Samsung maintained crown of largest smartphone vendor in 2019

2019 was a good year for Samsung, at least as far as ensuring it didn’t see its smartphone sales go on a downward trajectory is concerned. According to the latest data from Strategy Analytics, Samsung maintained its status as the world’s largest smartphone vendor in 2019. The company shipped 295.1 million phones over the entire year and claimed 20.9 percent market share. At the end of 2018, those...

February 2020 security patch released for the Galaxy Tab S3

In 2019, Samsung often released new Android security patches for its devices earlier than everyone else, including Google, and it seems determined to keep doing it this year as well. In Korea, Samsung is pushing out an update to the Galaxy Tab S3 that bundles the February 2020 security patch, two days before February actually begins. The update comes with software version T825N0KOU3CTA1 for the LTE model of the tablet; the software version suggests...

Stable Galaxy S9 Android 10 update rolling out to beta users

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ Android 10 beta program has finally ended. Samsung is rolling out the final Android 10 build to those who participated in the beta program. The update that has been released for beta users has the same firmware version as the update that rolled out to Android Pie users earlier this week – G96*FXXU7DTAA. We can confirm that the update is rolling out in India, but it should also...

Samsung confirms Galaxy Tab S6 5G release for January 30

It was first revealed in October last year that Samsung might soon launch a 5G variant of its flagship Galaxy Tab S6 tablet. The company later quietly confirmed on its own website that a 5G variant of the tablet is indeed going to be offered in the near future. Samsung today confirmed that it’s going to release the Galaxy Tab S6 5G on January 30. South Korea will be the first and only market to get it at this point in time. Galaxy Tab S6 5G is the...

Daily Deal: 17% off the Samsung Galaxy Buds

Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds last year and they quickly gained popularity. The primary function is to offer you a wireless audio experience and they’ve nailed that. The sound quality is clear and it the volume is nice and loud. The bass is good but not too heavy, so all in all a good balanced experience. Sound isolation is on-point as well meaning that you can have a good experience without any distractions from sounds around you. They’re also...

Galaxy Buds have received a new firmware update

Three months after the last firmware update was released for the Galaxy Buds, Samsung is rolling out a new update for its wireless earbuds today. As expected, it’s a minor update that only system stability and reliability improvements. Samsung improved the stability of the Bluetooth connection in the previous update. It really did help make the connection more stable. This latest update further improves...

Galaxy A51 launched in India, price and release date revealed

Samsung has launched the Galaxy A51 in India, a couple of weeks after it first started teasing the device in the country. The Galaxy A51 will go on sale in India from January 31 across all major online and offline retail stores. It carries a price tag of Rs 23,999 for the model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is the only one Samsung is launching in the country for now. The A51 costs...

[Poll] How do you feel about new flagships being leaked completely?

Samsung’s next Unpacked event is already dead on arrival two weeks before it’s supposed to take place. The Galaxy Z Flip was the only device that wasn’t fully leaked but that changed yesterday when we saw the biggest leak yet for Samsung’s foldable smartphone. There’s really nothing to look forward to at Unpacked since both stars of the show are now out in the open. It just takes away from the excitement of the event. As Samsung fans, do you like...

With two weeks to go, Samsung’s Unpacked is already dead on arrival

It’s unfortunate that I’m having to write this again merely six months after raising similar concerns prior to the Unpacked event for the Galaxy Note 10. It just goes to show that Samsung has not taken any concrete steps to address the issue. Rumors and leaks are a part of the never-ending tech news cycle. It’s also not entirely possible to put a lid on everything given the massive scale of the entire supply chain for these devices. Even if Samsung...

Galaxy S20 to use 64MP telephoto camera for 8K video recording

The Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ aren’t expected to feature a 108MP main camera like the Galaxy S20 Ultra, just a 12MP sensor with a larger pixel size than the cameras on the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. However, according to rumors, the S20 and S20+ will have a higher-resolution sensor for the telephoto camera – a 64MP sensor vs the 48MP sensor on the Ultra model. Today, Twitter leakster Ice universe is shedding some light on how the 64MP...