Galaxy M01 gets certified by FCC, battery capacity revealed

The Galaxy M01, whose presence we confirmed last month, passed through the Wi-Fi Alliance’s certification process a few days ago. Yesterday, it appeared in the Google Play Console, revealing some of its specifications. Now, the upcoming entry-level smartphone has appeared in the FCC certification documents.

It appears that the Galaxy M01 is just a variant of the Galaxy A01 with a larger battery. The FCC certification documents clearly mention that the only differences between the Galaxy A01 and the Galaxy M01 are battery capacity, model number, and a few changes in supported network bands. The Galaxy A01 uses a 3000mAh battery, while the Galaxy M01 uses a 4000mAh cell.

Going by Samsung’s declaration, the Galaxy M01 (SM-M015G/DS) should have a 5.7-inch HD+ TFT display with a V-shaped notch for the selfie camera. It runs Android 10 with One UI 2.0 and is equipped with the Snapdragon 439 processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16GB storage, and a microSD card slot. It should come with a 13MP+2MP dual-camera on the rear and a 5MP selfie camera.

The dual-SIM smartphone comes with GPS, 4G LTE (Band 1/3/5/8/40/41), single-band Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, microUSB 2.0 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device appears to be lacking a fingerprint sensor, so it would depend on face unlock, PIN, and password for security. We expect Samsung to launch the Galaxy M01 in the next few weeks.

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Galaxy BudsX spotted in patent document, could have built-in music player

We had reported earlier this week that the bean-shaped wireless earphones from Samsung that were leaked last month could be launched as the Galaxy BudsX. Now, the upcoming wireless earphones from the South Korean electronics giant have appeared in a new patent document.

A new patent filed by Samsung with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) confirms the branding of the company’s next wireless earbuds. The document reveals that it could have a built-in MP3 player, which means that it could have local storage to store music files and play them back even without a connected phone.

The Galaxy BudsX could also feature a built-in sensor to check whether they’re worn or not, offering automatic music playback and pause. Similar to the Gear IconX, the upcoming wireless earphones could have a CPU and accompanying software for a smartphone to measure activity data such as calories burned, distance covered, heart rate, speed, and time.

The next-gen true wireless earphones from Samsung are 13mm wide and 28mm long, and the case is just 26mm thick. Previous reports have indicated that the Galaxy BudsX could carry model number SM-R180 and could be priced at $140. They could use Samsung’s custom Bluetooth chipset and have 11-hour battery life on a single charge.

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Android 10 One UI 2 update officially delayed in India due to COVID-19

Perhaps prompted by countless queries about the Android 10 update’s (re)released timeframe for the Galaxy A50, Samsung India issued a notice through the Members app, informing customers that the Android 10 and One UI 2 update will be delayed. This seems to be a general response, and not something that will affect only Galaxy A50 owners.

This delay isn’t caused by Samsung having any development issues, but rather by the ongoing lockdown mandated by the Indian government to curb the spread of COVID-19. The notice reads With the government’s mandate to observe complete lockdown, we’re experiencing a slight delay at our end to bring you One UI 2 updates.

It’s unclear what this slight delay entails and when Samsung will resume its normal operations. Various Galaxy models in India were planned to receive Android 10 and One UI 2 in May, but this time window could now be missed. The list of eligible devices for the tentative May release included the Galaxy A6 and A6+, the Galaxy A9 (2018), A8 Star, A10, A10s, A20, A30s, A70, the Galaxy Fold, and the Galaxy Tab S6. In the meantime, the Galaxy A50 has disappeared from both the ‘eligible’ and ‘completed’ list of devices, so only time will tell when the device will get the highly-anticipated One UI 2 treatment.

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Galaxy Buds+ buyers in Korea can mix and match colors for a limited time

Samsung is hosting an event for Galaxy Buds+ enthusiasts in South Korea, allowing participants to mix and match the wearable’s different color options and buy their own custom creations. The Galaxy Buds+ in South Korea come in five colors including black, blue, pink, red, and white, so fans will have plenty of combinations with which they can experiment.

Judging by the promotional material for the event, Samsung allows participants to mix and match different colors for the buds and charging case. For example, people can combine two earbuds of the same flavor with a case of another color, or they can pick a different hue for each earbud.

However, it doesn’t look like participants have the option to mix and match different colors for the ear wings and ear tips.

This could be a great way to sell the Galaxy Buds+ online

This event is interesting in itself, but it being bound to South Korea is a bit of a shame for everyone living outside of Samsung’s home country. Besides, it runs for a limited time from May 1 to June 30. Nevertheless, it got us thinking that this could be a great way to sell the Galaxy Buds+ online in other markets around the world.

