Unofficial Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ renders reveal dual rear camera for the A6+

The Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ are set to expand the Galaxy A series by slotting in below the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) as successors to the Galaxy A5 (2017) and the Galaxy A7 (2017). We have exclusively confirmed that these handsets will be released in Europe, Russia and the Middle East, and at least the Galaxy A6 is expected to be unveiled soon following the appearance of its support...

New details emerge about Samsung’s foldable smartphone

Smartphone innovation has saturated in the last couple of years and companies are struggling to offer meaningful upgrades, resulting in slower replacement cycles. Smaller bezels and slightly improved cameras are not compelling enough for many customers to upgrade to the newer models. Smartphones with foldable displays are considered to be the next big technological milestone that can overcome this fatigue in the market. Samsung is widely considered...

Meizu 15 Plus will be powered by the Samsung Exynos 8895 chipset

Samsung’s Exynos chipsets can go toe to toe with Qualcomm’s flagship mobile processors as far as performance is concerned, but the Exynos chips haven’t had the kind of success that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon lineup has enjoyed for so many years. Smartphone manufacturers still prefer opting for a Snapdragon chip and, in case of budget phones in developing markets, processors from Chinese chipmaker MediaTek. Chinese OEM Meizu, however, has a long history...

BREAKING: Galaxy A5 (2017) Oreo update seems to be rolling out

The Galaxy A5 (2017) was spotted with Android 8.0 Oreo on the Wi-Fi Alliance website a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like Samsung Russia has already started rolling out the Oreo update to the device. We’ve received tips from two of our readers telling us that they have received the Oreo update on their A5 (2017), with screenshots confirming the rollout has indeed begun. The update comes as a 1.2GB...

[Poll] Galaxy S8 on Oreo suffering from high battery drain in airplane mode

The Android 8.0 Oreo update brought many new features and enhancements to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, but many users have also complained of poorer battery life on Oreo compared to Nougat. Reduced battery life is often a side effect of major updates, but for some Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners, battery life seems to have been affected in an unusual manner after the Oreo update: The phones have begun draining battery excessively when airplane mode is...

April 2018 security patch update now hitting the Galaxy Note 8

The Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy Note 8 started rolling out last month, and by now the update has likely reached most — if not all – Note 8 users around the world. Samsung, thankfully, isn’t sitting around after giving Note 8 owners the major update they should have received much earlier and has now released a new software update for the device to bring it up to speed with the latest security fixes. The update is rolling out to the Note...

Unlocked Galaxy S9 April security patch update rolling out

The latest Android security patch has now been released for the unlocked Galaxy S9, following an update for the T-Mobile variant in the US. The April 2018 security patch update for the Galaxy S9 is rolling out in Germany at the moment; it’s not available for the Galaxy S9+ just yet, but that should change in the coming days. An interesting thing to note here is that the latest Galaxy S9 update,...