Galaxy A51 5G UW is now available from Verizon in the US

Samsung had announced four months ago that it will bring its mid-range 5G smartphones to the US. Last week, it confirmed that the Galaxy A51 5G UW will be available in the country on Verizon’s network. The smartphone is now available for purchase in the US, and it costs $549.99. You can also opt for a $15/month 2-year plan from the carrier. The phone will also be available through Metro in the near...

The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition might make the Galaxy Note 20 look worse

There’s no secret that the Galaxy Note 20 looks pretty bad next to its sibling, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, but what could be even worse for this plastic-clad premium-priced device is that it might not look that great even compared to the upcoming Galaxy S20 Fan Edition. The latter will indeed arrive to the market later than the Galaxy Note 20 but it won’t be an all-new device either, reason why it bears the Galaxy S20 badge to begin with. Regardless,...

Galaxy Watch 3 review: Samsung’s classiest smartwatch rewards passion

The Galaxy Watch remains one of Samsung’s most-loved smartwatches. The company’s decision to follow it up with the Galaxy Watch Active last year took some fans by surprise. It had dropped the physical rotating bezel, arguably one of the best things about the Galaxy Watch. Samsung then tried to strike a compromise with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. It had a digital rotating bezel but the experience wasn’t...

Samsung considers canceling SDC 2020 over more than just coronavirus fears

While it should come at no surprise that the 2020 edition of the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) is now facing the prospect of cancellation, as South Korean sources reported earlier today, coronavirus-related risks aren’t the only thing in the backdrop of this development. Namely, there is a growing sentiment that SDC 2020 simply doesn’t make sense given the recent strategic shift in Samsung platform approach. Like its name suggests, SDC is primarily...

Samsung Display reassigns 200 employees to chip arm as LCD fades

As you may have heard on several occasions before, Samsung Display will end the production of LCD panels by the end of the year. Now, with just four months left on the calendar, the tech giant’s display arm has begun reassigning its workforce in anticipation of its LCD panel business shutting down. Interestingly enough, Samsung Display hasn’t transferred its workforce to the QD-LED or the QNED production lines, but instead the company has reportedly...

Samsung customers in India can now book product demos at home

Samsung India’s aggressive push to keep its mobile business healthy in the COVID-19 era has led to the creation of yet another program designed to benefit customers in these difficult times. Since the first quarter of the year, the company has been focusing a lot more on growing its online retail presence and Samsung India has now launched a new service to help customers who may want to purchase new products online. The Experience Samsung at Home...

Galaxy Buds Live rated as cleverly made, easy to repair: teardown

The Galaxy Buds Live aren’t only Samsung’s best wireless earbuds yet – they might just be the most repairable such gadget released to date. That’s according to electronics repair experts over at iFixit, whose newly published Galaxy Buds Live teardown reveals that Samsung has once again gotten cleverer with its design, consequently adding to the repairability of its next-generation wearable. More specifically, iFixit rated the Galaxy Buds Live...

Some Galaxy A smartphones might also get 3 years of OS updates

Samsung’s promise of three years of Android OS updates could actually extend beyond the flagship portion of its portfolio, newly surfaced information suggests. There has been much speculation on the matter ever since last week’s Galaxy Unpacked event at which Samsung made a fumbled commitment to improve its mobile software support even further. Over the next several days, it became clear the promise only applied to high-end devices like the Galaxy...

Galaxy S20 Fan Edition could also have an Exynos variant

We had confirmed the existence of the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition and revealed its color variants two months ago. Since then, some of its features and specifications have been leaked. The upcoming smartphone is expected to be a spiritual successor to the Galaxy S10 Lite, and its first press render was leaked last week. Now, an interesting piece of information about the phone has surfaced. Until now,...

Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Tab S7+ pre-orders to start in South Korea on August 18

Samsung had unveiled its newest flagship tablets, the Galaxy Tab S7 and the Galaxy Tab S7+, during the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event earlier this month. Now, the company has announced that it will start taking pre-orders for the tablets in South on August 18. The devices will be available for pre-order until August 22 and then go on sale on September 23 in the country. The South Korean firm will sell...

Samsung says its new X-Cube chip packaging tech is now ready

Samsung started manufacturing chips using its brand new 5nm EUV technology a couple of months ago, but that doesn’t mean the company is not improving its older technologies. Earlier today, the South Korean tech giant said that its new X-Cube chip packaging technology, which offers faster speeds and better power efficiency at the same time, is now ready to use. The company’s contract chip manufacturing arm, Samsung Foundry, has completed the production...