Samsung announces Montblanc and Swarovski premium cases for Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+

Samsung has partnered with Montblanc and Swarovski to create premium cases for Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ . The company has previously teamed up with both the companies to make cases for various flagships.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 tipped to have single curved display

Samsung Galaxy S7 is said to be officially unveiled in January and released as early as February. Now, a new report is stating that Samsung will launch only one ‘Edge’ model next year.

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Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus units will have varying battery life based on the chipset used

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Apple is using the really powerful A9 chipset in the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The chipset is sourced from Samsung and TSMC which are two different manufacturers of chipsets. Apparently, thebattery life of you iPhone 6s or 6s Plus will depend on which chipset your particular phone is running.

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Samsung Exynos Mongoose aka M1 spotted on some benchmarks

Samsung was said to be working on a new powerful SoC dubbed as Exynos M1 and soon it had appeared on Geekbench 3 benchmarks last month. Now, the SoC which is also known as Monngoose M1 has surfaced again in benchmark testings.

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Obliq Slim Meta case for Samsung Galaxy Note5 review

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The Obliq Slim Meta case for the Galaxy Note5 is a case that is designed to protect your phone while at the same time maintaining the slim profile and shape of your handset. In this review we take a look at the case’s design, handling and protection to see whether it really has your phone’s back ‘covered’.

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Samsung releases Gear Manager app for other Android smartphones

Samsung’s Gear S2 and S2 Classic smartwatch went on sale in the US last week. Now, the company has made its Gear Manager app available to other non-Samsung Android devices.

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Samsung SE370 monitor with built-in wireless charging now up for pre-order

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During IFA, last month, we went hands-on with the new Samsung SE370 monitor that has built-in wireless charging functionality. Now that same monitor is available for pre-order at US$ 249.99.

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Samsung to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 for some Galaxy S7 units

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It has been rumoured for quite a while that Samsung might use a Qualcomm processor for some of the Galaxy S7 units ie the Snapdragon 820. While it has been somewhat uncertain so far, now it seems more than likely considering the reliability of the source.

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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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Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more

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This week at an event in Beijing, Meizu announced its a new flagship handset dubbed the Meizu PRO 5. The phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz Samsung Exynos 7420 processor and comes with either 3GB or 4GB RAM variants. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more”