Yes, the Galaxy S10 has an option to hide the front camera cutout

Yes, the Galaxy S10’s front camera cutout can be hidden with a software tweak. A number of our readers have questioned whether that’s possible, and some of them have commented that the Galaxy S10 has an option to introduce a virtual bezel at the top of the display. We took a look inside the phone’s settings, and indeed, Samsung does give you an option to hide the front camera. The setting can be found...

SamMobile Daily Recap, February 22, 2019: Galaxy S10 camera samples, security updates, 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 Galaxy S10+ slays it in DxOMark’s camera tests DisplayMate’s extensive Galaxy S10 display analysis comes out on...

PSA: Galaxy S10 doesn’t support Seamless System Updates

Google has introduced many new features and changes in the Android operating system in recent years to make developing, releasing, and installing system updates easier and faster. Project Treble and Seamless System Updates are two such notable changes Google brought to Android. While Treble is aimed at cutting down the efforts and time required to develop and push system updates by OEMs, Seamless...

Here are some pictures we took with the Galaxy S10+’ cameras

The Galaxy S10+ has just won top marks in the DxOMark camera tests, so we decided to put up a few camera samples of our own that we took in San Francisco. We took these pictures with the rear cameras on the S10+ and have tried to capture each scene with the primary, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses. We have also added a Super Slow-mo video and a regular video recorded at an NBA game. Naturally, we...

Galaxy S8 Android Pie update out in the Netherlands and Nordic countries

The Galaxy S8 Android Pie update has been released in a few more European markets, following its debut in Germany earlier this week. Samsung isn’t rolling out the Galaxy S8 update as quickly as it has released the update for the Galaxy Note 8, and the reason is perhaps the fact that the company currently targets March as the release time frame for the Galaxy S8 Pie update in many markets. That’s not...

Some Galaxy S10 units show 6GB RAM despite 8GB being minimum spec

It looks like Samsung has a few Galaxy S10 quality control issues that need to be taken care of. The 6.1-inch Galaxy S10 is supposed to have 8GB of RAM on all models, but it seems some units may be showing 6GB of RAM on the device. Samsung US’ official pages for the phones are also incorrectly listing 6GB of RAM on the Galaxy S10, especially for carrier-locked models, although a representative has...

Galaxy A5 (2017) and A9 Pro (2016) receive February security update

Samsung has released the February 2019 security update for the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). Our firmware database shows that A9 Pro (2016) customers in Brazil have started receiving an update with software version A910FUBU1BSB1, bringing the latest security patch.  The Galaxy A5 (2017), on the other hand, began receiving the February SMR (Security Maintenance Release) in the...

Galaxy S10 now up for pre-order in India, starts at Rs. 55,900

Samsung has revealed the prices of the Galaxy S10 series in India. The devices can be pre-booked now via the company’s site, as well as Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, and select retail outlets. Pre-bookings last till March 5 and Samsung will begin shipping the units on March 6. Samsung had officially introduced the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and the Galaxy S10+ on February 20. The smartphones go on sale...

Galaxy S10’s Bixby key remapping coming to older Galaxy flagships

Samsung had a lot to show off about the Galaxy S10 at the official launch, but it naturally left out of the smaller things. You know, like how the Galaxy S10’s Bixby key can be remapped to launch any app the user wants. And if you have been wondering if the remapping feature will come to your current Galaxy flagship, then you’ll be happy to hear that it will. Samsung has confirmed that Bixby key remapping...

DisplayMate’s extensive Galaxy S10 display analysis comes out on March 4

DisplayMate has revealed that it will be posting the results for its extensive lab tests of the Galaxy S10’s AMOLED displays on March 4. Samsung had already revealed some of the results from DisplayMate at the Galaxy S10 launch, namely the fact that it has the highest color accuracy of any smartphone display and can achieve a peak brightness level of 1,200 nits. Unlike DxOMark with their camera...

Galaxy S10+ slays it in DxOMark’s camera tests

The Galaxy S10+ has come out as the best overall phone for smartphone photography in DxOMark’s preliminary testing of Samsung’s latest flagships. With a score of 109 points for the rear cameras and 96 points for the front cameras, the Galaxy S10+ comes out at the top in both, tying with the Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro for the rear camera score and besting every other phone with the selfie score. Galaxy S10+’ front camera tops all other...