxy S and leading all the way to the most recent Galaxy S20 series. The company is now reminding fans of its most important camera […]

By Mihai Matei
4 years ago

Samsung built a Bitcoin mining rig out of old Galaxy S5s—and it’s more efficient than a computer

Samsung's found a use for your old Galaxy S5 (and no, it doesn't matter if it's smashed to smithereens): Pair it with thirty-nine other units, install a build of the firm's specialist operating system, which isn't available just yet, then insert them all into a strange building-like structure to create your very own Bitcoin Miner […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Pay to Play: An examination of Samsung’s rising smartphone prices

We’ve seen the cost of the next Galaxy already, enough to know that Italy will have it a little harder than the rest of us with buying the upcoming devices, but some believe these new prices are indicative of an upward trend for Samsung: that is, the upcoming prices are part of a phone trend […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung copying Apple with a battery case? Check out Samsung’s history record

Samsung is always on the hook for something in the media spotlight. It’s the most well-known Android OEM, not to mention the most popular, and its smartphones sell like crazy. The same company that makes great hardware and software, however, is always placed in the shadow of its main rival, Apple. No matter what Samsung […]

By Deidre R.
9 years ago

No Lollipop for the Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy S3 in the UK

Galaxy Note 2 owners across the globe have been anxiously waiting to receive the Lollipop update on their handset and conflicting information about the status of this update has created a lot of confusion, Samsung has not come out with a strong statement that applies to all markets and settles once and for all whether […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Samsung takes a walk down memory lane to revisit the history of the Galaxy S series

Samsung has seen tremendous success with the Galaxy S series ever since the first smartphone was launched back in 2010. With its 4-inch display and 5-megapixel camera the original Galaxy S set out to compete directly against the iPhone. In 2011 Samsung built up on that device and came out with the Galaxy S2 which […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

South Korean version of Samsung Galaxy S3 gets Android 4.4.4 KitKat update

At last, the South Korean version of the Galaxy S3 is being updated to Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Ten months after it received the Android 4.3 update, the Galaxy S3 SHV-E210S is being receiving the Android 4.4.4 update with build number E210SKSUKNI3 via OTA as well as via Kies. It might take a couple of days for it to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Why Galaxy S III doesn’t get KitKat with 1 GB RAM but other devices do with even 512 MB RAM

Ever since Samsung announced that the Galaxy S III (the international model) would not be getting Android 4.4 KitKat, we've seen an avalanche of comments from (rightly) disgruntled users who thought their beloved S III was worth at least one more update. Two recurring points we've seen many people making is that KitKat should run […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Samsung officially confirms no KitKat for Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) and Galaxy S III mini

Here at SamMobile, we get asked all sorts of questions, and in recent months, a recurring query has been about whether the Galaxy S III would be receiving an update to KitKat. There were many signs that it had been cancelled, but then recently, Sprint started rolling out KitKat to its variant of the Galaxy […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Android 4.4 KitKat might be available for the Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Grand 2 Duos after all

Samsung announced its Android 4.4 KitKat update list last month, and several users were infuriated at the fact that the Galaxy S3 was not included. However, it looks like an official Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Galaxy S3 is still on the cards as a leaked document indicates that KitKat will roll out to […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S III mini, Tab 3 7.0, Note 8.0 and others to get KitKat update?

Take a poll asking what's the topmost question on users' minds these days, and you're pretty sure to hear a lot of folks answer “is my Samsung device going to get updated to KitKat, and if yes, when?” A leaked document that we obtained a few months back indicated that devices like the Galaxy Mega […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Rumor: Galaxy S III and Note II to receive Android 4.4.2 KitKat by March end

The Galaxy Note 3 has started receiving the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update while we've seen a couple of leaked firmware for the Galaxy S4, and that has naturally made owners of the company's 2012 flagships wonder when it will be their turn to hop on to the latest version of the OS. A rumor late last […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S III receiving Android 4.3 update in India (I9300XWUGML4)

The Galaxy S III is finally receiving the Android 4.3 update in India, more than a month after the update started rolling out in the US and a few other regions. The OTA update (build I9300XWUGML4) comes in at around 408 MB, and brings with it compatibility with the Galaxy Gear (though the smartwatch's high cost […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung issues yet another statement to clarify its regional lock policy

Right when we had almost pushed Samsung's regional lock policy – which debuted on the Galaxy Note 3 – out of our minds, we're getting a nice little refresher that will keep it haunting us for some time to come. Yes, Samsung isn't backing down and throwing the whole practice of regional locking down the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

South Korean Galaxy S III (SHV-E210K) gets Android 4.3 update

Well, it certainly seems to be the day when the Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S III will begin heading out to users all across the world. The S III only recently started receiving the Android 4.3 update for the international unlocked variant in the UK, and now the update is rolling out to […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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