Galaxy Note 8 Oreo firmware reveals unannounced Galaxy device codenames

Without divine intervention, there’s no way Samsung is going to see sense in not releasing a boatload of smartphones in 2018, just like every year in the past. Well, the company does claim to have worked on “lineup optimization of low-end models”, calling it a reason for decreased smartphone shipments in Q4 2017. But that might not actually be the case, as an XDA developer has discovered a slew of codenames in the leaked Galaxy Note 8 Oreo...

Samsung downplays impact of weak iPhone X sales on its revenues

Yesterday Samsung released its Q4 2017 earnings, where the company posted a record high profit for the last quarter. Despite this performance, many people were skeptical if Samsung will be able to maintain this momentum due to various uncertainties in its components business. Less than expected sales of iPhone X is one such factor many analysts believed will have a negative impact on earnings from Samsung’s display division in the next few quarters....

Galaxy Note 8 gets new update with no changelog, January security patch

The Galaxy Note 8 got updated with the January 2018 security patch not too long ago, and Samsung is now rolling out a new software update for its newest flagship. Oddly, the security patch is still on January, and there’s nothing in the changelog other than “improved security.” It’s possible the company has thrown in a few additional security fixes or has fixed some bugs that may have cropped up with the last update. The update is rolling out in...

Check out Samsung’s infographic of Samsung Experience 9.0 and Oreo features

Since the first day of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Oreo beta program, we’ve highlighted many of the new features that the update will introduce. Oreo will also bring Samsung Experience 9.0, the newest version of its proprietary user interface, though if you go by the company’s way of doing it, Samsung Experience (SE) 9.0 is the name for the entire new software and Android 8.0 Oreo is a part of that...

Galaxy S9 camera and fingerprint components surface online

Its components galore today as merely hours after we picked up on battery components of the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+, images of the Galaxy S9 camera and fingerprint components have now surfaced online. It’s not surprising to see these images come up now as they often surface whenever we get close to the launch of a new flagship smartphone. Galaxy S9 camera and fingerprint components Don’t be alarmed...

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ battery capacities confirmed by parts retailer

It certainly seems like the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will have to depend on improvements to processor and software efficiency to exceed the endurance of their predecessors. Recent rumors pegged the Galaxy S9 and S9+ battery capacities at 3,000 mAh and 3,500 mAh respectively, the same as the S8 and S8+, and a certain telecom regulator had recently offered proof that the rumors were true. We’re now...