Perhaps the logistics of this would lead to complications, but allowing custom color combinations would make the Galaxy Buds+ stand out even more among its rivals. Maybe it could even convince more prospective buyers to pick the Galaxy Buds+ as their next wireless earbuds. Samsung already has a bigger focus than its competitors on color options, and going one step further could potentially increase sales.

What would your favorite color combination look like?

Would you like Samsung to give you the option to mix and match different Galaxy Buds+ colors when ordering the product online? Which would be your favorite color combination? Feel free to let us know below. And remember, your comment isn’t restricted by the event’s rules, so you can push things to the next level with different color combos for the earbuds, case, as well as the ear tips and wings.

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Galaxy Book Flex alpha hits South Korea, starting at $1,300

The Galaxy Book Flex α (alpha) convertible is finally becoming available for purchase in South Korea tomorrow, but at a much steeper price point than what Samsung announced in January. While the CES 2020 unveil largely focused on the fact this is a 2-in-1 laptop series starting at under $1,000, the base 13.3-inch model will instead retail at over 1.5 million won, which amounts to more than $1,300. That’s a far cry from the $829 figure first attached to the cheapest Galaxy Book Flex alpha variant. Perhaps the most plausible explanation is that the company either canceled the 256GB model, or simply isn’t releasing it in its home country for the time being.

At the top end of the new notebook range is a 15.6-inch Galaxy Book Flex alpha with 1TB of SSD storage, 12GB DDR4 RAM, and a 10th-generation Intel Comet Lake CPU. This particular configuration will be priced at about $2,050 in South Korea.

S Pen and Galaxy Buds+ bundle confirmed

Limited-edition bundles including the latest version of the S Pen and Galaxy Buds+ are also on their way to the Far Eastern market. Otherwise, Samsung’s stylus and other officially supported accessories are to be sold separately.

All things considered, it appears 360-degree QLED displays will remain firmly in the luxurious laptop segment for the time being. The Korean pre-order period for the Galaxy Flex alpha lineup runs until May 10th, with the new convertibles hitting the store shelves in the country on May 12th. The Galaxy Book Flex alpha still lacks an international release date, though Samsung previously said it intends to make the 2-in-1 series available globally by the end of the first half of 2020, i.e. June.

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Samsung was the USA’s largest consumer electronics vendor in Q1 2020

Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the USA consumer electronics market in Q1 2020, according to ETNews citing research firm Traqline. The company improved its share by 1% compared to a year before, covering 20.9% of the market at the end of the first quarter.

Refrigerators US market share

The company’s French door refrigerators saw strong sales and have covered 31.3% of the US market. Samsung remained the largest vendor in the USA for the 16th consecutive year, solidifying its position in the consumer electronics market. Its share in this segment grew by 2.9% year-on-year. Reportedly, demand for Samsung’s Family Hub refrigerators continues to grow. The 2020 Family Hub lineup introduced at CES 2020 improves upon the previous generation with deeper AI integration and new ViewInside cameras.

Washing machines and dryers US market share

Meanwhile, the company’s washing machines have covered 21% of the market at the end of Q1 2020, outperforming rival products for the 7th consecutive quarter. Likewise, Samsung maintained the lead in the dryers market for the 7th quarter in a row, and accounted for 19.9% of the USA market.

Samsung’s washing machines are manufactured at the Newberry plant in South Carolina. The factory was temporarily shut down a few times before due to the COVID-19 virus.

Kitchen appliances US market share

The recent report goes on to mention that Samsung recorded enough microwave oven sales to win over 14% of the market. At the same time, its cooktops and ovens have accounted for 18% of all the sales nationwide at the end of Q1 2020.

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Samsung opens Galaxy A51 5G pre-orders in South Korea

Samsung today started accepting advanced orders for the Galaxy A51 5G, stating the device will start shipping to South Korean buyers on Monday, May 4th. The pre-order period will run for a week, with the device being scheduled to hit the digital and physical store shelves on Thursday, May 7th. Samsung already confirmed this beefed-up, 5G-ready version of the Galaxy A51 will also be coming to the United States and Europe this summer.

Prospective buyers can now order the Galaxy A51 5G in Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Black, and Prism Cube Pink – depicted below. All three iterations come with 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage space, a notable improvement over the original 4GB/64GB configuration. The same goes for the 5G-enabled Exynos 980 chip which replaces the Exynos 9611. A 4,500mAh battery completes the package, offering 25% greater capacity than the cell used for the LTE-only model.

Generous pre-order bonuses for Samsung’s 5G mid-ranger

All advanced orders for the Galaxy A51 5G come with a complimentary Nemonic sticky note printer that can deliver instant prints and doesn’t use toner or ink cartridges. Those who purchase the handset between its release and May 31st will also receive a coupon slashing 50% (or the equivalent of $80) off the price of the new Galaxy Buds+.

