Camera comparison: Galaxy S9 vs the Galaxy S8

While the Galaxy S8 didn’t bring major improvements to the rear camera over the Galaxy S7, at least not on the hardware front, the Galaxy S9 marks a notable leap forward for both Samsung phones and phone cameras in general. That’s thanks to the new Dual Aperture lens that allows the Galaxy S9’s rear camera to switch between an aperture of f/1.5, the lowest ever on a smartphone, and f/2.4, so that...

Samsung phone repair gets a lot easier starting tomorrow

Samsung is making it much easier to get an in-person repair done on your smartphone, provided that you’re based in the United States. The company has teamed up with uBreakiFix to offer in-person authorized support at more than 300 uBreakiFix locations across the country. It says that most customers will be able to get a Samsung phone repair done in two hours or less. Starting tomorrow, March 15, Samsung customers will be able to take their Galaxy...

Galaxy J7 Neo gets March 2018 security patch

Samsung is rolling out the March 2018 security patch for yet another mid-range handset today. This doesn’t come as a surprise since the company has developed a habit recently of rolling out the latest security maintenance releases to its mid-range devices first. The March 2018 security patch is now available for download for the Galaxy J7 Neo bearing model number SM-J701M. Galaxy J7 Neo March 2017 security patch If you’ve never heard of this device...

Running Oreo on the Galaxy S8? Don’t forget to try out Dual Messenger

Some messaging and social networking apps, like Instagram, allow you to run two different accounts on the same device. Others, like WhatsApp or Snapchat, are stricter in this regard, letting you use only one account. There have been many solutions to get around that limitation, such as Samsung’s Secure Folder, which creates a secure environment on the phone in which data and apps are completely separate...

Samsung SmartThings and Harman team up to advance the Internet of Things

Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has announced that it’s teaming up with SmartThings to further advance the Internet of Things. This is a collaboration between companies owned by Samsung as many of you might be aware that IoT darling SmartThings was acquired by Samsung back in 2014. This engineering partnership is between Samsung SmartThings R&D team and Harman Connected Services, a division of the auto-component...