الغريب: 02/17/19

الأحد، 17 فبراير 2019

Galaxy A50 user manual confirms in-display fingerprint sensor, some specs

The Galaxy A50 user manual has confirmed that the phone will have an in-display fingerprint sensor. The A50 will be the first mid-range Galaxy with the fingerprint sensor embedded into the display and the second Galaxy phone after the Galaxy S10 to have one. The A50’s specs have also been revealed, and they match what we have seen in rumors up to this point and in a major spec leak from last week.

The Galaxy A50 will have a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display of Full HD+ resolution (2340×1080 pixels), with a 4,000 mAh battery powering it. For those who haven’t been keeping up, a 4,000 mAh battery is expected to be on multiple new Galaxy A series. It’s present even on the Galaxy A10, which is going to be the entry-level model among the nine A series phones Samsung plans to launch in the first half of 2019. The A50 also gets a triple camera setup that includes 25MP F1.7 primary, 5MP F2.2 depth, and 8MP F2.4 ultra-wide sensors.

The A50 will run Android Pie and have an Exynos 9610 chipset under the hood. Other specs should include a 25MP front camera, 4/6GB of RAM, 64/128GB storage, and dual SIM slots. Full Samsung Pay support should be present in some markets, since the manual says the phone has MST and NFC. Dimensions for the device are 158.6 x 74.7 x 7.7mm and it weighs 166 grams, making it just a tad smaller and lighter than the Galaxy A7 (2018). Yet the display is 0.4 inches bigger than the A7 (2018)’s, thanks to the Infinity-U display with the considerably lower bezels.

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February 2019 security patch released for the Galaxy S7

Galaxy S7 owners in the United Kingdom and Austria can now download an update that brings the February 2019 security patch to the device. The update comes with software version G930FXXS4ESAE and is available over the air and through our firmware database. The same update should be out for the Galaxy S7 edge as well.

The Galaxy S7 is the fourth Samsung flagship to be getting the February patch, following the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9, and the Galaxy Note 8. The update is based on Android Oreo, as expected, and doesn’t bring anything other than the new patch. The February patch includes fixes for five critical and dozens of high and moderate risk Android OS vulnerabilities. As many as 12 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures items have also been fixed with this security patch.

To download the update, open the Settings app on your Galaxy S7, tap Software update, then tap the Download updates manually option. You can also flash the full firmware by downloading it from SamMobile if it isn’t available for you over the air. Do let us know if you’re getting the same update in another country or another Galaxy device by leaving a comment below.

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Galaxy M30 to launch on February 27 with A8s-like triple-rear camera

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy M30 launch will take place on February 27. The Galaxy M30 will be the third device in Samsung’s aggressively-priced Galaxy M lineup and will come with a triple camera setup at the back. The rear camera will have a ring around the middle camera like we saw on the Galaxy A8s, but at the front, the M30 will have an Infinity-U display instead of an Infinity-O panel.

Recent reports have suggested that the M30 will also have an AMOLED display (the Galaxy M10, M20, and even the Galaxy A8s all have an LCD panel). The phone’s pricing is expected to be around ₹15,000, and given the excellent pricing of the M10 and M20, the M30 should be a good deal as well. Many of the specs should match those of the M20, such as an Exynos 7904 SoC, a 5,000 mAh battery, 4GB of RAM, and Android 8.1 Oreo.

An Android Pie update is sure to come out later in the year, and Samsung will probably be quick to confirm that officially. The rear cameras should have a 5-megapixel depth sensor and a 5-megapixel ultra-wide sensor in addition to the 13MP primary camera. The front could have a 16MP camera for selfies.

The Galaxy M30 will be revealed on February 27 at 6 PM India time, a week after the Galaxy S10. Like the M10 and M20, it’s likely to be an Amazon-exclusive. You can be sure you will see all the information and details about the handset here on SamMobile in the coming days, along with a full review later on. For now, do check out our Galaxy M20 review to see what you can expect the Galaxy M30 to be like.

