Samsung is set to introduce the Galaxy S10 series flagships later this month and with the launch inching closer, rumors and leaks continue to grow. This time around, we are getting to see the S10 and S10+ flagships in their full glory. Despite the relatively narrow bezels, there’s still a sizeable chin at the bottom of the display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ with in-display front-camera, triple rear cameras, in-screen fingerprint sensor surface in renders”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2018, in which the company has made operating profit of 10.80 trillion won ($9.7 billion), down 28.7% YoY, as expected, for the October to December 2018 period. This due to drop in demand for memory chips used in data centers and smartphones. “The System LSI and Foundry businesses also saw profits decline due to weak seasonality,” added Samsung. It reported revenue of 59.27 trillion won, down 10% YoY from 65.98 trillion won last year. Continue reading “Samsung profits down 28.7% YoY in Q4 2018 on weak chip and phone sales”
Samsung has announced that it has begun mass production of first 1TB flash storage for next-generation mobile devices and it utilizes 16 stacked layers of 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND chips. It uses the same 11.5mm x 13.0mm package as the previous 512GB version, but this uses a newly developed proprietary controller. This will allow users to store 260 10-minute videos in 4K UHD (3840×2160) format, compared to 13 videos of the same size in 64GB eUFS. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of first 1TB eUFS flash memory ahead of Galaxy S10 launch”
Samsung Electronics has announced an 8K display driver IC (DDI) that helps deliver true-to-life 8K resolution with intra-panel data transfer speed at up to 4-gigabit-per-second (Gbps). It adopts the company’s Unified Standard Interface for TV (USI-T) 2.0. Continue reading “Samsung 8K display driver IC with data speeds of up to 4Gbps announced”
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 has been teasing the new M series on social media for a while now. It is a global series of devices that is launching first in India, and is specifically “Made for India”. Well the soft launch has happened today and we have two new devices in the market, the Galaxy M10 and the Galaxy M20. These devices are entirely focused on the mid range segment, which is the most hotly contested in India, no doubt. Aimed at “Millennials”, which I think is a code-word for high-demand expectations when it comes to value for money, how well do these devices cater? I’ve been lucky enough to try them before launch. At Rs. 7,990 (2/16) and Rs. 8,990 (3/32), the Galaxy M10 is the cheaper of the two, here are my first impressions.
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Samsung just launched Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones, the company’s latest smartphones in the new ‘M Series’ in India, as it had promised. The Galaxy M20 comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ infinity-V display and is powered by the latest Exynos 7904 octa-core 14nm processor, while Galaxy M10 has a 6.2-inch HD+ infinity-V display and is powered by Exynos 7870 14nm octa-core processor. Both come with Widevine L1 certification for seamless streaming of HD content through popular apps. These run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience version 9.5 UX.
Samsung Electronics has announced that the company would soon start taking steps to replace plastic packaging materials with paper and other environmentally sustainable elements. From the first half of 2019, the packaging used currently for Samsung’s products and accessories – ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances – will be substituted with environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics and paper. Continue reading “Samsung Electronics to replace plastic packaging with sustainable materials”
Samsung has announced new Galaxy A9 Pro (SM-G887N) in Korea, which a version of the Galaxy A8s (SM-G8870) that was introduced in China last month. As we already know, the phone packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-O display, is powered by Snapdragon 710 with 6GB of RAM, comes with triple rear cameras that includes main 24-megapixel sensor with f/1.7 aperture, 10-megapixel Telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture for 2x optical zoom, and a 5-megapixel camera to capture depth information for portrait shots and a 24-megapixel front camera.
As we inch closer to the launch for the Galaxy S10, more details started flowing in. Just a while ago, we have seen the device surface in the live images showing off the punch-hole selfie-camera and the Secure Cryptowallet and now we are getting to see more live images of the S10 and S10 Plus together. As we know from the previous leaks, the S10 Plus packs a dual-front cameras, hence the Infinity O display is wider than the regular Galaxy S10. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ live images show Infinity O display, triple rear cameras and 3.5mm headphone jack”
Samsung is known to be working on the Galaxy S10 flagship series which is due in February. Though we have been hearing reports and rumors about the phones, there’s still a lot more to know. Before the official public launch, the standard S10 has surfaced the internet along with it brought our first look at the company’s new cryptocurrency wallet, Samsung Blockchain KeyStore. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 with Infinity O display, built-in Cryptocurrency wallet surface in live images”
Samsung Display has announced that it has succeeded in developing a 15.6-inch UHD (3840 x 2160 pixels) OLED panel which is the world’s first UHD panel for notebooks/laptops market. The mass production of the same will begin in mid-February, initially for use in premium notebooks produced by leading manufacturers. Continue reading “Samsung Display introduces first 15.6-inch UHD OLED panel for laptops with HDR support and more”
Apple has hired Soonho Ahn executive from Samsung SDI Co., which is the battery making affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co. This move will help Apple lead its own battery department. Soonho Ahn joined Apple in December as global head of battery developments, after working as a senior vice president at Samsung SDI since 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. Continue reading “Apple hires Samsung’s battery executive Soonho Ahn to lead its work”
Samsung had pushed out Android Pie beta update for the Galaxy Note8 early last week and the company is now rolling out the second update. This fixes various issues such as camera app force-close when shooting slow-mo video, viewfinder freezing and undetected music stored on the microSD card and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie second beta update with camera fixes released; Galaxy A7 and A9 2018 update expected in March”
Samsung Electronics has introduced the Samsung 970 EVO Plus; the company’s newest entry to the (NVMe) SSD portfolio. It comes with up to 2TB storage capacity. Samsung says that the 970 Evo Plus has achieved significant performance improvements – up to 57% faster write speed. Continue reading “Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe M.2 SSD with up to 2TB storage announced, starts at Rs. 6479”