Early adopter bonuses aside, Samsung will also be bundling the Galaxy A51 5G with a four-month subscription to YouTube Premium and three months of free access to digital learning platform WILLA. Though this is a historically generous set of launch promotions for a mid-range Galaxy smartphone, it may be the new norm for Samsung moving forward.

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Daily Deal: 76% off a one year CyberGhost VPN plan (+ 6 months for free!)

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Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and Book Cover now available in the Netherlands

Following a seemingly endless stream of leaks, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite was officially unveiled by Samsung a couple of weeks ago when the tablet launched on pre-order terms in numerous European countries including the Netherlands. The pre-order window came to an end today, and the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is now officially available in the Netherlands in two color options including Oxford Gray and Angora Blue.

Both the Wi-Fi and LTE variants can now be bought online in the Netherlands. They cost €379 and €439, respectively. The tablet features 64GB of storage and, as yet, the 128GB model is not yet listed online. Samsung’s latest announcement doesn’t mention it, so only time will tell whether or not it will eventually be released in the country.

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Book Cover is available in three colors

Although the tablet itself is only available in gray and blue, the optional Book Cover sold separately is now listed in the Netherlands in all three colors including gray, blue, and pink. The Book Cover costs €69.99, but customers who have pre-ordered the tablet have gotten this accessory for free. On the other hand, the redesigned S Pen is part of the core Tab S6 Lite experience and it’s included in the retail box.

The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite looks very similar to the full-fledged Tab S6, but it’s undeniably designed for a different, more budget-conscious market segment. We’ve previously detailed all the main differences between the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite versus the Galaxy Tab S6, so hit the link if you want to read more on the topic.

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Galaxy Tab S6 Lite

• Model: SM-P610
• Dimensions: Tablet: 244.5 x 154.3 x 7.0 mm
  
• Display: 10.4 inch / 264.16 mm TFT
• CPU: Exynos 9611
• Camera: 8MP

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Galaxy Tab S6 Lite LTE

• Model: SM-P615
• Dimensions: Tablet: 244.5 x 154.3 x 7.0 mm
  
• Display: 10.4 inch / 264.16 mm TFT
• CPU: Exynos 9611
• Camera: 8MP

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Samsung shows mysterious full-screen smartphone in AC ad

An unnanounced full-screen smartphone from Samsung had a cameo in a recent ad for the company’s new Wind-Free Air Conditioner series. While the mysterious device was shown running SmartThings, the app’s white interface revealed no display notch or punch-hole to speak of. The main takeaway here is the implied use of under-display camera (UDC) technology, a solution Samsung reportedly been working on for a while now.

The AC ad unsurprisingly prompted some speculation about the look of the upcoming Galaxy Note 20, especially after a similar-looking device render appeared on Samsung’s own website. Be that as it may, don’t take this to mean this is exactly how the next Galaxy flagship — or any other device from Samsung, for that matter — will look like.

Samsung close to figuring out truly bezel-less displays

While the futuristic smartphone shown in the below ad (starting at 0:55) is more likely to be a prop than a product that’s about to hit the market, the timing of its appearance coincides with some past expert forecasts regarding the arrival of such gadgets. For example, a report from late 2019 predicted Samsung’s first full-screen smartphone to arrive in the summer of 2020. Insiders from South Korea specifically mentioned the Galaxy Fold 2 as part of that prediction, expecting the foldable to become Samsung’s first device to utilize under-display camera tech.

Needless to say, there’s probably no way the unnamed smartphone depicted herein resembles anything close to the Galaxy Fold 2. However, both the Galaxy Note 20 and the successor to the Galaxy Fold are confirmed to launch this summer, perhaps even simultaneously. This bezel-free handset cameo hence at the very least underlines how close Samsung is to finally figuring out UDC tech, which should usher in the era of truly full-screen smartphones.

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Galaxy A31 with 4GB/128GB will be available in Brazil next week

Today, April 29, Samsung officially announced the Galaxy A31 for Brazil. The mid-range phone will be available for purchase in Brazil starting next week, with color options including black, blue, and white.

As expected, the Galaxy A31 will have a higher-than-normal price tag in Brazil, and prospective buyers will be looking at spending 1,999 brazilian real ($375) for the device. Comparatively, the Galaxy A31 was released in Vietnam earlier this week for the equivalent of $276.

Galaxy A31 in Brazil ships with 4GB RAM, 128GB storage

Spec-wise, the Galaxy A31 in Brazil won’t be any different than the A31 released in other markets. This means the phone is equipped with a Helio P65 chipset, even though the silicon isn’t outright mentioned in Samsung Brazil’s latest announcement. The Helio P65 has two high performance cores clocked at up to 2.0GHz alongside six 1.7GHz cores.

