Pre-order Galaxy Tab S3 in the US starting tomorrow, price confirmed

It was recently reported that Samsung would soon open pre-orders for the Galaxy Tab S3 in the United States. Best Buy’s listing for the tablet mentioned a $599.99 price tag. Samsung has now confirmed the official pricing and availability details for its new flagship tablet. Customers in the United States can pre-order the Galaxy Tab S3 starting tomorrow from Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung’s online store....

Themes Thursday: Nine new themes worth looking at

Welcome to Themes Thursday! Just like any other week, Samsung has released dozens of free and paid theme packs for compatible Galaxy smartphones in its Theme Store. However, to save you from the burden of checking all the new themes, we’ve tried to select some of the good looking themes that you might like. The Blue Neon Machine and the Orange Neon Machine themes are great for those who like dark...

SamMobile Daily Recap: March 16, 2017 — Galaxy S8, Gear 360 and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. In the list below, you’ll find the stories that went live today. We understand that you’re not going to be interested in all of...

Galaxy S8 camera can capture 1000fps videos, iris sensor gets an upgrade too

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus later this month, and all the recent reports point towards a 12-megapixel camera. People have been wondering as to why the camera hasn’t been upgraded from the Galaxy S7 (which introduced dual-pixel autofocus). However, a new report states that Samsung is bringing improvements to video recording as well as the front-facing camera. According to a report by Naver, the Galaxy S8′s camera...

Daily Deal: Save 17% on a Gear S2

Looking for a smartwatch, but aren’t too fussed about having the latest one on the market? You’ve come to the right place. Amazon has slashed the price of the Gear S2 — so, for a limited time only, you can pick one up for just $249 (17% off). Despite being unveiled at IFA back in 2015, the Gear S2 is still a reliable device that sports accurate health tracking functionality and 4GB of on board storage, which enough space to store up to 300 songs...

All black Galaxy S8 struts its stuff in leaked photos

It was reported last week that the Galaxy S8 would be offered in Black, Silver, and Violet colors. We’ve already seen more than a few leaked photos of the Galaxy S8 which give us an idea of how the handset will look in these different colors. A fresh batch of leaked photos has surfaced online in which the all black Galaxy S8 struts its stuff very nicely. The leaked pictures don’t make any revelations...

Original Galaxy A7 gets February security patch

Samsung has now started rolling out the February security patch for the original Galaxy A7, the handset that it launched back in 2015. The Galaxy A series has done well for Samsung and the company has really improved it over the past few years. The latest Galaxy A (2017) series really feels as if it has the same premium DNA as the company’s flagship devices but at a lower price point. The company has now started rolling out firmware version A700FXXU2BQB1...

Galaxy S8 with 6GB RAM will reportedly be launched in China only

All of the reports that we’ve seen about the Galaxy S8 specs so far suggest that the handset is going to feature 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. However, multiple reports have also suggested that there will be a variant of the new flagship with 6GB RAM. The research director of IHS for China Kevin Wong suggests that this particular variant will only be launched in China. We’ve heard this before as well. Samsung wants to take part in the...

Samsung Galaxy X unlikely to debut this year

Reports about Samsung’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy X, have been gathering steam over the past few weeks. It was reported that the South Korean smartphone giant would release the revolutionary device in the third quarter of this year. However, a new report from The Investor states that the launch is unlikely to happen this year. Experts and insiders from Samsung Electronics as well as Samsung Display are skeptical over the release...

Second-generation Gear 360 shows up at the FCC

The much-rumored ‘Gear 360 Pro‘ has today been spotted on the FCC’s online database, though it would appear that Samsung has dropped the ‘Pro’ branding previously associated with the device (SM-R210), and will retain the ‘Gear 360′ moniker — or brand it as the ‘Next Gear 360‘ — when it launches.  Unfortunately, the documentation filed with the FCC is heavily redacted, so we...

Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus to go up for pre-order in South Korea on Friday, April 7

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus were previously rumored to go up for pre-order worldwide on Monday, April 10, and officially on sale in-store on Friday, April 21, but a new report fresh out of South Korea claims that Samsung’s brought the date forward to Friday, April 7 in the region. It’s believed that Samsung three Korean carriers will accept pre-orders for the devices through Monday, April 17. After a (likely sleepless) night of arranging...

December security patch makes its way to the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 in Europe

A new update is arriving on the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 in Europe. Unfortunately, the upgrade doesn’t bring Nougat to the device (I mean, why would it?). It does, however, transport all of the bug fixes and stability improvements present in the December security patch. If you own a Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 and would like to see if the OTA (XXS0BPL1) is ready for your device open up the Settings menu, then select the relevant option from the Software Update...