This is the Galaxy Watch 3!

Samsung is preparing for the launch of the Galaxy Watch 3. The smartwatch appeared in FCC’s database last month, revealing its rear cover design and some key specifications. We had exclusively leaked specifications of the Galaxy Watch 3 yesterday. Now, we have our first look at the design of the Galaxy Watch 3, thanks to the live images that were uploaded on the South Korean regulatory agency’s website. The...

Samsung India offering sizeable discount on Galaxy Note 10 Lite

Samsung had launched the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India five months ago with a starting price of INR 38,999 for the variant with 6GB RAM. The 8GB RAM variant of the phone debuted at INR 40,990 in the country. Now, the company is offering a sizeable discount on both 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India. If you purchase the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India via Amazon.in, you can get an instant cashback of INR 5,000 if the...

Samsung to set up smartphone display plant in India, get tax incentives

Samsung Display, Samsung’s display manufacturing arm, had signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this year to set up a smartphone display plant in India. The country’s leading investment promotion body, India Invest, has mentioned in a letter that the South Korean firm plans to invest up to $705.75 million to set up the facility in Uttar Pradesh, India. The world’s largest smartphone OLED panel maker expects to create around 1,300 jobs...

Samsung India announces range of JBL Quantum headphones for gamers

JBL is making history today as the company is launching its first-ever range of gamer headsets in India. The JBL Quantum range includes a total of seven headphone models, each at different price points, but they all share the JBL QuantumSOUND Signature and they’re all compatible with multiple platforms including PC, Mac, Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch, VR, and mobile. Samsung made the latest announcement...

Microsoft USA offers the Galaxy S20 5G series at discounts of up to $300

Microsoft’s online store has had a couple of killer Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 deals over the past few weeks, but now the company has prepared discounts for Samsung’s latest flagship series that was introduced earlier this year, namely the Galaxy S20 5G. Microsoft customers in the USA can now save up to $300 on a brand new, unlocked Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20+ 5G, or Galaxy S20 Ultra...

Galaxy Fold 2 has two batteries with a combined capacity of 4,365mAh

Samsung’s second foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid, the Galaxy Fold 2, will conceal a battery configuration similar to the original Galaxy Fold. The sequel will be powered by two separate batteries with a combined capacity of 4,365mAh, down from the original Galaxy Fold’s 4,380mAh. According to a couple of screenshots passed along on Twitter by @_the_tech_guy depicting regulatory documents, the...

LTPO display tech for Galaxy Note 20+ to be called ‘HOP’

The cutting-edge LTPO display technology that will allow (parts of) the Galaxy Note 20 series to offer variable refresh rates in an extremely energy-efficient manner will be called “HOP”, sources close to the company claim. The moniker is said to be derived from the names of hybrid oxide and polycrystalline silicon, two materials key for Samsung’s seminal thin-film transistor (TFT) backplane. Conceptually, HOP will be significant for being the...

Samsung Germany unveils HDD-to-SSD upgrade and data transfer service

The death of the HDD at the hands of the SSD has been a long time coming. It’s been sung for many years, and now, hot on heels of the Sony PlayStation 5 announcement, it looks like SSDs might finally be getting affordable enough to replace the old HDD solution in most situations, at least when data centers aren’t involved. Samsung is seemingly gearing up for this shift and it has launched a new service in Germany called the Samsung SSD Upgrade Service. Samsung...

Ex-Samsung exec cites ‘friendship’ for joining Chinese rival – then quits

In a textbook example of bad timing, former Samsung China CEO decided to join one of his ex-employer’s top Chinese rivals just as those very same competitors were facing increased scrutiny over trade secret theft allegations. A company veteran of 30 years, Jang Won-ki helmed Samsung’s operations in China from 2011 to 2017, following a two-year stint at the helm of its LCD business. Last week, he joined Beijing Eswin Computing Technology,...

Samsung accused of favoring online sales over offline retailers in India

India is one of the few markets where the offline retail channel still reigns supreme, even as a large part of the population has embraced e-commerce. It’s also a highly competitive smartphone market and brands that compete there have to strike a balance between their online and offline sales strategies. However, retailers in India have started to feel that Samsung is now favoring online sales over those from its brick-and-mortar partners. They say...

Samsung has apparently decided to kill the Galaxy M41

It was first reported a couple of months ago that Samsung had the Galaxy M41 in development. This handset would have been the sequel to the Galaxy M40 that was released last year. However, an interesting rumor has floated about the upcoming device. The OLED panels in Samsung’s smartphones are supplied by Samsung Display. It was said that the Galaxy M41 would be the first Samsung smartphone with an OLED panel sourced from a third-party. TCL’s China...

Samsung launches new smart TVs, including The Frame 2020, in India

Samsung has announced that it is launching its new smart TVs, including the 2020 version of The Frame TV, in India. The new smart TV lineup will be available in the country through Amazon.in, Flipkart, and Samsung’s online store, starting the midnight of June 19. Samsung had launched The Frame TV and the rest of its smart TV 2020 lineup in other markets, including Australia, Europe, South Korea, and...

Exclusive: Come check out the Galaxy Watch 3’s specifications

The Galaxy Watch 3 is coming soon. We recently revealed that Samsung will be launching its new smartwatch and wireless earbuds in July, ahead of the August 5 Unpacked launch of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2. Now, we have gotten hold of the spec sheet for Samsung’s upcoming smartwatch. Galaxy Watch 3 specs include 1.2-inch and 1.4-inch displays A lot is already known about the Galaxy Watch 3, plenty of which was revealed exclusively by us here...

Samsung’s Lee Jae-Yong holds meetings with key executives after dodging arrest

In the ongoing probe against Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung Group’s Vice President, the South Korean court had rejected an arrest warrant last week. Since then, the company’s heir has reportedly held important meetings with key executives from Samsung’s smartphone and semiconductor business arms. According to reports coming out of South Korea, Lee Jae-Yong met with Kim Ki-Nam and HK Park, who are the CEO and the CFO of Samsung Device Solutions (SDS), respectively....

Samsung might not make smartphone chips for Huawei

The trade ban on Huawei by the US has affected the Chinese firm’s business in a lot of ways. The company can no longer sell smartphones with Google services and it has been barred from selling telecom equipment to network carriers in several countries. This is great news for Samsung’s smartphone and network equipment business arms, but it also means a chance for the company’s foundry and semiconductor arms to improve their businesses by selling chips...