T-Mobile has indeed delivered the Galaxy S7 ahead of the official release date

We reported yesterday that T-Mobile had started notifying customers who placed pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge that their units were ready for shipping. Since the carrier didn’t announce that it would be shipping units ahead of the official release date it wasn’t clear if the customers were being notified because shipping labels for their order had been created or if their units...

Customers in Australia can get Qantas Frequent Flyer miles for pre-ordering the Galaxy S7

We’re seeing carriers try to lure customers with free accessories with a pre-order of the Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 edge. Verizon is handing out the Gear S2 while T-Mobile promises a year’s worth of Netflix. There’s a very unique incentive for customers in Australia who pre-order the new Samsung flagships. Qantas, the country’s top airline, is offering Frequent Flyer points to customers who...

You can now pre-order the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in 24K Gold

UK-based gold-plating customization and personalization retailer Truly Exquisite has revealed that it will be the first company to offer Samsung’s recently-announced flagship smartphones of 2016, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, in three luxury finishes — 24K Gold, 18K Rose Gold and 14K Platinum, all of which you can pre-order today. Pricing for these opulent handset starts at €2,150 for the most basic model, which includes an 18K Rose Gold bezel,...

Samsung introduces a very stylish ceramic bracelet for the Gear S2

The Gear S2 is certainly the best smartwatch that Samsung has ever created. It looks great and is very versatile and adaptable to user preferences. The bands can easily be swapped out allowing users to pair it with their outfits or just change up their style from time to time. Samsung has now introduced a ceramic bracelet for the Gear S2 which is very stylish, to say the least. The ceramic bracelet...

[Poll] Should Samsung sell its flagship dual-edge display to other OEMs?

It’s not surprising to see Samsung supply rival OEMs with components, it has been doing that for a very long time, though recently Samsung Display has been winning new clients by supplying them with its flagship dual-edge display which debuted with the Galaxy S6 edge. The dual-edge display has already been used by BlackBerry and several Chinese OEMs are also sourcing it for their new high-end smartphones. We’d like all of you to participate...

Samsung brings Twitter trends to your wrist with new watch face for Gear S2

If you’re someone who keeps up with social media and happenings around in the world, you don’t need to take out your smartphone from the pocket. Yes, you can do keep a tab on the latest Twitter trends right from your smartwatch. Samsung has now released a new app and a watch face for the Gear S2, both of which show latest Twitter trends right on your wrist. To view the latest Twitter...

Galaxy A9 Pro AnTuTu benchmark reveals specifications

We exclusively reported last month that Samsung has the Galaxy A9 Pro (SM-A9100) in the pipeline. The handset was recently imported to India for testing and the listing revealed that this device has a 6-inch display. The Galaxy A9 Pro AnTuTu benchmark reveals more specifications of this upcoming smartphone. We recently saw the Galaxy A9 Pro on GFXBench as well where it was spotted with 4GB RAM...

Retail video of the upcoming Galaxy Tab E appears online

Samsung is putting the finishing touches on a new budget tablet that’s expected to be unveiled late March or early April. There’s still no clarity on the moniker of this tablet as it’s believed that this tablet will be called the Galaxy Tab E in the United States and South Korea and the Galaxy Tab A in Europe. Today an intro video of the Galaxy Tab E has appeared online via Samsung’s retail website and it confirms some specifications of this tablet. We...

Galaxy S7 slow-motion video recording at 240fps looks real nice

Most high-end handsets allow users to record videos in slow-motion. Even though most flagships cap slow-motion videos at 720p resolution and 240 frames-per-second the combination works well enough to produce a good video particularly when you consider the fact that it’s being recorded using a smartphone camera and not special equipment. A slow-motion video taken via the Galaxy S7 has been posted online and it does look real nice. It’s not known for...

Samsung tells the Galaxy S7′s design story

The Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge are two of the most beautiful smartphones that Samsung has ever designed and the company has built upon that foundation nicely with the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The idea was to encapsulate high-end technology in an inviting comfortable design, Samsung calls it the perfect marriage by paying attention to usability but also keeping an eye on craftsmanship. Samsung...

New promos highlight the Galaxy S7′s water resistance and low light camera

Samsung is posting short promos online to highlight some of the main features of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The very first promo it posted painted the new flagships as veritable virtual reality machines. Then it ran a celebrity-filled ad during Oscars 2016 to tout the best features of its new handsets. The latest promos from Samsung highlight water resistance on the Galaxy S7 and its incredible low light camera. There’s an element of humor...

