Samsung Galaxy View large screen tablet teased, coming in October

Samsung Gear View Teaser

Samsung teased the Gear S2 smartwatch at its Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event last month, which was officially unveiled at the IFA event yesterday. At yesterday’s event Samsung teased a new Galaxy View tablet, saying that it will offer a whole new mobile viewing experience for a new generation. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy View large screen tablet teased, coming in October”

Samsung Gear S2 Photo Gallery

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Samsung previewed its new Tizen –based Gear S2 smartwatch at IFA 2015 in Berlin and we have spent some time with the device – so do checkout our first impressions and see what all has changed. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2 Photo Gallery”

Samsung Gear S2 Classic Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced its Tizen-based Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches couple of days back and our team in Berlin got a chance to spend some time with both smartwatches at firm’s preview event at IFA 2015. Let’s give you a closer look and quick run through of the hardware specifications of Gear S2 Classic. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2 Classic Photo Gallery”

Samsung Gear S2 Hands On Impressions

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Two years back, at a similar event in Berlin, Samsung announced its first smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear along with other smartphones and tablets. Fast forward two years, we have an event dedicated to its latest smartwatch, the Gear S2, which was teased at the Note 5 event in New York. Announced a couple of days back, the first circular smart wearable from Samsung brings not only a completely circular UI, but also a circular UX, with a rotating bezel. We think it’s quite an interesting take on properly utilizing a smartwatch’s miniscule screen real estate. Naturally, we went hands on with it and here are our impressions –

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Samsung next generation SmartThings Hub announced

Samsung has announced a line of products for the next generation of SmartThings Hub at IFA 2015.  The company has also launched new and improved hub along with a brand-new SmartThings app experience.

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Samsung introduces SleepSense smart sleep tracker that connects to IoT devices

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Samsung has announced SleepSense, a tracker that lets you monitor and manage your sleep. It is a small sensor in the form of a flat disk that tracks your sleep by placing it under a bed’s mattress, providing contact-less monitoring of a person’s heart and respiratory rate including movements during sleep.

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 – What’s different?

Sony has officially entered the phablet category with its Xperia Z5 Premium. The device has 5.5-inch display with a whopping 4K resolution. The device is a direct competition for Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and will rub its shoulders against Apple iPhone 6 Plus.

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We were just wondering how the device shapes up against Galaxy Note 5, so we decided to put specifications of both the devices in a table. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Premium vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 – What’s different?”

Sony Xperia Z5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 – What’s different?

Sony unleashed its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z5 at its IFA press event in Berlin. The hardware configuration of the Z5 is quite similar to that of its predecessor except for its primary camera.

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Today, we are taking a closer look at the Z5’s specifications and stacking it up against its direct rival, the Samsung Galaxy S6 in order to see how they compete against each other. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 – What’s different?”

IFA 2015 Coverage

IFA is one of the most popular events in the mobile industry and the show has kick started today. IFA used to be Samsung’s home to introduce its new Note flagship, but the company has done that ahead of schedule this year.

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However, brands like Sony, Lenovo, LG, Motorola Acer, Huawei and others will be announcing their products here in the next couple of days. So, the expectations and excitement is still very high. Continue reading “IFA 2015 Coverage”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 with QXGA Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 39400

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (SM-T815Y), the latest tablet in the Galaxy Tab S series in India. It has a 9.7-inch Super AMOLED display at QXGA resolution, is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos SoCs and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It is just 5.6mm thick, making it the world’s thinnest tablet currently. It also has 4G LTE support and built-in Fingerprint Scanner on the home button. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 with QXGA Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 39400”

Samsung Galaxy Grand On and Mega On imported to India for testing

Last week, two smartphones from Samsung, Galaxy Grand On and Mega On had surfaced in different leaks. Now, both the devices have been imported to India for testing.

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Samsung Gear S2, Gear S2 3G and Gear S2 classic smartwatches with 1.2-inch Circular displays announced

Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic

Samsung has announced its Gear S2 range of smartwatches – Gear S2, Gear S2 3G and Gear S2 classic, ahead of IFA 2015. Last year it announced only one version called the Gear S with 3G support. All these have a 1.2-inch ( 360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED displays, rotating bezel and run on Tizen based wearable platform. These also have Home and Back buttons to access notifications and applications easily.The Gear S2 3G has built-in e-SIM support that lets you independently make and receive calls, without connecting to a device and also offers 3G support. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2, Gear S2 3G and Gear S2 classic smartwatches with 1.2-inch Circular displays announced”

Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display now available for Rs. 6400

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Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace (J110H), the latest budget smartphone from the company that was surfaced earlier today is now on sale in India from offline retailers. It has a 4.3-inch (480 x 800 pixels) Super AMOLED display that you rarely get in budget smartphones, but it has 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which might not attract the buyers. It has a similar design and almost similar specifications as the Galaxy J1 that went on sale in India earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display now available for Rs. 6400”

Samsung Galaxy J1 ACE with Super AMOLED display expected to launch in India soon for under Rs. 6500

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Samsung is all set to launch Galaxy J1 ACE (J110H), its new budget smartphone in India soon, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The smartphone already surfaced on User Agent Profile that revealed a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, quad-core Marvell PXA1908 SoC and 4G LTE support. According to SammyHub, the Galaxy J1 ACE will feature a Super AMOLED display, which is rarely seen on budget smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 ACE with Super AMOLED display expected to launch in India soon for under Rs. 6500”

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Photo Gallery

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The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is the latest addition to the Note family of phablets. It carries over the same design language and materials used on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge and mixes it to the Note series. What we get as a result is a really good looking phone that has one of the best designs we have seen on an Android smartphone. We felt that we should bring you a photo gallery of the device that is different from other photo galleries.

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