Galaxy S10 specs leak looks quite suspicious

A new Galaxy S10 specs leak has seemingly surfaced from Chinese social network Weibo and it tells a different story. Earlier reports have suggested that there will be three models of the Galaxy S10. All three have now received certification in China. The base model – SM-G970 – is expected to feature a single camera both at the front and back. The other two models are expected to come with a dual and triple rear camera respectively. The largest model...

Triple-camera Galaxy A7 goes on sale in South Korea

Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy A7 last month. It’s the company’s first smartphone with a triple-camera system at the back. India was one of the first markets to get this device. Samsung has now started selling it in its home country. Customers in South Korea can now pick up the company’s triple-camera touting Galaxy A7. This also happens to be Samsung’s first smartphone with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Galaxy A7 goes on sale in South Korea The...

Samsung reveals it’s developing a foldable display laptop

A foldable display laptop is being developed by Samsung. The company confirmed this yesterday during the launch event for the Samsung Notebook Flash. Clearly, the company’s vision for foldable displays goes beyond mobile devices. It already has a foldable smartphone in the pipeline which will be revealed next month. Lee Min-cheol, Samsung’s vice president of marketing for PCs, said yesterday that the company is developing this new form factor for...

Samsung reportedly close to using graphene batteries in smartphones

Lithium-ion batteries take over an hour to charge fully. Graphene batteries can reduce that time to just 12 minutes. That’s what Samsung claimed when its Advanced Institute of Technology successfully synthesized its patented graphene ball last year. The company said that this could be used to make lithium-ion batteries charge faster and last longer. Many have since been interested in finding out when this battery technology will make its way to the...

Samsung foldable phone reveal may finally be close

It seems the long-awaited Samsung foldable phone might be revealed soon. The company has reportedly been working on this device for the past few years. It’s expected to finally show it off later this year. Samsung has now put up a teaser which suggests that the foldable device may be revealed next month. Samsung’s mobile boss DJ Koh had previously said that the device could be revealed at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018. The teaser is indeed...

Galaxy A9 (2018) headed to China as the Galaxy A9s on October 24

Samsung’s Galaxy A9 (2018), the world’s first smartphone with four rear cameras, will soon be launching in China. A Twitter post says the Galaxy A9 (2018) will be rebranded as the Galaxy A9s for China, with a launch event set for October 24 at Xi’an City Wall. Pricing for the A9s could start at ¥3,499, which is roughly $500. That’s competitive pricing, to say the least, compared to...

In pictures: Some Samsung apps in their Oreo vs Android Pie avatars

Samsung is working on a considerable user interface refresh with Android Pie. Leaked Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 Pie builds have revealed an updated card-based interface and a dark theme for Samsung’s new Experience 10 UX, and we can already try out some of those Samsung apps with the design changes Pie will introduce to Galaxy smartphones. Android Pie will bring notable UI changes The updated versions...

Galaxy Watch can now track REM sleep without continuous heart rate monitoring

The Galaxy Watch’s recent software update has brought an important change for the watch’s sleep tracking feature. The Galaxy Watch can now track REM sleep at night without needing continuous heart rate monitoring. Before the last update, REM sleep data was only recorded when the watch was set to always monitor heart rate. That dependency of REM sleep tracking on heart rate monitoring has now been...

Samsung HMD Odyssey VR headset upgraded with Anti-Screen Door Effect display

Samsung has announced an upgraded version of its HMD Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality headset, called the HMD Odyssey+. As expected, the upgrade comes in the form of a new display, one that has Anti-Screen Door Effect (Anti-SDE) technology. The display resolution remains the same as the original headset (2880×1600), but the anti-SDE tech will reduce the chances of users seeing gaps between pixels. Samsung...