Samsung investing $7 billion to increase flash memory production

Aiming to capture rising demand, Samsung has announced that it’s going to invest $7 billion in a Chinese semiconductor plant to increase flash memory production. Samsung already happens to be the world’s largest manufacturer of memory chips and it wants things to stay that way. The money will be invested over a three-year period and will be poured into Samsung’s Xi’an semiconductor plant in China, the company confirmed in a statement today. NAND...

Star Pink Galaxy Note 8 launched in Taiwan

Samsung has a habit of offering exclusive color options for its flagship smartphones in select markets across the globe. Taiwan happens to be one of those markets. After launching the Pink Galaxy S8+ there earlier this year, Samsung has now launched a Star Pink color option for the Galaxy Note 8 in Taiwan. The Galaxy Note 8 will be widely available in four color options – Midnight Black, Maple Gold,...

SamMobile Daily Recap: August 28, 2017 — Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 8 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. APK Samsung Internet Browser’s new features are out of beta Business Samsung’s Lee files appeal against his jail sentence Deals Daily...

Galaxy S5 Neo Android 7.0 Nougat update rolling out now

The Galaxy S5 Neo has almost hit its two-year support window for major Android platform updates. Samsung is going to sneak in one last major Android update before the handset is relegated to the long list of devices that are no longer supported. The Galaxy S5 Neo Android 7.0 Nougat update was spotted on a variant of the handset last month that surfaced at the Wi-Fi Alliance for certification. That’s when it became clear that it was going to receive...

Galaxy Note 8 display wins the highest ever A+ grade from DisplayMate

DisplayMate, a specialist in display calibration and optimization, recently put the Galaxy Note 8’s OLED display through extensive testing. The Galaxy Note 8 holds up Samsung’s record of knocking it out of the park with its flagship displays. DisplayMate has awarded its highest ever A+ grade to the Galaxy Note 8’s display. “It is the most innovative and high performance Smartphone display that we have ever lab tested,” it added. This seems like a...

SamMobile Firmware update magazine: August 28, 2017

Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future. To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine in new designs every week. It will always include the important details about firmware updates such as the firmware versions, device model numbers,...

Galaxy J7+ with dual cameras seen in the flesh in newly leaked photos

The Galaxy J7+ is confirmed to be the Galaxy J7 model that will introduce a dual camera setup to Samsung’s budget lineup, thanks to a leaked promotional image. We have already seen the J7+ in the flesh through leaked images, and new images of the device have now surfaced online, serving to prove that dual rear cameras are indeed going to be a thing on more than just Samsung’s latest flagship. Rumors...

Daily Deal: Save 20% on a 64GB EVO microSD card

You can currently snag yourself a 64GB EVO microSD card for $27.88 (60% off), which is a great price to pay for a chip that not only offers super fast transfer speeds, but is also waterproof. If you want to take advantage of this promotion, tap the Buy Now button. Be warned, though: Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available for this specific deal. The post Daily Deal: Save 20% on a 64GB EVO microSD card appeared first on SamMobile. from...

Samsung Internet Browser’s new features are out of beta

Samsung rolled out an updated beta of its Samsung Internet Browser three weeks ago. The beta brought several new features including a night mode. The company has now updated the stable version of the browser to version 6.0 and has made all of the new features available to everyone. The night mode is one of the biggest features included in this latest version of Samsung Internet. It helps limit the amount of bright light that users are subjected to....

Galaxy A (2018) series may tout the Infinity Display

The Infinity Display was introduced by Samsung with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ earlier this year. Samsung has now brought it to the Galaxy Note series as well with its latest flagship. It would make sense for the company to bring the Infinity Display to its premium mid-range smartphones too. According to Twitter leakster @mmddj_china, the Infinity Display is coming to the Galaxy A series. Samsung already launched this year’s iteration of the series...

Samsung expects to sell more than 11 million Galaxy Note 8 units

The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s first new Note phablet is almost two years. It did launch one last year but we all know what happened with the Galaxy Note 7. The initial reaction to the launch has been good so far and it looks like the Galaxy Note 8 will end up doing well for the company. Samsung is hopeful that it will be able to move quite a lot of Galaxy Note 8 units. When asked about the company’s sales target for the new device in a recent interview,...

Samsung’s Lee files appeal against his jail sentence

Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the heir to the conglomerate, was sentenced to five years in prison last week. The sentence was handed down after his trial on allegations of embezzlement, bribery and perjury. Lee was alleged to have paid bribes to former President Park Geun-hye of South Korea through her close confidant in order to win the government’s support for a crucial merger of two Samsung subsidies which helped cement...