Samsung phones will carry Germany’s National electronic ID this year

Samsung announced today that select Galaxy smartphones will be allowed to carry Germany’s National electronic ID on the device when the eID solution becomes available later this year. To make this happen, the company has worked with the German Federal Office for Information Security, Bundesdruckerei and Deutsche Telekom Security. This is part of a long-term collaboration with an alliance of German...

Samsung teases upcoming Galaxy devices through stunning visuals

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 5G yesterday, and it has more device coming your way. To tease those devices, the company has started sharing sneak peeks and teasers around the world. The South Korean smartphone giant is dropping hints about the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and the Galaxy Buds Live via stunning videos and visuals. The world’s biggest smartphone brand started publishing a series of posts on social media...

Massive Galaxy Note 20 leak reveals full specifications, images

Ahead of the official announcement on August 5, Samsung’s flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy Note 20, has been leaked in full. Earlier today, complete specifications of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra were leaked along with its images. Now, images and specs of the Galaxy Note 20 have been published on the internet. According to a report from WinFuture.de, the Galaxy Note 20 features a 6.7-inch Super...

Report: Samsung has no intentions of buying chip designer Arm

Semiconductor design company Arm is up for sale but contrary to reports from various industry watchers, Samsung has no intentions of becoming its owner, according to a report citing Objective Analysis analyst Jim Handy. Arm Ltd. is a SoftBank subsidiary and it’s the largest and most influential chip designer in the world. It would make sense at first glance for Samsung to be buying the company given its ambitions in the semiconductor segment....

Samsung is now manufacturing smartwatches and fitness bands in Brazil

Samsung has started manufacturing smartwatches in Brazil. The company announced today that the production of smartwatches and fitness bands has commenced at its factory located in the city of Manaus, Amazonas. The investment in local production of smartwatches not only reinforces, but also expands our link with the country, where we already have consolidated production of several types of products, said...

Here’s how the Galaxy Z Flip 5G stack up against the original LTE model

Samsung’s second foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, is about to be re-released in 5G flavor next month. The 5G variant follows the same formula set in place by the LTE model back in February, but even though both phones are very similar, they are differentiated by a few key features both inside and out. The most important change lies in a new silicon and obviously the inclusion of 5G connectivity....

Samsung might not sell as many 5G phones in 2020 as initially thought

Samsung isn’t going to win the 5G race this year and the company is bound to rank third after Huawei and Apple in terms of global 5G smartphone sales, according to recent reports from market researchers. But although Strategy Analytics estimates that Samsung will sell around 41.5 million 5G smartphones in 2020, market research firm TrendForce has much lower expectations from the Korean tech giant. According to the new TrendForce report...

Samsung confirms Galaxy Z Flip 5G price and carrier availability for the US

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 5G today. It understandably didn’t wait until the August 5 Unpacked event because this isn’t exactly a “new” device. The handset is almost identical to its LTE sibling with the exception of two major differences. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G is only going to be sold in markets where 5G networks are available. You can count the United States among those markets. Samsung has now confirmed the Galaxy Z Flip 5G price and...

Galaxy Note: A look back at where Samsung’s lesson in persistence began

It’s been almost nine years since Samsung introduced the first model in the successful Galaxy Note series, and although the ethos of the S Pen-enabled smartphone lineup hasn’t changed since the beginning, the formula did evolve every year with each new Galaxy Note model that had been released. Now we’re closing in to the launch of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, so it’s the perfect time...

Galaxy Z Flip 5G unveiled with Snapdragon 865+, goes on sale next month

We have known for a while now that Samsung is going to launch a 5G variant of the Galaxy Z Flip. The company’s first clamshell foldable smartphone has been a success. Launched in February this year, Samsung only offered the LTE variant initially. However, with 2020 as the year of 5G for Samsung, it was only a matter of time before the company launched a 5G variant. It has done just that today by unveiling the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. Samsung has also confirmed...

Galaxy M31 gets July 2020 security patch in India with new update

The Galaxy M31 was released earlier this year with Android 10 and the February 2020 security patch. A few months later, Samsung released the April 2020 security patch to the phone. Now, the South Korean firm has started rolling out a new software update to the device with the latest security patch and some new features. A new software update with firmware version M315FXXU1ATG2 is rolling...

Wireless DeX is coming with the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and that’s just great

Samsung has stuck with DeX even though some still don’t see the merit in the desktop extension of its mobile platform. DeX was launched in 2017 with the Galaxy S8 and back then, you could only use it through a DeX station. You’d dock your phone on the accessory that was hooked up to an external display and also had USB ports for a mouse and keyboard. The following year, Samsung eliminated the need...

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra to get Xbox Game Pass via Microsoft Project xCloud

Samsung has failed terribly at plugging leaks related to its upcoming devices, including the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and the Galaxy Buds Live. Over the past few weeks, images and specifications of the company’s upcoming smartphones and wearables have been leaked. Earlier today, all the specifications of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra were leaked along with its design. According to the report from WinFuture.de, the Galaxy...