Intel-powered Galaxy Book S could be sold in South Korea by SK Telecom

The Galaxy Book S was unveiled last year alongside the Galaxy Note 10, and it is Samsung’s first Snapdragon-powered laptop running Windows 10 operating system. After going on sale in the US earlier this year and becoming available in Germany and the UK last month, the ultra-thin laptop could soon be available in South Korea. According to a new report, SK Telecom will sell the Galaxy Book S in South Korea through its network. There’s no information...

Samsung loses second position in India’s smartphone market to Vivo

Samsung was once the biggest smartphone brand in India, but it lost to Xiaomi sometime in 2017. In the first quarter of 2020, the company dropped to third place, making way for Vivo to become the country’s second-largest smartphone brand. Xiaomi is still comfortably placed in the first position. According to market research firm Canalys, Samsung’s smartphone shipments in India fell 13.7 percent during...

Samsung’s new QLED TVs bag eye safety certificates from leading institutes

Samsung unveiled its latest QLED TV lineup at CES 2020, and they are already on sale in some countries. The company’s new QLED TV series consists of 4K as well as 8K models, and feature high brightness, more color volume compared to previous TVs, and HDR10+. Now, the South Korean firm has announced that its new TVs have bagged important eye safety certifications from leading safety science institutes. According to Samsung, its new 4K and 8K QLED...

Here’s how much Galaxy A31 costs in South Korea

Samsung confirmed the features and specifications of the Galaxy A31 last month, but it did not reveal the phone’s pricing or availability. Now, the company has started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy A31 in South Korea, and the mid-range smartphone is priced at KRW 374,000 (around $303). The Galaxy A31 is listed on the South Korean e-commerce website Coupang, but it is currently available...

Galaxy A20 Android 10 and One UI 2.0 update now available

The coronavirus pandemic may have forced Samsung to halt its operations in many countries around the world, but it doesn’t seem to have affected the Korean giant’s plans to bring the Android 10 and One UI 2.0 update to eligible Galaxy devices. Plenty of Galaxy smartphones and some tablets have already received Android 10, and another device is now joining the list. Samsung has released the anticipated update for the Galaxy A20. The update started...