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Samsung begins mass production of 256GB UFS 2.0 flash memory for high-end mobile devices

Samsung 256GB UFS 2.0

Samsung today announced that it has started mass producing world’s first 256GB ultra-fast embedded flash memory based on Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard for next-generation high-end mobile devices, including smartphones. The company introduced the first 128GB UFS 2.0 flash memory back in February last year. UFS 2.0 promises better sequential read and write performance, closer to SSD and 50% decrease in energy consumption. Continue reading “Samsung begins mass production of 256GB UFS 2.0 flash memory for high-end mobile devices”

Samsung Galaxy A9 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung had announced the Galaxy A9,  top-end smartphone in the ‘Galaxy A’ series in December last year. We are live at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona and got to check out the phone, so let’s take a quick look at the hardware and specifications of the phone.

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LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 lack support for adoptable storage

LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 were announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2016). Both the flagships sport high-end specifications and most importantly support for expandable storage. However, both these devices are missing an important Android Marshmallow feature.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Lens Cover Hands On and Samples with swappable lenses

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Samsung announced several accessories along with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge flagship smartphone, the Lens Cover is one among those. These swappable lenses come in two types – one is the telephoto lens and the other one is a wide-angle lens. These are similar to olloclip that is available for iPhone, but these have better optics and also requires a separate case. Check out our hands-on with these lenses and also some samples.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona announced the flagship Galaxy S7 along with the Galaxy S7 edge. Unlike last year, company this time around decided to go with different display sizes for the S7 and S7 edge. Check our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung alongside flagship Galaxy S7 announcement at Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona unveiled the curved edge variant and the successor of Galaxy S6 edge dubbed the Galaxy S7 edge. Check our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and a closer look in images and hands on video. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Gear 360 VR Camera with dual fisheye lenses goes official

Samsung has officially announced the Gear 360, its first 360 degree virtual reality camera as expected. It comes with dual fisheye lenses, both of which have 15 megapixel image sensors and can capture high-resolution (3840×1920) 360-degree video that also supports 30 megapixel still images.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge with 5.5-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung just announced its flagship Galaxy S7 edge smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 535 PPI Super AMOLED always-on display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor depending on the market, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Dual pixel rear camera promises brighter and sharper images, even in low light. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 edge with 5.5-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced”

Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.1-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced

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Samsung just announced its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona. It has a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display, similar to the S6, but this has always-on feature. It is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor depending on the market, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Dual pixel rear camera promises brighter and sharper images, even in low light. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.1-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced”

Samsung Connect Auto connected car solution with LTE, KNOX security and Tizen OS announced

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Google has Android Auto and Apple has Apple CarPlay for newer cars offering in-car connectivity solution, but Samsung is targeting older or existing cars with its new Connect Auto dongle that will be introduced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona next week. Continue reading “Samsung Connect Auto connected car solution with LTE, KNOX security and Tizen OS announced”

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge detailed specifications surface in promotional poster

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Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones at an event tomorrow. Now the specifications of the smartphone have been detailed in a Samsung Pay promotional poster from a Spanish bank La Caixa. Sammobile who got hold of this poster, also reveals that both the smartphones will come with a 12MP rear camera with 1/2.5-inch sensor, at least 1.4-microns, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and powerful 1.5W loudspeaker.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy A5 (2016) smartphone, along with the Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone earlier this month for Rs. 29,400. We recently brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7580 64-bit processor that has eight ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz per core. It has Mali-T720 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 5.2-inch 1080p screen and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Launch Details, LG G5 B&O Play and more – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 launch event on Feb 21 will be presented in 360-degrees

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Samsung today announced that it will offer 360 live streaming for its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event for the first time. This will be available through PC, Android and iOS devices using Unpacked 360 View app and also through the latest Samsung Gear VR. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 launch event on Feb 21 will be presented in 360-degrees”