Gear 360 now 71% off at Verizon

The Gear 360 is Samsung’s 360-degree camera announced last February that lets you capture both “circular” and still photos and virtual reality videos. We brought you an Amazon deal on the Gear 360 two weeks ago that would take 27% off the retail price, but a new deal today gives you the VR camera of your dreams for its lowest price yet. Verizon is offering the Gear 360 for 71% off, down from $349.99...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Water

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on five water-inspired backgrounds. All of the images are available in a suitable resolution for the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge and just about any other smartphone (or even tablet) on the market. If any of the following images float your boat and you want to download and set one...

SamMobile Daily Recap: March 1, 2017 — Galaxy S8 press render, Viv Labs and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, most of the news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to follow every post that goes live. But, we think we’ve come up with a great solution — a daily recap. In the list below, you’ll find the stories we’ve published today. It’s likely that you’re not going to be interested in...

Galaxy A9 Pro price in India slashed

The Galaxy A9 Pro happens to be Samsung’s most feature-packed smartphone in its Galaxy A series. It was initially released in China back in March last year and the company brought it over to India in September. The handset was priced at Rs. 32,490 at launch ($485) but at a local event today, Samsung has confirmed that it has now slashed the Galaxy A9 Pro price in India. Samsung confirmed today that it’s slashing the Galaxy A9 Pro price in India to...

Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks in all its glory

The Galaxy S8 has been leaked once again, and this time it appears to be the AT&T variant of the smartphone. The black variant of the device appeared on BGR, and its similar to most other leaks and renders that we’ve seen in the past. The phone appears to have a top bezel that’s larger than the bottom bezel, unlike what we’ve been watching in Samsung’s official teaser. The Galaxy S8 has a curved...

Daily Deal: Grab a pair of Level U Pro headphones for 60% off

For a limited time only, you can pick up a pair of Samsung’s Level U Pro Bluetooth headphones for $39.99 (60% 0ff). In addition to delivering fantastic sound quality, this particular set of earphones are splash and sweat resistant, which makes them perfect for anyone who enjoys working out. If you like the sound of the Level U Pro headphones and want to take advantage of this promotion,...

Yet another Galaxy S8 video clip leaks

We’ve seen a couple of leaked video clips recently that apparently show the Galaxy S8 in action. We already have a very good idea of what the next-generation Samsung flagship is going to look like courtesy of the endless stream of leaked renders and images. Samsung’s official Galaxy S8 teaser also hints at the same design. Today, we’ve spotted yet another leaked video clip of the Galaxy S8, though it’s just a few seconds long, it shows us what appears...

Samsung officially announces the rugged Galaxy Xcover 4 smartphone

We had been picking up on hints that Samsung could soon launch a new Xcover smartphone and it has finally followed through with the official announcement. Samsung confirmed today that it’s going to release the Galaxy Xcover 4 in April. The handset has been designed for harsh environments and it’s protected against water and dust as well as extreme impacts and temperatures. The Galaxy Xcover 4 has...

Nougat Tip: You can hide Secure Folder using its quick setting toggle

The Secure Folder app, which debuted with the Galaxy Note 7, was recently released for the Nougat-powered Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. It’s a place where you can keep your private files and apps protected using fingerprint authentication. However, if you wish to hide Secure Folder itself, you can do that as well. If you’ve installed the Secure Folder app on your smartphone already, you will notice...

SamMobile is now on LinkedIn!

In our constant quest to expand and reach out to you in new and exciting ways, it gives me great pleasure to announce that SamMobile is now on LinkedIn! We’ve set up our very own company page on the professional social network and will now be sharing updates there regularly. Since LinkedIn is primarily geared towards professionals, we’ll normally be sharing news, announcements and opinions there that are related to Samsung’s business. This means...

Leaked Galaxy C5 Pro picture reveals color options

It was back in September last year when we exclusively reported that Samsung is working on the Galaxy C5 Pro. Samsung is expected to launch this handset in China initially but recent reports have suggested that the handset could eventually make its way out of the People’s Republic as well. A leaked Galaxy C5 Pro picture is making the rounds online today, it reveals the colors that this device will...

Galaxy S7 edge gets February security patch in India

Samsung recently updated the Indian variant of the Galaxy S7 with the February security patch, and it is now rolling out the same update to the Galaxy S7 edge in the country. It’s rather odd to see Samsung still being unable to push out updates to both the regular and edge models at the same time, but the company will hopefully get a lid on these delays when it launches both versions of the Galaxy...

Here are some more images of the new Gear VR’s wireless controller

Samsung’s new Gear VR headset comes bundled with a wireless controller, and it was unveiled at MWC 2017 earlier this week. However, Samsung released only a single image of the controller. If you wanted to look at the controller’s design, Engadget managed to go hands-on with it and click its pictures from all the angles. The wireless controller, which has been developed in collaboration...

Nougat now rolling out for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands

At long last, Samsung is pushing out the much-anticipated Android 7.0 update for the unlocked variant of the Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) and Galaxy S7 edge (SM-G935F) in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. As expected, the upgrade weighs in at a little less than 1.3GB and transports all of the new features baked into Nougat, in addition to a handful of extra bug fixes. Chances are, you’re itching to start installing Nougat on your handset, so we’re not...

2017 will be the year of Samsung

What a year 2016 has been for Samsung. It was off to a great start with the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge which were undoubtedly the best Android smartphones released last year. Customers flocked to pick it up and Samsung’s results showed that its mobile business was performing very well courtesy of the stellar sales of the Galaxy S7 series. Samsung looked set to continue that momentum with the Galaxy Note 7 and the flagship was met with a great...

Samsung reportedly acquired Viv Labs for around $215 million

Back in October 2016, Samsung announced that it had acquired artificial intelligence startup Viv Labs. Unfortunately, at the time, the financial terms of the deal weren’t revealed. The firm has now, however, disclosed that it inked the contract for an eye-watering 238.93 million won on Friday, October 8, when the Korean won was equal to $0.0009 — so it paid roughly $215 million. As noted by VentureBeat, since being taken over by Samsung Research...