Samsung starts Android 10 development for Galaxy A50 and A40

Samsung may have already released Android 10 for a surprising number of devices, including both flagship ones and those on the budget end of the spectrum, but according to the company’s roadmap, it will still be a few months the slew of Galaxy phones launched this year will get the new version of Android. Except for the Galaxy A30, Samsung is currently aiming to start updating all of its A series devices to Android 10 from April. But, as we have...

Unlocked Galaxy Note 10/Note 10+ getting Android 10 update in the US

Samsung has been pretty quick with releasing the Android 10 update to its 2019 Galaxy flagships (not counting the $2000 Fold, which continues to suffer from poor software support), and North American carriers have been kind enough to follow suit. The four major US carriers released the Android 10 update for the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ over the last couple of weeks, and the unlocked variants are now receiving the update as well. Those who...

Exclusive: Galaxy M21 in the works, M11, M21, M31 colors revealed

Earlier this month, we exclusively revealed that Samsung is working on the Galaxy M11 and M31 and had speculated that a Galaxy M21 may exist as well. Well, our sources tell us that the Galaxy M21 is indeed in development. The Galaxy M20 is perhaps the best-selling device in the entire Galaxy M lineup, so it’s not surprising that a successor is on its way. The Galaxy M21 has model number SM-M215F, and we can confirm that it will come with 64GB and...

Happy New Year from all of us here at SamMobile!

2019 has been a busy year for Samsung. The company came out with its usual excellent Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagships and also gave us the flawed-yet-beautiful Galaxy Fold, a device we believe represents the kind of change the mobile market desperately needs. Samsung launched plenty of mid-range and budget phones as well, and as a result, we here at SamMobile have had our hands full the...

January 2020 security update out for more Galaxy devices

Samsung is refusing to let up and keeps impressing us with its fervor for releasing security updates as quickly as possible. The company pushed out the January 2020 security patch to the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy Tab S5e yesterday, and it is now rolling out the patch to four more devices. These are the Galaxy A10, Galaxy A10s, Galaxy A20, and Galaxy A30 – all four phones are receiving the January security update in Thailand. Yes, Samsung Thailand has...

Breaking: Stable Galaxy Note 9 Android 10 update released for beta users

Galaxy Note 9 owners who have been using the Android 10 beta on their phone have more reason to celebrate New Year’s Eve, as Samsung has now released the stable Android 10 update. A 100 MB update is rolling out to beta users in India right now – the stable update comes with software version N960FXXU4DSLB and includes the December 2019 security patch. The stable update for beta users should also be...

Samsung said to unveil Zero Bezel TV at CES 2020

Samsung is expected to raise the bar for premium TVs at CES 2020 next month. According to reports, Samsung is going to unveil the world’s first true Zero Bezel TV at the trade show in Las Vegas. Reports from South Korea suggest that this new premium TV has already received a “two-thumbs up” from Kim Hyun-seok, the consumer electronics boss at Samsung, and other top executives. An indication that this...

Is the Galaxy S11 actually going to be called the Galaxy S20 instead?

Since Samsung released the Galaxy S10 this year, it wouldn’t have surprised anyone if next year’s flagship was named the Galaxy S11. That’s already what it’s being called online but is it possible that Samsung is looking to shake things up a bit? There’s some speculation that the upcoming Galaxy S flagship series may actually be called the Galaxy S20 instead. We haven’t seen any concrete evidence...

Samsung to showcase successful C-Lab projects at CES 2020

C-Lab (Creative Lab), now known as C-Lab Inside, is an in-house start-up incubator set up by Samsung in 2012 to enable its employees to explore new business ideas. Later, the Korean company expanded the scope of its incubator by creating C-Lab Outside, a start-up acceleration program to nurture outside start-ups in Korea by providing them resources, access to technical know-how, and more. Every year...

Daily Deal: 37% off VICSEED Car Phone Mount

It’s dangerous to use your smartphone to text or call while driving: Your eyes are meant to be on the road and your hands on the wheel. However, people often need to use navigation via Google Maps or other navigation apps on their smartphone in order to get to their desired location (or find the fastest route back home after a long day at work), and it’s always best to keep the phone located at a position that makes it easy for you to take a glance...

