Samsung discounts AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge by $200, throws in 128GB memory card

Samsung has been offering great discounts to those wishing to pick up a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge in the United States. Merely days after it discounted both Sprint and T-Mobile branded versions of both handsets by $250 and offered a free 128GB microSD card with them, Samsung has now slashed $200 off the AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. It’s also going to ship a free 128GB microSD card with every purchase.

You can now head over to Samsung’s online store and purchase the Galaxy S7 for $394.99 instead of $594.99 and the Galaxy S7 edge for $494.99 instead of $694.99. That’s an instant saving of $200 and all customers will also get a free 128GB microSD card. This is a limited time promotion so act fast if this appeals to you.

Samsung has been offering a flat $100 discount on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge since last week as well so you can take advantage of that promotion as well if you’d rather have the Verizon variant or a factory unlocked unit. The $100 discount has been applied across the board. However, in this particular promotion, it will throw in a free 64GB microSD card with the Galaxy S7 and a 128GB card with the Galaxy S7 edge.

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Galaxy S8 specs and April 21 release date predicted by infamous analyst

If you have a habit of reading tech blogs you might have read about analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities. He’s famous for covering Apple and making predictions about the company’s future products which often turn out to be true. However, his latest note to investors is about Samsung and its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. He reiterates predictions about the Galaxy S8′s specs as well as its April 21 release date.

Kuo suggests that Samsung will unveil the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8 Plus on March 29. Both handsets are said to have 2960×2400 WQHD+ OLED displays. He also adds that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will feature a 3,000mAh and 3,500mAh battery which is what we’ve already told you in our what to expect from the Galaxy S8 article.

The analyst is of the view that the Galaxy S8 variants sold in the United States, Japan and China will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 while the variants meant for Europe and the rest of Asia will tout Samsung’s new Exynos 8895 processor. In most markets, the Galaxy S8 is said to feature 4GB RAM but since the Koreans and Chinese are sensitive to DRAM specs, it’s likely that the Galaxy S8 variants meant for those two countries may have 6GB of RAM.

It was first reported that the Galaxy S8 would be released on April 21 after it’s unveiled on March 29 but a report later contradicted that by claiming that the release had been pushed back by one week to April 28. Kuo predicts that the Galaxy S8 is going to be released on April 21.

He also suggests that the shipments will be split 6:4 between the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus. Total shipments for the Galaxy S8 during 2017 are predicted to be 40-45 million units which if true will be slower than the 52 million Galaxy S7 units that were shipped last year.

However, Kuo does point out that due to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco last year the Galaxy S7 was essentially Samsung’s only flagship smartphone in 2016 which is why the bar is set so high for the incoming flagship.

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Rogers Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Nougat update will be released on March 20

Samsung may have released Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge back in January but carriers across the globe are still in the process of rolling out said update to their subscribers. Rogers, one of the largest mobile carriers in Canada, has now confirmed when it’s going to release the Nougat update for Samsung’s 2016 flagships.

Rogers has updated the firmware upgrade schedule on its website to confirm that the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will be updated to Android 7.0 Nougat on March 20. Rogers subscribers who own these handsets in Canada are currently on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow so it goes without saying that they will be excited about this new major firmware update.

Once Rogers releases the update on March 20, users will get an update notification on their device which will prompt them to download the over-the-air firmware upgrade and make the jump up to Nougat.

Samsung has now started rolling out Nougat for older devices like the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge but only in a handful of markets. It’s going to take a lot of time before the update makes it way to almost all markets across the globe.

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‘Next Gear 360′ possibly coming soon

We’ve been keeping an eye on a mystery Samsung device bearing model number SM-R210. It first surfaced in an import listing last year and the description revealed that the device would have a camera. Earlier this year the device was spotted at the Wi-Fi Alliance and the certificate revealed that it runs Samsung’s Tizen OS and has Wi-Fi connectivity.

While it was suggested at one point that this device could be a commercial version of Samsung’s experimental Otto robot, it turns out that the SM-R210 is nothing more than the “Next Gear 360.” If you’ve not guessed it by now, this is the successor to Samsung’s first 360-degree camera.

The Bluetooth SIG listing for this device reveals that it’s going to be called the Next Gear 360 and the name removes any doubts about what the SM-R210 is. The reason why there was so much confusion about this device was because Samsung assigned the alphabet “R” to its model number while the original Gear 360 had model number SM-C200 where “C” denotes that it’s a camera.

It’s unclear why Samsung has made that shift, perhaps it has something to do with the Gear 360 Pro that Samsung talked about recently without actually unveiling.

Now that it has been approved by the Bluetooth SIG, it’s only a matter of time before the Next Gear 360 is launched. We might get to see it later this month when Samsung unveils the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus on March 29.

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Galaxy S5 Neo March security patch released

There are countless more recent Samsung handsets that still haven’t received the February security patch but given its tendency to surprise us with software updates, Samsung has released the March security patch for the unbranded Galaxy S5 Neo in the Netherlands.

Launched over two years ago, the Galaxy S5 Neo was a new variant of the Galaxy S5 that featured a different processor and LTE-A connectivity. Its specs include a 5.1-inch 1920×1020 pixel resolution display, a 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7580 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage, 16-megapixel rear camera and a 2,800mAh battery.

The patch has been released for the unbranded version of this handset it may only be a matter of time before it’s released for the T-Mobile and Vodafone versions as well. This particular firmware version G903FXXU1BQC1 is now available for download from our firmware section as well.

It has been several months since Samsung released any software update for the Galaxy S5 Neo which is why it’s surprising to see it release the latest security patch update for this device out of the blue. All the more reason to take part in our poll about Samsung’s firmware update policy.

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Gear VR gameplay can now be streamed to Facebook Live

Oculus has updated its Gear VR platform to enable those who own this Samsung virtual reality headset to stream their gameplay sessions directly to Facebook Live. The Facebook-owned company says that the idea behind this feature is to “share the magic” of virtual reality with your friends and family since it can be a bit difficult to describe what it feels like to someone who has never experienced VR before.

So how do you go about sharing gameplay from Gear VR to Facebook Live? It’s very simple. Select the “Livestream to Facebook” button from the Universal Menu when you’re playing a game in VR. This will instantly start livestreaming to your friends on Facebook. They will see your VR gameplay livestream from the Samsung Gear VR straight in their News Feed.

Oculus does mention in its blog post that this feature is currently available to those who own a Gear VR outside the United States. The feature will be released for everyone with the latest version of Android on their Gear VR-compatible Samsung phone in the coming weeks.

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