Samsung refutes rumors of buying a car manufacturer

Samsung has addressed recent rumors which suggested that the company might enter the automotive business as a player. It currently makes technological components for cars that are used by many manufacturers. The rumors suggested that Samsung would actually get into the business of making cars by acquiring a manufacturer. The company has denied it, saying it has no plans to do something like that. The rumors stemmed from a recent announcement by the...

Most Galaxy Note 9 pre-order customers have opted for 512GB storage

Samsung is only offering two storage variants of the Galaxy Note 9. The base model ships with 128GB of storage while customers who want more can purchase the 512GB model. It appears that the latter has been more appealing to pre-order customers. More than half of the Galaxy Note 9 pre-order customers have reportedly picked the 512GB model in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. 512GB Galaxy Note...

Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Tab S4 get ARCore support

ARCore is Google’s software-based augmented reality platform for Android. It’s already supported by several Samsung handsets including but not limited to the Galaxy S9. With the company unveiling new devices in recent weeks, the list has been updated to reflect that the AR platform is also supported by the Galaxy Note 9 and the Galaxy Tab S4. Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Tab S4 ARCore support ARCore enables...

Want to get rid of the Galaxy Note 9’s Bixby button? Just pull it out

Samsung introduced the dedicated Bixby button with the Galaxy S8 and even though fans haven’t grown to love it, the company has made it a permanent fixture on its flagship smartphones since then. The Galaxy Note 9 has it as well. If you’re not content with permanently disabling Bixby, you can get rid of the handset’s Bixby button by just pulling it out. Get rid of the Galaxy Note 9’s Bixby button Many...

Samsung reportedly working on a 17.5″ Galaxy View 2 tablet

Remember the Galaxy View? No? Allow us to rejog your memory. The Galaxy View was a massive Android tablet that Samsung launched nearly three years ago, following an exclusive reveal of the device’s pictures here at SamMobile. The idea was to offer consumers a movable display that isn’t as big as a television but isn’t as small as regular tablets, but the overall implementation left much to be desired....

China replaces America as the biggest market for Samsung

Samsung’s smartphone market share in China has dropped below 1% in the recent quarters. The company has been struggling to compete with the value-for-money Chinese brands which operate on wafer-thin margins. It has vowed to fight back in the world’s largest smartphone market, but none of its efforts have yielded any results so far. Despite its abysmal performance in the smartphone market, the company as a whole continues to do exceptionally well...

Caviar’s Galaxy Note 9 Fine Gold Edition costs $58,000

Starting at $999 for the base variant, the Galaxy Note 9 is already an expensive device and out of reach for many users, but it still appears ‘cheap’ when compared to the Galaxy Note 9 Fine Gold Edition from the Russia-based Caviar Royal Gift firm. Clearly aimed at the super-rich who like to flaunt their wealth, the Galaxy Note 9 Fine Gold Edition comes with a custom back panel made with 1 kg of pure...

Latest Galaxy J6 update brings August 2018 security patch

The cheapest Samsung smartphone with an Infinity Display, the Galaxy J6, is receiving a new firmware update today. Samsung has done a reasonable job of ensuring that the handset remains up-to-date on the software front. The latest Galaxy J6 update has now been rolled out in Europe. The security maintenance release brings the latest security patch for the month of August 2018. Galaxy J6 update We concluded...

First Galaxy Note 9 firmware download available now

The Galaxy Note 9 is yet to be released but Samsung rolled out the first Galaxy Note 9 firmware last week. The update was released over-the-air. We now have the first Galaxy Note 9 firmware available for download from our firmware section. It brings minor improvements such as a new toggle in the Super Slow-mo camera mode. Galaxy Note 9 firmware download The first software update for a new device is...

SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine: August 20, 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...

Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders outperform the Galaxy S9

Samsung’s carrier and retail partners across the globe started taking Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders last week. It was expected that initial sales of the handset might outperform the Galaxy S9, Samsung’s first flagship smartphone of the year. That appears to be the case if a new report out of South Korea is to be believed. Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders Even though Samsung said that the Galaxy S9 would outperform sales of the Galaxy S8 it didn’t actually happen....