Chinese manufacturers will use Samsung’s dual-edge display in their smartphones

Samsung not only makes some of the best smartphones on the market but it also supplies components to other manufacturers, like Apple, so it’s not uncommon to see the company’s technology being used by rival manufacturers. It was rumored six months ago that Huawei’s next flagship handset will feature a dual-edge display supplied by Samsung – the same display that the company debuted with the Galaxy...

Pictures of the Galaxy Tab A 2016 leak again

We have known for a while now that Samsung has a budget tablet in the pipeline but there has been some confusion regarding the name of this tablet. It appears that the tablet will be sold as the Galaxy Tab E in the United States and as the Galaxy Tab A in Europe. We leaked some new pictures of the Galaxy Tab A 2016 about a week ago and today more pictures of this tablet have been leaked online. The...

Samsung becomes fourth largest smartphone processor maker in the world

Samsung, which has been making its own line-up of mobile processors under the Exynos brand, has now entered the top 5 rankings in the global smartphone application processor market. The South Korean electronics giant stood fourth in the global rankings last year after Qualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek. Qualcomm still stands as the largest mobile processor maker with a market share of 42 percent, while Apple and MediaTek have market shares of 21...

Samsung’s Oscars 2016 commercial is packed with celebrities

Samsung is always a major sponsor at the Oscars and this year is no different. Fresh off of the Mobile World Congress 2016 stage where it unveiled the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung filled the show’s first ad spot with a commercial that’s packed with celebrities. Samsung’s Oscars 2016 commercial runs for about a minute and a half and gives us a peek at celebrities like Wesley Snipes, Lil Wayne, James Harden and William H. Macy. All of...

Samsung has restarted talks to acquire Jay-Z’s Tidal music streaming service

A few months ago rap mogul Jay-Z was spotted at Samsung’s headquarters in Silicon Valley. He was seen leaving the office of Samsung Research America where the Samsung MSCA unit is located, this particular unit creates content strategy for services like Milk Music, and Jay-Z was said to have met with Samsung’s SVP of content and services Daren Tsui who is said to be the driving force behind Milk Music. You can see where this is going. It didn’t take...

T-Mobile Galaxy S7 pre-orders are being shipped early

It’s hard to wait for your brand new smartphone to arrive once you’ve placed a pre-order and are just counting down the days till it ships. Pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge were opened on February 23 and the Samsung has declared March 11 as the official release date in 60 countries. However, it’s not uncommon to see carriers ship out units ahead of time, T-Mobile did it last year with the Galaxy S6 and it appears to be doing it...

[Poll] Which feature do you miss on the new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

We won’t lie to you guys: We love what Samsung has done this year with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. These new flagships offer all of the major features one would expect and fix every flaw in the Galaxy S6 lineup. But at the same time, we are fully aware that there are quite a few things Samsung could have done to make these handsets even better. A USB Type-C port and a pressure-sensitive display are major features that were part...

Seoul Battle: The Galaxy S7, S7 edge trap you into their worlds, the G5 attempts to create one

“It’s Not a Phone, It’s a Galaxy” may have seemed to some to be nothing more than a commercial jab at Apple, but it has become a philosophy for Samsung: to make its Galaxy smartphones worlds (galaxies) of their own. And this strategy is paying off big-time for the Korean giant, with the latest Galaxy S7/S7 edge unveiling being yet another opportunity for Samsung to showcase its strengths and growth...

Samsung rolls out February security update for all its flagship smartphones

Samsung has just begun pushing out February’s security update to all unlocked variants of the Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 5 located in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. This release is identical to the firmware that Google pushed out for its Nexus lineup at the beginning of the month, and is targeted at fixing ten security loopholes and seven major vulnerabilities in...

It’s emoji galore on the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung’s new flagship handsets come with 159 new emojis as well as a number of additional emoji font changes. This is the first time that Samsung has added a new set of emoji since it released the Galaxy S5 back in 2014. Most of the additions come from Unicode 7.0 and Unicode 8.9 releases, however as we’ve seen on other platforms, some previous Unicode characters given emoji status retroactively...

Samsung keyboard has quicker toggling for auto correction on Marshmallow

Autocorrection on smartphone keyboards is a helpful feature for correcting spelling and typing errors. But there are many users who prefer turning it off either because they don’t need it or because they find it more annoying than useful. Well, for those who don’t like it, Samsung has made it easier to turn off autocorrection – or Auto Replace as the company calls it – in the TouchWiz keyboard...

Samsung finally bags a win in patent dispute with Apple

Samsung has been fighting Apple in patent infringement lawsuits for years now and the latter has prevailed mostly. About three months ago Samsung announced that it was paying Apple $548 million in damages while saying that it reserved the right to reclaim the amount if the judgement was reversed, modified, vacated or set aside. Samsung is now calling on the Supreme Court of the United States to take up this matter and hopefully, settle this patent...

