T-Mobile confirms the Galaxy Tab A will be launched on August 19

A product support page for the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 was recently spotted on T-Mobile’s website which led to speculation that perhaps the carrier would be launching this tablet in the very future, sure enough the company today confirmed that it’s going to launch the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 on August 19. It’s the first carrier in the United States to sell a 4G LTE enabled variant of this tablet. Samsung has only been selling the Wi-Fi variant of the Galaxy Tab...

New Gear VR headset is coming “soon” says Samsung co-CEO

Samsung usually launches new Gear VR headsets alongside new mobile devices but that didn’t happen today when the company formally announced the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ but Samsung co-CEO and mobile business head JK Shin says that the next Gear VR headset is coming “soon.” He didn’t reveal the exact release date because he says that it’s “a surprise.” The first Gear virtual reality headset was released last year and it only worked...

Samsung Lookbook gives us another glimpse of the Gear S2 smartwatch

At its event earlier today Samsung briefly talked about the round smartwatch that it’s going to unveil next month, the device is commonly known by its codename Orbis but it’s official moniker is the Gear S2. Samsung has spent a lot of time developing this wearable device given that it decided not to launch it at MWC 2015 just so it could take the extra time and do something great with it. We’ve already...

Galaxy S6 edge+ UK release confirmed, the Galaxy Note 5 will arrive next year

We did report a while back that Samsung might not launch the Galaxy Note 5 across all major markets at the same time and now the company has formally confirmed this. Even though pre-orders for the Galaxy S6 edge+ will open up soon in the United Kingdom and the device will be released in stores starting next month Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy Note 5 won’t be released in the UK this year. Samsung says that it will look at further opportunities...

Samsung announces Live Broadcast feature for Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+

During the Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event where it unveiled the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung revealed a big new camera feature. Dubbed ‘Live Broadcast’, the nifty little feature lets you live broadcast video right from the camera app of the devices that were announced today. Samsung has partnered with the world’s biggest video streaming company, YouTube. This feature lets you share important moments to your friends...

Samsung publishes official introduction videos for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+

The day that many Samsung fans have been anxiously waiting for has finally arrived, Samsung has formally unveiled the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ and even offered a glimpse at its much awaited round smartwatch. The company has now posted official introduction videos for both handsets. Samsung is providing a quick look at the new handsets through these videos, if you’re interesting in reading about them in detail we have all of the information...

Samsung teases the Gear S2 round smartwatch, will be unveiled next month in Berlin

We exclusively reported quite a long time ago that Samsung is developing a round smartwatch and even though the company dropped some hints in its software it never really showed us what the smartwatch would look like. Even though Samsung wasn’t expected to formally launch the smartwatch, commonly known by its codename Orbis, at its event today the company did show off the device and also revealed...

Samsung unveils new details about Samsung Pay

If you’ve been watching the Unpacked 2015 event then you probably know that Samsung just announced its plans for Samsung Pay, the company’s mobile payment service that supports both NFC and standard magnetic payment terminals. Current partners include major brands such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Citi and many more. Samsung announced that over 100 retailers will support Samsung...

Samsung will sell a physical keyboard for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+

Physical QWERTY keyboards are no longer in fashion, sure BlackBerry is sticking with them still but everyone else has moved on to virtual keyboards. They used to be a staple on all mobile phones back in the day but that’s no longer the case but Samsung does see some incentive in offering one for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+. As previously reported the company is indeed going to sell a...

Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ pre-order and release dates confirmed

Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ today at its event in New York City, we now know everything there is to know about these two handsets but we’re aware that many of you are waiting to find out the pre-order and release dates for these handsets, Samsung has confirmed that too. Pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ start today in the United States, preview units will be available at Verizon, AT&T,...

USB or wireless charger, Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ charge fast

Wireless charging was a nice feature to have on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, especially given the average battery performance of the two devices, but wirelessly charging is a rather slow process. On the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung is touting speedier wireless charging to take away that disadvantage – the 3,000 mAh batteries on both the phones can charge in 120 minutes through Samsung’s new wireless charger. Through a USB cable,...

Samsung Pay launch dates for South Korea and US finally confirmed

Samsung announced its new payments service back at the Mobile World Congress 2015 and while it was initially believed that Samsung Pay would go live in September the company has finally confirmed today that the service will actually go live later this month at least in one of the two launch markets. Samsung Pay is going to be launched in South Korea and the United States first before it’s expanded to markets across Europe and even China later...

The Note 5′s S Pen has learnt some new tricks

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks but this saying doesn’t apply to the S Pen which has learnt some new tricks, now that the Galaxy Note 5 has been officially unveiled we can tell you precisely what these new tricks are. It effectively lets users take notes on the device as they would on a piece of paper, you don’t have to wake up the display first just take out the S Pen and start writing on the screen. S Pen has had the...

Here’s how the Galaxy Note 5 compares to its predecessors, the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 3

Samsung has unveiled two new high-end phablets today, the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+, and both of them are really gorgeous to look at. Their metal unibodies that are covered with Gorilla Glass 4 on both the sides are nothing short of art. However, a lot of changes have been brought on the inside as well. If you are someone who owns one of the Note series phablets from the yesteryears, and if you are wondering whether the...

Here are the differences between the Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 5, and Galaxy Note 4

Two new high-end phablets were announced by Samsung today, the S Pen-equipped Galaxy Note 5 and the curved screen-equipped Galaxy S6 edge+. Both of them have similar features and hardware specifications, with only two differences distinguishing them from each other. If you are a Galaxy Note 4 owner, there are the differences between your current phablet and the two devices that were unveiled today. The 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display...

Key Differences: Galaxy Note 5 vs. Galaxy S6 edge+ vs. Galaxy S6 edge vs. Galaxy S6

Unlike the past couple of years, Samsung has released four high-end smartphones – the Galaxy Note 5, the Galaxy S6 edge+, the Galaxy S6, and the Galaxy S6 edge – in 2015. The Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ were announced earlier a few hours ago, while the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 were announced back in March earlier this year. All these devices have similar specifications, build quality and design. All of them feature...

SamMobile’s hands-on experience with the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+

Defying convention, Samsung outed two new flagship smartphones today, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. There is a reason behind this madness – the company is targeting different markets with each device, with very little chance of both phones being available in the same region at the same time. We were able to go hands-on with both the Note 5 and S6 edge+, and here is our initial opinion about...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ official with 5.7-inch displays, 4GB RAM, and Android 5.1

The day we have all been waiting for is finally here. Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+, two phablets that will handle the role of the company’s late 2015 flagships in different regions. Naturally, the Galaxy Note 5 is the more important device here, as the Galaxy S6 edge+ is simply a blown-up version of the Galaxy S6 edge. Both devices share similar specs for...