Samsung gets nod to restart smartphone production in India

Samsung had to temporarily suspend operations at its smartphone manufacturing plant in India after COVID-19 related lockdown measures were put into place two months ago. Now, with slight ease in the lockdown, the South Korean tech giant has received a nod to restart the phone manufacturing facility. The government in India’s Uttar Pradesh state and relevant local authorities have now allowed Samsung to restart the production of smartphones at its...

Leaked Galaxy A21s marketing video reveals some camera features

Although the Galaxy A21 was just recently unveiled by Samsung, information regarding the phone’s successor has started leaking already. The Galaxy A21s has already received Bluetooth, FCC, and Wi-Fi certifications ahead of its launch. Now, a marketing video of the upcoming mid-range phone has been leaked. The video of the phone (SM-A217F) shows two features of the stock camera application: AR Doodle and Live Video. The AR Doodle mode allows users...

Galaxy A51 was Samsung’s best-selling smartphone in Q1 2020

The Galaxy A51 was unveiled alongside the Galaxy A71 in December of last year. Since then, both mid-range smartphones have been selling well. According to a new report from market research firm Canalys, the Galaxy A51 was the best-selling Samsung smartphone in the world during Q1 2020. The report estimates that Samsung sold around 6 million units of the Galaxy A51 in the first quarter of this year....

A first look at the Galaxy S21 SoC from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 875

The Galaxy S21 is expected to rely on the prowess of Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 875 SoC, at least in markets where it won’t be equipped with an Exynos chipset instead. Neither of these future silicons have been announced yet, but 91Mobiles has apparently gained some information about the Snapdragon 875 SoC from an unknown source. Since Qualcomm is expected to unveil the SoC in December, this early leak may or may not be accurate, but the information...

Samsung Pay debit card is launching this summer in partnership with SoFi

Samsung Pay is reportedly going to expand its services with the release of a Samsung debit card. The card will work in conjunction with a cash management account and Samsung is partnering with online personal finance company SoFi to bring this new service to customers. Samsung wants to release the debit card this summer, according to CNet, and will reveal more details about the Samsung Pay debit card in the coming weeks. Sang Ahn, GM of Samsung Pay...

NBTC brings Exynos 850-powered Galaxy A21s one step closer to launch

The Galaxy A21s, which was exclusively confirmed by SamMobile over four months ago, is still nowhere to be found on the market, but it is drawing nearer to release with every passing week. The phone has already been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the FCC, and Bluetooth SIG over the past four weeks, and now the Galaxy A21s appears to have secured another certificate ahead of its eluding...

A woman’s view: 10 reasons why the Galaxy Z Flip is awesome!

Regular SamMobile readers are well aware that my boyfriend Danny is a Galaxy Fold super fan. I’ve spent a lot of time using the Galaxy Fold as well and while I appreciate it for what it is, it became too much of a hassle for me to live with it. As much as I wanted to make it my daily driver, the size and heft of the thing put me off. As luck would have it, Samsung came out with the Galaxy Z Flip,...

8GB Galaxy A51 joins the 6GB model in Malaysia, costs $23 extra

Samsung introduced the 6GB Galaxy A51 to the Malaysian smartphone market earlier this year, and now, a few months after release, the 8GB variant has finally made it onto Samsung’s online store in the country. The new variant doesn’t differ in any other way aside from having an additional 2GB of RAM. It’s also available in the same color options including Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Black, and Prism...

This is the Galaxy S9 One UI 2.1 firmware being tested by Samsung

If there was still any doubt about Samsung having the One UI 2.1 update in development for the Galaxy S9, we can now confirm with certainty that the company is already testing the firmware for the Galaxy S9 in South Korea. Test firmware versions for the Galaxy Note 9 surfaced a week ago, and it looks like the Galaxy S9 series isn’t trailing too far behind its S Pen-enabled sibling. Galaxy S9 One UI...

Galaxy M11 now available in Vietnam at a limited-time discount

Samsung’s latest entry-level smartphone, the Galaxy M11, is now available for purchase in Vietnam via the e-commerce platform Tiki. The phone first went official in the UAE last month in two memory configurations, but as of this writing, customers in Vietnam can buy only the model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Galaxy M11 delivers an Infinity-O display on a budget Despite its humble...

Samsung and AMD could end up powering the next Nintendo Switch

Samsung and AMD took the industry by surprise last year when they announced a strategic partnership in ultra low power, high performance graphics technologies. What this simply meant was that future Samsung Exynos processors would tout custom AMD Radeon graphics. AMD’s RDNA graphics architecture was specifically mentioned in the press release, suggesting that this partnership would involve licensing of architectural IP which would enable Samsung...

Daily Deal: 25% off Anker Wireless Fast Charger

Wireless Charging is the future. Most smartphones already support Wireless Charging and it’s becoming faster too. Some manufactures might even get rid off the conventional charging port altogether at some point in the future. This Wireless Charger by Anker supports up to 10W Fast Charging for Samsung Galaxy devices meaning it’s almost as fast as wired charging. Wireless Charging has other benefits as well. You can grab your phone anytime you want...

Samsung India bringing 20,000 retailers online to increase sales

The COVID-19 forced lockdowns are pushing businesses online as restrictions on the movement of people have eliminated foot traffic in brick and mortar stores. India still has a massive network of retailers through which OEMs like Samsung sell their smartphones and the company is now looking to bring a significant number of them online to increase sales. Following in the footsteps of Xiaomi and Vivo, Samsung has decided to implement a new strategy...

Samsung brings more iconic artwork to The Frame TV for free

Samsung’s The Frame TV is a work of art. It looks like a painting when it is not being used, thanks to its thin white bezels, extremely slim form factor, and the artwork such as paintings that it displays on the screen. Now, the company has announced that is adding more artwork to The Frame’s library through two new campaigns. The South Korean TV maker is running two campaigns—#StayAtHome with Arts...

Samsung was second-biggest smartwatch brand in Q1 2020

Samsung is one of the most popular smartwatch brands in the world, and it competes with the likes of Apple in the booming wearables market. According to a new report, the South Korean firm was the second-biggest smartwatch vendor in the world during the first quarter of 2020. According to market research and analysis firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung shipped 1.9 million smartwatches in Q1 2020. In comparison, the company had shipped 1.7 million smartwatches...