Leaked Galaxy Z Fold 2 cases show no front protection

Samsung showcased the Galaxy Z Fold 2 during its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event, but it didn’t detail the phone’s specifications or reveal information about its official accessories. Now, two first-party cases meant for the second-generation Galaxy Fold 2 device have been leaked. The Aramid Standing Cover and the Leather Cover for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 have been listed on Samsung Bulgaria’s website. The...

Samsung reportedly developing mmWave 5G small cells for Verizon

Samsung has been expanding its 5G network equipment business after Huawei was excluded by various countries from participating in the deployment of 5G networks. The South Korean firm has already deployed 5G networks for carriers in Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the US, and other countries. Now, it is being reported that Samsung is developing 5G small cell devices for Verizon. The company’s 5G small cells use Qualcomm’s chipsets. Verizon’s 5G small...

Galaxy A Quantum gets new banking app that uses quantum security chip

The Galaxy A Quantum was launched in South Korea three months ago as an SK Telecom exclusive device. It is a variant of the Galaxy A71 5G with an added quantum security chipset for added security layer. Now, the carrier has announced that the phone’s 5G quantum cryptography technology is currently being used in a new banking app. The IM Bank app, which has been developed by DGB Daegu Bank, uses...

Exclusive: Is this the first sign of a budget Samsung foldable phone?

Samsung is going to release its third foldable smartphone next month but none of the devices that it has released so far can be categorized as “budget.” The lowest you can pay for one of its foldable smartphones right now is $1,380. Then again, the clamshell Galaxy Z Flip does have high-end specs and the world’s first ultra-thin glass display. Budget foldable smartphones are obviously the dream and at some point in the future, there might come a...

Google Play Movies now offer HDR10+ goodness on Samsung TVs

Google Play Movies is the latest Samsung TV app that’s adding support for the HDR10+ standard as of today, with the feature already being live in 117 countries the world over. By all accounts, this addition appears to be encompassing virtually every market in which Samsung is selling its smart television sets at all, which is a pleasant surprise considering how disinterested Google can act toward Europe when it comes to new service launches or major...

The Snapdragon vs Exynos Galaxy Note 20 benchmark results you expect

Anyone with an internet connection and an interest in mobile technology must be aware of the whole Exynos vs Snapdragon debate that’s been going on for a fairly long time. The gist of it is that Samsung flagship phones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon solution are performing better than the same flagships powered by Samsung’s in-house Exynos silicon. This whole debate has been going on for years...

Amazon makes a better-than-Samsung trade-in offer for Galaxy Note 20

Amazon USA has just made Samsung’s trade-in program a lot better than it was, at least as far as the Galaxy Note 20 series and the Galaxy Z Flip are concerned. You can now get up to $700 in credit after buying the new Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, or Galaxy Z Flip from Amazon and trading in your older device with Samsung. The company’s e-shop offers up to $650 trade-in value at most, but Amazon’s...

Samsung steps off smartwatch podium in H1 2020 but could regain it in H2

It appears that Samsung has lost some ground in the race for smartwatch supremacy over the first half of 2020. The company’s global smartwatch shipment revenue share dropped from 9.3% in H1 2019 to 7.2% in H1 2020, and Samsung was outperformed by Apple, Garmin, and Huawei, the latter two of which have pushed the Korean tech giant off the podium. Samsung had the second-largest smartwatch shipment revenue...

You can download the first Galaxy Z Fold 2 firmware update pre-launch

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 was first unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2020 but the hybrid phone didn’t get much time in the limelight because Samsung is planning a more focused launch event for the device on September 1. The company is taking this time to make any necessary tweaks pre-release, and much like the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Tab S7 series before it, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 has already gotten its first firmware update ahead of the official market...

100+ Galaxy Note 20 Ultra owners report day-one camera defects

Dozens of day-one buyers of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra took to Samsung’s forums to report several distinctive camera defects with their devices. The consistency of the reports, as well as the circumstantial evidence accompanying them, indicate Samsung may have a bad batch on its hands. As of Thursday morning CET, there have been over a hundred reports of visible camera module gaps on the back of the...

Galaxy S21+/S30+ battery capacity revealed in super early leak

The Galaxy S21/S30 series may be months away from any possibility of an announcement, but new info regarding Samsung’s 2021 flagships continues to surface. GalaxyClub just spotted a new Samsung battery that appears to be destined for the Galaxy S30+, S21+, or however the direct sequel to this year’s Galaxy S20+ ends up being called. The cell’s designation – “EB-BG996ABY” – strongly suggests the Galaxy S21+ will carry the model number SM-G996,...