Lil Wayne and champagne star in new Samsung ad

Samsung’s Oscars 2016 ad for its new flagship handsets was a celebrity packed affair, it was also the first time we saw Lil Wayne promote the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The rapper has since appeared in a few more ads for the new flagships, he’s almost always spilling champagne on the handsets, apparently unable to believe that a phone so sleek and thin can withstand a champagne bath over and over again.

In this latest ad, we see Lil Wayne walk into a store as he pours champagne on his Galaxy S7 edge. He asks the clerk if they sell high-end champagne just as he’s about to run out. We see him open the bottle, stop and pay for it using Samsung Pay, and then start pouring champagne on his phone again as he walks out of the store. It’s a funny little spot that highlights two of the main features of the Galaxy S7: Samsung Pay and water resistance. Samsung’s marketing blitz for its new flagship handsets appears to be working as they’ve done very well in the market since they were released last month.

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Samsung earnings guidance for Q1 2016 forecasts strong growth

It was reported about a week ago that stellar performance of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge would ensure that Samsung has a better first quarter of the year than previously expected. Some analysts later predicted that the company will miss expectations due to declining handset sales in China and losses for its display business potentially hitting $500 million. Samsung has just released its official earnings guidance for Q1 2016 which forecasts growth when compared to the same period last year.

Samsung’s earnings guidance suggests a consolidated operating profit of 6.6 trillion won or $5.7 billion. Compared to Q1 2015 this will be a solid increase of 10 percent. Consolidated sales are expected to come in at 49 trillion won or $42.3 billion, a slight increase over the 47.1 trillion won or $40.7 billion that it brought in as consolidated sales in Q1 2015. The figures are estimates of consolidated earnings, we’ll get to know the precise figures and be really certain of how Samsung performed in Q1 2016 when it reports the final earnings for the quarter later this month.

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Analysts expect early arrival of the Galaxy Note 6

The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge have been very successful so far. One estimate suggests that the handsets have collectively sold 9 million units in the first month alone, which is a significant surge compared to the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge which only sold a little more than 3 million units in the same period last year.

The demand and the success for the flagships have been attributed to the handsets’ lower price tag as well, so it’s clear that Samsung has done its homework before bringing the flagships to the market. Unlike last year, the company has increased demand projections for the edge model, which is undoubtedly the more popular variant of the two.

All these factors have prompted the analysts to predict that Samsung might release the Galaxy Note 6 much before the Apple iPhone 7. A recent report mentioned that the Galaxy Note 6 would be launched by July instead of August, thus beating Apple to the punch. However, we must realize that this is merely a speculative report from the analysts and not a confirmation from Samsung. As it stands, we can expect the Galaxy Note 6 to be launched no sooner than August 2016. Our sources have mentioned that there is currently no firmware being developed for the Galaxy Note 6, which effectively rules out the possibility of an early release at this point.

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DeePoon M2 is a VR headset powered by Samsung’s Exynos processor

Samsung’s Exynos processors are not exclusive to the company’s mobile devices anymore. The South Korean tech giant has started selling its mobile application processors to Meizu, ZTE, and some other brands in South Korea. To that end, DeePoon, a Chinese firm that specializes in making virtual reality headsets, has introduced a new VR headset powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7420 chipset.

The DeePoon M2 is a standalone virtual reality headset that promises to deliver immersive 3D virtual reality content. It is driven by the Exynos 7420 SoC and features 32GB of internal storage, 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM, dual-band Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and a 3000 mAh battery. Unlike the Gear VR, the DeePoon M2 has its own 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display with a 96-degree field-of-view. So it doesn’t need to be attached to a smartphone or a PC.

DeePoon is based out of Shanghai, and it claims that its virtual reality content distribution platform 3Dbobo has over 1.5 million users. Meizu has been using Samsung’s mobile processors for quite some time now, and its latest smartphone, the Pro 5, utilises the Exynos 7420. Samsung introduced the Exynos 8890, which is its first SoC with custom Mongoose CPU cores, earlier this year. The chipset is featured in the company’s latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.

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4-6-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy E7, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Grand Prime, 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 24 hours through our firmware list.

As usual, you can download each of these firmware from our firmware section (simply enter your device’s model number to view all firmware for that device) in order to update to a new firmware manually, or as a means to return to your phone or tablet’s stock software.

