Exploding Galaxy Note 7 causes $1,400 worth of damage to hotel room

Samsung confirmed the global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 last week. The company said that as of September 1 it received 35 reports from across the globe of the battery in its latest flagship exploding while it was being charged. The first case of an exploding Galaxy Note 7 was reported in Australia a few days after the recall was announced, it ended up causing $1,400 worth of damage to a hotel...

T-Mobile’s faster LTE network only works on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge currently

Over the past few years T-Mobile US has taken a number of steps to increase its competitiveness in the country’s LTE market. For this purpose, it rolled out 2 channel carrier aggregation back in 2014 and has since rolled out 3 channel carrier aggregation as well for even faster data speeds. These advanced network technologies are available to T-Mobile customers in more than 425 cities across the United States who experience typical download...

Samsung to use colors to its advantage for reigniting Galaxy Note 7 sales momentum

Samsung has got a lot of bad press recently following its decision to recall the Galaxy Note 7 globally. The recall will likely have an impact on future sales of the Galaxy Note 7 as well because potential customers might lose confidence in the device. Samsung has taken steps to fix the battery cell issue that caused some Galaxy Note 7 handsets to explode and it’s going to provide replacement inventory by next week. A report out of Korea suggests...

The FAA may ban the Galaxy Note 7 from being taken on board public aircraft

It look like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in the process of deciding whether to ban the Galaxy Note 7 from being taken on board aircraft following Samsung’s decision to recall the device after it found that a faulty battery was the reason for a few handsets exploding while on charge. Obviously, the last thing you want is for your shiny new smartphone to catch fire while on board a contained airplane, which is the FAA is determining...

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime to be introduced in India soon, price leaks ahead of launch

Samsung introduced a beefed-up variant of the Galaxy J7 (2016) in Vietnam last week. The Galaxy J7 Prime offers higher memory, a better front-facing camera, a metal unibody, and a fingerprint scanner over the Galaxy J7 (2016). Now, the South Korean smartphone giant is prepping to launch the device in India. According to the usually reliable Indian mobile phone retailer Manish Khatri, Samsung will soon launch the Galaxy J7 Prime in India with a MOP...

Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 leaked once again

This is becoming comical now. Almost every other day we’re seeing leaked pictures of the Galaxy Folder 2 and it’s the same story today. More images of the Galaxy Folder 2 have been leaked online today and these are some of the finest we’ve seen yet. They offer us a very good look at Samsung’s upcoming flip phone. It’s expected that Samsung’s new flip phone will be powered by a 1.4Ghz Qualcomm...

The Sandy Gold Galaxy S7 Active is simply head-turning

I’ve spent the last few weeks with the Galaxy S7 Active, loving the battery life and ruggedness, not to mention the world-class cameras and gorgeous Super AMOLED display. While battery life is king in Samsung’s Active series, there is a new area in which Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Active is setting a new trend: that is, the head-turning form factor. Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Active, S5 Active, and S6 Active have all been top-notch smartphones in their own...

Samsung launches IMEI check in China and Hong Kong to replace faulty Galaxy Note 7 units

Samsung has issued a voluntary recall of all Galaxy Note 7 units that it has shipped since the handset was released. The company has said that it’s going to provide replacement inventory within two weeks. The recall is due to a battery cell issue identified in the Galaxy Note 7 and apparently Samsung SDI’s batteries are at fault. Samsung’s battery affiliate meets 70 percent of the battery cell demand...

Dubious images of the Galaxy A5 (2017) metal shell leaked

We exclusively confirmed about a week ago that Samsung is now working on the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2017). The 2016 iteration of the Galaxy A series was released nine months ago so it’s time for the series to be refreshed. We’ve reported on purported specifications of the Galaxy A5 (2017) previously and now some dubious images of the handset’s metal shell have been leaked online. Since...

Gear S3 release date is November 4

Samsung unveiled the Gear S3 smartwatch about a week ago but it’s yet to formally confirm pricing and availability information for this device. It did provide a suggested retail price of €399 in Europe but didn’t say when the smartwatch is going to be released. A tweet from the Samsung Netherlands official Twitter account mentions that the Gear S3 release date has now been decided and that...

SamMobile is looking for a news author based in the US

Here at SamMobile, we are dedicated to bringing our readers the latest scoop on everything related to Samsung’s mobile devices, and we are currently looking to hire a news author that can contribute towards that end. If you’re a fan/user of Samsung devices and have the writing skills to, well, write about them, then this could be your chance to get in on the internet’s largest (and most accurate) source of Samsung news, leaks and rumors. We are looking...

Samsung patent envisions Galaxy phone running Android and Windows simultaneously

There’s something fascinating about mobile devices that are capable of switching between different operating systems. In practice, those hardly ever work out, though. For example, Samsung’s dual boot tablet Ativ Q was introduced, but never made it to the market. Still, Samsung has not given up on the idea, as testified by the publication of a patent application filed long after the Ativ Q was scrapped. In...

[Poll] Will you replace, exchange or get a refund for your Galaxy Note 7

By now you will be well aware that Samsung has issued a voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note 7 due to a battery cell issue it has identified. Samsung is going to voluntarily replace all Galaxy Note 7 units it has shipped out since the release on August 19. Customers have the option to get a full refund if they no longer feel confident about the Galaxy Note 7. In some markets, Samsung is even allowing customers to exchange the Galaxy Note 7 for a Galaxy...

Samsung pushes out September security patch for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in Europe

Samsung has today started rolling the September security patch to all factory unlocked variants of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in Europe. The upgrade, which carries the firmware version XXU1BPHJ, also transports the revamped Gallery application that made its debut appearance on board the Galaxy Note 7, in addition to compatibility for Samsung Cloud. What’s a little strange about this particular update is that it’s the first time the South Korean...

SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will offer a full refund to every Galaxy Note 7 customer

Last Friday, Samsung announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 after it found that faulty batteries were the reason for a few handsets catching fire while on charge. To compensate for the inconvenience, the firm revealed that it would allow owners to swap in their device for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge at any of its service centers. However, T-Mobile went the extra step and gave its customers in the United States the option to receive...