Fourth Galaxy S9 Android 10 beta update released, fixes a slew of bugs

The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are now receiving the fourth Android 10 beta update. The newest beta, with build number G960FXXU7ZSLC and G965FXXU7ZSLC for the S9 and S9+ respectively, is rolling out in India and the UK at the time of this writing. It’s a 139 MB download that includes plenty of bug fixes, considerably more than the number of fixes that were introduced in the previous beta that was released a week ago.

That doesn’t mean Samsung has a lot of work left to do before it can release the stable Android 10 update for the Galaxy S9 and S9+. The final Android 10 beta for the Galaxy S10 series had a long list of bug fixes as well, but that didn’t stop Samsung from pushing out the stable update to its 2019 flagship just a couple of days later. The same could happen in the case of the Galaxy S9/S9+ (and the Galaxy Note 9), though it probably won’t be before January that the stable update makes an appearance.

To download the latest Android 10 beta for your Galaxy S9 or S9+, tap the Download and install option in the Software update menu of your phone’s Settings app.

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Samsung to unveil a new AI product named NEON at CES 2020

Samsung will be unveiling a new AI product named NEON at CES 2020. The mysterious product is being developed by STAR Labs (Samsung Technology & Advanced Research Labs), an independent unit of Samsung Electronics, that states “human-level AI with the ability to speak, recognize, and think” as one of its goals.

The Korean tech giant has created dedicated social media handles and a website for NEON. Everything that is known about NEON so far comes from the teasers posted by these handles. Even they don’t reveal anything specific about the new AI product, but the constant use of “Have you ever met an ‘ARTIFICIAL’?” in all its messages suggest NEON is probably more than an overhyped software feature for smartphones.

You will soon meet #NEON pic.twitter.com/Sm1WbhG0Er

— NEON (@neondotlife) December 23, 2019

Given Mistry’s previous work and NEON’s teasers, the new product will probably have an element of sci-fi to it. Interestingly, well-known Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur also tweeted about Mistry bringing sci-fi level technology to the market through NEON. Perhaps, a talking robot? A holographic AI assistant? We don’t know. Our guess is as good as yours at this point in time.

Currently, Bixby functions as Samsung’s AI-powered digital assistant across its product categories. It’s not clear how NEON will fit into this strategy. Considering the massive investment Samsung made in the last couple of years to improve and market Bixby, it’s unlikely that the company will replace it with a new assistant. It seems more plausible that NEON and Bixby will complement each other rather than compete.

CES 2020 is scheduled from Jan 7 to Jan 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SamMobile will be attending the conference to bring you all the latest news from the world of consumer tech. Do follow our CES 2020 coverage to know more about NEON and other announcements by Samsung.

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Samsung’s new mid-range tablet could launch as the Galaxy Tab A4 S

Early last month, a new Galaxy tablet with the model number SM-T307U was discovered on the Wi-Fi Alliance website. The same model has been now spotted on the Bluetooth SIG website along with the Galaxy Tab A4 S branding. Both these certifications suggest that the new tablet is set to hit the market soon.

Galaxy Tab A4 S sounds like a needlessly complicated name that reveals very little about the device to the potential buyer. Thankfully, the device name listed on the Bluetooth certification website need not be final, as we have seen in the past. So, there is still a chance that this new mid-range Galaxy tablet could launch with a more familiar and informative name.

Bluetooth SIG certification reveals next to nothing about upcoming devices, and so all that we know about this product is what we already published. The SM-T307U model number points to an 8-inch tablet with cellular connectivity (possibly a Sprint variant) for the US market. The Wi-Fi Alliance certification, meanwhile, revealed dual-band Wi-Fi and Android Pie onboard. On top of all this, we also confirmed 32GB inbuilt storage and a single brown color option in our previous report.

With CES 2020 just a couple of weeks away, there is a possibility that this device might make an appearance there.

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Rumor: Galaxy S11 (and Fold 2) launch to take place on February 11

It seems Samsung may be planning to launch the Galaxy S11 on a date much earlier than what has been rumored until this point. A couple of months ago, we had heard from one of our sources that the Galaxy S11 would be unveiled sometime in the third week of February next year. Recently, February 18 was suggested by well-known leakster Ice universe as the actual date for the Galaxy S11’s Unpacked event, and now, Israeli website Girafa has published a report saying the announcement may happen on February 11.

The Galaxy S11 launch will reportedly take place in San Francisco, USA, where the Galaxy S10 was unveiled as well. If the report is accurate, it would mean the Galaxy S11 will go official a couple of weeks ahead of MWC 2020, which is set to kick off on February 24. It would give Samsung extra time to keep the limelight on its new flagship before other manufacturers start showing off what they have to offer, and considering everything the Galaxy S11 is expected to bring to the table, we can’t say it’s a bad idea.

However, according to rumors, the Galaxy Fold 2 will share the spotlight with the Galaxy S11 at Samsung’s next Unpacked event. The Galaxy Fold was also unveiled alongside the Galaxy S10 earlier this year, so it would not be surprising to see Samsung’s next foldable phone make an appearance with the Galaxy S11. As usual, everything is speculation and rumor until proven otherwise, so we would advise you to keep the proverbial grain of salt handy.

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Samsung’s best-selling phone in Q3 2019 will surprise you

Samsung has launched countless smartphones this year, with most of the releases coming as part of the Galaxy A series. And, according to Counterpoint Research, those Galaxy A phones have been among the ten top-selling smartphones of Q3 2019 globally. Surprisingly, it’s the Galaxy A10 that was the most popular Android phone with the Galaxy branding, with the device capturing 2.6% market share and earning the second spot in the overall list.

The Galaxy A50, which has perhaps received the most positive critical reception among all of Samsung’s 2019 A series phones, followed in third place in the list, capturing 1.9% market share. The other Samsung device among the ten top-selling smartphones was the Galaxy A20, which earned seventh place with 1.4% market share. None of Samsung’s flagship smartphones made the list, though we’re assuming the Note 10/10+ will make an appearance in the sales chart for the fourth quarter of the year.

However, we’re assuming Samsung’s Galaxy A smartphones will continue to have better sales performance in the foreseeable future, as consumers become more and more averse to spending their hard-earned money on flagship phones that have crossed the $1000 pricing threshold. Perhaps this is why Samsung is working on devices like the Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite, which will bring some flagship features to more palatable price points.

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