New fast wireless charger for Galaxy S9 leaked in official user manual

As the official unveiling of the Galaxy S9 series inches closer, more and more information about the devices and its accessories are leaking online. After alleged press renders of the phone, seemingly official cases, Dex Pad, etc., the new fast wireless charger (EP-N5100) that is supposed to be announced along with the Galaxy S9 series has also made its way online through a user manual published by...

Galaxy S9 dual Dolby Surround AKG speakers and Bixby Vision improvements rumored

We are less than two weeks from the official announcement of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ due February 25 in Barcelona. New information about the upcoming handsets continues to surface regardless of the impending launch. We’re now hearing unconfirmed claims about some improvements that Samsung has made to Bixby on the Galaxy S9 which will make Samsung’s personal assistant more useful. In addition to that, the Galaxy S9 duo may finally...

First Galaxy S8 Oreo firmware now available for download

Samsung started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ last week. The over-the-air update was first released for those who had taken part in the beta program. We reported this morning that the update is now rolling out to non-beta Galaxy S8 owners in several markets. Many of our readers have been asking us when the Galaxy S8 Oreo firmware will be available for download from our firmware section. We’re now happy...

Galaxy S9 Snapdragon 845 performance can’t really be quantified by new benchmark results

For years, Qualcomm’s flagship chip has powered almost all high-end Android smartphones and that will be the case throughout 2018 as well. The company announced the Snapdragon 845 processor last year and the Galaxy S9 is going to be the first device to use it. Samsung will only ship the Galaxy S9 with Qualcomm’s chip in select markets like North America. The company’s own Exynos 9810 chip will power...

Samsung will release Galaxy S8 Oreo update in the Netherlands next week

We reported earlier today that Samsung has now started rolling out the Galaxy S8 Oreo update to non-beta users. The company had originally said that these users would receive the update a day after beta users but it has taken a little more than a day. Nevertheless, users in markets where the update has been rolled out will be happy that they can finally get a taste of Oreo. Users in other markets will have to keep waiting because Samsung will only...

Galaxy S8 Oreo update now rolling out to non-beta users

It took more than a day for the Galaxy S8 Oreo update to come to users who weren’t part of the beta program, unlike what Samsung had said, but the moment has finally arrived. The official Oreo update is now rolling out to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in many regions for those on Android 7.0 Nougat. We can confirm the update is available in Germany, India, Turkey, the UAE, and Belgium. Some of these...