Samsung’s QLED TVs become official Xbox One X partner for better 4K HDR gaming experience

Microsoft has announced that it has officially partnered with Samsung to offer a better 4K HDR gaming experience through the latter’s latest QLED TV lineup. Samsung’s latest QLED TVs offer a peak brightness of more than 1,500 nits for an unparalleled HDR experience, 100 percent color volume, and accurate colors. Moreover, these TVs have a low input lag, three-step image processing, no-gap wall mount, and a single-cable connection. “The arrival...

SamMobile Daily Recap: September 4, 2017 — Galaxy J7 (2016), 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 covered today. Bixby Samsung’s Bixby Speaker will (reportedly) outperform the Amazon Echo Deals Daily Deal: Take 76% off a first-generation...

Netflix starts supporting HDR on the Galaxy Note 8

Samsung started supporting HDR content on its high-end smartphones and TVs last year. The Galaxy Note 7 was the first smartphone from the company to support HDR. Later, the Galaxy S8, the Galaxy S8+, and the Galaxy Note 8 were released with HDR capable displays as well. However, Netflix, one of the major producer and distributor of HDR content didn’t support HDR on any of Samsung’s smartphones, but...

Android 7.0 Nougat firmware for the Galaxy J7 (2016) now available online

The long-awaited Android 7.0 Nougat firmware for the Galaxy J7 (2016) is now available to download from our online database for manual flashing. There’s a caveat, though: it’ll only work with units registered in India. That said, we expect to have the firmware for other regions listed on our database in the near future—so be sure to check our weekly Firmware Magazine to find out when it’s available for your handset. Model SM-J710FN Model name Galaxy...

Samsung starts accepting pre-registrations for the Galaxy Note 8 in India

Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 8 a couple of weeks ago, and pre-orders for the device went live in some key markets such as the US and the UK. The company seems to have started shipping the phone to a few customers already. It now appears that the company is ready to launch its latest phablet in the Indian market. The pre-registrations for the Galaxy Note 8 have now begun on Samsung India’s website. Pre-registration is different from...

Daily Deal: Take 76% off a first-generation Gear 360

Amazon has temporarily slashed the price of the first-generation Gear 360, which is Samsung’s award-winning camera that’s capable of taking 360-degree photographs and videos, down to just $82.64 (76% off). If you want to take advantage of this promotion, hit the Buy Now button below. We strongly advise you to hurry though, as Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available — and once it’s gone, it’s gone. The post Daily Deal: Take...

Samsung’s Bixby Speaker will (reportedly) outperform the Amazon Echo

Samsung’s so-called Bixby Speaker will have a better Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform than Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, revealed Dinesh Paliwal, CEO of Harman International, in a statement issued to The Korea Herald on Monday. Paliwal added that Samsung is working with Harman to launch “a whole new ecosystem,” corroborating rumors claiming that the firm is building a platform wherein all of its appliances can be controlled using a single...

Galaxy Note 8 now shipping to customers in the United States

The much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8 has now started shipping to customers who pre-ordered a unit in the United States, according to several reports on reddit. The handset is expected to arrive as soon as September 5, throwing the September 15 launch date out of the window. I’m not entirely sold, though. Earlier this year, I received an alert informing me that my Galaxy S8 had been dispatched ahead...

SamMobile Firmware update magazine: September 4, 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,...

First Galaxy Note 8 firmware available for download

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 8 on August 23 and started taking pre-orders for the handset from the very next day in select markets. The company has confirmed that the Galaxy Note 8 is going to be released in launch markets on September 15. There have already been reports of pre-ordered handsets being shipped, at least in the United States. Those who have pre-ordered a unit only have to wait for just over a week now for their Galaxy Note 8 to...

Buy one Galaxy Note 8 and get the other for free from T-Mobile

We reported last week that T-Mobile was possibly going to launch a Galaxy Note 8 BOGO deal in the near future. The carrier has now announced its buy one, get one free deal for Samsung’s new flagship smartphone. T-Mobile customers will have to pre-order two Galaxy Note 8 units from T-Mobile on its equipment installment plan. They will have to pay a $210 deposit for each device so that’s $420 upfront. They then have to sign up for a new line of service...

Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 sold out in South Korea

Samsung had to recall millions of units of the Galaxy Note 7 due to battery issues. It later decided to launch a refurbished variant of the handset to limit the environmental impact of the recall. Thus the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 was announced as the Galaxy Note FE in July this year. The Galaxy Note FE was made using leftover Galaxy Note 7 parts and unopened units of the original device. It’s essentially the same device as the Galaxy Note 7 but...

Samsung kicks off a neat pre-order deal for the Gear Fit2 Pro in the US

Samsung has announced that it will be awarding a complimentary pair of U Flex wireless earphones (RRP $79.99) to all customers in the United States who pre-order the recently-announced Gear Fit2 Pro before September 14. It’s worth noting, however, that the products will arrive separately; the Gear Fit2 Pro will be delivered on September 15, while the U Flex earphones won’t start shipping until the week of September 18—but that’s not such a big deal. In...

Galaxy Note 8 price in South Korea might cross 1 million won

Samsung has confirmed pricing for the Galaxy Note 8 in several markets across the globe. However, customers in its home market of South Korea still don’t know how much it’s going to charge them for its new flagship. That’s because Samsung is yet to set the Galaxy Note 8 price in South Korea. The government of South Korea wants to cut down telecom costs and that’s making it difficult for Samsung to decide on local pricing for its new flagship smartphone....

These Galaxy devices will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo (updated: September 4)

Not many topics keep Android users on their toes as much as big, feature-rich updates. And with the Android 8.0 Oreo update on the horizon, we are once more bombarded with questions. Will the Galaxy S8 get that update? When can I update my Galaxy S7? How about my Galaxy S6? Here we share what we know. Be smart and bookmark, since we’ll be updating this article whenever new information surfaces. We’ll get right to the question of which device will...