Samsung will organize the third annual recycling event ahead of CES 2020

Samsung, in collaboration with ERI and CTA, will organize the third annual recycling event in Las Vegas ahead of CES 2020. The event, which will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST on January 4 at the Salvation Army at 2035 Yale Street, will provide early CES attendees a convenient way to dispose unwanted electronics in an environmentally-responsible manner. ERI, which is a leading recycler of...

Samsung’s lucrative iPhone display contract may be under threat

Samsung has been the biggest supplier of OLED displays to Apple ever since the latter made the switch to OLED panels for the iPhone in 2017. That’s because no other display manufacturer has the scale and the quality that Samsung is able to provide its customers. That’s not to say that they haven’t been trying to catch up. China’s BOE Display has been particularly hard at work trying to bridge the massive gap with Samsung. Reports claim that it may...

T-Mobile releases Android 10 update for the Galaxy Note 10/10+

Samsung started rolling out the stable Android 10 update for the Galaxy Note 10/10+ earlier this month. Since then, the update has reached more markets and carriers around the world. According to some Reddit users, it is now released for the T-Mobile-branded Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ devices in the US. This comes a week after Verizon released the same update for the Note 10 models on its network. US carriers are usually late in releasing Android...

January 2020 security update out for the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy Tab S5e

Samsung is once again releasing the next month’s security update for a couple of its devices early. The January 2020 Android security patch is making its way to the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy Tab S5e through software updates released for the two devices in some markets. The A50 update is out in Russia and comes with software version A505FNPUU3ASL6. The update for the Tab S5e is out in Panama, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Bolivia and sports build...

Galaxy S11+ 5G picks up Bluetooth certification

The wheels are finally in motion: The Galaxy S11 has cleared an obstacle on its way to retail shelves by picking up Bluetooth certification. To be specific, it’s the 5G variant of the Galaxy S11+ (model number SM-G988B) that has been certified. The Galaxy S11+ is likely to be sold as a 5G-equipped device in all markets, while the Galaxy S11e and Galaxy S11+ could have both LTE and 5G variants, despite...

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 could go on sale before the Galaxy S11

A new report from Korean publication Yonhap says the Galaxy Fold 2, Samsung’s next foldable phone, could go on sale before the Galaxy S11. Rumors have indicated that the Galaxy S11 and Galaxy Fold 2 will be announced at the same event, which isn’t very surprising since the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Fold were unveiled together as well. However, it seems Samsung is now planning to put the Galaxy...

Galaxy S10 Lite user manual reveals some design hints

It has been known for a few months now that Samsung is working on an affordable variant of the Galaxy S10 flagship. This handset, bearing model number SM-G770F, has since come to be known as the Galaxy S10 Lite. We have come across the Galaxy S10 Lite user manual which reveals some hints about the handset’s design. There’s nothing out of the ordinary here, but it does reiterate a design change that...

Weekly SamMobile Quiz 6 – Come test your Samsung knowledge!

Consider yourself a superfan of Samsung? Take our quiz and see how many answers you can get right! This is a fun activity that we do with our readers to test their knowledge of our favorite company. The quiz has a mix of easy and difficult questions that most fans should be able to answer without turning to Google. We intend to make a new quiz for you every weekend so we hope that you’ll participate and learn a thing or two about Samsung in the process!...

Upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 will get its very own leather covers

There’s a lot of excitement for Samsung’s upcoming foldable smartphone. It may just be the company’s first mass-market foldable smartphone, given that it’s said to cost under $1,000. Like it does for many of its devices, Samsung is going to sell some accessories for the new Galaxy Fold as well. We hear that there will be leather covers on offer for the Galaxy Fold 2. The premium leather material would certainly add a touch of class to the clamshell...

Daily Deal: 30% off the Galaxy S10 PLUS

The Galaxy S10+ is one of the best flagship smartphones of Samsung. In our elaborate review we’ve concluded that it’s almost a masterpiece. It comes with a massive 128GB of internal storage which is enough to store all your media and files. It’s also more compact than earlier phones. The bezels are smaller and it’s thinner which you can certainly appreciate in everyday use. It’s extremely sleek and feels very well in your hands. The display is stunning,...

