Galaxy J8 undergoing various certifications with a new model number

For some reason, Samsung chose to make the Galaxy J8 official in India last month alongside the Galaxy J6, Galaxy A6, and Galaxy A6+. What made the announcement strange was the revelation that the Galaxy J8 would hit retail in July while the other three devices would go on sale the very next day (at least in India, where the company also quietly launched the Galaxy J4 recently). Perhaps the company wanted folks to know that it has more devices with...

The Galaxy J6’s build quality and impressive performance betray its low price tag

When we first heard about Samsung’s plans to bring Infinity displays to the mid-range lineup with the Galaxy A8 (2018), we weren’t completely surprised. The company’s flagship phone features have often trickled down to the mid-range A series devices, and it only felt logical that the Infinity display also be brought down to a lower price bracket. It was also necessitated by the industry’s quick adoption...

Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2018) gets Wi-Fi certification

A couple of days back, we came across what appears to be a successor to the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 on the Bluetooth SIG website. The same device has now been spotted at the Wi-Fi Alliance undergoing Wi-Fi certification. Though not much is known about this device, the series of certifications confirm that the official launch is around the corner. Comes with Android Oreo 8.1 onboard Going by the documentation...

Galaxy A3 (2017) update brings the June 2018 security patch

Samsung is once again releasing an Android security patch for one of its devices ahead of the patch’s official announcement. This time, it’s the Galaxy A3 (2017) that’s on the receiving end. An update for the device is rolling out in a couple of European markets including Germany, Italy, and Nordic countries with the June 2018 security patch. It also hopefully fixes the reboot and bootloop issues some users have faced after upgrading to Android 8.0...

SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine: June 4, 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...