Samsung Galaxy A8s may be headed to South Korea

The Galaxy A8s is Samsung’s first phone with a display cutout, with the front camera residing in this cutout so the display can have smaller bezels around it. The A8s features an Infinity-O display, which is also expected on the Galaxy S10, and Samsung announced the A8s in China last month following a short teaser at the A9 (2018) launch in the country. And based on certifications from the FCC and...

My favorite Samsung One UI (Android Pie) feature: Lift to wake screen

I love One UI, Samsung’s new UX that debuts with the Android Pie update. It’s beautiful in my opinion, the cartoonish app icons notwithstanding, and it’s a joy to use. It also comes with plenty of new features, both major and minor ones, but if I had to select a favorite, it would be the Lift to wake feature. What makes it fantastic is that on the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy Note 9, Lift to wake makes the iris sensor quite convenient...

Samsung’s foldable phone could use the new Sony IMX374 camera sensor

Samsung’s foldable phone, currently being rumored as the Galaxy Fold, may use Sony’s new IMX374 camera sensor. A report earlier this week said the Galaxy Fold will have a triple-camera setup at the back, and Samsung is likely to use the latest proprietary ISOCELL camera sensor in some markets and a Sony IMX sensor in others. A teardown of firmware files of a 5G dongle from Samsung has revealed that for the foldable device, the Korean giant will opt...

Support page for the Galaxy M10 goes live on Samsung India website

We’ve heard a lot about the upcoming Galaxy M series smartphones lately. At least three of the new M series devices, possibly called the Galaxy M10, M20 and M30, are expected to be launched later this month. And one of them, the Galaxy M10, has now got a support page on the official website of Samsung India. Samsung will be consolidating the Galaxy On, J and C series of its budget offerings with the upcoming M series. The devices will come with big...

SamMobile Daily Recap, January 4, 2019: Galaxy S10 battery size, Note 9 Pie, 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 Leaked Galaxy M30 specs also mention a 5,000mAh battery The Galaxy S10 Lite battery capacity may leave you disappointed Alleged...

Exclusive: Samsung working on new IconX earbuds

Samsung is working on a newer version of the Gear IconX earbuds, in addition to successors to the Gear Sport and the Gear Fit 2. Our sources tell us that the 2019 IconX earbuds come with model number SM-R170 and will be available in black, white, and yellow. Interestingly, the earbuds will also have 8GB of internal storage. That’s higher than on any previous Gear-branded product, be it previous IconX models or one of the many Samsung smartwatches. That’s...

Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie beta program could start next week

We already have a solid hint that Samsung may be starting an Android Pie beta program for the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy S8, and another one is coming from one of the Samsung moderators in the Members forum in South Korea. The moderator says in a comment that the program may begin in a week for the Galaxy Note 8. The Galaxy S8 will apparently receive the beta after the Note 8, something we already...

Here’s how to open apps in Multi Window or pop-up view on Android Pie

Samsung has long offered users the ability to run two apps on their smartphone at the same time with the Multi Window feature. But once you upgrade to Android Pie on your Galaxy smartphone, you might start thinking that Multi Window functionality doesn’t exist anymore. Well, it does, but the procedure to start apps in Multi Window has changed on Android Pie. Up until Oreo, one could hit the Multi...

The Galaxy S10 Lite battery capacity may leave you disappointed

Samsung has been using 3,000 mAh batteries on the smaller Galaxy S flagships for a few years now, much to the disappointment of those who prefer a compact smartphone. However, Samsung doesn’t seem to be moved by that. A South Korean certification for the SM-G970, or the Galaxy S10 Lite, reveals the device to come with a mere 3,100 mAh battery. Only recently, we were singing praises about Samsung...

Alleged Galaxy M20 live image shows Samsung’s Infinity-V display

Last week, there were reports that Samsung is planning to debut the Galaxy M series later this month in India. The reports said the company would launch the rumored Galaxy M10, M20, M30 and M40 as the Galaxy M1, M2, M3, and so on. Purported specifications of some of these devices have also surfaced online in various benchmarks and leaks. Adding to the growing leaks, 91Mobiles has now published a couple...

Samsung details the Galaxy’s UX journey to One UI in an infographic

The Android Pie update brings a major change to the UX of Samsung devices. It’s a significant update that makes dramatic changes to the way that Android on Samsung looks and functions. It obviously didn’t happen isolation. Samsung has continued to improve the user experience on its devices and One UI is the latest personification of those efforts. A lot has changed in the mobile industry over the...

BREAKING: Stable Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie update rolling out now!

Rejoice, Galaxy Note 9 owners. Samsung has started rolling out the stable Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie update today. The update is currently rolling out in Germany, but we should see it make its way to some of the other markets where the program was made available. For those on the Note 9 Pie beta, the stable update is just a 95 MB download, suggesting that the last beta was pretty much the final version. The...

Leaked Galaxy M30 specs also mention a 5,000mAh battery

We have known for a while now that Samsung is working on a new budget smartphone series called the Galaxy M. The first three devices in this series will be the Galaxy M10, M20 and the M30. Samsung will reportedly be consolidating its Galaxy C, J and On affordable lineups with this series. SamMobile exclusively reported about the color and storage options for these devices. It has been about two weeks since the Galaxy M30 surfaced on Geekbench. It...