Samsung’s next high-end clamshell smartphone spotted with Snapdragon 820 and 4GB RAM

We exclusively reported a few months ago that Samsung is working on a new high-end clamshell smartphone for China codenamed “Veyron.” It released the SM-W2016 in China last year, it’s a high-end flip phone and this handset’s successor is now in the pipeline. The SM-W2017 has been spotted on Geekbench with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB of RAM. It was initially believed that the SM-W2017...

Samsung Scoop passes through the FCC

Earlier today, an unannounced Samsung-branded Bluetooth speaker, called Scoop, passed through the United States of America’s official certification authority, the FCC. Unfortunately, the documentation provided in the application doesn’t reveal any exciting details about the device. However, the accompanying product photographs clearly show that the firm has opted for a futuristic design, which...

Samsung working on a Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with S Pen

It appears that Samsung will be adding a new model to its tablet lineup in the near future. The company is believed to be working on a Galaxy Tab A 10.1 which will be slightly different from the existing Galaxy Tab A because it’s going to come with the S Pen. Now, it won’t be the first tablet with a stylus that Samsung has ever released but it might be the first tablet to feature the new S Pen that...

Rogers rolls out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge

Canada’s largest carrier, Rogers, has today started rolling out the long-awaited Marshmallow update to all its carrier-branded models of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge located in its home region. The upgrade itself weighs in at a little over 1GB and transports all of the changes you’d expect to find baked into Android 6.0.1, in addition to a handful of additional bug fixes and stability improvements. The full changelog can be seen below: Android...

Galaxy Note 7′s S Pen apparently gets stuck if pushed in too hard

The Galaxy Note 5′s S Pen had a minor issue. It could be inserted back into the device the wrong way which would cause it to get stuck. Samsung quietly fixed it in its next production run of the Galaxy Note 5 and has designed the Galaxy Note 7′s S Pen compartment in such a way that it’s impossible to insert the stylus the wrong way in. However, it appears that people are still facing issues even when inserting the S Pen as it’s meant to be. Apparently,...

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge get first major price cut in India

Folks in India who have been mulling purchasing the Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 edge for some time now should take advantage of the first major price cut that the flagship handsets have received in the country. Retailers have cut priced of both handsets by over 10 percent making it the first major price cut for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge after they were launched in March this year. In the past Samsung’s flagship handsets have been known...

Samsung’s user manual confirms that the original Galaxy Tab S will get Marshmallow

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the release of Marshmallow for the original Galaxy Tab S. Just a few days ago, Samsung Netherlands said that the company will not release Marshmallow for the Galaxy Tab S while Samsung Greece contradicted that today by saying that the tablet will indeed get Android 6.0. We’ve seen in the past as well that customer support reps on Twitter are not sure...

Galaxy Note 7 Always On Display now shows what song is playing

The Always On Display mode was introduced by Samsung with the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, the company has significantly improved the feature with the Galaxy Note 7 by adding a host of widgets that can be controlled via the settings menu. Samsung today rolled out an update for the Always On Display of the Galaxy Note 7 which shows the title of the song that’s currently being played on the...

Galaxy Note 7 does not feature Samsung’s logo in Japan

There was something unusual about the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge that Samsung launched in Japan last year. The handsets didn’t feature the company’s logo on the front. We saw Samsung do this again with the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge in Japan, South Korea as well as China, and now it’s ditching the logo once again for the Galaxy Note 7 in Japan. Press materials for this handset meant...

Samsung may distribute the Marshmallow update for the first-generation Galaxy Tab S despite its previous claims

You may recall that on Saturday Samsung’s subsidiary in the Netherlands revealed that the firm wouldn’t be distributing the long-awaited Marshmallow update to the 8.4- or 10.5-inch first-generation Galaxy Tab S in Europe. However, in response to one of our reader’s comments over on Twitter, Samsung Greece has today revealed that the firm does, in fact, have plans to distribute the upgrade in the region, which consists of fifty-one independent...

Samsung’s new Gamebox Launcher hits the Play Store

Samsung recently released Gamebox Launcher, an upgrade to its Game Launcher tool that turns it into a full-fledged home screen launcher focused on letting users quickly access games on their smartphones. In addition to being a console-like hub to installed games, Gamebox Launcher includes many other features, including the option to subscribe to YouTube channels and offering recommendations...

Galaxy Note 5 gets August 1 security patch in India

The Galaxy Note 7 went up for pre-order in the Indian market today, and Samsung is also making the occasion special for Galaxy Note 5 owners in the country by pushing out the August 1 security patch for the device. You can grab the security-enhancing update through a 76.93 MB download over the air, through Samsung Smart Switch on a PC, or by downloading the firmware from our database. The build number...

Samsung is working on a souped-up variant of the original Galaxy J7 called the Galaxy J7 Prime

If a recent report is anything to go by, it would appear that Samsung is working on a souped-up variant of the Galaxy J7 that it launched back in June 2015. We’ve been led to believe that this latest handset, which has been dubbed the Galaxy J7 Prime, has not been designed to compete with the Galaxy J7 (2016), but has instead been created to provide consumers with the option of purchasing a device...

Galaxy On7 (2016) specifications revealed in latest GFXBench listing

It was only a couple of days ago that the Galaxy On7 (2016) passed through the FCC in the United States, and now the handset has made its second appearance in the GFXBench online directory. This time the device has been recorded with the model number SM-G610F, which is identical to the unit that was run through Geekbench a mere two weeks ago; leading us to believe that the smartphone that surfaced...

Official Samsung Z2 images leak out ahead of launch

The Samsung Z2 has made numerous appearances in recent weeks, most notably at the company’s official Galaxy Note 7 launch in Kenya. We recently got hold of an official feature video showcasing the Z2, and just a day before the phone is expected to launch in India, press images of the device have made their way online. The images were spotted by GalaxyClub – they don’t show anything we haven’t already...

Galaxy Grand Prime (2016) surfaces on Geekbench with a 1.4GHz quad-core processor

Two weeks ago, an unidentified Galaxy-branded smartphone was spotted in an Indian import database carrying the model number SM-G532F. Unfortunately, at the time, information surrounding the handset was a little sparse, but we quickly concluded that we were looking at the successor to the Galaxy Grand Prime that launched back in 2014 bearing the model number SM-G531F. Now, however, the...

You can currently bag yourself a brand new Galaxy View for just $349.99

If you’ve been in the market for Samsung’s humongous 18.4-inch Android tablet for a while now, but haven’t had $549.99 to pick one up, you may want to listen up as we’ve spotted the perfect deal for you. Best Buy is currently offering the 32GB variant of the Galaxy View for an eye-watering $200 off its retail price over on its official eBay and online store; meaning, for a limited time, you can pick one up for just $349.99. For those in...

Samsung reportedly launching refurbished smartphone program

Samsung might be preparing to launch a program through which it sells refurbished models of its flagship Galaxy smartphones. Reuters reports that the company might launch this program as early as next year. Apparently this is just one of the ways that Samsung will try to keep up the earnings momentum after turning around its mobile business. This may also help the company as demand in the global smartphone market declines by maximizing cost...