Galaxy A8s launched as the Galaxy A9 Pro in South Korea

We reported last week that Samsung could soon launch the Galaxy A8s in South Korea. The company has officially done that today and as expected, the device is being called the Galaxy A9 Pro in Samsung’s home country. Samsung launched the Galaxy A8s in early December. It’s the company’s first smartphone with an Infinity-O display. Samsung had initially released it in China only but is now bringing it...

Samsung talks up the Exynos 9820 ahead of Galaxy S10 launch

With each new Galaxy S flagship comes a new Exynos chipset, and the Exynos 9820 will debut alongside the Galaxy S10 next month. Samsung announced the Exynos 9820 in November last year and has now posted an article on the Samsung Newsroom that talks up the various features of the chip. Exynos 9820 features detailed As expected, the first thing Samsung is highlighting is the dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) on the Exynos 9820 that will help...

Bollywood actress teases ultra-wide camera on Samsung’s Galaxy M series

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Exclusive: 5G Galaxy Fold will be available in Korea, colors revealed

There has been much talk recently about Samsung’s foldable smartphone. Some believe that it will be launched as the Galaxy Fold. Whatever Samsung ends up calling the device, we can reveal that there will be a 5G Galaxy Fold on offer as well. Samsung has previously said that the foldable smartphone will be released globally. It may manufacture up to a million units of the handset. 5G networks won’t be live in most of those markets but South Korea...

Apple hires a battery business executive from Samsung SDI

According to a report in Bloomberg, Apple has hired senior executive Soonho Ahn from Samsung’s battery-making business, Samsung SDI, to head the company’s battery-related projects. Soonho Ahn, who was as a senior vice president at Samsung SDI since 2015, joined Apple in December as the company’s global head of battery developments. In his role at Samsung SDI, he was involved in the development of lithium battery packs and “next-generation” battery...

Galaxy Watch getting new updates for regular and LTE variants

Samsung is rolling out new updates for both the regular and LTE variants of the Galaxy Watch. The latest software is based on Tizen OS 4.0.0.1. The Gear S3 and the Gear Sport have already been updated to Tizen version 4.0.0.2. The new update bumps the software version to R805FXXU1CSA3 and R810XXU1BSA4 for the LTE and non-LTE variants of the Galaxy Watch, respectively. A minor yet important...

Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Sport certified by the FCC

The upcoming successor to the Samsung Gear Sport has been certified by the FCC, putting it one step closer to an official launch. We had exclusively revealed that Samsung would be bringing a new Gear Sport model with the Korean giant’s Galaxy branding, and the FCC certification suggests we could see the watch making an appearance at the Galaxy S10 launch on February 20. The official unveiling could take place sometime after the Galaxy S10 launch,...

These Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ prototypes leave nothing to the imagination

A couple of live images of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ have leaked online over the past few weeks. Countless renders have also highlighted the design of Samsung’s new flagship. Several live images have been posted online today of Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ prototypes. They’re quite close to what the final product will be and thus leave little to the imagination. We’re still about a month away from...