Samsung Bixby Voice assistant for Galaxy S8, S8+ launched in Korea, English support coming by June

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Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8 series of phones come with dedicated Bixby hardware button that lets you access Bixby Voice by pressing and holding it. At the announcement Samsung said that Bixby will only understand US English and Korean. It also confirmed that Bixby Voice will only be available in Korean initially and the English version will be available later. Continue reading “Samsung Bixby Voice assistant for Galaxy S8, S8+ launched in Korea, English support coming by June”

Samsung Q7, Q8 and Q9 4K Ultra HD QLED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 314900

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Samsung today launched Q9, Q8 and Q7 series of its flagship premium line-up of QLED TVs in India at an event in Delhi. These come in 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch and 88-inch sizes with nearly bezel-less displays with 4K (3,840 × 2,160 pixels) UHD resolution, promise optimal brightness levels and stunning visual experience. Continue reading “Samsung Q7, Q8 and Q9 4K Ultra HD QLED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 314900”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Camera Samples

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Samsung launched Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in India last month starting at Rs. 57900. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy S8 has a 12MP autofocus rear camera with 1.4µm pixel size, 1/2.55″ sensor size, f/1.7 aperture, 77-degree FOV, Smart OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and utilizes the same Dual Pixel image sensor that was first introduced with the Galaxy S7. Compared to 5MP fixed-focus front camera on the Galaxy S7, this has an 8MP autofocus front camera with facial recognition technology, f/1.7 aperture, 1.22µm pixel size, 1/3.6″ sensor size and 80-degree FOV.

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Photo Gallery

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Samsung had launched Galaxy C7 Pro, successor of the Galaxy C7 in the Galaxy ‘C Series’, in India last month. We have already seen unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look specifications and hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0 announced

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Samsung has announced Galaxy J3 Prime, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘J Series’. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7570 14nm processor, runs on Android 7.0, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0 announced”

Samsung Z4 user manual reveals dual LED rear flash, selfie flash, India launch expected soon

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Samsung is all set to launch Samsung Z4, the company’s new Tizen OS smartphone and the successor of Samsung Z3 that was introduced back in October 2015. User manual of the phone with model number SM-Z400F/DS has surfaced revealing separate dual LED flash present on the back on either side of the cameras as well as flash on the front. Continue reading “Samsung Z4 user manual reveals dual LED rear flash, selfie flash, India launch expected soon”

How good is the Samsung Galaxy S8 Camera?

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Following the debacle of Galaxy Note 7, Samsung launched its flagship smartphones dubbed Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ with much fanfare. The Galaxy S8 competes with other flagships such as LG G6, Apple iPhone 7 Plus, OnePlus 3T, Huawei P10 and more, with more emphasis on the Camera department. In this post, we’ll be examining samples taken by the S8 and these phones to see which one will take the title of best camera-phone. Continue reading “How good is the Samsung Galaxy S8 Camera?”

Samsung profits up 48% YoY in Q1 2017, mobile profits down 46% due to weak S7 sales

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Samsung has reported its earnings for Q1 2017, in which the company has made operating profit of 9.90 trillion won ($8.7 billion), up 48.20% YoY for the quarter that ended March 31, 2017. This is its second biggest quarter ever and its highest ever for Q1, mainly to due to increase in memory and display businesses. It reported revenue of 50.55 trillion won (US$ $44.7), a slight increase from 49.78 trillion won last year and net profit of 7.68 trillion won (US$6.8 billion), a 46% increase from 5.25 trillion won for the same period a year earlier. Continue reading “Samsung profits up 48% YoY in Q1 2017, mobile profits down 46% due to weak S7 sales”

Samsung Wemogee is an emoji-based chat app for people with speech disorders

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Samsung has released an app for people living with aphasia, a disorder that causes the loss of language capabilities. Dubbed as Wemogee, the emoji-based chat app has been developed by Samsung by collaborating with a team of speech therapists. Continue reading “Samsung Wemogee is an emoji-based chat app for people with speech disorders”

Samsung’s In-Traffic Reply app automatically replies to messages when you are driving

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Speaking on mobile phone and replying to text messages while driving are one of the leading causes of road accidents. To prevent them, Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. has introduced In-Traffic Reply, a new app that aims to help drivers reply to messages without taking their focus off the road. Continue reading “Samsung’s In-Traffic Reply app automatically replies to messages when you are driving”

Samsung Galaxy On Nxt 64GB version launched in India for Rs. 16900

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Samsung launched Galaxy On Nxt smartphone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Exynos 7870 14nm processor, fingerprint sensor and unibody metal design back in October last year. Today it has launched 64GB version of the smartphone in the country, compared to 32GB version in the original version Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On Nxt 64GB version launched in India for Rs. 16900”

Samsung Galaxy S8 to get software patches for reddish screen tint and patchy Wi-Fi connections

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Samsung has announced that it will roll out software patches for its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone after some complained of reddish tint on the screen and WiFi issue that doesn’t let them connect to WiFi networks. Samsung said that neither the screen hue nor the Wi-Fi issue were product defects, and that it was offering fixes simply for consumers’ comfort. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 to get software patches for reddish screen tint and patchy Wi-Fi connections”

Here’s how much it costs to make a Samsung Galaxy S8

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Samsung recently launched its flagship Galaxy S8 in India for Rs. 57,900. Analytics firm IHS Markit has now released the actual manufacturing cost of the Galaxy S8 in latest report. It costed Samsung, $307.50 to make the Galaxy S8, according to IHS. Continue reading “Here’s how much it costs to make a Samsung Galaxy S8”

Sennheiser teams up with Samsung to bring 3D AMBEO smart earbuds to Android

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Sennheiser has partnered with Samsung to make its smart audio earbuds for Android devices. The German audio technology maker will work with Samsung on the AMBEO smart headset which with embedded microphones capable of recording 3D audio. Continue reading “Sennheiser teams up with Samsung to bring 3D AMBEO smart earbuds to Android”