Samsung’s market share in China falls below 1 percent

Although Samsung posted record profits in 2017, thanks to the stellar performance of the semiconductor division, the company’s mobile business struggled to register growth. Samsung’s smartphone business faced challenges in many key markets around the world, particularly in China where the Chinese OEMs have a strong presence. Samsung’s mobile business has been on a downward spiral in China with the market share declining from 20 percent in 2015...

Official Galaxy J7 Duo wallpapers available for download

Some of you might already be aware that Samsung will soon be launching a new budget smartphone called the Galaxy J7 Duo. This device was first spotted a couple of weeks ago at the FCC and multiple reports have emerged since then to reveal more details about this device. We now have a good idea of what to expect from Samsung’s latest budget smartphone whenever it’s officially launched. It’s only a matter of time before Samsung officially unveils the...

Latest Galaxy J7 Duo leak reveals specs

An unreleased Samsung device bearing model number SM-J720F was discovered a couple of weeks ago in a listing at the FCC which suggested that Samsung had a new J series handset in the pipeline. Subsequent reports have revealed that this device is going to be launched as the Galaxy J7 Duo. It’s likely going to slot in between the Galaxy J7 (2017) and the Galaxy J7 Pro. A new leak has surfaced today...

Review: Gear IconX (2018) software update brings meaningful additions

Samsung’s original Gear IconX wireless earbuds were driven by solid ideas, but the implementation wasn’t the best. Battery life, in particular, left much to be desired, and the audio quality wasn’t great, either. But like Samsung’s other wearables, the Gear IconX received an upgrade less than a year later, and the new model brought numerous improvements and a few new features. The battery life got...

Samsung details the work behind the Galaxy S9’s stereo speakers

The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are an incremental upgrade over their predecessors. The new phones come with many improvements which add up to make a noticeable difference in the overall experience. Stereo speakers, however, are a major addition made by Samsung to its latest flagships and its flagship lineup in general. In a blog post on its website, Samsung has detailed the efforts required to equip the Galaxy S9 and S9+ with stereo speakers. Galaxy...

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ rear cameras use a Sony IMX sensor in some markets

Surprise? Not really. As expected, Samsung’s latest flagships come with a Sony IMX sensor in some markets, as revealed by the folks over at TechInsights in their Galaxy S9 camera teardown. Samsung has sourced the IMX345 sensor from Sony and the S5K2L3 from its own semiconductor division for its latest flagship, and both sensors come with the same specs to make possible camera features such as...

Samsung’s Gear IconX (2018) earbuds are getting a software update

Samsung has just announced that the Gear IconX (2018), the second iteration of its fitness tracking-enabled wireless earbuds, is getting a major software update today. The IconX update comes a few days after Samsung released updates for some of its smartwatches and fitness trackers, and it includes both new features and improvements to existing ones. Gear IconX (2018) software update The new features...