It’s important to note that the spec sheet shared by Samsung Brazil mentions only the variant with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It is possible that the 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB variants will be released in Brazil later down the line, but the aforementioned $375 price tag seems to correspond to the 4GB/128GB model.

Other specs include a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 by 1080, an under-display fingerprint sensor, a quad camera setup comprising 48MP/8MP/5MP/5MP sensors, a 20MP selfie shooter, and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging. The Galaxy A31 ships with Android 10 and One UI 2.0 out of the box.

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AMD GPU for 2021 Samsung flagships impresses in first leak

AMD’s first custom Radeon GPU set to power future Samsung flagships will easily beat the current industry-leading options. That’s what can be inferred from several benchmark summaries leaked out of South Korea. Samsung and AMD originally announced their mobile GPU partnership back in mid-2019, but the first fruits of their collaboration won’t make their way to consumers until at least 2021, AMD previously said.

Following nearly a year of no updates, newly emerged information indicates the project is still on course to hit that tentative release window. AMD is now said to be in the process of optimizing the custom GPU which may be integrated into Samsung’s seminal 5nm silicon.

Exynos 1000 likely to use AMD graphics

Additionally, we finally caught a glimpse of what to expect from the said chipset which will be based on AMD’s RDNA architecture. Looking at the leaked synthetic early test scores originating from GFXBench, the AMD GPU for future Samsung flagships scored 181.8 frames in the Manhattan 3.1 test, which is about 13% greater than what the Adreno 650 found inside Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 is capable of. Additionally, it averaged 138.25 and 58 frames in Aztec Normal and Aztec High testing, respectively. These two results are even more significant as they beat Qualcomm’s latest and greatest mobile GPU by a factor of three.

The first AMD Radeon GPU for Galaxy smartphones is likely to make its way to the Exynos 1000, or however the 2021 successor to the Exynos 990 ends up being called. In the meantime, Samsung is also said to be working on a revised 7nm offering after reportedly feeling “humiliated” by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865. The SoC, possibly called the Exynos 992, could power the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 series expected to launch in August.

It’s still early days, though, and none of these scores have been independently verified, so it would be best to take this with a grain of salt for now.

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Samsung USA offers free Galaxy Buds with Galaxy S10 Lite

Samsung is now offering a complimentary pair of Galaxy Buds to everyone who purchases the unlocked version of the Galaxy S10 Lite in the United States. The deal that adds over $100 to the value of the overall package comes less than two weeks after the Galaxy S10 Lite released stateside with a $649.99 price tag. Carrier variants of the Galaxy S10 Lite aren’t encompassed by the new offer, though the proposal is still rather attractive seeing how it allows you to potentially get your hands on a Snapdragon 855 device and a high-end wearable for under $400 in total.

The newly introduced deal is primarily targeting prospective buyers who aren’t eligible for $250 in instant trade-in credit from Samsung. While the two promotions can’t be combined, you can still get the wearable free of charge alongside regular trade-in value for select handsets. For example, parting with your old Galaxy Note 8 would net you both the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Buds for $509.99, or just the former for $399.99. The difference mostly corresponds to the current price tag attached to the Galaxy Buds in the U.S. – $109.99. On the bright side, you’re still eligible for two months of YouTube Premium to go along with your new Galaxy S10 Lite and complimentary Galaxy Buds.

Finally, Samsung’s latest Galaxy S10 Lite promotion applies to all four Galaxy Buds colors: Black, White, Yellow, and Aura Glow Silver. Assuming you place your order today, Samsung estimates your new smartphone and accompanying wearable will ship by Monday, May 4th.

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Galaxy S20 Ultra in Cloud White sighted again with release date

The Cloud White variant of the Galaxy S20 Ultra appeared online once again ahead of its market debut. Speaking of which, its release date also came to light as it appears the new color option will be hitting the Chinese market tomorrow, May 1st. According to previous reports, this particular model sports 256GB of storage and will also come to Europe in the near future.

A combination of a white rear panel and a black quad-camera module gives this iteration of the Galaxy S20 Ultra a unique aesthetic which stands out from the rest of Samsung’s Galaxy S20 lineup.

New Galaxy S20 Ultra color comes with a 5G requirement

Tomorrow’s release of the new Galaxy S20 Ultra color should encompass only a single device configuration. That would be the 5G model with 256GB of flash storage, whereas an otherwise identical device with half as much memory can already be purchased on the Old Continent, priced at €1,349. Newly emerged information suggests the Galaxy S10+ is also on course for a minor refresh that will include both the Ceramic White and Ceramic Black iterations of the 128GB model. Those will be offered alongside the already widely available Prism Black, Prism White, and Prism Green options.

Adding new color options to flagship smartphone lineups is an established strategy of Samsung’s which served it well over the years. This time, however, the company’s in for an uphill battle as the Galaxy S20 range had a rather weak market debut, largely due to reasons outside of the company’s control.

