Samsung Galaxy Note5 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Note5 smartphone in India earlier month for Rs. 53,900. We brought the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. The Galaxy Note5 is powered by an Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four larger ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core, similar to the Galaxy S6 edge+. It has Mali T760 MP8 GPU, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on the top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Review

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Every year at IFA, Samsung unveils one of the most awaited smartphones of the year, the new Note smartphone. The first Galaxy Note smartphone was met with a lot of criticism from many users and bloggers alike for being too big and being too similar to the Galaxy S II in many aspects. Many predicted that the device would fail. Since then, the Note series has come a long way. The Galaxy Note5 is the fifth iteration in the Galaxy lineup of devices. It is probably the best example of the kind of engineering and power packed smartphones that Samsung is able to produce. This year, Samsung announced the Note5 earlier than usual prior to IFA which is its usual stomping ground in an attempt to enter the market prior to the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Alongside it came the Galaxy S6 edge+ which is a larger version of the S6 edge with an extra gig of RAM and a larger battery.

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 Battery Life Test

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Note5 smartphone last month in India starting at Rs. 53,900. We recently brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its battery life test results. The Galaxy Note5 packs a 3000mAh built-in battery with support for both wired and wireless fast charging capabilities. This is slightly smaller than the Note 4’s 3220mAh removable battery. It has a 5.7-inch Quad HD display, which might consume more battery. Check out the test results.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega On gets certified in China, specifications detailed

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Samsung Galaxy Mega On (SM-G6000), the company’s upcoming mid-range smartphone has been certified on TENAA (Via) in China. It coincides with earlier rumors, confirming the specifications of the smartphone, including a 5.5-inch HD screen, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega On gets certified in China, specifications detailed”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Camera Samples

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 (SM – J700F) smartphone in India back in July, exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 14,999. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy J7 packs a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with f/1.9 aperture with single LED flash.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 could be unveiled in January, release early February 2016

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Samsung usually introduces its flagship S series smartphone at its Unpacked event at the Mobile World Congress in February or early March. Now reports from Korean media (Via), sighting an SK Securities analyst, says that the upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone will be officially unveiled in January 2016, and go on sale sometime early February 2016. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 could be unveiled in January, release early February 2016”

Samsung and Oculus announce new Gear VR, available in November for $99

Samsung and Oculus has unveiled new version of Gear VR headset. Aimed at consumers, the new Gear VR is compatible with whole 2015 line of Samsung Smartphones including the Note 5, S6, S6 Edge, and S6 Edge+.

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Samsung Pay clocks $30 million in accumulated transactions

Samsung has announced first numbers about its own mobile payment service Samsung Pay. The company has revealed that it has accumulated $30 million in transactions in first month since its debut in South Korea.

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Samsung unveils its ultra-compact NVMe 950 PRO SSD for consumers, price starts at $199.99

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Samsung Electronics has announced its first ever consumer-ready Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) solid state drive (SSD) – the Samsung 950 PRO at starting $199.99. Continue reading “Samsung unveils its ultra-compact NVMe 950 PRO SSD for consumers, price starts at $199.99”

Samsung Galaxy O5 with 5 inch display, Exynos 3475 SoC spotted on GFXBench

It was reported last month that Samsung will soon introduce Galaxy O series of smartphones. Galaxy O7, (SM – G6000) one of the device from the O line had already surfaced on AnTuTu benchmark and now Galaxy O5 has been spotted.

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Samsung Pay said to gradually expand to affordable Galaxy devices

Samsung announced its mobile payment service in March following which it was officially launched last month. Currently, the Samsung Pay service works only on flagship devices but that is about to change in near future.

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Samsung’s S Health app now available for all Android devices

Samsung has expanded its S Health app to all Android devices. The app that landed on Play Store earlier this year was available only for Galaxy devices until now.

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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE listed on official India eStore for Rs. 8600

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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE (SM-G361H), a variant of last year’s Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-G360H) has been listed on Samsung India eStore. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA screen, 1.3GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.4 (Kitkat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Core Prime. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE listed on official India eStore for Rs. 8600”

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphone in India last month for Rs. 57,900. We unboxed it recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Galaxy S6 edge+ is powered by a Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1GHz per core and four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core, similar to the Galaxy S6 and theGalaxy S6 edge. It has Mali T760 MP8 GPU and 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It has a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on the top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Benchmarks”