Samsung’s Chinese market share expected to drop below 2 percent in Q4

Samsung’s share of the Chinese smartphone market will drop below 2 percent in the fourth quarter, according to Strategy Analytics. The firm ranked ninth in the People’s Republic, with a 2 percent share, in the third quarter—but that’s expected to drop to 1.6 percent by the time January arrives. Related: Samsung is having a tough time competing in China Believe it or not, Samsung was once a dominant player in China. Its market share peaked at...

Galaxy S8+ October security patch released in India

We’re almost half done with November and Samsung has now started rolling out the October security patch for the Galaxy S8+ in India. Last week, Samsung rolled out this patch for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in its home country of South Korea. The company recently detailed its November security patch and rolled out the first update today for the Galaxy A5 (2017). One can only imagine when it’s going...

Samsung rolling out November security update to the Galaxy A5 (2017)

The Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A5 (2017) were the first Samsung devices to get an update with the October security patch, and it looks like at least the A5 (2017) is also the first to receive the November security patch. An update that includes the latest security fixes is rolling out to the A5 (2017) in the UAE, carrying firmware version A520FXXU2BQJ6. Compared to the October security patch, there are considerably fewer vulnerabilities involved...

Samsung lists the Galaxy A5 (2018) on its website

Samsung is expected to unveil its new Galaxy A (2018) series in the near future. There have been a lot of reports recently about the Galaxy A5 (2018) and the Galaxy A7 (2018). A listing for the former has now been spotted on Samsung’s South Korean website. The listing states the obvious, that Samsung has the Galaxy A5 (2018) in the pipeline. It doesn’t reveal anything about the device itself, though. Galaxy A5 (2018) on Samsung’s website The Galaxy...