Galaxy Note 9 price to be the same as the Galaxy Note 8’s in Korea

The Galaxy Note 9 may end up being sold at exactly the same price as the Galaxy Note 8, at least for the base variant that offers 128GB of storage. We have heard rumors supporting this possibility before, and there were also reports that said the Note 9 would command a solid premium in Europe. But the latest report out of Korea suggests that the Note 9 will indeed be priced the same as its predecessor. Galaxy Note 9 price looks more and more likely...

Check out all our coverage of the Galaxy Tab S4

The Galaxy Tab S4 has been official for more than 24 hours at this point, and we have naturally been talking about it a lot. And we’ll continue doing that in the days to come until the Galaxy Note 9 steals our attention, but if you missed all the Tab S4 coverage on SamMobile, we have put together the links to all our Tab S4 stories down below so you can get up to speed. All about the Galaxy Tab S4 Galaxy Tab S4 goes official with 10.5″ display,...

Three not-so-obvious Galaxy Tab S4 ‘drawbacks’ you should know before buying

After months of leaks and rumors, Samsung finally announced the Galaxy Tab S4 yesterday. The new tablet brings many improvements over the Galaxy Tab S3, but there are also a few changes which cannot be classified as upgrades. We have listed below such not-so-obvious ‘issues’ you should be aware of before buying the Galaxy Tab S4. Depending on your usage habits, these issues may or may not matter to you, but they are worth your attention. You have...

Galaxy Note 9 may launch four days after Android 9.0 P goes official

Everyone knows Samsung’s Galaxy Note flagships are released with an older version of Android around the same time the newest version is officially released by Google. But this year, Samsung may be cutting it extremely close, if a rumor about Android 9.0 P’s official release is true. According to evleaks, Android 9.0 will debut on August 20. That’s four days before the Galaxy Note 9 is going to hit...

Galaxy Tab S4 and Galaxy Tab A 10.5 will get quarterly security updates

Samsung unveiled two new tablets yesterday, the Galaxy Tab S4 and the Galaxy Tab A 10.5. These tablets target the high-end and (upper) budget segments respectively and have a few features in common, such as a widescreen display and four loudspeakers with Dolby Atmos support (though the Tab S4’s are turned by AKG as well). And it turns there’s another common aspect of these tablets, despite the difference...

Samsung remains at the top in Q2 global smartphone rankings

Earlier today, we reported about the Q2 2018 global smartphone shipments data from Counterpoint Research. IDC, Strategy Analytics, and Canalys have also published the second quarter shipment numbers, and we decided to do a combined post on these new reports. All these reports agree on the state of the global smartphone market and vendor rankings, but there are minor differences in data. The variation...

Samsung opens Galaxy Note 9 reservations, confirms August 24 release date

Samsung is now taking reservations for the Galaxy Note 9. Reservations are different from pre-orders, the company is basically allowing interested customers to sign up in order to get notified when its next flagship smartphone becomes available for pre-order. It has put up a page on its US website where customers can go and provide their details to be notified when more details become available. It has also confirmed the rumored August 24 release...

Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) get July 2018 security patch update

The July 2018 security patch is making its way to two more mid-range Galaxy smartphones. An update is rolling out for the Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) in a couple of markets including the United Kingdom and India, bringing with it the latest security patch. The Galaxy A7 (2017) had received a similar update in mid-July. Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) update rolling out Since the new update is based on Android 8.0 Oreo, it might also...

Samsung Health crosses 500 million installs on the Google Play Store

Samsung’s fitness and activity tracking platform is called Samsung Health. It was initially launched as “S Health” with the Galaxy S3 and the company rebranded it to Samsung Health last year. That’s also when Samsung added an “Ask An Expert” feature to the app which allowed users in the United States 24/7 online doctor visits. S Health is already available on a wide variety of Samsung smartphones so it should not come as a surprise that it has crossed...

The top Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features

The Galaxy Tab S4 is finally here, making its debut a week ahead of the Galaxy Note 9. The Tab S4 has taken some time to get here thanks to the fact that the Galaxy Tab S3 was released earlier than usual after the Galaxy Note 7 was cancelled. What has all that extra time in the oven got to show for it? Well, we list a few features that we think make the Galaxy Tab S4 worth buying. 16:10 AMOLED display...