SM-G903F gets Wi-Fi certification, could be the Galaxy S5 Neo

It’s been said that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Well, Samsung may be ready to teach the Galaxy S5 a new trick or two – with a new smartphone that bears the 2014 nomenclature, but with a twist. A device bearing the model number SM-G903F has now received Wi-Fi certification. A closer look at the document shows that 1) it is a smartphone, 2) it will operate on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Wi-Fi bands,...

Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and Tab S2 9.7 get certified in Korea

The Tab S Pro just appeared in a Samsung nomenclature filing, and now, the Galaxy Tab S2 models (yes, plural) have received Korean certification. Two tablets with model numbers SM-T715 and SM-T815 have received certification from the Radio Research Agency (RRA), the Korean agency affiliated with the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) – an agency similar to the FCC. The Tab S2 bearing the model number SM-T715 refers to the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0, and...

Galaxy Tab S Pro on the way, Samsung files to protect name

Samsung announced the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge at MWC 2015 on March 1st but brought them to the world market in April. The Galaxy S6 Active has now arrived at AT&T exclusively, and the Galaxy S6 edge Plus has a name filing and is on the way, along with the Galaxy A8, which will debut on July 17th. With all the excitement surrounding Samsung products, we know that some of our readership is ready for...

Samsung’s S6 and S6 edge are crushing the best “apples”

Samsung has regained the top spot in smartphone sales in the United States, according to the latest from analyst firm Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, after just one month of Galaxy S6 and S6 edge sales (April-May 2015). Even though Apple’s iPhone 6 will go down as one of the best-selling smartphones of all time, Samsung has firmly cemented its position back at the top after so many viewed 2014 as the company’s lowest year (which isn’t entirely true). There...

Verizon’s Galaxy Note 4 is getting a software update, not Android 5.1.1

Verizon is pushing out an update to the Galaxy Note 4 today, with the update available through only Kies at the moment. According to users who are getting update, the build is still Android 5.0.1 (build number N910VVRU2BOF1) and there don’t seem to be any notable changes. The Kies version of the update is 2GB in size – that’s quite large, but remember that Kies downloads the entire firmware so you get a large file no matter how big the actual update...

07-08-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy S6, Galaxy E7, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...