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Samsung improves efficiency of its chip manufacturing process

Samsung revealed its plan to start the mass production of 5nm EUV chips before the end of Q2 2020 and start the development of the 3nm process this year. The company has reportedly increased its semiconductor output by about 40 percent while maintaining the same wafer input level, which means that Samsung has improved the efficiency of its production.

The South Korean firm’s investment in semiconductors declined from KRW 27.35 trillion in 2017 to KRW 23.72 trillion in 2018 and KRW 22.56 trillion in 2019. Samsung spent KRW 1.66 trillion in 2018, but it had to spend KRW 1.86 trillion in 2019 due to a 12% rise in prices, which means there was no change in the number of wafers the company bought. But, the number of chips produced went up 39 percent from 711 billion gigabits in 2018 to 889 billion gigabits in 2019.

Samsung is also making improvements to its DRAM manufacturing process by converting its first-generation 10nm (1x) process into second-generation (1y) or third-generation (1z). When the company completes this process, it can make 20 to 30 percent more chips with the same number of wafers. Moreover, once Samsung uses EUV to manufacture its DRAM chips, it can make twice the number of chips using the same amount of wafers when compared to the 1x process.

In the NAND flash segment, the company recently announced that it has started developing the industry’s first 160-layer flash memory. Chips manufactured using this technology are smaller than the one built using previous-generation techniques, and the productivity per wafer is 20 percent higher.

Industry experts say that China’s recent massive investment in chip manufacturing will still not be good enough to defeat Samsung. Rival Chinese firm YMTC’s 128-layer NAND flash chip technology is inferior to Samsung’s 160-layer chips that use channel hole etching technology. The company looks well set in the semiconductor space right now.

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Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ get May security update

After releasing the May security patch for the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Fold a day ago, Samsung is now bringing it to the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. The Note 10 duo is receiving a new update in several European countries, including Germany, France, Romania, Italy, Greece, Poland, and Switzerland.

Only security fixes are included in the latest Galaxy Note 10 update

The update features firmware version N97xFXXS4CTD1 and doesn’t have anything but the new security patch to offer. That’s not surprising after the feature-packed update the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ received just a couple of weeks back. That update brought many Galaxy S20 features — including new camera functionality — to the Note 10 and Note 10+ in addition to version 2.1 of One UI.

If you own a Galaxy Note 10 or Note 10+, you will get a notification once the update is available in your region. You can also manually download the update over the air by tapping Download and install in your phone’s Settings » Software update menu. The latest firmware is also available for immediate download from our firmware archive.

Given Samsung’s recent track record with security updates, we can expect it to release the May security patch for more Galaxy devices soon. We should also find out what security vulnerabilities are addressed in the May patch in a few days once Samsung publishes the relevant details on its security bulletin.

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Galaxy M01 specs revealed through Google Play Console

We had exclusively revealed the presence of the Galaxy M01 last month, along with its storage space and color variants. A few days later, the phone appeared on the Wi-Fi Alliance database. Now, the entry-level smartphone has appeared on the Google Play Console, revealing some of its specifications.

The Galaxy M01 (SM-M015G) appears to be running Android 10, which means that it would most probably come with One UI 2.0. The device has an HD screen (could be a 6.4-inch panel) with a V-shaped notch for the front-facing camera. The smartphone is equipped with the Snapdragon 439 processor and 3GB of RAM. Four ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores of the chipset are clocked at 2GHz, while the other four cores are clocked at 1.5GHz. The Adreno 505 GPU is set to a clock speed of 560MHz.

Earlier, we had revealed that the phone would come with 32GB of internal storage, and the device will most probably have a microSD card slot for storage space expansion. The dual-SIM smartphone will make it to at least four Asian markets, including India, Nepal. Russia, and Sri Lanka. It will be launched in at least three color variants: black, blue, and red. We expect this budget phone to be unveiled in the next few weeks.

 

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Galaxy S10+ 128GB Ceramic Black, Ceramic White variants could soon hit Europe

Samsung currently selling the 128GB storage variant of the Galaxy S10+ in various European markets in three colors: Prism Black, Prism Green, and Prism White. If you long for the Ceramic Black or Ceramic White color variants of the phone, you need to shell out around €200 more and get the 512GB variant. However, that could change soon.

According to Roland Quandt, who has an excellent track record when it comes to releasing information about unreleased products, Samsung will soon launch the 128GB storage variant of the Galaxy S10+ in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White colors in European markets. Although we don’t expect Samsung to charge extra for these color variants, there’s always a possibility as the ceramic material is more durable than the glass used in other color variants.

