PSA: Remember to enable Dolby Atmos on your Galaxy S9!

You’d think that after taking so many years to bring stereo speakers to its flagship lineup, Samsung would ensure the audio experience offered by those speakers was the best it could be out of the box. Yet, on the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, an important feature related to the audio experience, both through the loudspeakers and the AKG-tuned earphones, comes disabled by default. We’re talking about Dolby Atmos, as you would have guessed after reading...

Galaxy J8 (2018) launch inches closer, receives Wi-Fi certification

A device with the model number SM-J800FN has been spotted at the Wi-Fi Alliance. The same device surfaced in a benchmark last month, revealing some of its specifications. Based on Samsung’s naming pattern, the device should be the Galaxy J8 (2018). The device’s visit to the Wi-Fi Alliance for receiving its Wi-Fi certification signals its impending launch. Other than that it has  Android...

Samsung’s patent envisions ‘over the air’ wireless charging

The current use of the term ‘wireless charging’ is a bit of a misnomer. Unlike wireless internet where devices can connect to the internet without any wires, current wireless charging technologies still depend on physically placing the device on a charging pad connected to a power socket. They are essentially easy-to-use wired charging solutions that don’t require connecting the phone or a tablet...

Rewind: SamMobile Facebook Live Session – Episode 1

We announced our weekly Facebook Live sessions a few days ago. It’s a new platform that we’re exploring to bring you the content that you love in a manner that’s more engaging and dynamic. The live sessions will be conducted every Wednesday by our co-founder Martin Reinders and YouTube Producer Rutger Verstegen. We conducted our very first Facebook Live session yesterday in which we talked about the Galaxy S9, Samsung’s display technology and many...

Samsung to decide on the Galaxy Note 9 in-display fingerprint sensor soon

It has long been rumored that Samsung will introduce a display-based fingerprint sensor on its flagship smartphones but the company is yet to do that. There have been conflicting reports recently about the possibility that this feature might make it to the Galaxy Note 9. A new report out of South Korea today claims that Samsung is going to make a final decision on the in-display fingerprint sensor for the Galaxy Note 9 soon. The report claims that...

Samsung Pay launched in Italy

Samsung continues to expand its mobile payments service to more markets across the globe. The company has announced today that Samsung Pay is now available in Italy. This is the 21st market for Samsung’s mobile payments service, making Samsung Pay one of the most widely accepted payment solutions in the world. Samsung Pay in Italy Samsung Pay has proven to be an award-winning service for the company....

Samsung’s Disney AR Emoji deal is a masterstroke

With the Galaxy S9, Samsung introduced AR Emoji. Like the iPhone X’s Animoji feature, AR Emoji lets you create emojis that “follow your movements and expressions,” and Samsung managed to rope in Disney to bring many of its popular characters to AR Emoji. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse emojis have already gone live (see how to start using them here), and over the course of the year, more Disney characters will be made available. While Samsung’s...

Galaxy S9 ARCore support will arrive in a few weeks

Samsung announced at its annual developers’ conference last year that it has teamed up with Google to bring its ARCore platform to the Galaxy, Galaxy S8+ and the Galaxy Note 8. Samsung decided against fragmenting augmented reality on Android. It could have created its own AR platform for its smartphones but in the interest of reducing fragmentation on what is already an overly fragmented platform, Samsung embraced ARCore. Samsung has since released...

Samsung’s new Exynos 9610 chip brings premium multimedia features

Samsung today announced the launch of its new mobile processor, the Exynos 7 Series 9610. The Exynos 9610 chip is built on Samsung’s 10-nanometer FinFET process and it will bring premium multimedia features to mid-range devices. Samsung’s Exynos 7 series chips are primarily used for its premium mid-range lineup such as the Galaxy A series while its Exynos 9 series chips are meant for flagships like...