[Poll] Are you still interested in buying a tablet, either from Samsung or other OEMs?

Tablet sales have been on the decline for the last couple of years. Samsung managed to stay in the game in second place (behind Apple) with double-digit market share at the end of 2017, but there’s no denying the fact that consumers are showing much less interest in tablets as smartphone displays grow bigger and devices like the Chromebook offer access to full-fledged laptop form factors at affordable prices. While that may be an incentive for manufacturers...

Samsung has a new competitor in India’s budget segment

Well, it looks like any plans Samsung may have had to take back the budget market in India will have to be sent back to the drawing board. Xiaomi has become a force to reckon with in the Indian budget smartphone scene, with some analysts saying it has beaten Samsung to the top spot thanks to smartphones priced aggressively for the hardware and features they offer. Today, another Chinese OEM has...

Samsung Galaxy Android 9.0 ‘P’ update: A first, cautious preview

Ever since Google detailed Android P at its I/O 2018 developers’ conference earlier this month, we have received a lot of queries about the Samsung Galaxy Android 9.0 update release roadmap. As expected, Samsung hasn’t said anything right now about when we can expect the Android P update for Galaxy smartphones. It hasn’t even responded to calls for an explanation about why the Galaxy S9 hasn’t been included in the Android P public beta program. However,...

Samsung will announce a new customer for its Exynos processors next year

Samsung, already the largest chipmaker in the world by revenue, is looking to further extend its lead in this market by supplying its Exynos processors to more external clients. The company recently ended Intel’s 24-year reign as the largest semiconductor-based chipmaker in the world but there’s an important distinction to be made here. Samsung has been able to overtake Intel due to its dominant position in the global memory chip market. Intel doesn’t...

Samsung’s Android Go handset is being tested for the Indian subcontinent

Samsung didn’t partake in Google’s Android One program, but there have been recent indications that the company is making an Android Go handset. In fact, it’s pretty much confirmed that such a device is in the works. A benchmark listing for the Samsung SM-J260G gave us enough clues that it’s based on Android Go: the device was benchmarked with 1GB of RAM, a processor codenamed Universal7570_Go, and Android 8.1 Oreo. A trademark application also...

Galaxy S9 LTE speed is 42% faster than iPhone X but you won’t really feel it

Samsung sent out a press release today boasting that the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ are the fastest smartphones on the market today with download speeds that are up to 42 percent faster than its closest competitors. It has based this claim on data compiled by Ookla, a well-regarded data speed analysis company. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were up against the iPhone X, the Google Pixel 2 and the Galaxy S7 in this test, the two-generation old handset...

Galaxy Tab S4 closes in on launch, gets Bluetooth certification

The Galaxy Tab S4 may or may not offer the features some of us would like to see, but it sure looks to be on track for an official launch in July like its predecessors (except the Tab S3, which came out earlier because of the Note 7’s cancellation). The tablet was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance at the beginning of May, and it has now managed to grab Bluetooth certification as well. The Bluetooth...

Galaxy S9 sales in South Korea cross 1 million units

Samsung maintains that it expects the Galaxy S9 sales to outperform the Galaxy S8 but the market response in its home country of South Korea tells a different story. Not long after the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were released, we reported that South Koreans weren’t too enthusiastic about the new flagship because it doesn’t bring any major changes compared to the Galaxy S8. The Galaxy A8 (2018) was actually Samsung’s best-selling smartphone in South...

Samsung rolling out May 2018 security patch for the Galaxy J7 (2017)

Samsung detailed the May 2018 security patch last week and it’s now gradually rolling out the latest security maintenance release to compatible devices. The Galaxy J5 Prime was the first device to receive the May 2018 security patch four days ago after Samsung confirmed it and now it’s the Galaxy J7 (2017) that’s getting it. Galaxy J7 (2017) May 2018 security patch Samsung had actually released this security patch for the Galaxy J2 Pro even before...

Exclusive: Here’s the Galaxy J6 with its Infinity display in the flesh

The Galaxy J6 is the next Samsung smartphone that will get the company’s Infinity display, following its introduction to the Galaxy A lineup with the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+. The Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ were also launched with Infinity displays earlier this month, and while there’s no word on when the Galaxy J6 will go official, we have gotten hold of live images of the device that give us...