Right now, the 128GB storage variant of the Galaxy S10+ costs €809 in European countries, while the 512GB and 1TB variants cost €999 and €1,599, respectively. The Galaxy S10+ is now more than a year old, and it would be wiser to spend a little extra and get the Galaxy S20+ for €999.

If you want your phone in white, you currently have the option to get the Cloud White version of the 128GB Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G for €1,349 or wait for the 256GB variant that’s expected to reach global markets soon. Otherwise, you can wait for the Ceramic White version of the 128GB Galaxy S10+ and get it for a lower price.

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Samsung and SKT might release Galaxy A71 5G / A Quantum on May 15

SK Telecom’s exclusive Galaxy A71 5G variant will reportedly be released on May 15, according to the Korean media. In addition, the device – which may launch on SKT’s network as the Galaxy A Quantum – will be available for 600,000 won ($494) as opposed to the price of 700,000 won ($576) that was previously (and unofficially) attached to the device.

Just in time to steal the LG Velvet’s thunder

In case you didn’t know, LG took the veil of a new 5G upper-mid-range phone not long ago. It’s called the LG Velvet, and it will go on sale in South Korea on May 15. Now, according to the local media, SK Telecom’s Galaxy A71 5G / Galaxy A Quantum is planned for release on the same day, and if this turns out to be correct, it’s certainly no coincidence.

One of the impressive characteristics the so-called Galaxy A Quantum has and the LG Velvet lacks is a quantum RNG chip capable of generating truly random and unpredictable numbers. This is a great advancement in security, and the Galaxy A Quantum from SKT is the first and only phone in the world to boast this feature. Even the Galaxy A71 5G in other markets is missing it, and that’s because the QRNG chip was seemingly developed by a close SKT partner.

The standard Galaxy A71 5G sans the QRNG chip is expected to launch in the USA this summer.

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New Galaxy Buds firmware update rolls out, seemingly fixing some issues

One of the recent firmware updates for the Galaxy Buds had messed things up pretty badly for some owners, but Samsung may have already prepared a fix. The company is now rolling out a new firmware update identified as version R170XXU0ATD3. The package weighs about 1.39MB and although the changelog appears to be unchanged from the previous problematic firmware, it may have fixed some of the issues marring the user experience after the last update.

Over the past few days, many users complained about the previous firmware update (R170XXU0ATD2) breaking various features on their Galaxy Buds, including the touchpads, Ambient Sound, and more. Samsung has yet to acknowledge these issues, but the company has silently released another firmware update for the Buds with an unmodified changelog.

In other words, there are no fixes mentioned with this latest release either. However, at least according to one of our readers, the latest firmware update, version R170XXU0ATD3, appears to have fixed the touchpad issues. We’ve updated one of our Galaxy Buds pairs and we’ll see if the firmware provides any real benefits that may have been omitted from the changelog. We’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, if you’re already running the problematic firmware, you should be able to download the new one from our Galaxy Wearable app. But if your Galaxy Buds are working fine, you might want to hold off from downloading this new release until more details emerge.

Thanks for the tip, @ChapmSenyk!

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Samsung ending support for MirrorLink, Car Mode and Find My Car

Samsung has decided to end support for three in-car services at the same time. We hear that the company will no longer support MirrorLink, Care Mode and Find My Car. Samsung’s devices have had MirrorLink support since 2014.

MirrorLink is a widely used standard for car and smartphone connectivity. Those who own cars with MirrorLink-compatible stereos could use the built-in app on their Samsung phones to mirror their device’s screen to the car’s infotainment display.

Samsung shuts down some more services

Samsung has now decided to end support for MirrorLink starting June 1, 2020. It will not be available to new users after that. Existing users will be able to continue using it, however, if they factory reset their device, connect to a new vehicle, clear app data or even update the firmware on their device, they’ll lose Mirrorlink.

Samsung introduced its Car Mode app in 2015 as a sort of an alternative to Android Auto. It provided easy access to features you were most likely to use in the car, such as navigation and music playback. It wasn’t a dedicated in-car infotainment system like Android Auto, though, Car Mode just used the MirrorLink standard to run on the in-car screen.

Car Mode support also ends on June 1, 2020 after which the app will no longer be available from the Google Play Store and Galaxy Store. When service ends, all of the personal data collected for the Car Mode service will be deleted immediately. Even if you download the app before then, it will be terminated forcefully when launched after service ends. Android Auto is recommended as an alternative for users who’d like similar functionality in their cars.

Find My Car was an app for Samsung’s wearable devices which allowed you to use the GPS functionality to pinpoint exactly where you parked your car. Samsung has decided to end support for this app on June 1, 2020. The app will no longer be available for download and launching it after the end of service will result in it being forcibly closed.

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Samsung helps scale up mask manufacturing in coronavirus fight

Samsung is offering support to manufacturers of face masks struggling to ramp up their product outputs as South Korea continues its fight against COVID-19. The development is just the latest in a long series of moves Samsung made as part of its contributions to international relief efforts seeking to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus strain.

