Samsung launches World’s Largest Onyx Cinema LED Screen in India at Swagath Onyx Theatre in Bengaluru

Samsung today launched the World’s Largest Onyx Cinema LED Screen in India’s tech capital Bengaluru at the Swagath Cinemas. Samsung has launched it along with a group company HARMAN, the brand known for its professional speakers. The Onyx LED Screen is said to offer powerful, captivating and larger-than-life visuals for movie goers.

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Samsung Galaxy M20 Unboxing and First Impressions

The new M series from Samsung is all about addressing the needs of the Indian market. Our demographic is such that Samsung has decided to launch this series here first, starting with the M10 and the M20. We’d seen the first impressions of the Galaxy M10, now it’s the Galaxy M20’s turn. This device, at a great starting price of Rs. 10,990 (3/32) and Rs. 12,990 (4/64), aims to compete in the most hotly contested smartphone segment in our country. I was lucky enough to test the device just before launch and here are my first impressions.

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Samsung India to offer full refunds for imported Galaxy Note7 units

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Update: Samsung India has announced that consumers who have purchased Galaxy Note7 from overseas need to bring the Invoice to the nearest service center and get a refund basis the invoice value. The validity of it is November 1, 2016.

Earlier: Samsung announced last week that it has permanently discontinued the production and sales of the Galaxy Note7 owing to battery exploding issues. Although the flagship did not went on sale in India, there are a number of customers who had imported the device. FoneArena has learnt that Samsung will offer refunds to those customers who have imported the Note7. Continue reading “Samsung India to offer full refunds for imported Galaxy Note7 units”

Samsung delays Galaxy Note7 sales in India, will offer new Gear VR for free for pre-bookings

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Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy Note7 smartphone in India last month and started took pre-orders for the phone in the country from August 22nd till August 30th. It was supposed to go on sale in the country on September 2nd but it got delayed since it recalled the smartphone globally due to battery issues. Continue reading “Samsung delays Galaxy Note7 sales in India, will offer new Gear VR for free for pre-bookings”

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge prices slashed in India by more than Rs. 5,500

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Samsung has slashed the prices of its flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in India ahead of the Galaxy Note 7 rollout which starts from September 2nd. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge prices slashed in India by more than Rs. 5,500”

Exclusive: Samsung to launch a 5000mAh battery phone in India next month, could be Galaxy A9 Pro

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Samsung is gearing up to launch a big 5000mAh battery phone in India next month in September, exclusively tipped by an insider to FoneArena. Continue reading “Exclusive: Samsung to launch a 5000mAh battery phone in India next month, could be Galaxy A9 Pro”

Samsung Galaxy A8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rollout expected soon

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Samsung might just push Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its Galaxy A8 soon, considering the device has already received Wi-Fi Certification approval for the latest firmware build of Android. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rollout expected soon”

Samsung Galaxy J5, J7 (2016) officially launching in India on May 9

 

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Samsung has officially sent out press invites for the launch event in India on Monday, where the company will announce the pricing for Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) for the country. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5, J7 (2016) officially launching in India on May 9”

Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus

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Samsung’s anticipated Note 6 flagship leaks have been making headlines for quite a while now. Another addition from the rumour mill suggests that the firm is internally testing Galaxy Note 6 prototypes with IR autofocus for the primary camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus”

Samsung Z3 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung on Wednesday launched its latest Tizen OS-based smartphone Samsung Z3 in India. The phone was rumoured for months, but then few reports claimed that Samsung had dropped the plan. Continue reading “Samsung Z3 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 India launch confirmed for September 7

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Samsung is finally set to launch its latest Note flagship – Galaxy Note5 – in India on September 7. The device was recently unveiled at company’s Unpacked event in New York alongside the Galaxy S6 Edge+, and has been already up for purchase in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 5 India launch confirmed for September 7”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Hands On

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After launching the two Galaxy J series devices – the Samsung Galaxy J5 and the Samsung Galaxy J7 – in China last month, Samsung launched the devices in India with slightly different specifications. Here are our hands on impressions about the Galaxy J7. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Hands On”

Samsung Galaxy J5 Hands On

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Samsung on Thursday launched two new Galaxy J series devices in India – the Samsung Galaxy J5 and the Samsung Galaxy J7. Both devices were recently launched in China last month, but Indian variants feature slightly different specifications. We went hands on with both devices at the launch event in Delhi, and here are our impressions about the Galaxy J5. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5 Hands On”

Samsung Gear Live coming soon to India, gets priced at Rs.15900

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Looks like the Samsung Gear live which went on Pre-order in the US is coming soon to India too. The Play store listing in India indicates that the Android wear device is coming soon to Indian shores and the store even has a price listed for the Gear Live at Rs.15900. It is interesting that the the Samsung Gear Live is priced more than the LG G Watch in India whereas it is actually priced lesser than the same in the US market.  It is worth mentioning Samsung already has some smartwatches in the market such as the Galaxy Gear which runs on Android and the newer Gear 2 , Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit which actually run on Tizen. The Gear Live marks the adoption of Android again by Samsung for a smartwatch product.  What is more interesting is that the new Gear Live works across Android phones and not restricted to just Samsung devices which actually gives the device a better chance in the market

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