Samsung Galaxy Note9 One UI based Android 9.0 Pie beta update starts rolling out

Samsung has finally opened up Galaxy Note 9 One UI based on Android Pie beta after it by mistakenly opened registrations in the US last week.  The beta testing is now rolling out in Germany and India. The registrations are now open through the Samsung Members app and the update is about 1.5GB in size. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 One UI based Android 9.0 Pie beta update starts rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy Note9 512GB buyers in India get 512GB EVO Plus microSD card at a discounted rate

Samsung recently introduced its EVO Plus 512GB microSD Card for Rs. 22,900. Today the company has announced that buyers of the 512GB version of the Galaxy Note9 smartphone can get it the card for just Rs. 4,999, after a flat 78% discount of Rs. 17,900.

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Samsung, Verizon team up to bring first commercial 5G smartphone early 2019

Verizon and Samsung announced that they will bring the first commercial 5G smartphone to the market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform with the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end, and antenna elements, at the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit later this week. Continue reading “Samsung, Verizon team up to bring first commercial 5G smartphone early 2019”

Samsung Galaxy A8s with 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ display, triple rear cameras to be announced on December 10

After Huawei confirmed the announcement of Nova 4 with in-display on December 17th, Samsung has confirmed that it will introduce its A8s smartphone with display hole for the camera on December 10th, a week before Huawei. FCC certification revealed a tall 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, and a space on the left corner of the phone for the display hole so that it doesn’t have any icons.

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Samsung Galaxy A8s with 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ 19.5:9 display gets certified by the FCC

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Samsung Galaxy A8s (SM-G8870) has passed through the FCC ahead of the announcement next month. In the FCC documents, there is a screenshot that reveals tall 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, and there is also a space on the left corner of the phone for the display hole so that it doesn’t have any icons left.

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Samsung said to invest $40 million in Niantic for ‘exclusive games’ including Harry Potter game for Galaxy smartphones

Samsung is said to be planning to invest close to $40 million in Pokémon Go game creator Niantic in a deal to bring out “exclusive games,” according to sources. The deal could be announced within the next few weeks and will also see Niantic’s games come pre-loaded on Galaxy smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung said to invest $40 million in Niantic for ‘exclusive games’ including Harry Potter game for Galaxy smartphones”

Samsung 860 QVO SSD with up to 4TB storage announced starting at $149.99

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Samsung Electronics has unveiled the 860 QVO SSD its new consumer solid state drive (SSD) lineup. It comes with up to four terabytes (TB) of storage capacity and is built on the company’s high-density 4-bit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash architecture. Continue reading “Samsung 860 QVO SSD with up to 4TB storage announced starting at $149.99”

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy A9 2018, world’s first smartphone with quad rear cameras in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks.  The phone is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 64-bit 14nm Mobile Platform that has four Kryo 260 CPUs clocked at 2.2GHz per core and other four Kryo 260 CPUs are clocked at 1.8GHz per core, comes with Adreno 512 GPU and has 6GB of RAM, however it also comes in 8GB RAM version. It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus powered by Exynos 9820 8nm SoC surfaces in benchmarks

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S10 will be powered by the Exynos 9820 that is an 8nm SoC with Tri-cluster CPU, integrated NPU, up to 2Gbps LTE-Advanced Pro modem. Before the official launch, the first Galaxy S10 Exynos 9820 benchmark has surfaced online. It is internally referred to as “beyond2” and should be branded as the Galaxy S10+ when it goes official. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus powered by Exynos 9820 8nm SoC surfaces in benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy A8s detailed specs surface – 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710, triple rear cameras

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It is known that Samsung is working on Infinity O display packed Galaxy A8s which is scheduled to launch in December. It will be the first smartphone for Samsung to pack Infinity O which will have a small cut out at the top to accommodate the front cameras. We have already seen the renders of the phone based on the concept.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8s detailed specs surface – 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710, triple rear cameras”

Samsung Galaxy M2 with Full HD+ notch display, Exynos 7885 surface in benchmarks

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy M2 smartphone in the days to come, as the device now surfaced on the AnTuTu and Geekbench. The listings reveal some of the specifications of Galaxy M2 and hint that it might be an entry-level smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy M2 is the first smartphone in the company’s new Galaxy M series. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M2 with Full HD+ notch display, Exynos 7885 surface in benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Unboxing and First Impressions

Samsung launched the Galaxy A9 2018, world’s first smartphone with quad rear cameras in India earlier this week. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.

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Samsung introduces Galaxy Note9 Snow White color variant

After Cloud Silver color variant of the Galaxy Note9 that was introduced back in September, Samsung has introduced new Snow White color variant in Taiwan just in time for Christmas. The smartphone is also available in  Midnight Black, Lavender Purple, Metallic Copper with matching S Pen, and Ocean Blue with a Yellow S Pen.

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Samsung Galaxy A series 2019 said to feature optical in-display fingerprint sensor as supplier gets finalized

Rumors in the past pointed out that the Samsung’s Galaxy A series for 2019 could come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Samsung was previously expected to adopt this technology for its 2019 flagship smartphones only. However, given the company’s new approach to pickup mid-range segment, the company has shifted its focus.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A series 2019 said to feature optical in-display fingerprint sensor as supplier gets finalized”

Samsung Galaxy A8s with Infinity O notch display, triple rear cameras surface

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At the Galaxy A6s and the Galaxy A9s launch, Samsung has teased another smartphone; the Galaxy A8s s with a new kind of display that is now known as Infinity-O Display. Nothing else is known about the device back then, however, now things started developing. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8s with Infinity O notch display, triple rear cameras surface”