Just over a month ago, Samsung began closely collaborating with protective gear manufacturers Loesstech, E&W, and Evergreen. Among other things, it shared its vast engineering talent with the firms in question, allowing them to scale their operations with the constantly rising market demands much more efficiently, primarily by helping them with various levels of automation.

Samsung maintains aggressive coronavirus strategy

Naturally, the most immediate goal of the initiative is accelerating the deployment of smart factory solutions, for which Samsung went as far as to completely circumvent the need for certain component imports by swiftly sourcing them from within its vast holdings across South Korea.

The aforementioned partnerships were established following recommendations from various Korean government agencies. This is hardly the first occasion on which Samsung stepped up to the challenge of staving off the ongoing threat of the highly infectious disease that’s been keeping the majority of the planet on lockdown since early March. The company itself has yet to experience the worst effects of the pandemic but massive revenue declines and unprecedentedly low production rates resulting from temporary factory closures did not stop Samsung from aggressively donating its expertise, facilities, and resources to millions in need.

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White Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G with 256GB revealed in official press render

A Galaxy S20 Ultra in white – or at least a dummy unit – popped up in a live photo earlier this week along with reports that the phone should be launching in China soon. Now, it looks like the white model’s launch in China is drawing very near, as official promotional material is popping up on Twitter through unofficial sources.

The Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G in white will ship with 256GB of storage, according to the render at hand. In most countries around the world where the 5G variant was released, Samsung customers could only choose between 128GB and 512GB of memory. In any case, the render’s caption reportedly reads ‘Coming Soon,’ so it’s pretty obvious that Samsung is gearing up for the phone’s release in China.

Samsung is trying to get a bigger piece of the 5G pie

China was the biggest 5G market in the world in Q1 2020. Huawei is leading the pack in its home country, even though Samsung was the largest 5G smartphone vendor globally. 5G is in high demand in China, and the network infrastructure continues to expand.

Samsung doesn’t have much of an influence in China, but the company is seemingly hoping to get a piece of that pie with the emergence of 5G phones. Perhaps this is why the 256GB Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G in white is going to be available in China first. This variant could also be released in other countries, eventually, but there’s no official word on the matter to back this up. We’ll keep you posted.

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Latest Galaxy Buds update prompts connectivity complaints

The latest firmware update for Samsung’s Galaxy Buds may have crippled the very thing it was meant to improve – the wearable’s connectivity performance. Touted as a major upgrade that will allow users to go “completely wireless” by leveraging a number of features introduced with the newer Galaxy Buds+, the software revision wasn’t exactly met with the warmest of responses.

A vocal portion of the Galaxy Buds user base hence took online to complain about issues such as Ambient Sound Mode consistency, frequent disconnections, and, in rare cases, even total failures of the left-hand earbud.

Galaxy Buds users still waiting for Samsung’s response

What’s more, a number of SamMobile readers are also reporting issues with touchpad gestures, claiming the device often fails to recognize them even though it exhibited no such problems beforehand. Meanwhile, others aren’t able to get the Ambient Sound Mode to work, possibly because the update messed with the earbuds’ ability to keep proximity sensor data in sync. If the feature is grayed out on your end, there’s a chance you’re on the receiving end of that particular bug.

So, two days after the firmware build R170XXU0ATD2 began rolling out to the Galaxy Buds, neither social media nor Samsung’s own product forums are lacking in complaints from dissatisfied Galaxy Buds owners. Samsung has yet to acknowledge the complaints in any public capacity beyond approaching some of their authors on social media in order to ask for more details on the issues they’re experiencing.

SamMobile staff wasn’t able to replicate all of the reported bugs and it’s still unclear how widespread these Galaxy Buds performance issues truly are.

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Samsung casually confirms Galaxy Note 20, Fold 2 launch windows

Predicting Samsung would release the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 in the second half of 2020 would have hardly been an act of clarvoyance at any point in recent memory. Regardless, that launch window is official as of just a few hours ago. The confirmation arrived as part of Samsung’s mixed Q1 financials, or more specifically, the company’s subsequent earnings call with analysts and investors.

While the conglomerate acknowledged the massive global uncertainties stemming from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, it has zero intentions of significantly altering its remaining annual smartphone roadmap in response to the situation.

Joint Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 launch still on the cards

Furthermore, Samsung said both the new Galaxy Note and its next foldable will turn up the level of competition in the ultra-premium market segment by a sizeable degree. Even more important is how the company’s not framing that forecast as a promise of some remarkable achievement, arguing that’s what its top-of-the-line handsets are doing every year anyway. The prediction is instead meant to illustrate how even perhaps the worst pandemic-related crisis in Samsung’s history isn’t enough to massively impact its overall stability, at least not in the immediate term.

