Samsung announces plans to expand memory chip production capacity in Korea

Samsung is the world leader in memory and storage chip segments, and the company has now announced that it plans to expand its NAND flash memory chip production. It will invest in Line 2 at its Pyeongtaek factory to expand the production to meet the increased demand for computers and servers since the COVID-19 lockdown measures were introduced. The construction of the new facility began last month, and the company says that the mass production...

Samsung launches Odyssey G7 gaming monitors in South Korea

Samsung has launched its Odyssey G7 gaming monitors in South Korea. The 27-inch Odyssey G7 monitor is priced at KRW 800,000 (around $651) and the 32-inch Odyssey G7 gaming monitor is priced at KRW 900,000 (around $733). Those who purchase these gaming monitors in South Korea by August 31 would be eligible to get the JBL Quantum 300 gaming headset for free. Both the monitors in the Odyssey G7 lineup...

Samsung Access program launched in the US, includes Microsoft 365 and Samsung Premium Care

The Samsung Upgrade Program offers you a chance to upgrade your Galaxy smartphones to newer models by paying a low monthly fee. Now, the South Korean smartphone giant has launched a new program that offers even more benefits at a lower cost. Samsung Access can be viewed as an improved version of the Samsung Upgrade Program as it includes smartphone upgrades, Samsung Premium Care, and a Microsoft 365 subscription. Samsung Access is currently available...

[Poll] Owners of regular Galaxy Note 10: How’s your experience been so far?

Based on recent leaks, it seems Samsung will not be making another ‘small’ Galaxy Note model to succeed the Galaxy Note 10 from last year. Well, the regular Galaxy Note 20 will still be smaller than the Note 20+, but if it does end up having a 6.7-inch screen like the leaks say it will, it won’t exactly be very compact. It will easily dwarf the Galaxy Note 10 at the very least, making last year’s non-Plus Note model a one-of-a-kind device. If that...

Samsung Galaxy M31 gets new update in India

Almost two months ago, we reported that Samsung’s latest update for the Galaxy M31 at the time had bricked some units sold in India. Samsung later pulled that update from the air and recommended that users manually flash firmware on their device to get it working again. Now, the company has released a new software update for the Galaxy M31 in India, one that will hopefully not cause any trouble for...

Galaxy S20 Ultra camera now has a special ‘close-up zoom’ mode

Thanks to the high-resolution 108MP sensor, the main camera on the Galaxy S20 Ultra is more capable of taking zoomed-in pictures without losing detail compared to the 12MP cameras on the Galaxy S20 and S20+. But the S20 Ultra also has a limitation: Its main camera is less capable than the 12MP Galaxy S20 and S20+ camera when it comes to focusing on close objects, owing to a longer-than-usual focal length. In layman terms, the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s main...

Features we’d like to see from the Galaxy Tab S7/S7+ flagship tablets

Samsung should unveil its next high-end tablet by the end of the summer, likely alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and the sequel to the Galaxy Fold. This year, the upcoming Galaxy Tab S7 might not be alone, as evidence suggests that Samsung is planning to release a larger Galaxy Tab S7+ model at the same time. The Galaxy Tab S6 was without a doubt the best Android tablet of 2019, and we expect the Galaxy Tab S7 lineup to be worthy of carrying the same...

Weekly SamMobile Quiz 28 – Come test your Samsung knowledge!

Consider yourself a superfan of Samsung? Take our quiz and see how many answers you can get right! This is a fun activity that we do with our readers every week to test their knowledge of our favorite company. The quiz has a mix of easy and difficult questions that most fans should be able to answer without turning to Google. We intend to make a new quiz for you every weekend so we hope that you’ll participate and learn a thing or two about Samsung...

Exclusive: Upcoming Galaxy Watch has a physical rotating bezel!

We have good news for those who have been wondering if the physical rotating bezel will ever come back to Samsung’s smartwatches. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy smartwatch will have a physical bezel, sources have confirmed to us. That pretty much means the upcoming watch is going to be a followup to the Galaxy Watch, so we will call it the Galaxy Watch 2 for the time being. Welcome back physical bezel, we’ve missed you Last year, Samsung released...

Snapdragon-powered Galaxy M01 and M11 launching in India on June 2

Samsung is gearing up to launch two new Galaxy M series smartphones in India. The Galaxy M01 and Galaxy M11 are slated to launch in the country on June 2, according to teaser images released by Samsung on social media. These images show both phones and mention a couple of specs for the Galaxy M11, but they don’t mention what might be their most attractive aspect for many customers. As you can guess...

Galaxy A50s update brings screen recording feature, May security patch

The built-in screen recorder is one of the best features One UI 2.0 features, but the company had decided to keep it exclusive to upper mid-range and flagship smartphones. However, it seems Samsung has changed its mind recently. The Galaxy A51’s One UI 2.1 update was released with a non-working version of the screen recording feature, and now, the Galaxy A50s is getting the feature as well through a new software update. On the Galaxy A50s, the...

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite gets free Targus Keyboard Cover for Malaysian release

Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite for Malaysia exactly one week ago. The company teased it will be launching [the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite] with a special promotion that you won’t want to miss. That special promotion has been revealed as the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite went on sale in Malaysia earlier today. It includes a freebie worth $100. Buying the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite in Malaysia will set you...