Country (Product Code)	Model	Model Name	Version	PDA
Argentina (Personal) (PSN)	GT-I9500	GALAXY S4	5.0.1	I9500UBUHOL1
Baltic (SEB)	SM-J100H	Galaxy J1	4.4.4	J100HXXU0APB3
Baltic (SEB)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0APC1
Bulgaria (BGL)	SM-J100H	Galaxy J1	4.4.4	J100HXXU0APB3
Colombia (COO)	SM-G531H	GALAXY GRAND Prime	5.1.1	G531HUBU0APC1
Colombia (COO)	SM-J500M	Galaxy J5	5.1.1	J500MUBU1APB1
Croatia (T-Mobile) (CRO)	SM-G925F	Galaxy S6 edge	6.0.1	G925FXXS3DPC1
Ecuador (EBE)	SM-A500M	GALAXY A5	4.4.4	A500MUBU1AOI2
Egypt (EGY)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2APB2
Egypt (EGY)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2AOJ4
Egypt (EGY)	SM-J510H		6.0.1	J510HXXU1APC9
Germany (DBT)	SM-G800F	GALAXY S5 mini	5.1.1	G800FXXU1BOK7
Germany (DBT)	SM-A310F	Galaxy A3 ?	5.1.1	A310FXXU2APC5
Iran (THR)	SM-G925F	Galaxy S6 edge	6.0.1	G925FXXU3DPC2
Israel (ILO)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0AOH3
Italy (ITV)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0AOG3
Italy (ITV)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0APC1
Italy (H3G) (HUI)	SM-G920F	Galaxy S6	6.0.1	G920FXXU3DPB6
Italy (H3G) (HUI)	SM-G920F	Galaxy S6	6.0.1	G920FXXU3DPCA
Italy (H3G) (HUI)	SM-G925F	Galaxy S6 edge	6.0.1	G925FXXU3DPB6
Luxembourg (LUX)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0AOG3
Nepal (NPL)	SM-E700H	GALAXY E7	5.1.1	E700HXXU1BOL1
Nepal (NPL)	SM-E700H	GALAXY E7	5.1.1	E700HXXU1BPC2
Netherlands (PHN)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0AOK3
Nigeria (ECT)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2AOJ4
Nigeria (ECT)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2APB2
Nordic countries (NEE)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0AOG3
Panama (TPA)	SM-G800H	GALAXY S5 mini	5.1.1	G800HXXU1BPC1
Panama (TPA)	SM-G531H	GALAXY GRAND Prime	5.1.1	G531HUBU0APC1
Panama (TPA)	SM-G531H	GALAXY GRAND Prime	5.1.1	G531HUBU0AOL1
Panama (TPA)	SM-J500M	Galaxy J5	5.1.1	J500MUBU1AOL1
Panama (TPA)	SM-G800H	GALAXY S5 mini	5.1.1	G800HXXU1BPB2
Russia (SER)	SM-G800F	GALAXY S5 mini	5.1.1	G800FXXU1BPB2
Saudi Arabia (KSA)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2APB2
Saudi Arabia (ACR)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2APB2
Slovenia (SIO)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0AOK3
Slovenia (SIO)	SM-T113	GALAXY Tab 3 Lite	4.4.4	T113XXU0APC1
South Africa (XFE)	SM-G361H	GALAXY CORE Prime	5.1.1	G361HXXU0AOL5
South East Europe (SEE)	SM-J100H	Galaxy J1	4.4.4	J100HXXU0APB3
Trinidad and Tobago (TTT)	SM-P600	GALAXY Note 10.1	4.4.2	P600UBUCNH2
USA (Verizon) (VZW)	SM-G925V	Galaxy S6 edge	6.0.1	G925VVRU4CPC2
USA (Verizon) (VZW)	SM-G925V	Galaxy S6 edge	5.1.1	G925VVRU4BOG9
Ukraine (Kyivstar) (SEK)	SM-J510H		6.0.1	J510HXXU1APC9
United Arab Emirates (XSG)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2AOJ4
United Arab Emirates (XSG)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2APB2
Unknown (MRU)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2APB2
Unknown (MRU)	SM-G361H	GALAXY CORE Prime	5.1.1	G361HXXU0AOL5
Unknown (DHR)	SM-G930F	Galaxy S7	6.0.1	G930FXXU1APB9
Unknown (MRU)	SM-T815	Galaxy Tab S2	5.0.2	T815XXU2AOJ4

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Samsung Galaxy J3 also comes with a software-based flash option for selfies

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge feature brilliant rear-facing cameras, but their front cameras didn’t see any upgrade over the ones found on last year’s Samsung flagships (well, except for reduced aperture for increased low-light performance). Samsung did, however, add a nice little software-based flash option for taking selfies. Turning the flash on makes the screen flash white before taking a photo, in order to shine light on the subjects before capturing the moment.

