Samsung estimates a 56% fall in profit even as Apple reimburses $684 million

Samsung has sent out its earnings guidance for the April-June period today and it corroborates reports that its profits will nosedive due to a weak memory chip market. Samsung estimates a 56 percent fall in its operating profit in Q2 2019 compared to the same period this year. Q2 2018 essentially capped the record profit run that Samsung was enjoying. It was actually the company’s slowest quarterly profit growth in over a year. Samsung posted 14.87...

Galaxy A50 scores 83 on DxOMark but can’t challenge mid-range rivals

The Galaxy A50 got an overall score of 83 points in a recent DxOMark camera review. The source places the phone’s camera in the same league as older flagships like the Galaxy S6 Edge, with the unit performing particularly well in terms of stills. It scored 85 and 79 points in the photography and video recording departments, respectively. The source found that the Galaxy A50’s camera performs quite...

[Poll] Which Galaxy Note 10 feature are you looking forward to the most?

We have now started counting down the days until August 7 when Samsung will take to the stage in New York City to unveil the Galaxy Note 10. It has confirmed an Unpacked event for that day and the teaser more or less confirms we’re in the store for a new Galaxy Note. There have been quite a few rumors and leaks about this device so far. We were one of the first to confirm that there will be two separate models of the Galaxy Note 10 this year. According...

Samsung expects IoT to gain popularity in India as 5G rolls out

India is considered by Samsung as one of its most important markets, which is why the company is constantly making an effort to increase its influence in the mobile segment and other areas. Now, according to a recent report citing Vice President of Home IoT, Sunggy Koo, Samsung is looking forward to making a bigger IoT push in India as 5G becomes available. “Our smart products have received a strong response in the Indian market… We think the usage...

Daily Deal: 13% off Samsung 23.5-Inch Screen Curved LED Monitor

Curved monitors are gaining popularity among both gamers and business users. They’re unique in that the panel is curved so it wraps around the user’s vision slightly. This allows for a wider viewing angle and thus a more immersive viewing experience. This 23.5-inch curved monitor from Samsung has a 1800R curvature and AMD FreeSync support for minimizing input latency and image tearing during gaming. You can now get this Samsung curved monitor at...

Samsung awarded for providing best customer service in Korea

Samsung Electronics has been awarded 1st place in terms of customer service quality in the 2019 Korean-Standard Service Quality Index (KS-SQI). The company won the award in all categories, including computers, household appliances, and mobile phones. Samsung won the first place in the computer category for 18 consecutive years, while its mobile phone segment earned the top spot for its 16th year in...

Galaxy Fit is receiving its first firmware update

It has been a few weeks since the Galaxy Fit landed on shelves. Samsung unveiled this new fitness tracker alongside the Galaxy S10 in February this year. Samsung is now rolling out the first firmware update for the wearable device. Reports of the roll out first came in from France. Users have reported receiving a new firmware update for the device which weighs 20.72MB. Don’t expect much more than...

Galaxy J4 starts receiving July 2019 security patch

Samsung has started rolling out the July 2019 security patch to the Galaxy J4, making it the third device from it’s stable to receive the latest monthly update. The company kickstarted the July patch rollout a couple of days back, beginning with the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The Galaxy J4 update is currently available only in India and bumps the software version to J400FODM4BSF3 when installed. The release doesn’t seem to bring any new features to the budget...

Galaxy A80 video shows Samsung’s clever engineering of the rotating camera

There are already a few handsets on the market with pop-up cameras. Manufacturers are using them to eliminate notches and holes for truly edge-to-edge displays. Samsung had a slightly different idea with the Galaxy A80. It created a sliding, rotating mechanism for the camera. So there’s just one single camera system on the device that rotates to let you take selfies as well. Have you ever wondered how Samsung has made this happen? A video of a disassembled...

Exclusive: Galaxy Watch Active 2 features include ECG and Fall Detection

We exclusively revealed the very first images of the Galaxy Watch Active 2 soon after confirming that this smartwatch was being developed. We now have some more information about the wearable device, particularly about the new health-related features that it’s going to offer. As previously mentioned, the Galaxy Watch Active 2 will be available in both 44mm and 40mm sizes. The design is going to be the same and both won’t have the rotating bezel like...

Samsung accused of false claims about smartphone water resistance

Samsung has been making water-resistant phones for a while now. The Galaxy S5 from 2014 had an IP67 rating and could withstand being submerged for up to 30 minutes in depths of 1 meter or less. The Galaxy S7 was its first IP68 phone which can withstand being submerged in up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes. All of its flagship phones have kept the same IP rating since. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken issue with Samsung’s...