Samsung will finally kill off its S Voice assistant, which never really caught up to Apple’s Siri. A note on Samsung’s support page says S Voice will no longer be available from June 1. Samsung’s first attempt at a voice assistant, S Voice was introduced in 2012 in the Galaxy S III, but was buggy […]
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Samsung is bringing 5G to its midrange phones this year
Samsung is refreshing its Galaxy A-series midrange phones for 2020. The lineup consists of a whopping six phones, all of which are aimed at people who want high-end features without paying an exorbitant amount of money. First to launch on April 9th are the A01 and A51, costing $110 and $400, respectively. The A01’s specs […]
Samsung finally offers Android 10 to US Galaxy Fold owners
The Galaxy Fold have been waiting a long time for Android 10. Support for the $2,000 device seemed to be put on the backburner while Samsung focused on other budget and mid-range phones, not to mention the Z Flip. But now, finally, it’s arrived. As reported on Sammobile, the Android 10 update for the Galaxy […]
Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab A offers LTE connectivity
Samsung has rolled out a new tablet that offers some surprising features at a low price. The tablet is called the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 and it comes standard with 32GB of internal storage. Perhaps the best feature considering the under $300 price point for the tablet is that it has integrated LTE connectivity. Samsung […]
Samsung rolls out camera fix for Galaxy S20 Ultra in the US
Samsung has started the US rollout of a software update that improves a number of features for the Galaxy S20 family, most notably the “camera systems.” Samsung wasn’t specific about just what the fixes entailed, but SamMobile and others have noticed significantly improved focusing speed. You shouldn’t end up with quite so many out-of-focus shots. […]
Samsung Galaxy S20 review
Samsung skipped a few numbers for its latest Galaxy S20, which takes over the flagship mantle from 2019’s Galaxy S10. While it may be a confusing jump, there’s good reason for it, as Samsung has packed a lot in it’s a massive upgrade, especially if you’re keen to get your first 5G phone. GoodA truly […]
Samsung’s latest storage chip will make flagship smartphones faster
Samsung today announced that it has started mass-producing the world’s first 512GB eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage) 3.1 storage, designed for flagship smartphones capable of shooting 8K videos. The company claims that its new eUFS 3.1 storage delivers nearly three times the write speed of the 512GB eUFS 3.0 mobile memory. The new chips can […]
Samsung launches its 2020 lineup of 4K and 8K QLED TVs
Samsung says its entire line of 2020 model year QLED TVs is now available for purchase or preorder, including an expanded 8K UHD lineup. The new sets feature mild improvements over the company’s already impressive quantum dot LED-backlit LCD technology. The latest Samsung 2020 TVs will start hitting the market in March and April, and […]
Samsung may introduce a Lite version of the Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung might not save its Lite label for budget versions of its Galaxy flagships. Android Headlines has shared what it says are leaked details of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, a cut-down version of last year’s high-end tablet. It’ll reportedly resemble the original Tab S6 in shape and possibly size, but switch to decidedly mid-range […]
Galaxy S20 sales 50% lower than S10
Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 phones went on sale in its home region of South Korea yesterday, and things have got off to a slow start. According to the South Korea Herald, sales of the Galaxy S20 phones were down 50 percent compared to their predecessors a year earlier. While the latest devices sold around 70,800 […]
Samsung is already working to fix the Galaxy S20 cameras
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 is not even on the market yet, but reviewers from publications including PC Mag have already experienced bugs with the cameras. Samsung has now responded, saying that it’s working on a fix. “The Galaxy S20 features a groundbreaking, advanced camera system,” Samsung told The Verge. “We are constantly working to optimize performance […]
Samsung Galaxy S20 is the first phone certified for USB fast charging
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 device lineup has become the first to receive USB certification for their support of the Programmable Power Supply (PPS) and USB Power Delivery (USB PD) 3.0 standards, the USB Implementers Forum announced today. It means that the phones should have no problem working with third-party fast chargers, so long as they’re also […]
Samsung’s new chips usher in smartphones with 16GB of DRAM
Samsung has just unveiled the first 16GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM chips built on its second-generation 10-nanometer process tech, the company has announced. We’ve already seen this chip in Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra, and it’ll likely appear in more flagship phones in the very near future. On top of boosting the memory of upcoming smartphones, it’ll […]
Samsung accidentally sends out ‘Find My Mobile’ push notification to Galaxy phones worldwide
Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners worldwide reported that they received a weird “Find My Mobile” push notification. The notification only has the number “1” and disappears when a user taps on it. Samsung UK has confirmed that the push notification was sent to a “limited” set of devices erroneously: It looks like the notification may have […]
Galaxy Z Flip teardown reveals that its hinge brushes may not block much dust
iFixit has posted a video teardown of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip, giving us good look at the phone’s internals and revealing that the brushes on its hinge might not stop much dust from getting inside your phone. The display manages to come away with no major issues once you remove the plastic outer bezel […]