Samsung heir could be charged for accounting fraud and stock manipulation

Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong has been embroiled in legal troubles for the past few years. He is facing a retrial for his role in the alleged forced merger of Cheil Industries Inc. and Samsung C&T and the accounting fraud at Samsung Biologics. Today, the South Korean prosecution is expected to announce the results of the investigation, likely indict Lee, and charge him without detention. Lee could be face charges related to accounting fraud,...

Samsung Electronics collaborates with Corning to develop its own foldable glass

Samsung Electronics’ newer generation foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip and the Galaxy Z Fold 2, use Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) that has been developed by Samsung Display. However, the company has plans to develop its own foldable glass technology, and to that end, it has collaborated with Corning. Samsung is at the forefront of the foldable smartphone segment, and it wants to internalize the development of key materials for such devices. Foldable...

Target’s unlocked Galaxy Note 20 5G is accompanied by a $200 gift card

The unlocked Galaxy Note 20 5G is now available in the USA at Target. Although this bit of news might not sound overly exciting at first, the retailer is offering an amazing deal wherein customers wanting to buy the unlocked Galaxy Note 20 5G from Target will receive a $200 gift card. The phone itself costs $999, so the gift card essentially gives you back 20% of the retail price to spend on other...

Samsung didn’t tell you this but One UI 2.5 adds sound to Motion photos

Samsung introduced One UI 2.5 along with the Galaxy Note 20 series. The latest version adds numerous new features while improving existing ones, and these latest additions have already been ported over to older devices like the Galaxy S20 series through firmware updates. But there’s one feature (at least) that hasn’t been mentioned in any of Samsung’s changelogs. It turns out that One UI 2.5 changes...

Samsung business still at risk, facing ‘triple threat’ at home

Between a historically low production output, steadily declining electronics sales across the globe, and “humilitating” chipmaking troubles, business hasn’t exactly been good for Samsung this year. While a lot of those issues stem from the unpredictable turn of events 2020 had in store for us, Samsung is in need of solutions, not excuses. Especially given how its top management is getting dangerously close to yet another high-profile scandal...

Samsung’s lifestyle TV for outdoors, The Terrace, is available in Europe

Samsung added The Terrace to its lifestyle TV lineup earlier this year to complement existing models like The Sero and The Frame. Months after the original announcement, The Terrace is finally available in Germany in three different sizes and for three different prices starting at 3,898 euro. What sets The Terrace apart from Samsung’s other TVs is that it was built primarily for outdoor use, hence...

Samsung diversifying Galaxy Z Fold 2 production with Brazil, Vietnam

With an expected price of $2,000, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 isn’t exactly destined to make waves in emerging markets such as Brazil. But in a way, it’s likely to do just that after Samsung decided to diversify the production of its second-generation foldable flagship. According to a new report from the Far East, the Seoul-based tech giant is shifting a major portion of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 production to its Brazilian factory, which will begin manufacturing...

Samsung Cloud gets its final expiration date as Microsoft rejoices

Samsung has been in the process of winding down its consumer cloud service for a while now, but it wasn’t until today that it detailed this effort to any meaningful extent. More specifically, the company confirmed Samsung Cloud file synchronization will be coming to an end on June 21st, 2021. The option of synchronizing your images and videos directly from the Gallery app will be going away...

Galaxy S20 Ultra’s problematic camera autofocus should qualify it for refunds

The Galaxy S20 Ultra has the ultimate camera specs on paper, but we all know that the real-life experience is far from perfect. I am talking about the S20 Ultra’s camera autofocus issues, of course. Samsung’s shift to a 108MP camera sensor for its top-of-the-line flagships this year came at the cost of the camera’s focusing capabilities. The 108MP camera uses standard phase detection autofocus, which is a considerable step down from the Dual Pixel...

Samsung finally launches 980 Pro, its first PCIe 4.0 NVMe consumer SSD

After unveiling its first consumer-grade PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD at CES 2020 eight months ago, Samsung is finally launching it. Three storage variants of the 980 Pro SSD is now listed on Samsung Singapore’s website. It is available in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB versions. The new SSDs were approved by the NRRA two months ago. The 980 Pro SSD promises sequential read speeds of up to 7,000MB/s and sequential write...

Samsung’s battery manufacturing arm to continue R&D investment to bag more orders

Samsung SDI will continue to invest more in research and development so that it can drive growth and bag more orders in the future. The company is expected to invest a total of $678 million in 2020 for R&D, its highest annual investment ever. Samsung’s battery-making unit is preparing itself for the electric vehicle era with its continued investments. According to the company’s previous reports,...

Samsung Pay Card launched in South Korea

Samsung Electronics has launched the Samsung Pay Card in South Korea earlier today in collaboration with Samsung Card and MasterCard. It’s a physical credit card that’s specifically designed for Samsung Pay users, and it brings along plenty of benefits. Customers can apply for the Samsung Pay Card and manage it only via the Samsung Pay app. Users can check the card number, discounts, payment amount...

Samsung sells dying LCD business to China for $1 billion

Just as Samsung’s LCD divestment was about to break some new records in corporate deliberateness, the tech giant suddenly shifted into overdrive by finalizing a blockbuster factory sale to China. Newly emerged reports out of South Korea claim Samsung found a buyer for its LCD plant in Suzhou. Located in the Jiangsu Province on the eastern shore of mainland China, the said plant represents a significant chunk of what remains of Samsung’s LCD business....