Today’s development also lends more credence to recent reports about the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 both being on course for an August launch. And while Samsung would likely prefer to unveil the devices separately in order to maximize their media momentum, that’s not guaranteed to happen. At this rate, the company may have to settle with a single Unpacked event, online-only or not.

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Deep Blue Galaxy Buds+ leaked in one of Samsung’s apps

Samsung is seemingly preparing a new Galaxy Buds+ color option for the market, at least judging by a video discovered by XDA-Developers in the SmartThings app. The marketing material showcases a 3D render of a ‘Deep Blue’ Galaxy Buds+ flavor, and the ‘Deep Blue’ moniker is also mentioned in the same app.

As you may know, the Galaxy Buds+ are offered in four color options (sans the Thom Browne Edition) including white, red, Cosmic Black, and Cloud Blue. The latter color option is of a much lighter hue compared to the so-called Deep Blue.

Deep Blue Galaxy Buds+ may or may not become available

While it’s obvious that Samsung has been working on this new color option – at least as far as the marketing material is concerned – there’s no absolute guarantee that the Deep Blue Galaxy Buds+ will see the light of day. The marketing material exists, but Samsung’s current plans for this color option are unknown. Interesting to note is that the flavor does look quite a bit like the Aura Blue shade used for the more exclusive Galaxy Note 10+ variant which was initially released only in the USA through Best Buy.

It would be too late to release this Galaxy Buds+ Deep Blue model in a similar fashion, so perhaps Samsung will quietly add it to the existing range of colors in some markets in the near future. In the meantime, Samsung is developing the so-called Galaxy BudsX, a.k.a. the Galaxy Bean earbuds as the next-gen TWS. the Bean/BudsX are expected to be unveiled along with the Galaxy Note 20 series in August.

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Samsung confirms affordable 5G focus as mobile crisis looms

Samsung confirmed it’s doubling down on 5G smartphones in hope that they’ll help soften the impact of a full-fledged mobile crisis that’s now looming over its business. That’s not exactly a development many expected to witness at this point last year, but it does well to underline how unusual Samsung’s latest financial report was. Especially given how the company’s Q1 numbers are far from horrific.

On the contrary, even as many of its top markets began shutting down in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Samsung managed to marginally improve the profitability of its smartphone business over the first three months of 2020. That achievement is all the more remarkable in the context of a significant revenue hit Samsung would have taken in the first quarter regardless.

Samsung hoping 5G is ready to go mainstream

After all, post-holiday consumer electronics sales have nowhere to go but down, so negating their traditional effects on one’s bottom line is a commendable feat even without the added challenge of a highly contagious disease threatening both their suppliers and customers.

But the COVID-19 lockdowns only started near the end of Samsung’s newly reported quarter, which essentially guarantees the worst is yet to come for still the world’s largest smartphone maker. True to reports from mid-April, company officials today confirmed Samsung will be refocusing on cheap 5G smartphones in the hope of combating the inevitable Q2 sales hit. Well, “cheap” relative to the only 5G-enabled devices Samsung released so far.

Realistically speaking, there’s no doubt whether the likes of the Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G can make up for the many setbacks Samsung faces in the coming months – they can’t. All that remains to be seen is in how bad of a shape will the company’s smartphone business be come July.

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Galaxy M31 is releasing in Spain next week, pre-orders go live today

Samsung has been expanding the Galaxy M31’s availability to more countries over the past couple of months, and the latest market to get the mid-range device is Spain. The company has officially announced that the Galaxy M31 will be available for purchase in Spain from May 6 via the company’s online store and Amazon. In fact, customers should be able to pre-order the phone from Amazon Spain starting today.

The Galaxy M series has proven to be hugely popular around the world and our latest addition, Galaxy M31, is poised to continue that success, said Marketing Director, Luis de la Peña. Indeed, the Galaxy M31 is a compelling budget phone equipped with a monstrous 6,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging, and an excellent (at least for its class) 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a pixel count of 2340 by 1080.

Another mid-range phone equipped with a macro camera

The Galaxy M31 improves upon its predecessor in a number of ways. It has a 5MP macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and also sports a 64MP wide sensor, an 8MP ultrawide, and a 5MP depth camera. The Infinity-U notch carries a 32MP wide sensor for selfie shots.

Despite it being a budget phone, it ships with 6GB of RAM. The memory is paired with an Exynos 9611 chipset, and the phone has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Samsung Spain will be launching the Galaxy M31 for €279. Customers will get to choose between three color options including red, blue, and black.

Galaxy M31

• Model: SM-M315F
• Dimensions: Bar: 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
  
• Display: 6.4 inch / 162.56 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Exynos 9611
• Camera: 64MP

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