The force is strong again with the software update game in Samsung’s Galaxy

The latest chapter in the Star Wars saga releases this week (and already has in a handful of countries, in addition to getting positive critical reception), and almost as if to coincide with the movie’s release, Samsung seems to have course corrected its software update game. I don’t know why I’m associating it with Star Wars. Maybe I’m just too happy that The Last Jedi is finally releasing and Samsung has decided to make things right at the same...

[Poll] How is your Galaxy Note 8’s performance holding up?

It’s been something of a tradition for Samsung, putting in more work as far as software optimization is concerned on their Note flagships, more so than its mainstream Galaxy S flagship phones. The Galaxy Note 4 may have been an exception, and we’ll never know how the Note 7 would have held up in the long run (feel free to tell us if you’ve been holding on to and using a unit even after the recall), but the extra optimization is clearly visible on...

SamMobile Daily Recap: December 12, 2017 — Galaxy J3 (2017), Galaxy S6 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. Firmware News Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy J3 (2017) get the December security patch Galaxy S6 and S6 edge receiving December...

Galaxy S6 receiving December security update in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh

Is Samsung making up for the delays its devices have seen with security updates in recent months? It sure looks like it. The mid-range Galaxy A5 (2016) was the first to receive the December security patch, the Galaxy Note 8 has been updated with the latest security fixes in at least one market, and so have the budget A3 (2017) and J3 (2017). Now, we’re seeing the Galaxy S6 also receiving an update with the December patch in India, Bangladesh, and...

Synaptics’ new in-display fingerprint sensor will probably not be on the Galaxy S9

Exactly a year ago, Synaptics announced a new fingerprint sensor that could be placed beneath the glass on the bottom bezel of a phone’s front side. That led to plenty of speculation that the Galaxy S8 would come with the fingerprint scanner buried under its AMOLED display, only for Samsung to put the fingerprint sensor in a horrible spot next to the rear camera. Today, Synaptics has unveiled an in-display fingerprint sensor that it says is already...

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) review: Two steps forward, one step back

In the past half year, we’ve reviewed the 2017 models of the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7, and it’s time now for the J3. Without any further ado, here is our review of the Galaxy J3 (2017). Galaxy J3 (2017) review: Design With the new J3, even Samsung’s cheapest phone has a metal housing. This shows us how much Samsung’s design philosophy has changed over the past years. It wasn’t that long ago when...

Galaxy phone users on Twitter happier than iPhone users, study claims

Have you taken to Twitter to praise your Samsung smartphone, or to rant about something that irks you to no end on your Galaxy? If your answer to either of those questions is yes, then you might have been part of the data that was collected in a study that claims that Samsung phone owners are happier than iPhone users, if we go by tweets made in the last two years. Note 7 fiasco couldn’t do much to...

LG Display to supply Samsung with 65- and 75-inch LCD panels this month

Samsung will take delivery of a batch of 65- and 75-inch LCDs from LG Display later this month, according to The Korea Herald, marking the start of a new partnership between the two giants, following a supply cut by Sharp last year. It was widely believed that LG would take over from where Sharp left off, mass-producing ultra-high-resolution 40-inch panels for use in Samsung’s high-end, moderately-sized Smart TVs – but clearly that isn’t the...

New Galaxy Note 8 update includes the December security patch

It looks like the Galaxy Note 8 is on track for timely updates after a few months of neglect, at least in France. The unbranded Galaxy Note 8 received an update in the country yesterday, bringing some of the missing features that we saw in the November update for Taiwan and some carrier-locked versions in the US. These features, including the Secure Wi-Fi VPN functionality and tweaks to the camera’s...

You will be able to stream HDR10+ content from Prime Video on December 13

Amazon will upload a flurry of High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10+) content to its on-demand Prime Video service in the United States on Wednesday, December 13, which will be available exclusively on Samsung’s high-end QLED and UHD Smart TVs. Related: Samsung is bringing HDR10+ to its 2016 range of Smart TVs Around one-hundred movies and TV shows will be available in the industry-leading, ultra-vivid HDR10+ standard, including Bosch, The Grand Tour,...