Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage announced, price revealed

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Samsung announced its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphone at an event in New York last week. Even though the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version of these smartphones were certified in China ahead of the announcement, it was not revealed by Samsung at the time of announcement. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage announced, price revealed”

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 8490

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Samsung has launched Galaxy J3 Pro, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the ‘J Series’ in India. It was introduced back in June last year in China, packs a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Spreadtrum processor, has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel camera on the front but it still runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 8490”

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Photo Gallery

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Samsung had launched Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) smartphones last month in India. We got our hands on the Galaxy A5 (2017) recently and brought the unboxing, now let’s take a detailed looks at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Unboxing

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Samsung launched its refreshed version of Galaxy A5 smartphone earlier this month. This smartphone was initially unveiled earlier this year ahead of CES 2017, come with IP68 ratings for water and dust resistance, allowing it to withstand rain, sweat, sand and dust. We have done the unboxing of the phone here. Do check it out.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Unboxing”

Microsoft will sell Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition

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After partnering with Samsung to bundle its Skype, OneDrive, and OneNote apps on the Galaxy S6 and S7 series of smartphones, Microsoft announced that it will continue its partnership with Samsung to pre-load business productivity apps and software on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition. Continue reading “Microsoft will sell Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition”

Samsung Connect Home Smart Wi-Fi System is a mesh router with SmartThings integration

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Samsung at its Galaxy Unpacked 2017 event introduced Connect Home Smart Wi-Fi System. It is a mesh-based Wi-Fi that is aimed to boost Wi-Fi connectivity at home. It also has SmartThings integration so you can control different connected devices from different manufacturers through the Samsung Connect smartphone app. There is also Bixby support to control everything connected to your Samsung Connect Home using your voice. Continue reading “Samsung Connect Home Smart Wi-Fi System is a mesh router with SmartThings integration”

Samsung Galaxy Note5 gets Android 7.0 Nougat update in India

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Samsung earlier this week started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Galaxy Note5 smartphone in India, couple of months after the Nougat update was released for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones. The update brings several UX and performance fixes, including improvements to notifications, multi-window mode, always-on display, and enhancements to the system upgrade and app installation process. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 gets Android 7.0 Nougat update in India”

Samsung Galaxy S8 is world’s first phone with Bluetooth 5, Dual audio lets you stream to two devices simultaneously

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Samsung announced its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones at its New York event a few hours back. One of the main upgrades compared to the Galaxy S7 series is the Bluetooth 5 support in the S8 series, making to the first smartphone in the world to come with this feature. According to Samsung Bluetooth 5 LE offers speeds up to 2Mbps. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 is world’s first phone with Bluetooth 5, Dual audio lets you stream to two devices simultaneously”

Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus – What’s different

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Samsung’s S series lineup and Apple’s iPhone lineup never do get announced at the same time. Hence most people say that comparisons between the two are often unfair. While that may be debatable, a comparison is definitely needed and is unavoidable. Here is a spec comparison between the two bigger siblings in each company’s lineup.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 7 – What’s Different

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Samsung’s S series lineup and Apple’s iPhone lineup never do get announced at the same time. Hence most people say that comparisons between the two are often unfair. While that may be debatable, a comparison is definitely needed and is unavoidable. Here is a spec comparison between the two smaller siblings in each company’s lineup.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG G6 – What’s Different

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LG announced the 6th Generation G smartphone at MWC and it has been getting praises from all over. We ourselves quite liked the device and you can read all about it in our review. But Samsung is coming out with the S8 soon with all guns blazing. While we will be comparing the smartphone’s in detail once we have both the device together, we though that a detailed spec comparison will be helpful for the time being.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S7 – What’s New

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Samsung have just updated their flagship Galaxy S lineup with two new models. This time around there is no flat screen version like there was with the S7. The S8 features a curved display like the S7 edge and S8+. However, the differences don’t just end there. So let us compare the two smaller flagships with each other in detailed specifications.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S8+ – What’s Different

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Samsung has just unveiled their new flagships for 2017 and they both are high end device that bring a host of improvements over the previous generation models. However before we examine the difference between them and their predecessors, it is good to take a look at whats different between the two apart from their names.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ U.S. price revealed, free Gear VR headset with Controller for pre-orders

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Samsung just announced its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones at its New York event. It also confirmed that both the phones will be available from AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Sprint, Straight Talk Wireless, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon Wireless starting April 21 with pre-orders starting 12:01 EDT on March 30, 2017. These phones will also be available at Best Buy stores as well as BestBuy.com, ShopSamsung app, Target and Walmart. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ U.S. price revealed, free Gear VR headset with Controller for pre-orders”