SamMobile Daily Recap: December 15, 2017 — Galaxy A8 (2018), Galaxy S9 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. Firmware News Galaxy Note Fan Edition updated with the December security patch Phones Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S9 dimensions...

Watchface Friday: Here’s our selection of this week’s best watchfaces

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another edition of Watchface Friday! For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over the Internet to find something we’ve listed. Gear...

Samsung will reportedly launch new smartphones at CES 2018

The world’s largest consumer electronics convention will take place in Las Vegas next month and as always, Samsung is going to have a big presence at CES 2018. A new report out of South Korea suggests that Samsung is going to launch new smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show. Don’t keep your fingers crossed for the Galaxy S9, though. The new flagship is likely going to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona. That’s going...

Official case surfaces in leaked Galaxy A8 (2018) renders

It’s only a matter of time before Samsung unveils its new Galaxy A series handsets. They won’t be called the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2018) as previously expected. The new handsets are expected to be called Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ (2018). Several images and renders of the handsets have already been leaked online. The latest leak also gives us a glimpse of an official case for the Galaxy A8 (2018). Leaked...

Samsung’s making a limited edition Galaxy Note 8 case for South Korea

The Galaxy Note 8 isn’t getting any special color variant like the Burgundy Red Galaxy S8 Samsung unveiled two weeks ago, but the company is releasing a special edition case for its latest Note flagship in South Korea. Developed in partnership with local design firm 99AVANT, the case will come bundled with the 256GB Galaxy Note 8, with only 99 units of the case to be made in total. The case that shall...

Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S9 dimensions comparison reveal an interesting possibility

Some fresh renders of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were leaked online yesterday giving us an idea of what to expect from Samsung’s next flagship. The leaks were accompanied by purported dimensions of the new handsets which when compared with the predecessors reveal an interesting possibility. Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S9 dimensions comparison Assuming that yesterday’s leak is accurate, the Galaxy S9 will measure 147.6 x 68.7 x 8.4mm compared to the Galaxy...

Synpatics in-display fingerprint sensor isn’t coming to the Galaxy S9

We already laid out several reasons why Synaptics’ newly announced in-display fingerprint sensor had little chance of making its way into the Galaxy S9, and it looks like it has indeed been confirmed that the new sensor will not be seen on a Samsung phone. Instead, it’s Chinese manufacturer Vivo that will claim the honor of being the first to offer a phone with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Vivo isn’t a “top five OEM” as Synaptics had put it,...

Galaxy Note Fan Edition updated with the December security patch

Samsung’s primary purpose for launching the Galaxy Note Fan Edition (FE) was no doubt reducing the impact on the environment from the Galaxy Note 7 recall, but it doesn’t look like the company’s compromising on software support despite the phone’s limited reach. The December security patch update is rolling out to the Galaxy Note FE as we write this, with carrier variants of the device in Samsung’s home country currently on the receiving end. This...