Nougat Tip: Use ‘beauty mode’ in the rear camera on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

Do you ever rue the fact that you can make your face look shinier and blemish-free when taking selfies on your phone, but can’t do the same when taking pictures from the rear camera? If you have upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat on your Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, that should no longer be a concern, as the upgraded camera app allows you to change skin tone in both front and rear camera...

Apple edged past Samsung in the global smartphone market during Q4 2016

Apple edged past Samsung during the fourth quarter of 2016 in the global smartphone market. According to a report from Strategy Analytics, Apple captured a market share of 17.8 percent, while Samsung captured 17.7 percent share of the market. Chinese smartphone vendors Huawei (10.2%), Oppo (6.7%), and Vivo (5.8%) stood third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Samsung shipped 77.5 million smartphones...

Samsung schedules its MWC 2017 event for February 26, could unveil the Galaxy Tab S3

Samsung has just sent out a press invite for its MWC 2017 event. However, unlike the past few years, it won’t unveil its flagship smartphone at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Instead, it will likely unveil a brand new tablet, the Galaxy Tab S3, during its press conference. The press conference will be live streamed on Samsung’s website. The press invite image for Samsung’s MWC 2017 event teases a tablet with a front-facing fingerprint sensor....

January security patch now arriving on the Galaxy S5 in Europe

The factory unlocked variant of the Galaxy S5 is the latest smartphone in Samsung’s lineup to receive this month’s security patch in Europe. The upgrade, which weighs in at approximately 30MB and transports a flurry of fixes for bugs present in the Android operating system and the firm’s budget-friendly, flagship and former flagship devices, started making its way to the handset earlier today. It should come as no surprise to hear that...

Samsung might be preparing to launch a variant of the Galaxy S8 with 6GB of RAM

Over the course of the past few weeks, the rumor mill has been spinning at warp speed with regards to what Samsung has in store for its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. We’ve already heard that the handset is destined to sport a Snapdragon 835 CPU, but a reliable tipster is now claiming that it’ll also be available in two storage sizes — 64GB and 128GB — with varying amounts of RAM — 4GB and 6GB, respectively — when it launches...

Nougat Tip: Enable ‘tap to take selfies’ on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge

In Android 6.0, the front camera on Samsung devices would allow you to take selfies by tapping anywhere on the screen instead of reaching for the shutter button or the volume keys. If you have upgraded to Nougat on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge recently (especially if you wiped your phone clean after the upgrade), you might have noticed that this feature no longer works. Don’t worry – it’s not...

Daily Deal: Save 15% on a brand new Gear S3 frontier

If you’ve read our comprehensive review of the Gear S3 frontier, you’ll know how highly we think of the device, which is why we’re pleased to announce that while stock lasts you can pick one up through Amazon for just $299 (15% off). Not to be confused with the Gear S3 classic, this model comes with built-in GPS for enhanced fitness tracking and 4G LTE connectivity. Read more: Samsung Gear S3 Frontier review: Outclassing most smartwatches in...

Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Nougat firmware for Vodafone Germany now available

Vodafone seems to be the most active carrier in Europe when it comes to the Nougat update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. It was the first to release the update to the two devices in France, and it is now rolling out the update in Germany. You can find the full firmware files for both devices in our firmware section, and the update should also be available over the air (which you can check by going into the Settings » About device menu and...

Verizon releases January security update for the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy S5

Samsung has gradually been rolling out the January security maintenance update to compatible handsets over the past few weeks directly and through its carrier partners. Verizon is now following through by releasing said security patch for the Galaxy Note 4, the Galaxy Note Edge and the Galaxy S5. Just yesterday, Sprint released the same patch for the Galaxy S5 on its network as well. The January security patch comes in at just under 30MB and brings...

Galaxy Tab S3 specs and price revealed in new report

A new report out of Korea today “confirms” that the Galaxy Tab S3 is going to be unveiled by Samsung at the Mobile World Congress 2017 late next month. The report also shares the specs and price of Samsung’s upcoming flagship Android tablet. This tablet is the successor to the Galaxy Tab S2 that Samsung first released in Korea back in August 2015. It’s likely going to be the only flagship product from Samsung at MWC 2017 given that it has already...

Report suggests that the Galaxy S8 could sport a 3,250mAh battery

If a new report originating from South Korea is anything to go by, it would appear that Samsung has provided its battery suppliers with an updated production roadmap, which includes 3,250mAh and 3,750mAh cells; leading many to believe that they’re the respective batteries that’ll power the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. While there’s nothing in the way of evidence to support this claim, we’re not going to rule it out entirely...