Gionee M7 with full-screen AMOLED display to be announced on September 25

Gionee M7 September 25 invite

After teasing the M7 smartphone with full-screen display last week, Gionee has officially announced that the phone will be announced at an event in Beijing on September 25th. It also confirmed that the phone will use Samsung’s AMOLED full-screen display and the phone will come with ultra-high security level data encryption chip as well as as pay security chip for secured payments. Continue reading “Gionee M7 with full-screen AMOLED display to be announced on September 25”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 global roll out begins starting from 42 countries

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note8 smartphone last month, and as promised, it has started rolling out the smartphone globally from today in 42 countries including the US, Canada, Singapore, Korea and major European markets. Samsung said that the phone will continue rolling out to additional markets in the weeks ahead. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 global roll out begins starting from 42 countries”

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), A5 (2017) start receiving Android Nougat update in India

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Samsung has started rolling out Android Nougat update to Galaxy A7 (2017) and A5 (2017)in India. The update weighs around 1.4GB and brings several Nougat features to both the devices. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), A5 (2017) start receiving Android Nougat update in India”

Samsung aims to launch foldable smartphone in 2018

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Just when Apple is all set to unveil the much anticipated iPhone X tonight, Samsung is opening about its plans for the foldable smartphone. Samsung mobile President Dong Jin Koh has revealed that the company is aiming to release the foldable smartphones in 2018.  Continue reading “Samsung aims to launch foldable smartphone in 2018”

Samsung Bixby Voice assistant coming to India soon

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Last month Samsung started rolling out its Bixby Voice assistant globally.  Today at the launch of its flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone in India, Dipesh Shah, MD, Samsung R&D Institute said that Bixby Voice will be available in India in the next few weeks for the Galaxy Note8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Bixby Voice assistant coming to India soon”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung today launched the flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone in India. We have got out hands on the phone so let’s take a detailed look at the design and specifications of the phone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 with 6.3-inch QHD+ Infinity display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 67900

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Samsung just launched the flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ Infinity Display and comes with 12-megapixel primary camera with f/1.7 aperture and wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture and telephoto lens offering 2x optical zoom and OIS for both. It has Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor as well as heart rate monitor, similar to the predecessor and is also water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes with IP68 ratings. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 with 6.3-inch QHD+ Infinity display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 67900”

Samsung 11nm FinFET process technology, 7nm LPP with EUV technology announced for 2018

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Samsung announced 8nm and 6nm process technologies as well as second generation 10nm( 10LPP,Low Power Plus) technology earlier this year. Today it has announced  11-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology (11LPP, Low Power Plus) in its advanced foundry process portfolio for next-gen products along with 7LPP with EUV (extreme ultra violet) lithography technology for smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung 11nm FinFET process technology, 7nm LPP with EUV technology announced for 2018”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) with 8-inch display, metal body, 4G LTE announced

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After recent leaks, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)  in Vietnam. It has a 8-inch WXGA, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) and also comes in both WiFi (SM-T380) and 4G variants (SM-T385). It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) with 8-inch display, metal body, 4G LTE announced”

Samsung Galaxy C8 with 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras announced

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Samsung has announced Galaxy C8, which is the Chinese version of the Galaxy J7+ that went official recently. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 2.39GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P20 SoC and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture along with a 5-megapixel secondary camera with f/1.9 aperture to capture depth information. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C8 with 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras announced”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 launching in India on September 12

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Samsung just sent out invites for the launch of its flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone in India on September 12th, the same day as the Apple iPhone 8 event. The phone comes with a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ Infinity Display and comes with 12-megapixel primary camera with f/1.7 aperture and wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture and telephoto lens offering 2x optical zoom and OIS for both. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 launching in India on September 12”

Samsung Galaxy J7+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced

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After leaks, Samsung Galaxy J7+ has gone official in Thailand. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 2.39GHz Octa-Core processor, which will likely be MediaTek Helio P20 and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture along with a 5-megapixel secondary camera with f/1.9 aperture to capture depth information. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced”