Over 260,000 Galaxy S8 units registered on the first day of launch in South Korea

Samsung has sold more than 1 million units of the Galaxy S8 during the pre-order period which is a new record for smartphones in its home market of South Korea. On the first day of the handset’s preliminary launch in the country, Samsung confirmed that over 260,000 units of the new flagship were registered with the South Korea’s top three mobile carriers. Customers in the country who placed pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 started receiving their units...

Galaxy S8 gets local business search inside the native dialer app with Hiya

What do you do when you want the phone number for a local restaurant or business? Chances are you search for it online and then perhaps you have to visit a couple of links before you get what you’re looking for. It’s a cumbersome process that normally involves switching between multiple apps. Things are about to get much easier for Galaxy S8 owners in several countries. Samsung’s partnership with...

Galaxy S8+ battery design is ‘virtually identical’ to the Galaxy Note 7

Samsung has taken a lot of concrete steps since the Galaxy Note 7 disaster to ensure that something like that never happens again. It has come up with a comprehensive battery testing program to ensure that future smartphones don’t suffer the same fate. It appears that the company is convinced that the Galaxy Note 7′s battery issues were related to the manufacturing quality and not the actual design. iFixit tore down the Galaxy S8+ and found that...

Samsung’s Exynos-powered mid-range phones don’t seem to be as optimized as those with Snapdragon chips

Over the last few weeks, I’ve used two of Samsung’s mid-range phones as my primary device. The Galaxy A7 (2017) came first, followed by the recently launched Galaxy C7 Pro. In terms of overall specs, both are packed with features that we wouldn’t have expected on Samsung devices in the same price range only a year or so ago. But after using the two phones back to back, I’ve come to realize that Samsung’s in-house Exynos chips might not be as optimized...

SamMobile Daily Recap: April 18, 2017 — Galaxy S8, Gear S3 classic 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. Here’s what we published today. Deals Daily Deal: Bag yourself a POWERbot Robot Vacuum for 30% off Firmware News T-Mobile releases...

Our video review of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ is here!

Samsung unveiled its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus, last month. Both smartphones feature near bezel-less Infinity Displays, a faster processor, improved cameras, a newer user interface, and an AI-powered digital assistant Bixby. We tested both these smartphones over the past couple of weeks, and published our in-depth review a little while ago. However, if you want to listen to our experience with these new devices...

Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ review: Samsung brings us the future, but it’s not perfect yet

Another year, another Galaxy S flagship. With leaks flowing in faster than water from a tap, a lot was known about the Galaxy S8 ahead of its unveiling. Big design changes have been made this year: The front of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ is a giant screen with very little bezel, with Samsung managing to fit 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch displays in bodies similar in size to devices that would usually feature...