Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen

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There were rumors and reports on Chinese social network Weibo from earlier this week suggesting that the upcoming Gear smartwatch might run on the Wear OS instead of Tizen. While these rumors might be a hit or a miss, now comes another confirmation from none other than Evan Blass who said to have spotted Samsung employees wearing Gear watches running not Tizen, but Wear OS. Continue reading “Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen”

Samsung is opening three new artificial intelligence centers to strengthen AI capabilities, explore user-centric AI

Samsung Research today has announced that it is establishing three new artificial intelligence (AI) Centers in Cambridge, the U.K. on May 22nd, Toronto, Canada May 24th and Moscow, Russia on May 29th to strengthen the company’s AI capabilities and explore the potential of user-centric AI. Continue reading “Samsung is opening three new artificial intelligence centers to strengthen AI capabilities, explore user-centric AI”

Samsung Galaxy J4 with 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Exynos 7570 14nm SoC, Android 8.0 announced

Samsung has announced the Galaxy J4 (SM-J400) in the J-series. It comes with 5.5-inches AMOLED display with good old 16:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the Samsung’s very own Exynos 7570 Quad-Core 14nm processor with 2GB of RAM.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J4 with 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Exynos 7570 14nm SoC, Android 8.0 announced”

Samsung Galaxy S Lite Luxury Edition with 5.8-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display, Snapdragon 660, water-resistant body announced

Samsung has finally introduced the rumored Galaxy S8 Lite smartphone as Samsung Galaxy S Lite Luxury Edition (SM-G8750) in China. It has a 5.8-inch Full HD+ Infinity display, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 4GB RAM, comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera, both with f/1.7 aperture. It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Samsung’s own experience UI on top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Lite Luxury Edition with 5.8-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display, Snapdragon 660, water-resistant body announced”

Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ with Super AMOLED Infinity displays launched in India starting at Rs. 21990

Samsung along with the new J series smartphones, also introduced its Galaxy A6 smartphones that were introduced earlier this month.  Both the phones come with Super AMOLED Infinity displays with 18.5:9 screen ratio, but the A6 comes with a 5.6-inch HD+ screen while the A6+ features a 6-inch FHD+ screen. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ with Super AMOLED Infinity displays launched in India starting at Rs. 21990”

Samsung Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8 with Super AMOLED Infinity displays launched in India starting at Rs. 13990

Samsung just launched the Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘J Series’ in India, as expected. The J6 and J8 have  5.6-inch and 6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass displays. The J6 is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm SoC, while the J8 comes with Snapdragon 450 with up to 4GB of RAM. Both the phones run Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Samsung’s own UI on top.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8 with Super AMOLED Infinity displays launched in India starting at Rs. 13990”

Samsung hosts 3GPP final meeting for 5G network commercialization

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Samsung Electronics today announced that it is hosting the ‘3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) working group’ to complete the 5G mobile communication standards in Busan from May 21st to 25th. This meeting will finalize the relevant standard technologies for 5G commercialization. Continue reading “Samsung hosts 3GPP final meeting for 5G network commercialization”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red Photo Gallery

Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in India last year in April and exactly a year later, the company launched the Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red variant in India with exact similar specifications, but in a new color. Let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy J6 and Galaxy A6+ with Infinity display pricing surface ahead of India launch on May 21

Samsung has confirmed that it will launch Galaxy J6 smartphone in the ‘J series’ in India on May 21st. India will be one of the first countries to get the smartphone, and the company has confirmed that it will feature an Infinity display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The company will also launch the  Galaxy A6+ (SM-A605F) alongside, which was introduced earlier this month.

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Samsung suspends Galaxy S7 Android Oreo update over random reboots [ Update: Roll out resumes]

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Update: Samsung has resumed the roll out of Oreo update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with firmware version G930FXXU2ERE8 and G935FXXU2ERE8, respectively in Portual.  Other countries should get the update soon.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red Editions announced

Samsung just announced new Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red color variants of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones. These join the Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue, and Lilac Purple versions that were introduced earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red Editions announced”

Samsung Galaxy S10 might feature an in-display fingerprint sensor

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In-display fingerprint sensors are slowly catching up with tier one brands like Huawei, Vivo included the tech, and it’s about time Samsung jump in on the bandwagon as well. Adding to the speculation that the 10th anniversary model of Samsung’s flagship series might be a standout, in-display fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 might feature an in-display fingerprint sensor”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite press images surface, could be announced on May 21

Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite (SM-G8750) surfaced in benchmarks last month, and it got certified by TENAA last week, which confirmed its specifications. Now the renders of the smartphone has surfaced confirming its design. It only shows the glass-back of the phone with a metal frame in Black and Burgundy colors. It has a SIM slot on the top and also comes with a dedicated Bixby button. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite press images surface, could be announced on May 21”

Samsung Galaxy J4 with 5.5-inch display, Exynos 7570 14nm SoC, Android 8.0 Oreo live images surface

Samsung is prepping to launch the Galaxy J4 in the J-series, and now the live images of the phone have surfaced online including the official Galaxy J4 support pages. This new series of leaks suggest that the phone is on the verge of going official.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J4 with 5.5-inch display, Exynos 7570 14nm SoC, Android 8.0 Oreo live images surface”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to launch in January 2019, foldable phone in February at MWC

Samsung usually launches its S-series flagships at the MWC event in February or after that in a separate event in March. However, a new report from Korea suggests that the Galaxy S10 launch date will be set for January 2019. Considering S9 this year launched a month ahead of the S8 from last year, this report is not unusual in any way. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 said to launch in January 2019, foldable phone in February at MWC”