Galaxy A8s Bluetooth certification is a go ahead of December 10 launch

Samsung’s first commercial device with a hole in the display will soon be made official. Samsung has the launch date for the Galaxy A8s set for December 10, and the device has now been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. This comes just two days after the Galaxy A8s got its Wi-Fi certification. As expected, the Bluetooth certification doesn’t reveal anything new, only that the phone will support Bluetooth 5.0. The Galaxy A8s is shaping up to be...

Samsung extends its association with the Olympic Games for another decade

Samsung has signed an extension to its partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for another 10 years. Samsung and IOC signed the new deal at a ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea on December 4. The ceremony was attended by Thomas Bach, IOC President and DJ Koh, President and CEO of the IT&Mobile Communications Division at Samsung among others. Under the terms...

AT&T may just have confirmed Galaxy Note 10 5G variant

Whatever a new Galaxy S flagship gets, the Galaxy Note flagship that follows does as well. That will stand true for 5G support next year, and AT&T may just have confirmed it in its latest press release. AT&T has announced that it will offer a second Samsung phone with 5G support in the second half of 2019. Like the Galaxy S10 5G announcement, AT&T isn’t mentioning the device’s name. But it’s easy to guess that it’s the tenth-anniversary...

SamMobile Daily Recap, December 5, 2018: Galaxy S10, Galaxy M20, and more

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Phones Prototype Samsung 5G phone shown yesterday had an odd corner notch Galaxy S10 display fingerprint sensor unveiled...

Data from Gartner shows massive decline in Samsung’s smartphone sales

Gartner has released the global smartphone sales data for Q3 2018 and, like other recent reports, it brings bad news for Samsung. Gartner says the South Korean company has seen the biggest decline in sales since it started tracking global smartphone sales data. Though Samsung has once again emerged as the largest smartphone vendor globally, it has seen a huge dip in its sales and market share. According...

The Galaxy A9 (2018) comes with many flagship-grade features

Samsung’s flagship and mid-range phones differ in more than just hardware specs. The company has often held back some features and functionality from mid-range phones, and some of this functionality is so basic that even many owners of flagship Galaxies are likely unaware it exists. Take, for example, the ability to share a Wi-Fi network over a hotspot, which has only been available on flagship Galaxy S and Note phones. But it looks like Samsung...

Rumored Galaxy M20 front panel shows a different notch design

Samsung is reportedly developing a new Galaxy M series of smartphones. It’s said that this series will replace the Galaxy J, Galaxy On and Galaxy C lineups. A rumored front panel of one of the new devices from the Galaxy M series has appeared online today. It shows a notch design that’s different than what we have come to expect from Samsung. We exclusively reported last week that Samsung has as many...

Samsung to launch the first 4K OLED laptop panels at CES 2019

Samsung could present a 4K resolution notebook OLED panel at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2019. The company is reportedly ready with the panel which will be available in three sizes — 13.3-inch, 14-inch, and 15.6-inch. The CES 2019 is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, USA, from 8-11 January 2019. OLED technology involves the use of organic LEDs and have several advantages compared to traditional LCD screens. OLED laptops...

5G Galaxy S10 with Snapdragon 855 seems like a done deal

The 5G Galaxy S10 with Snapdragon 855 was more or less confirmed by Samsung yesterday during Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. Qualcomm unveiled its new mobile processor at the event, the Snapdragon 855. It’s a 7nm chip with significant performance and efficiency gains, in addition, to support for “multi-gigabit” speeds on 5G networks. Qualcomm doesn’t make phones itself so it needs partners...

[Poll] What would you prefer on the Galaxy S10, notch or a display hole?

The recent reports about the Galaxy S10 display suggest that it may feature an Infinity-O panel. It’s an alternative to the notch as it punches out a hole in the display itself for the front camera. However, some of our readers have not been impressed with how the implementation looks so far, based on unofficial renders and some leaks from China. This begs the question, would some of you rather prefer...

Galaxy S10 display fingerprint sensor unveiled by Qualcomm

Qualcomm made a number of announcements at its Snapdragon Technology Summit, including one for what may very well be the Galaxy S10 display fingerprint sensor. It has long been reported that the Galaxy S10 will come with the best in-display fingerprint sensor that Qualcomm has to offer. The company provided more details about this component yesterday. Qualcomm is calling it the 3D Sonic Sensor. The rumor mill has been in agreement that Samsung will...