Fresh Galaxy S11+ render shows a more normal rear camera layout

The very first unofficial CAD renders of the Galaxy S11+ were leaked online last month. They showed a rather bonkers layout for the handset’s rear camera system. It was later speculated that perhaps they weren’t representative of the final design. The speculation appears to have been true. The source that leaked those renders has now posted a fresh Galaxy S11+ render. It shows a much more normal looking...

Our favorite Samsung phone this year is the Galaxy Note 10+

2019 was an extremely busy year for Samsung. The Korean giant launched an insane number of devices: Three different Galaxy S10 models, two Galaxy Note 10 models, a foldable phone, a flagship tablet, countless mid-range Galaxy A devices, multiple Galaxy M series phones, two smartwatches, and a pair of wireless buds. In our opinion, the Galaxy Fold was the best device to come out of Samsung’s stable because of what it represents, but which of those...

Major smartphone brands in India to end online exclusivity in 2020

Major smartphone brands in India, including Samsung, have reportedly decided to end online-exclusive models starting next year. A report in 91Mobiles, which quotes an office-bearer of the Mobile Dealers Association, Ahmedabad, and mentions a note sent by All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) to its members, states that Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, and Realme have agreed in writing to level the playing field for online and offline retailers in the...

[Sponsored] MobileTrans lets you easily transfer your WhatsApp between Android and iPhone

Switching to a brand new phone is exciting, but the process of transferring data from the old device to the new one can become frustrating without the proper set of tools. For example, attempting to transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone can often be a very confusing task. Normally, users who want to transfer data between iOS, Android & Windows Phone would rely on solutions provided by their...

Galaxy Note 9 receiving fifth Android 10 beta update in South Korea

It’s not just the Galaxy S9 that’s getting a new Android 10 beta update today. Samsung has also released another beta update for the Galaxy Note 9. This is the fifth beta release for the year-old Note 9; it’s available in Korea at this time but should soon be making its way to markets like India and the UK. Unlike the new Galaxy S9 update, the latest Galaxy Note 9 beta is pretty small and fixes only two bugs. It improves the display of quick panel...

Fourth Galaxy S9 Android 10 beta update released, fixes a slew of bugs

The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are now receiving the fourth Android 10 beta update. The newest beta, with build number G960FXXU7ZSLC and G965FXXU7ZSLC for the S9 and S9+ respectively, is rolling out in India and the UK at the time of this writing. It’s a 139 MB download that includes plenty of bug fixes, considerably more than the number of fixes that were introduced in the previous beta that was released...

Samsung to unveil a new AI product named NEON at CES 2020

Samsung will be unveiling a new AI product named NEON at CES 2020. The mysterious product is being developed by STAR Labs (Samsung Technology & Advanced Research Labs), an independent unit of Samsung Electronics, that states “human-level AI with the ability to speak, recognize, and think” as one of its goals. The Korean tech giant has created dedicated social media handles and a website for NEON. Everything that is known about NEON so far comes...

Samsung’s new mid-range tablet could launch as the Galaxy Tab A4 S

Early last month, a new Galaxy tablet with the model number SM-T307U was discovered on the Wi-Fi Alliance website. The same model has been now spotted on the Bluetooth SIG website along with the Galaxy Tab A4 S branding. Both these certifications suggest that the new tablet is set to hit the market soon. Galaxy Tab A4 S sounds like a needlessly complicated name that reveals very little about the device...

Rumor: Galaxy S11 (and Fold 2) launch to take place on February 11

It seems Samsung may be planning to launch the Galaxy S11 on a date much earlier than what has been rumored until this point. A couple of months ago, we had heard from one of our sources that the Galaxy S11 would be unveiled sometime in the third week of February next year. Recently, February 18 was suggested by well-known leakster Ice universe as the actual date for the Galaxy S11’s Unpacked event, and now, Israeli website Girafa has published a...