It seems Samsung has begun building this option on other handsets as well, as the Galaxy J3 (2016) also comes with the feature out of the box, despite running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and not Marshmallow. It is possible the J3 got the option because it’s from the same lineup as the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, which sport an actual flash for the front camera, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see every new Samsung smartphone henceforth offering a flash option for the front-facing camera.

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Galaxy J5 (2016) firmware online, should launch in Europe and other markets soon

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) and the Galaxy J7 (2016) in China. Like the original J5 and J7, nothing was revealed about when the handsets would launch outside the Chinese market. For the Galaxy J5 (2016), that moment could turn up soon, as firmware for a couple of regions (Egypt and Ukraine, to be specific) have started showing up online. We scrounged around a bit, and found that the handset would be making its way to a slew of countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, in addition to Asia.

The original Galaxy J5 was limited to China, India and a couple of Asian markets in the first couple of months, but it looks like its successor might not take so long to become widely available. It’s a good thing, too, as it will give many consumers an option to buy the sequel to one of the best budget phones we have seen from the Korean giant.

The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) are the first affordable smartphones from Samsung to sport a metallic body (while keeping a removable back cover and battery). Their specs include 5.2-inch 720p and 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED displays, quad-core and octa-core processors, 2GB and 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel front camera with an LED flash. Both handsets feature large batteries – a 3,100 mAh unit on the J5 and a 3,300 mAh unit on the J7.

The firmware for the Galaxy J5 (2016) are based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, so that’s another interesting feature offered by the device. The J5 (2016) will probably be the first affordable smartphone from Samsung to come with Marshmallow out of the box outside the US – North American carriers have already launched a couple of Android 6.0-powered handsets in the last few weeks.

Anyone interested in picking up the Galaxy J5 (2016) whenever it launches your region?

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Snag Samsung’s wireless charger today for just INR 899 in India

Samsung’s wireless charging pad offers a clutter-free way to charge your latest high-end Galaxy smartphone. The wireless charging pad, which Samsung released last year along with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, can be grabbed for just INR 899 in India through Amazon.in. It is a limited offer, so grab one before it goes out of stock.

The first-generation wireless charging pad that is compatible with WPC’s Qi wireless charging standard. Naturally, it is compatible with the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7, and Galaxy S7 edge. It is usually priced at INR 2,999 in the country, but the black variant is now available for just INR 899, while the white variant is being sold for INR 1,199.

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Samsung becomes the first company to mass produce 10nm class DRAM

Samsung has announced that it has started mass producing industry’s first 10-nanometer class 8-gigabit DDR4 DRAM chips and modules. The company started producing these chips in February, and it has already shipped them to some clients. The company will provide DDR4 modules in capacities ranging from 4GB for notebooks to 128GB for enterprise servers.

Samsung claims that these chips can transfer data at a pace of 3,200Mbps, which will benefit enterprise businesses with high-end servers. These chips are said to be capable of processing data 30 percent faster while consuming 20 percent lower power when compared to 20-nanometer class DDR4 DRAM chips. The South Korean chip giant didn’t reveal the exact size, but it could be 18-nanometer.

Samsung is currently the world’s largest memory chip manufacturer with a market share of 46.4 percent. The company became the first among its rivals to mass-produce and release 18-nanometer DDR4 DRAM chips. It was reported last week by Korean media that company has started mass producing 18nm DRAM chips. Its rivals SK Hynix and Micron are yet to bring a similar product to the market.

The company said that it will unveil a similar DRAM chip for mobile devices sometime later this year. The company’s high-end smartphone offering, either the Galaxy Note 6 or the Galaxy S8, could be the first smartphone to be equipped with this new DRAM chip.

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