Time to get powered like never before!
Introducing the new Galaxy M30 with 3X power. #IM3XPOWERD
Unveiling on 27th Feb.
Are you ready? pic.twitter.com/Ff2nsgJ8rV

— Samsung Mobile India (@SamsungMobileIN) February 16, 2019

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10 years of Samsung Galaxy S flagships: Looking back at the Galaxy S7!

Welcome to part seven of our 10 years of Samsung Galaxy S flagship series, in which we here at SamMobile talk about our experiences and memories of each of the nine Galaxy S flagships that have come before the Galaxy S10. Today, we look back at the Galaxy S7. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, like the Galaxy S4, were focused on ironing out issues with their predecessors. And the S7 and S7 edge turned out to be excellent phones, and perhaps the most complete ones we saw until the Galaxy S9.

The Galaxy S7 edge in particular was brilliant. The screen was bigger than the S7’s but it was still quite compact, and its 3,600 mAh battery offered great endurance. Samsung introduced a camera with an autofocus technology (Dual Pixel) that was the best at the time and only found on DSLRs, and the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge also featured IP68 certification for water and dust resistance. Of course, some will also remember that the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge didn’t come with an IR blaster and were also the last Galaxy S flagship to feature a physical home key.

All in all, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge were almost perfect, and today, we here at SamMobile will share our memories and experience with these devices. Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts and memories about the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge down in the comments section afterwards!

Danny Dorresteijn

What I remember from the Galaxy S7 is that Samsung really did listen to feedback on all of the Galaxy S6′ “problems.” Consumers asked for a bigger battery, microSD slot, and water resistance, and Samsung obliged. The Galaxy S7 edge was one of the most perfect Galaxy S devices ever, in my opinion. It was fine tuned in every way, even though it didn’t have the wow factor of the Galaxy S6 edge. The camera was also great, and while it wasn’t too spectacular, I remember the S7 and S7 edge as the most advanced and stable flagships at the time in the entire mobile market.

Henk Loosbroek

As a Note fan, the main reason I bought the S7 edge was because Samsung didn’t launch a Galaxy Note here in Europe for two years after the Galaxy Note 4 was released. While the Galaxy Note 5 was never meant to come to Europe, the Galaxy Note 7 had to be discontinued, so I moved on to the Galaxy S8+ after the S7 edge. All I can say is that I found the S7 edge to be quite small, and I simply couldn’t get used to not having an S Pen.

Abhijeet Mishra

I agree with Danny here: The Galaxy S7 edge was pretty much the most perfect Galaxy S flagship ever. It didn’t have anything truly outstanding, but it was top-notch when it came to the essentials. And that Dual Pixel autofocus on the rear camera blew my mind away. It was like the phone was focused properly on the subject 100 percent of the time without needing me to do anything. In fact, I think that was exclusive to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, as I don’t recall later Galaxy S flagships having that same consistency with quick focusing on whatever you’re trying to capture.

The Galaxy S7 edge was also the device that got me serious about taking good images of phones for SamMobile. In fact, I broke my ex-colleague Asif’s Galaxy S7 edge twice when trying to take photos of it, on two different occasions, because I foolishly made the phone stand upright without much support and tried to take a picture of it. Oh, and I also remember drooling over the Coral Blue S7 edge and complaining about the company’s habit of releasing new and attractive colors later down the line, although Samsung only launched the Coral Blue S7 edge because the Note 7 met an early demise.

Adnan Farooqui

The Galaxy S7 felt like Samsung was perfecting some of the best bits about its predecessor. You got the same premium design with larger displays and bigger batteries. Pretty hard to go wrong with that. It also brought back much-requested features such as expandable storage and IP certification for dust and water resistance. However, Samsung’s decision to remove the IR blaster did receive some negative feedback.

My personal preference for design and larger batteries once again led me to the Galaxy S7 edge. You wouldn’t think twice about a 5.5-inch panel now but at that time it felt massive. The hardware was pretty solid and it had one of the best cameras that Samsung had ever put into a flagship. As it would later turn out, the Galaxy S7 series was the last Samsung flagship to feature a physical home button as the company would go on to make drastic design changes for the Galaxy S8.

Don’t forget: We want to hear about your fond memories and experience with the Galaxy S7 (or S7 edge), so go ahead and get a discussion going in the comments!