Galaxy S20 Q2 shipments in USA were far from matching the Galaxy S10

Samsung, like many other companies, has had a rough time in the first half of the year as smartphone shipments dropped due to economic uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the USA, the smartphone market reportedly experienced a 5% year-on-year decline in Q2 2020, and Samsung was unable to ship the Galaxy S20 series to as many customers in the USA as it had hoped. A recent paper from market...

T-Mobile’s Desmond Smith takes us on a Galaxy Z Fold 2 video tour

If you need another early look at the gorgeous Galaxy Z Fold 2 after its brief appearance on Twitter and in last week’s BTS reaction video, T-Mobile’s Desmond Smith has given us just that through a new YouTube series called Tech Tuesdays. The host took viewers on a tour of Samsung’s latest mobile products unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2020, and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 was among them even though the foldable device is not yet available for pre-order. Desmond...

One UI 2.5 address two frustrations in Samsung’s camera app

The camera app is one of the most important in any smartphone, and it’s also the one with which Samsung fails to maintain any consistency. From general user interface changes with almost every new flagship and Android/One UI update to removing features both big and small and then bringing some of them back later, the camera app on Galaxy devices is in a constant state of flux. With One UI 2.5, which debuts on the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy...

Can Galaxy Watch bands be used with the Galaxy Watch 3?

The Galaxy Watch 3 comes with dozens of fitness tracking modes including swimming. The smartwatch itself is 5ATM + IP68-rated and Samsung claims it has a water resistance rating of 50 meters under the ISO standard 22810:2010. The IP68 rating was achieved after testing the device for submersion in up to 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes, so all in all, it’s safe for you to take the brand-new...

Samsung’s brand value in Korea is higher than other brands combined

Samsung Electronics’ brand value in its home country is up 2% compared to last year and it’s the highest among any other South Korean companies. Samsung’s brand value in 2020 was estimated at roughly 67.7 trillion won ($57.1 billion), according to a recent report by Yonhap citing brand consulting firm Interbrand. This is an impressive feat in itself but what puts things into perspective is the brand value of other South Korean companies trailing...

New Galaxy A promo offers £190 worth of audio bliss for free

Samsung UK today launched a new promotion catering to about as broad of a demographic as you can think of – music lovers. The cheekily named “Listen Up” campaign is rather straightforward: buy one of this year’s Galaxy A models, then take six free months of Spotify Premium and a complimentary pair of the AKG Y500 wireless headphones to go along with your new smartphone.  This amounts to nearly...

PSA: Galaxy Note 20 Ultra LTE model has only 8GB of RAM

Depending on where exactly in the world you’re located, you may find the notion of paying for 5G unnecessary, and Samsung already confirmed both the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will be available in LTE-only configurations. However, that “entry-level” configuration of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will only be offered with 8GB of RAM. Not that 8GB still isn’t plenty, but it’s to be assumed every detail matters when you’re shelling out $1,299...

Samsung restarts production of its ODM smartphones

Samsung made a shift toward the ODM strategy for some of its low-end devices not too long ago. It did that in order to cut down costs so that these phones could be priced more aggressively. The company was expected to launch several ODM models this year but its plans were disrupted by COVID 19. The production lines for these devices were shut down when the pandemic hit. It has taken some time to get the supply chain and the manufacturing process...