Samsung may never earn the kind of profits Apple does from smartphones

Samsung revealed its Q4 2017 earnings a couple of days ago and announced record operating profit of $14.3 billion for the quarter on revenue of $61.6 billion, posting a 64 percent increase in profits year-over-year. 2017 has been the year of Samsung as it posted a full-year record operating profit of $50 billion, but the bulk of it came from a side of the company that not many people are familiar with. Samsung’s stellar performance in recent quarters...

Official Clear View Galaxy S9 and S9+ cases reveal similar dimensions to S8 and S8+

Mobile Fun, one of the popular accessories retailer for smartphones, has gotten hold of the official Clear View cases for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ and revealed an interesting tidbit. The retailer has put up a video detailing the cases, and as noted in the video, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ fit almost perfectly in the S9 and S9+ cases, suggesting the dimensions aren’t going to be much different. Leaked renders have suggested the curves on the display...

Galaxy S8 Active Oreo update in development, Wi-Fi certification surfaces

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be receiving their Android 8.0 Oreo update any day now as the beta program ended last week. It goes without saying that this update will eventually make its way to the Galaxy S8 Active as well and a new development shows that it could happen in the not too distant future. The Oreo-powered Galaxy S8 Active has been spotted in a certification listing at the...

Apple reportedly cuts iPhone X display orders from Samsung Display

While Samsung and Apple continue to fight fiercely in the smartphone market, behind the curtains they share a supplier-customer relationship with Samsung being one of its largest component suppliers. Samsung’s display unit is the sole supplier of OLED displays for Apple’s iPhone X and is expected to make as much as $22 billion in revenue by supplying OLED panels to iPhones in 2018. Naturally, any slow-down in iPhone sales will have an adverse impact...

Galaxy A8+ (2018) also gets another update with January 2018 security patch

Yesterday, the Galaxy Note 8 was updated to a newer software version that made no changes to the Android security patch date but mentioned improved security in the changelog, leading us to believe the update may have been released to bring fixes for the Meltdown and Spectre exploits that have sent everyone in a frenzy since they were discovered. Now, the Galaxy A8+ (2018) is also getting a new software...