Samsung uses the Force to showcase seamless connectivity in latest ad

Do you like Samsung’s ecosystem and the seamless connectivity that comes along with it? We know you do, but do you like Star Wars, Chewbacca, and lightsabers? How about puppies and kittens? If the answer is “yes” to at least some of these questions – as random as they may seem – then Samsung’s latest promotional video is likely to put a smile on your face. Samsung is once again pushing its connected ecosystem into the spotlight with a new ad designed...

India’s smartphone market is growing but Samsung loses ground to China

India’s smartphone market is growing, yet Samsung’s share of the market is in decline. According to a recent paper published by IDC, Samsung is the only OEM to have lost significant market share year-on-year since Q3 2018. Xiaomi did too, but not nearly to the same extent, and it managed to maintain its spot as India’s number one smartphone vendor. Samsung’s smartphones accounted for 22.6% of India’s...

Galaxy A50 gets new update with improved fingerprint recognition in tow

The Galaxy A50 is getting a new software update in some European markets. This is the second update for the device in Europe with the November 2019 security patch, with the first one released just a week ago. The new update comes with build number A505FNXXS3ASK9 and, according to the changelog, makes improvements to the fingerprint recognition algorithm. The optical in-display fingerprint reader...

UL gives Samsung Display top award for its waste-recycling efforts

Samsung Display has been making great strides in recycling the waste produced by its factories. Now, according to a report from The Korea Herald, Samsung Display was awarded a Gold certificate for its efforts by the global safety certificate company UL (formerly known as Underwriters Laboratories). Samsung Display achieves 95-99% material recycling According to the report, Samsung Display went to great lengths to recycle the waste produced by its...

Samsung close to eliminating big durability concern for the Galaxy Fold 2

There has been a lot of concern about the Galaxy Fold’s durability particularly after the company had to delay the release. It made improvements and released its first foldable smartphone in September. The Galaxy Fold has gone on to sell very well since then. However, Samsung has been working to address a major durability concern for the Galaxy Fold 2. It has now inked a long-term exclusivity contract with a Korean supplier that could result in more...

Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s get price cuts in India

Two of Samsung’s mid-range smartphones have received price cuts in India. The Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s are now officially available for Rs. 1,000 (~$14) and Rs. 3,000 (~$40) less than their launch prices respectively. The Galaxy A50s can now be purchased for Rs 19,999 for 4GB+64GB configuration and Rs. 21,999 for the 6GB+128GB configuration. The Galaxy A30s is available for Rs 15,999 and comes...

Daily Deal: 15% off the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

The Galaxy Watch Active 2 came out just a few weeks ago and we already declared it Samsung’s best smartwatch yet. As you can read in our elaborate review of the Galaxy Watch Active 2, this smartwatch stands out because of its larger size option, excellent battery life and good activity tracking capabilities. The technical specs are also top notch with an AMOLED screen, an LTE version, and the dual core Exynos 9110 processor. This recently launched...

Samsung to sell 2020 Galaxy M models in India through retail stores too

Samsung launched its new Galaxy M lineup of affordable devices in India earlier this year. It created these devices with the sole purpose of reclaiming lost market share in the highly competitive entry-level segment. The devices had respectable specs for the price and were able to stand out against the competition. In a bid to further cut margins, Samsung decided to remove the middleman and sell these devices directly to customers. The entire Galaxy...

Samsung’s Exynos 990 and the Exynos 9830 are the same chip

The Exynos 990, the flagship 5G-enabled mobile chipset Samsung launched a few weeks ago, is the Exynos 9830 that will power the Galaxy S11. The part number for the Exynos 990 is S5E9830, as seen on Samsung’s website, which is how we have learned that the Exynos 990 is what should have been the Exynos 9830. Some of you might be wondering why there is confusion over what Exynos chip will power the Galaxy S11. The confusion came purely from the...

New Galaxy Buds incoming: Can we expect active noise cancellation?

As you would expect, Samsung is working on the successor to the Galaxy Buds. We’ve found evidence of a device with model number SM-R175 that Samsung is currently developing. The Galaxy Buds have model number SM-R170; if we put two and two together, we can only surmise that the Galaxy Buds 2 — or Galaxy Buds (2020), or whatever Samsung decides to call them — are on their way. Four colors, 8GB of onboard storage that may not actually be usable Color...