Samsung Pay Card launched in South Korea

Samsung Electronics has launched the Samsung Pay Card in South Korea earlier today in collaboration with Samsung Card and MasterCard. It’s a physical credit card that’s specifically designed for Samsung Pay users, and it brings along plenty of benefits. Customers can apply for the Samsung Pay Card and manage it only via the Samsung Pay app. Users can check the card number, discounts, payment amount...

Samsung sells dying LCD business to China for $1 billion

Just as Samsung’s LCD divestment was about to break some new records in corporate deliberateness, the tech giant suddenly shifted into overdrive by finalizing a blockbuster factory sale to China. Newly emerged reports out of South Korea claim Samsung found a buyer for its LCD plant in Suzhou. Located in the Jiangsu Province on the eastern shore of mainland China, the said plant represents a significant chunk of what remains of Samsung’s LCD business....

Samsung slips to second position in Southeast Asian smartphone market in Q2 2020

Samsung’s smartphone market share has been dropping over the past few years due to the continued onslaught from the Chinese vendors like OPPO, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Now, a new report claims that the South Korean firm dropped to the second spot in the Southeast Asian market during the second quarter of 2020. According to a new report from market analysis firm Counterpoint Research, Samsung was the second-largest smartphone brand in Southeast Asia...

Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G’s pricing appears to have leaked

The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is expected to be launched as a spiritual successor to the Galaxy S10 Lite. We had exclusively confirmed the phone’s existence three months ago. Its design and specifications have been leaked already, and the device appears to be coming in both LTE (SM-G780) and 5G (SM-G781) variants. Now, the phone’s pricing for the 5G variant appears to have leaked alongside its color...

Samsung foldables have kickstarted the industry’s design renaissance

Whether you love it, hate it, or you’re on the fence about Samsung’s Galaxy Fold lineup, there’s no denying that the Galaxy Fold and its upcoming sequel, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, have already changed the mobile landscape. Regardless of whether or not flexible display technology is the future, the Galaxy Fold’s arrival to the market appears to have persuaded other OEMs to think outside the box, and this...

Galaxy M51 is finally official and available for pre-order in Europe

Nearly half a year after we exclusively confirmed that the Galaxy M51 is in development, Samsung has finally and officially acknowledged the mid-range device without much fanfare. The Galaxy M51 is now available for pre-order in Germany in two color options, black and white, for the price of 360 euro. The phone’s estimated shipping date is September 11. Spec-wise the Galaxy M51 meets our expectations and the mid-range phone does indeed pack a monstrous...

Samsung promotes Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition in 1-minute film

Samsung partnered with New York City-based fashion designer Thom Browne earlier this year, leading to the creation of the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition. The partnership appears to have worked out for both parties as Samsung confirmed a second Thom Browne-labeled device at Galaxy Unpacked 2020, namely the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition. Exact launch and pricing details remain unknown but Samsung is bound to reveal more at Unpacked Part...

Samsung’s affordable foldable phone confirmed for Indian market

We had exclusively revealed last week that Samsung is working on a cheaper foldable smartphone and that it bears model number SM-F415. A couple of days later, the device appeared in the Wi-Fi certification database, hinting towards its impending launch. Now, the South Korean tech firm has confirmed the existence of the device and that it will be launched in India. Samsung has listed a support webpage...

Samsung starts mass production of 16Gb LPDDR5 DRAM chips at Pyeongtaek Line 2 plant

Samsung has announced that the second production line at its Pyeongtaek plant in South Korea has commenced the mass production of the industry’s first 16Gb LPDDR5 DRAM for mobile devices. These chips are being fabricated using the company’s third-generation 10nm-class EUV technology (1z). The South Korean tech giant is the leader of the global DRAM market. It claims that its new LPDDR5 DRAM chips...