Sprint releases minor update for the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy S5

There’s a minor software update being sent out today by Sprint for Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5 users on its network, so don’t be excited for a major update when the notification pops up on your device. Even the changelog isn’t that descriptive as it only mentions updates for one single feature known as Reactivation lock and nothing else, no bug fixes or other enhancements are mentioned even though the update weighs around 300MB for the...

Samsung’s new 2TB SSDs deliver high performance at higher cost

Samsung has added two new models to its 3D Vertical NAND based retail SSDs as it has introduced the 850 PRO and 850 EVO solid state drives with 2TB capacity so it now offers 20 different products in this lineup across 50 countries. Samsung has launched the 2TB models to address the increasing consumer demand for high performance high capacity memory solutions and the future of that certainly...

First Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 firmwares are now online

About two weeks ago Samsung released the Galaxy J7 and the Galaxy J5, these are the first smartphones from the company that come with a front-facing LED flash. The company has initially made these handsets available in China only and so far hasn’t confirmed if and when they will be released in other markets. Today the first firmwares for the Galaxy J5 and J7 have come online and they can now be downloaded from our firmwares section. Firmware...

Consumer Reports ranks the Galaxy S5 higher than the Galaxy S6

The Galaxy S series handsets from Samsung have almost always performed very well in Consumer Reports’ smartphone ratings and the company’s latest flagship smartphones stick to the script. Consumer Reports finds the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge to be among the best smartphones money can buy but interestingly it ranks both of them lower than their predecessor, Samsung’s 2014 flagship, the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S6 has a lot going for it, such as...

Samsung isn’t making a Galaxy Note 4 Iron Man edition so this guy made his own

Samsung and Marvel have a good thing going, they’re working together to promote their separate products and further expand their brands. The two recently partnered on an Iron Man edition of the Galaxy S6 edge which is a limited edition device that went for as much as $91,000 in some locations. Samsung isn’t giving the Iron Man treatment to any of its existing handsets and it’s unclear whether...

Samsung social media is confusing users with unclear information on software updates

Here at SamMobile, none of us are fans of the way Samsung handles software updates. We have written about how the company makes a mess of updates by upgrading various devices to different versions of Android, often putting focus on older devices over the latest ones. However, there’s another huge issue that we are beginning to notice about Samsung’s software update policy – it has also made a habit of confusing users on social media channels...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 design video makes interesting revelations

With merely a couple of months to go until Samsung is due to unveil the Galaxy Note 5 there’s already a lot of anticipation regarding this handset, there have been many rumors and reports about its specifications but nothing substantial came up regarding the design and that changes today. A video has been published online which shows off 3D renders of the Galaxy Note 5 giving us our first...

Samsung Z3 might be announced during Tizen Developer Summit later this month

Earlier today, we exclusively reported the specifications of the Samsung Z3, the next Tizen-based smartphone after the Z1, and it is expected to be announced sometime in H2 2015. It appears that Samsung has already imported it into India last week. As per the information available in the import listings, the Z3 is imported not only for R&D and testing purposes, but also for a “partnering...

Despite solid profit growth investors don’t expect the Galaxy S6 to do much for the second quarter

Reports of dwindling sales of the Galaxy S6 are not doing any favors for Samsung Electronics even as the company looks on track to report solid profit growth for the second quarter following last year’s troubles. The company’s stock price peaked in March following very favorable reviews for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge but is down almost 6% for the year as of today, supply shortages for the Galaxy S6 edge and economic uncertainty in...

No Lollipop for the Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy S3 in UK

Galaxy Note 2 owners across the globe have been anxiously waiting to receive the Lollipop update on their handset and conflicting information about the status of this update has created a lot of confusion, Samsung has not come out with a strong statement that applies to all markets and settles once and for all whether or not the Galaxy Note 2 will receive the Lollipop update. Though if the company’s UK arm is to be believed then users in the...

Samsung reportedly trying to control production of mobile phone components

According to a new report Samsung appears to be more cautious towards investing in production facilities of mobile phone components, it’s adjusting existing facilities in Vietnam following expansion in production capacity until the first quarter of this year. With sales of the Galaxy S6 dwindling in Q2 Samsung has reportedly stopped purchasing more computer numerical control (CNC) milling machines which is an important piece of equipment when...

Exclusive: Samsung Z3 will feature a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display and a quad-core processor

After months of work on Tizen, Samsung released the Z1, an entry-level smartphone that was meant to compete with low-end Android and Windows Phone devices in the developing markets like India and Bangladesh. No one expected it to achieve good sales figures, but it did. Samsung managed to sell more than a million units of the Z1 within six months of its launch. It also became the best-selling smartphone in Bangladesh during Q1 2015. Now, it’s...