Samsung reportedly designing custom Exynos chipset for Google

Lately, there has been a lot of discussion around Samsung’s Exynos chipsets and how they perform worse than their Snapdragon counterparts. Some enraged users even filed an online petition and suggested that the company should abandon the Exynos lineup altogether and switch to Qualcomm’s chipsets for its smartphones. However, the South Korean firm won’t likely abandon the Exynos lineup anytime soon. Samsung’s next-gen flagship Exynos processor could...

Samsung continues to lead smartphone OLED market by a huge margin

Samsung has been the leader of the smartphone OLED panel business for several years now, and according to a new market analysis report, the company captured more than 90 percent market share during the previous quarter. According to market research firm Stone Partners, Samsung Display shipped 61.6 million smartphone OLED panels during the first quarter of 2020 and captured 90.2 percent market share....

Samsung starts rolling out Android 10 update to Galaxy A60 in China

Samsung had launched the Galaxy A60 and the Galaxy A40s in China last year. Both the phones were released with Android 9 out of the box. Now, Samsung has released the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0 to the smartphone in the Chinese market. The latest update for the Galaxy A60 (SM-A6060) in China carries firmware version A6060ZCU1BTC9 and has a download size of 1922.6MB. It also includes the...

Android 10 with One UI 2.0 starts rolling out to Galaxy XCover 4s

Samsung has been on a roll over the past three months as it has released the Android 10 update to dozens of smartphones. It first started with the Galaxy S10 series getting the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0. Now, Samsung has released the One UI 2.0 update to the Galaxy XCover 4s. The Galaxy XCover 4s is a rugged smartphone that was launched in July 2019 with Android 9 on board. The device is now receiving the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0....

International Galaxy A41 is official, will be available in Europe in May

Samsung took the veil off the Galaxy A41 in Germany moments ago. The mid-range smartphone will be available for purchase from May for the price of €299, and we can assume that it will be released in other European countries in a similar timeframe. Although the international Galaxy A41 shares its hardware with the version announced for NTT Docomo a couple of weeks ago, the exterior design is very different;...

Buy a Galaxy S20+ in the USA and you get an A50 for free / $50

Samsung USA is offering yet another interesting deal for its latest Galaxy S20 flagship, whereby customers willing to acquire the Galaxy S20+ 5G on a carrier financing plan will receive a Galaxy A50 for free. The offer is valid only for the Plus model from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. If you’d rather buy the factory unlocked Galaxy S20+ 5G without any strings attached to a carrier, you...

Future Low and mid-range 5G Galaxy phones might have Huawei modems

As the adoption rate of 5G ramps up, Samsung is looking forward to adopting 5G chipsets for its low and mid-range smartphones from Huawei, according to a recent Digitimes report citing industry sources. Whether this means that future low and mid-range Galaxy devices will be powered by HiSilicon’s 5G-enabled Kirin SoCs or adopt stand-alone ‘Balong’ 5G modems is not entirely clear, but we assume it’s the latter. As yet, Huawei’s fully-owned chipmaker...

Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition out in Germany with trade-in deals

Samsung revealed a couple of months ago that the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition is set to launch in the UK, South Korea, Italy, France, China, Hong Kong, and Japan, but now, the company has decided to introduce the device to Germany where it’s already available for pre-order. The Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition costs €2,580, but you’ll be getting more than just a Z Flip with a special paint job....

Samsung launches 2020 Galaxy A series, including 5G models, in the US

Samsung today announced that it’s bringing its 2020 Galaxy A series to the United States. Some of Samsung’s best-selling smartphones belong to the Galaxy A series. It offers a great mix of mid-range and premium mid-range handsets at competitive prices. So with this launch, Samsung will significantly improve its competitiveness in the mid-range segment of the market in the US. The company has released...

One Hand Operation+ gets a Virtual touch pad, here’s how to enable it

Samsung has updated the One Hand Operations+ Good Lock module, and the latest release introduces a new feature called Virtual touch pad. It provides an alternative to One-handed mode built-into One UI. But unlike One-handed mode, the Virtual touch pad available through Good Lock lets you reach any part of your screen without minimizing it. Essentially, it works in full-screen mode. This is particularly...

Sharp to help smoothen Samsung’s LCD TV exit: report

Samsung and Sharp are reportedly on the verge of a new partnership following a two-year hiatus as the South Korean tech giant is seeking outside help in smoothening its exit from the LCD TV market. The renewed collaboration would facilitate the final phase of Samsung’s planned transition from liquid crystal displays. Just last week, the company confirmed it will be ending all LCD production by the end of 2020. Samsung-Sharp reunion a logical necessity Industry...

Samsung is finally bringing the Galaxy A01 to Brazil, releasing this week

It’s been a long time coming, but the Galaxy A01 has finally been announced for Brazil, four months after the phone’s original unveiling. It will be available for purchase by the end of the week, but it is not listed on the company’s online store as of this writing. Once it pops up, prospective buyers will be looking at a price of 1,099 Brazilian Real ($210), which is quite a premium over the usual...

Samsung Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A21s certified ahead of release

The Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A21s are drawing closer to their official launch, with Samsung obtaining new product certifications for both devices earlier this week. More specifically, the Wi-Fi Alliance on Tuesday certified a Samsung-made handset denoted as the SM-A716U, which is likely going to launch as the Galaxy A71 5G. Earlier today, the standards body also published interoperability documentation...

[List] Galaxy devices that have received Android 10/One UI 2.0 update

Samsung surprised us with how quickly it released the official Android 10/One UI 2.0 update for the Galaxy S10, and if that weren’t enough, the company even managed to push out the update to two budget smartphones before its other 2019 flagship, the Galaxy Note 10. And, if if Samsung can keep the momentum going, we could see other Galaxy devices making the jump to the newest version of Android in the near future. While we will be writing a separate...

Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A10e get Android 10 and One UI 2.0 update

It seems that every other day, Samsung is bringing the Android 10 update to more and more of its phones. Today, the company released Android 10 and One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy J6, and it is also rolling out the update to the Galaxy A10, its highest-selling smartphone of Q3 2019, and its slightly lower-end variant, the Galaxy A10e. The A10 update is currently available in India with firmware version A105FDDU3BTCA...

Galaxy Note 20 and Fold 2 remain on schedule for August launch

Despite the current lack of global market stability, Samsung reportedly isn’t budging on its plans for the Galaxy Note 20 and continues to make preparations for an August launch. What’s more, it appears the company intends to pair the flagship’s unveiling with the official debut of the Galaxy Fold 2, yet another addition to its nascent portfolio of foldable handsets. Global pandemic not enough to delay the next Galaxy Unpacked Samsung’s already been...

Galaxy Fold Android 10 with One UI 2.1 update out in the USA

Galaxy Fold owners have had to endure quite a long wait for Android 10. Despite being the costliest smartphone-cum-tablet ever put on the market by Samsung, the software support it has received has left a lot to be desired. Android 10 for the Galaxy Fold arrived after many budget and mid-range Galaxy phones, though now that the update has finally started rolling out, Samsung has quickly been releasing...