Stop with the hybrid SIM slot insanity, Samsung!

It started sometime last year, or maybe sometime in 2014. I don’t exactly remember, but the hybrid SIM slot made it to Samsung devices at some point to offer users with a dilemma they should never have to face. For those unaware, a hybrid slot is a dual SIM slot that supports both a SIM card and a microSD card in the second slot, but sadly you have to choose whether you want your device to be a dual SIM device or give it more storage. The...

Verizon’s giving customers the choice of either a free Gear VR or Gear S2 when they pre-order the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge

We previously reported that all customers who pre-ordered a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge would receive a complimentary Gear VR. However, US-based carrier Verizon has announced that it will be giving consumers a choice of either the virtual reality headset or Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear S2 smartwatch, which sells for around $300. This is fantastic news for those of us who aren’t too keen on experiencing virtual reality, or for those who are pretty...

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) review: basic, beautiful, and a bit too expensive

Samsung’s been busy finding ways to keep their non-flagship devices competitive against a flood of cheaper brands pushing the value-for-money boundary. The Galaxy A3 (2016) is the cheapest device in the Galaxy A line-up, with the fewest features. Do its looks justify its price? Read on to find out, as we share our experiences in this review. Design Some things the Galaxy A3 (2016) gets right, and...

Following the Galaxy S7, using heat pipes on flagships might become a standard

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge utilize liquid cooled heat pipes in order to quell any potential fears of device overheating among the consumers. A new report now suggests that this might pave the way for more manufacturers to join the fray, which effectively means that heat pipe manufacturers can expect to get more business in the months to come. Smartphone OEMs have historically been hesitant to use proper heat pipes on devices...

You can pick up a brand new Galaxy S6 edge from eBay for $459.99

In readiness for the release of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge next month, independent retailers all around the world are slashing the price of Samsung’s former flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, in order to ensure that they don’t get lumbered with a ton of excess stock. This is great news for consumers who aren’t too concerned about having the latest handset on the market as it means they can pick up a powerful device for...

Samsung to produce 17.2 million units of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in three months

According to a report out of Korean media, Samsung is gearing up to produce a total of 17.2 million units of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge (combined) by April. This is quite a significant number for the three month period (Feb, March, April) and higher than last year’s production volumes, when the company only produced 15.2 million units during the first three months of its availability. Things are a little different this...

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to come without front Samsung logo in China as well

It was recently revealed that the South Korean versions of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will come without the Samsung logo on the front, and it looks like the same will be the case in China as well. It’s a move that we can readily get behind, especially if you pick up the black color option for either device – there’s a definite charm to seeing the deep AMOLED blacks gel with the black color of...

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have a flash option for the front camera

Nope, there is no LED flash on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge for the front camera. But Samsung has taken a feature from the competition and implemented a software-based flash option for the front camera on its new devices – taking a picture with the flash on will make the screen go all white for a moment in order to bring some light into your selfies. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge...

Galaxy A9 Pro visits Bluetooth SIG

We exclusively reported last month that Samsung has started working on the Galaxy A9 Pro (SM-A9100) and it appears that the company is looking to get it out the door quickly. The Galaxy A9 Pro has visited Bluetooth SIG for the relevant certification and it’s an indication that this handset will be coming out soon. The Galaxy A9 Pro was also recently spotted on GFXBench benchmark where it was...

Verizon pushes out February security update for the Galaxy Tab S2

Verizon, the largest telecommunications provider in the United States, has been making the grade with its promise to distribute Google’s monthly security patches to all the flagship devices in its lineup, and has today started rolling out February’s fixes for its carrier-branded model of the Galaxy Tab S2 in the region. The upgrade (LMY47X.T817VVRS2APB2) addresses a handful of critical bugs embedded in the operating system, which could have allowed...

Mophie takes the wraps off its wireless charging Juice Pack for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Mophie, one of the largest names in the smartphone accessory industry, has just announced its brand new Juice Pack for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. These cases are the first on the market to utilize wireless charging technology, thus making them the most advanced portable battery cases around. Although you’ll have to charge its ginormous 3,300mAh integrated battery via a traditional...

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will carrier lock to the first SIM inserted

Earlier today, a leaked slide from a Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge setup presentation surfaced online revealing that carrier-branded variants of the handsets will lock to the network of the SIM card that’s inserted. This the first time that Samsung has implemented an automatic carrier-locking mechanism into any of its Galaxy smartphones. Up until now, all devices sold through operators were factory...