Galaxy J4 live pictures surface

We haven’t seen any leaked renders of Samsung’s upcoming mid-range handset so far and we don’t need to wait for them anymore as the first live Galaxy J4 images have likely surfaced online. The device has been submitted to the National Communication Propagation Committee of Taiwan for approval and the first live pictures of the Galaxy J4 have surfaced on the agency’s website.

We have seen increasing evidence over the past couple of weeks which suggests that an official launch of the new Galaxy J series may not be that far off. The official support pages of the Galaxy J6 were spotted last week so it appears that Samsung might make an official announcement soon.

Galaxy J4 live pictures

The images show that unlike some of Samsung’s recent mid-range smartphones, the Galaxy J4 isn’t going to have a metal unibody design. It’s going to have a removable back which also means that the handset will have a replaceable battery.

Even though it’s quite likely that the Galaxy J6 will feature a flat Infinity Display with no home button and a repositioned fingerprint sensor at the back, these images suggest that no such drastic design changes will be made to the Galaxy J4 and it’s going to retain the physical home button at the front.

As far as the specifications are concerned, the Galaxy J4 will likely feature an Exynos 7570 processor with 2GB of RAM. It’s going to ship with Android 8.0 Oreo with support for Bluetooth 4.2. The screen size is said to be 5.5-inch.

The first firmware for the Galaxy J4 is already available for download from our database. We also have the official Galaxy J4 wallpapers available for download as well. The availability of its first firmware file also suggests that an official launch is not that far off. Samsung is yet to confirm anything about its new Galaxy J series handsets, though it’s only a matter of time now before the Galaxy J4 and other new models in this lineup are officially launched.

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Samsung Pay now supports online payments in the UAE

Samsung Pay has transformed into a major differentiating factor for the Galaxy smartphones in the recent past. The convenience Samsung Pay offers is far better than any other mobile payment solution currently available in the market, and the same is reflected in the positive response the service has received in all the markets where it is available.

More convenience and security

Samsung has constantly been adding new features to make Samsung Pay even more useful and popular. Paying for purchases online is one such feature Samsung has added to its service in select markets. According to media reports, the company is now bringing this functionality to its users in the UAE to mark the first-year anniversary of Samsung Pay in the region.

So far, Samsung Pay users in the UAE were able to payments only at in-store PoS terminals, but with the new feature, the service can be used to make online payments as well. The new option allows users to handle payment requests on supported apps and websites through Samsung Pay, offering more convenience and security.

Samsung has partnered with regional payment gateway providers like CCAvenue and Mashreq Bank to enable this functionality. Samsung Pay’s online payment option is compatible with all the major operating systems, browsers, and mobile apps. Essentially, any app or website in the UAE which supports CCAvenue and Mashreq Bank payment gateways should work with the new service.

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My (short) wishlist for the Galaxy Tab S4

Samsung is currently working on the Galaxy Tab S4, which is expected to make an official appearance at the IFA in September. Samsung has announced many tablets in the last couple of years, and while some of them hit it off, others weren’t as well received. I remember the time the Galaxy Tab S was released back in 2014 and made us jump with joy as Samsung brought the AMOLED display back to its tablet lineup. All those vivid colors on a screen that big? Exactly what we needed, especially after Samsung was forced to stop selling the Galaxy Tab 7.7, its first tablet with an AMOLED display, thanks to Apple and decided to make tablets with LCD displays for the next couple of years.

Looking back, one can argue that the best thing about the Galaxy Tab S was that its screen had a 16:9 aspect ratio, which is still the best for watching videos on a mobile device. Many were disappointed when Samsung decided to make the switch to a 4:3 aspect ratio with the Galaxy Tab S2 and stuck with it for the Galaxy Tab S3 as well. 4:3 displays are great for reading books and browsing the internet, but what about those of us who spend most of our time watching YouTube videos and movies on Netflix while we’re traveling?

Samsung needs to think of us binge watchers

The Galaxy Tab S2 and Tab S3 offer a “reading mode” simply by having a 4:3 aspect ratio, but there’s no “movie mode”, and I think it’s time for Samsung to fix that by bringing back the 16:9 display from the first Galaxy Tab S. In fact, it would be great if the company could complete its “Infinity” lineup by putting an Infinity Display on the tablet, with the home button getting the boot. Yes, you do need some bezels on a tablet to make sure it isn’t a handling nightmare, and an Infinity Display would make for an oddly thin and long device that doesn’t look so great in a tablet form factor, but do the bezels need to be so big?

Also, can we finally have water resistance on a mainstream Galaxy tablet? You know, for the times we use our tablets in the bathtub at the end of a long and tiring day? Adding water resistance will probably raise the price tag by a fair margin and affect sales, but then again, it’s not like Samsung’s high-end tablets aren’t already overpriced.

But at the end of the day, it’s really the 16:9 display that I wish Samsung would reintroduce, and I’m sure many will agree. The company’s smartphone lineup is currently making the transition to 18:5:9 aspect ratio, and it would be disappointing to see the Galaxy Tab S4 touting the reading-friendly 4:3 aspect ratio at this point in time. Forget the Infinity Display, and forget water resistance. Just give me a display that’s suitable for viewing videos as they are meant to be viewed, and Samsung will have my money.

What do you think? Do you agree the 16:9 aspect ratio needs to come back with Samsung’s next high-end tablet? Get a discussion going in the comments!

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SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine: May 7, 2018

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future.

To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine in new designs every week. It will always include the important details about firmware updates such as the firmware versions, device model numbers, Android OS versions and the country where said update is out already.

SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine

Keep in mind, however, that these firmware details are based on the firmware that are available in our database, and in some cases, the latest updates might not show in the same week as the full firmware files take additional time to make it to our database.

The purpose of this magazine is to bring all of that important information about firmware updates to you, the reader, in a manner that’s easy to comprehend—so even if you’re new to the world of firmware, you’ll have no trouble making sense of it all.

Click on the image below to grab the latest firmware magazine!

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First Galaxy J4 firmware already available for download

Samsung has a couple of new mid-range handsets in the pipeline and the Galaxy J4 is one of them. It was first reported three months ago that the Galaxy J4 is a new budget smartphone that’s in development over at Samsung. This device will be released alongside the Galaxy J6 in the near future and it appears that the launch may not be that far off as the first Galaxy J4 firmware is available for download already.

The Galaxy J4 received its Bluetooth certification two weeks ago which was yet another major indication that the handset will soon be released. Moreover, the official support page for the Galaxy J6 surfaced online last week. It appears that we’re headed to an official launch of both these Galaxy J series handsets in the coming weeks.

First Galaxy J4 firmware

Samsung is yet to confirm anything about the Galaxy J4 but benchmark listings of the handset reveal that it’s going to be powered by a quad-core Exynos 7570 processor with 2GB of RAM. It’s going to ship with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box and will have support for Bluetooth 4.2. The resolution is not known at this point in time but the screen size might be 5.5-inch.

The first Galaxy J4 firmware that’s available for download right now confirms that this device will indeed ship with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. It also comes with the April 2018 security patch. Firmware version J400FXXU1ARDM is now available for download from our firmware section. The firmware file for the SM-J400F also confirms that Pakistan will be one of the markets where Samsung releases the new Galaxy J4.

Samsung is yet to confirm when it’s going to officially launch the Galaxy J4 and the Galaxy J6. Given all of the circumstantial evidence that has surfaced over the past few weeks, it’s only a matter of time now before these handsets are made official. No word as yet on the pricing and availability details.

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