First Galaxy Tab S3 firmware now online, grab the wallpapers here

Samsung is getting prepared to launch the Galaxy Tab S3, from specification leaks to S Pen-toting confirmation, device pricing, a press conference tease, and even the device manual showing Note-like ambition. Now, in honor of Samsung’s upcoming February 26th announcement, the first Galaxy Tab S3 firmware has appeared online. The Tab S3 will be, along with the Galaxy S8, the first device from Samsung to feature Nougat out of the box. The firmware available is for the WiFi-only model of the Tab S3, not the LTE model.

For a refresher, the Galaxy Tab S3 (SM-T820, SM-T825 for LTE) is said to feature a 9.7-inch, Super AMOLED display (no 8-inch tablet this year) with a 2048 x 1536p screen resolution, 2.1Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor (the same one found in the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge), 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 5MP front/12MP rear camera combo, along with a home button with an embedded fingerprint sensor, LTE Category 6, Gigabit WLAN, and Bluetooth 4.2. As for colors, a new black model will replace the former white model.

In honor of the upcoming tablet to the “Galaxy,” we offer the Galaxy Tab S3 wallpapers that you can download here for your enjoyment. You can go here to download the first Tab S3 firmware.

All eyes are on Samsung now, as the day of the Tab S3′s unveiling quickly approaches.

Firmware Details:

Model	SM-T820
Model name
Country	United Kingdom
Version	Android 7
Changelist	10638878
Build date	Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:25:36 +0000
Security Patch Level	2017-02-01
Product code	BTU
PDA	T820XXU1AQB9
CSC	T820OXA1AQB9

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Galaxy S8 RAM confirmed for China along with US sales commencement

The Galaxy S8 has been leaked in all its glory by now, new software being the exception, so the countdown until the announcement is in full swing. At this point, the devil is in the details, with interested buyers and diehard fans alike yearning for specific information and the time of the sales commencement in their region or part of the world. Twitter member @mmdj_china, known for his Galaxy C5 Pro photo leak, brings new information about the Chinese variants as well as US sales commencement of the next Galaxy.

From Twitter, the leakster says that all Galaxy S8 Chinese variants, both the S8 and S8 Plus, will feature 6GB of RAM and have a minimum of 64GB (128GB maximum) onboard storage out of the box. Chinese buyers can expect to pick up either Galaxy S8 in the 15th week (which puts Chinese sales commencement in the third week of April). As for the US Galaxy S8 sales release, the States will see the handset go on April 14th (one day earlier than the rumored late April 15th announcement date), which means that the March 29th announcement date is starting to make sense of things.

The 6GB RAM confirmation from the leakster isn’t surprising, considering that China has been confirming the same RAM capacity for Chinese variants as early as 4 months ago and @mmdj_China confirmed the same thing himself just a few weeks ago. What differs between his report three weeks ago and his report now is that, whereas before, Samsung would only launch one 6GB RAM variant (the others were suspect), now all Chinese variants will have the same RAM capacity. Samsung confirmed that this high RAM capacity is one of the great selling points in the Chinese market, and 5 Chinese OEMs have already started implementing the RAM capacity in their high-end sellers. What this means for the rest of the market, though, is anyone’s guess.

For those in other markets longing for a 6GB RAM Galaxy S8, we’ll keep you posted.

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Galaxy S8 clear case leaks in new photo

The Galaxy S8 rumor mill has been in full swing, but things always get serious when photos start surfacing across the Web. In this case, famous VentureBeat reporter Evan Blass (a.k.a @evleaks) who confirmed the Galaxy S8+ moniker last week is back with a Galaxy S8 clear case photo that proves that the Galaxy S8 does exist apart from assuming renders and that accessories are in order for the big announcement.

The photo doesn’t tell us much that we haven’t seen already, but we do notice the Speck logo at the top right of phone back (which would likely be the top left if you’re holding the phone) along with the lack of SAMSUNG branding at the top of the phone display, matching the first photo leak from Blass three weeks ago.

The fingerprint sensor remains back-mounted, perhaps intentionally so, and there is a third button on the left side of the front display (which retains the AOD) or a fourth physical button on the Galaxy S8 that is indeed the Bixby AI button renders have affirmed as of late. Additionally, the Galaxy S8 comes with a dual-curved display, a display of Samsung’s long-term panel investment that echoes Blass’s initial photo of the next Galaxy.

Blass’s leaked photo does not only confirm the Galaxy S8, but also the upcoming LG G6, that, in what is a revolutionary move for LG, does not feature a removable back cover and battery in contrast to years past. The LG G6 dual-camera combo on the backside of the phone is much improved from LG’s modular experiment last year.

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