Why I’ll be getting the Galaxy Note 10 instead of the Note 10+

It’s the final stretch. The Galaxy Note 10 series is shipping to customers on August 23, while prospective buyers who have waited out the pre-order period should be seeing the flagship on store shelves later this week. But unlike in previous years, Samsung is giving customers a tougher choice by making them pick between the standard Galaxy Note 10 and the Note 10+, and I found myself asking which...

Galaxy Note 10 vs Galaxy S10: How big are those camera punch holes?

The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ have amazing displays with the same kind of impressive qualities that we saw on the Galaxy S10 lineup, but they are notably different in one regard. The Note 10 and Note 10+ have their front cameras placed in the center of the screen, instead of the right corner as they were on the Galaxy S10 trio. And as Samsung has just revealed, the camera punch holes on the Note...

T-Mobile Galaxy S10 finally gets camera Night mode

Galaxy S10 users on T-Mobile are finally getting the dedicated Night mode in the camera app. The new camera feature comes via a software update that is now rolling out over the air. T-Mobile is the last of the big four US carriers to roll out the update. Customers of AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint were treated with the new feature last month. T-Mobile Galaxy S10 gets Night mode T-Mobile is rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy...

One thing I wish Samsung would add to its Night camera mode

I love the dedicated Night camera mode on my Galaxy S10+. It works wonders in low-light conditions by creating brighter, cleaner pictures with more detail, and it’s especially useful for the ultra-wide camera, which doesn’t fare very well in low-light situations in the standard Photo shooting mode owing to its not-so-wide aperture. But, while I’m pleased with the results Night mode produces, there’s one thing I wish Samsung would change about the...

First Galaxy Note 10 wallpapers that embrace the camera cutout emerge

A few months ago, owners of the Galaxy S10 series have created a trend to integrate or mask the display cutout of their devices with cleverly-designed wallpapers. This trend now lives on with the launch of the Galaxy Note 10 lineup, which stirs up fan creativity once again. The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ have a centered camera cutout, unlike the S10’s offset punch hole, and this gives users new ways...

North America and China are Samsung’s two biggest markets

Samsung has been one of the biggest contributors to South Korea’s economy for years and it continues to be so this year as well. The electronics giant was responsible for more than 20% of South Korea’s total exports in the first half of this year, Yonhap News claims, citing Samsung’s semiannual financial report. Samsung also paid a record-high 9.5 trillion won (~$7.8 billion) in taxes in the nation, despite seeing a sharp decline in...

Samsung Display plans to launch Quantum Dot OLED panels

According to a report in The Korean Herald, Samsung Display has apparently cut down production of LCD panels. The company, which once used to produce 250,000 LCD panels in South Korea every month, will be closing down one its LCD lines with a monthly capacity of 90,000 units this month and cut down production by 30,000 units at another line starting next month. While the primary reason behind the cut in production is the falling profitability due...

Daily Deal: 29% off the Galaxy A10

The Galaxy A10 is one of Samsung’s most affordable smartphones this year with an Infinity-V display with small bezels and the latest software (Android 9 Pie with One UI) out of the box, and it’s currently available with a 29% discount on Amazon ahead of its August 23 release. If you’re looking for a phone that gets the smartphone basics right without breaking the bank or for use as a backup device, this is a deal you might not want to miss. In fact,...

Unlocked Galaxy S10 gets August security update in the US

Samsung has started rolling out a new software update for the unlocked Galaxy S10 in the US. The latest update for unlocked Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ units brings the security patch for the month of August and comes with software version G97*U1UES2ASGF. Like the August update released for the Galaxy S10 lineup in other markets, the update for unlocked models in the US should include...

Galaxy Note 10+ 512GB India price revealed

Samsung has revealed the price of the 12GB+512GB variant of the Galaxy Note 10+ in India. The top-end variant costs Rs. 89,999 (~$1,262) in the country. Both the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ have been up for pre-orders in India for a while now, but only the 12GB+256GB variant of the latter was available initially. Pre-order offers revised Samsung has also revised the pre-orders offers for the Galaxy Note 10 duo in India. Originally,...

Galaxy Note 10/10+’ first software update brings multiple improvements

Samsung has released the first software update for the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. The update carries software version N97*FXXU1ASH5 and bundles the August 2019 security patch in addition to a slew of improvements to various aspects of the two phones. These include improved fingerprint recognition, camera picture quality, and touch screen performance. The stability of the camera has been improved...