Samsung Germany reveals Intel Galaxy Book S, Book Ion, and Flex prices

Samsung has officially launched the Intel-powered Galaxy Book S, Galaxy Book Ion, and Galaxy Book Flex in Germany. Each product has a new store page on the Samsung Germany portal, with the Galaxy Book Ion and Book Flex having been scheduled to hit the market from June 5. The company has yet to reveal an exact release date for the Galaxy Book S with Intel Inside, but it has revealed its prices. The Galaxy Book S powered by Intel’s Lakefield-based...

Samsung boosts wearable market share in Q1 amid COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic had impacted not only the global smartphone market in Q1 2020, but the wearable segment as well. According to IDC, even if COVID-19 drove smartwatch sales down in the first quarter of the year, they were offset by a period of increased shipments of earwear/hearable products, with Samsung achieving a 71.7% year-on-year growth in the wearable segment. In the smartwatch market alone,...

Daily Deal: 18% off Samsung Galaxy Buds

The Galaxy Buds have been around for a while but are still considered a good buy if you’re looking for truly wireless earbuds. They’ll last up to 6 hours on a single charge and when you use the included case to wireless charge them you can get another 7 hours out of them which is plenty for a full day of usage. The sound technology is optimized by AKG so you know the quality and sound design is good. It’s also able to resist water so you don’t need...

Looking for a compact flagship? The Galaxy S10e is still a great choice!

Small, compact phones are no longer in fashion. It feels like it was ages ago that Samsung was laughed at for entertaining the idea of a large-screen phone by launching the first Galaxy Note. These days, 6-inch displays on smartphones are pretty common and are considered the new normal. That’s partly because you can now have big displays in fairly compact dimensions thanks to the all-screen designs...

Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition lands in Spain and Singapore

Samsung is bringing the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne edition to customers in two additional markets, namely Spain and Singapore. The special edition foldable phone is finally available in Spain starting today, and it will be available in Singapore from June 13. The Thom Browne edition includes the smartphone itself, a pair of Galaxy Buds+, and a Galaxy Watch Active 2. Customers can buy the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition in Spain for 2,600 euros outright...

Samsung Exclusive Stores in India are now certified for safety by Suraksha

Every Samsung Exclusive Store in India is now Suraksha-certified to ensure consumer safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Suraksha (meaning ‘protection’ in Hindi) is a public private initiative that aims to create a safe and secure environment for shoppers, employees, and store owners. Samsung has joined the initiative and certified every Exclusive Store across India with the goal of making employees and customers feel confident about their...

Intel-powered Galaxy Book S is the first Lakefield-based notebook

Samsung has finally made the Intel-powered Galaxy Book S variant official. Following an accidental confirmation last week, the company is now ready to introduce to the world the Galaxy Book S with ‘Intel Inside.’ On the most part, it has the same hardware as the original variant powered by a Snapdragon 8cx chipset, except it uses an Intel Core processor with Intel Hybrid Technology. Samsung’s recent...

May security update out for unlocked Galaxy S9/S9+ in the U.S.

The unlocked variants of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ started receiving the May 2020 Android security update all across the United States. The carrier-agnostic over-the-air packages already made their way to devices on all major networks in the country, as well as many regional ones. The bulk of the rollout happened yesterday and no other changes were pushed out to users during the process. You may say that’s unfortunate, but let’s not forget the...

Future Samsung Galaxy smartphones may eliminate manual Wi-Fi logins

Future Galaxy smartphones could make fiddling with Wi-Fi credentials and manual logins a thing of the past after Samsung jumped at the opportunity to join the WFA OpenRoaming initiative. Much like its name implies, this is a brainchild of the Wireless Broadband Alliance, one of today’s most powerful telecom consortiums dedicated to wireless interoperability and harnessing the full power of Wi-Fi. As its most ambitious effort to date, the OpenRoaming...

Galaxy Note 20 battery might be almost as big as Galaxy Note 20+

We are a few months away from the Galaxy Note 20’s official release, but a lot is already known about the two upcoming smartphones, including their screen sizes, colors, camera specifications, and charging speeds. A few days ago, the battery capacity of the Galaxy Note 20+ was revealed. Now, we have found information regarding the battery capacity of the phone’s smaller sibling, the Galaxy Note...

Samsung’s in trouble with its diehard fans and they’re running out of patience

It used to be that the thing Samsung’s most loyal fans used to complain about a lot was software updates. One could cut the company some slack. It launches dozens of smartphones every year and not only do they require software support, but the dozens released in the previous years also do so as well. Providing software support for so many devices is certainly a challenge but it got to a point where users were really fed up with having to wait a very...

More next-gen Galaxy Watch specs revealed by regulatory agency

After picking up a key certification in China earlier this week, the upcoming Galaxy Watch reappeared in the database of another regulatory agency, namely the FCC. The next-gen Galaxy Watch bearing model numbers SM-R845 and SM-R855 got listed at the FCC earlier today with some interesting specs in tow. The model numbers correspond to the LTE variants, whereas the Wi-Fi-only models – which haven’t...

Samsung Brazil offers free Galaxy Buds, Watch Active for Valentine’s Day

Samsung Brazil has prepared a few special offers for Dia dos Namorados (Valentine’s Day). The company is now offering free wearables along with new Galaxy smartphone and tablet purchases until June 14. The Galaxy Z Flip is the perfect phone for the ladies, or at least as perfect as it can be in the current smartphone landscape. Buying Samsung’s foldable device in Brazil before June 14 will ensure...