Samsung slips to second position in Southeast Asian smartphone market in Q2 2020

Samsung’s smartphone market share has been dropping over the past few years due to the continued onslaught from the Chinese vendors like OPPO, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Now, a new report claims that the South Korean firm dropped to the second spot in the Southeast Asian market during the second quarter of 2020. According to a new report from market analysis firm Counterpoint Research, Samsung was the second-largest smartphone brand in Southeast Asia...

Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G’s pricing appears to have leaked

The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is expected to be launched as a spiritual successor to the Galaxy S10 Lite. We had exclusively confirmed the phone’s existence three months ago. Its design and specifications have been leaked already, and the device appears to be coming in both LTE (SM-G780) and 5G (SM-G781) variants. Now, the phone’s pricing for the 5G variant appears to have leaked alongside its color...

Samsung foldables have kickstarted the industry’s design renaissance

Whether you love it, hate it, or you’re on the fence about Samsung’s Galaxy Fold lineup, there’s no denying that the Galaxy Fold and its upcoming sequel, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, have already changed the mobile landscape. Regardless of whether or not flexible display technology is the future, the Galaxy Fold’s arrival to the market appears to have persuaded other OEMs to think outside the box, and this...

Galaxy M51 is finally official and available for pre-order in Europe

Nearly half a year after we exclusively confirmed that the Galaxy M51 is in development, Samsung has finally and officially acknowledged the mid-range device without much fanfare. The Galaxy M51 is now available for pre-order in Germany in two color options, black and white, for the price of 360 euro. The phone’s estimated shipping date is September 11. Spec-wise the Galaxy M51 meets our expectations and the mid-range phone does indeed pack a monstrous...

Samsung promotes Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition in 1-minute film

Samsung partnered with New York City-based fashion designer Thom Browne earlier this year, leading to the creation of the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition. The partnership appears to have worked out for both parties as Samsung confirmed a second Thom Browne-labeled device at Galaxy Unpacked 2020, namely the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition. Exact launch and pricing details remain unknown but Samsung is bound to reveal more at Unpacked Part...

Samsung’s affordable foldable phone confirmed for Indian market

We had exclusively revealed last week that Samsung is working on a cheaper foldable smartphone and that it bears model number SM-F415. A couple of days later, the device appeared in the Wi-Fi certification database, hinting towards its impending launch. Now, the South Korean tech firm has confirmed the existence of the device and that it will be launched in India. Samsung has listed a support webpage...

Samsung starts mass production of 16Gb LPDDR5 DRAM chips at Pyeongtaek Line 2 plant

Samsung has announced that the second production line at its Pyeongtaek plant in South Korea has commenced the mass production of the industry’s first 16Gb LPDDR5 DRAM for mobile devices. These chips are being fabricated using the company’s third-generation 10nm-class EUV technology (1z). The South Korean tech giant is the leader of the global DRAM market. It claims that its new LPDDR5 DRAM chips...

Custom Galaxy Z Fold 2 hinge colors revealed by Samsung itself

There has been a rumor going around for some time that Samsung is going to offer custom hinge colors for the Galaxy Z Fold 2. A recent leak had also highlighted this possibility and now Samsung has confirmed it through renders uploaded on its own website. It’s not surprising that these media assets have been spotted on Samsung’s website. The company has its Unpacked Part 2 virtual event lined up for...

Samsung hits out at Apple in leaked Galaxy Book Flex 5G trailer

Long gone are the days of Samsung openly mocking Apple in its advertising, but the Korean giant is still drawn to making comparisons. Even if the underlying messaging doesn’t go much further than stating that “old = bad” and “new = good.” That’s the gist of the latest video announcement of the Galaxy Book Flex 5G which just leaked online ahead of the notebook’s official announcement. Among other things, the brief trailer that you can see below makes...

Galaxy Z Fold 2 release date leaks alongside pre-order details

Early adopters who place advanced orders on the Galaxy Z Fold 2 may already receive their devices in the first half of the next month. Because the release date Samsung pegged for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 falls to Friday, September 18th, according to a new report out of South Korea. Naturally, this date is only certain for the Far Eastern country, but based on Samsung’s last few major launches, it’s a pretty good indication of when the Galaxy Z Fold 2...

Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) looks unassuming in latest leak

The decisively mid-range Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) will be hitting the market in at least two color options – gray and gold. That’s according to a pair of official press renders from Samsung that known industry insider Evan Blass leaked earlier today. The premature imagery shows a pair of rather unassuming Android tablets, which is fitting for a range that’s expected to start at approximately €230...

€2000 for three-year-old zoom camera on Galaxy Z Fold 2? No thank you

The original Galaxy Fold was, in our opinion, not that expensive for a first-ever commercial foldable phone. Sure, $1980 is a lot of money, but Samsung made sure the Fold’s spec sheet was as modern and current as it could be. The Fold shared many of its specs with the Galaxy S10+, and while I could never justify buying a phone that costs two grand, I was impressed at how Samsung wasn’t trying to peddle underwhelming hardware and putting...

Weekly SamMobile Quiz 41 – Come test your Samsung knowledge!

Fancy yourself as a Samsung superfan? 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 the Korean giant. The quiz has a mix of easy and difficult questions that most fans should be able to answer without turning to Google. We make a new quiz for you every weekend so we hope that you’ll participate and learn a thing or two about Samsung in the process!...

New Samsung Wireless Charger Pad Trio will charge three devices at once

After two years, Samsung is at least ready to deliver a direct follow-up to the Wireless Charger Duo in the form of – what else than – an even larger accessory designed to service three devices simultaneously. The new gadget will be advertised as the Wireless Charger Pad Trio, according to known industry insider Evan Blass. The same source just shared one of the official press renders...