Samsung aims to release more customizable home appliances in the future

Samsung is trying to find ways to cope with the consumer lifestyle changes that appeared with the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s home appliance business chief, Lee Jae-Seung, said that the company now aims to become a lifestyle brand by releasing more customizable products. The South Korean tech giant is recalibrating its strategies in the era of the pandemic as consumers try to become healthier and stay safe. These testing times have forced...

Gap between Samsung Foundry and TSMC expected to narrow

Samsung is fiercely trying to compete with foundry market leader TSMC over the past few years. The South Korean firm has envisioned to become the largest foundry firm in the world by 2030, and to achieve that, it must defeat TSMC in terms of market share and technology. Currently, TSMC has more than a 50% share of the foundry market, while Samsung’s market share is 17.4%. The gap between their market share is expected to narrow in the near future. An...

Samsung was the biggest tablet brand in Africa, Europe, and Middle East in Q2 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has revitalized the shrinking tablet market, thanks to remote learning. During the period, Samsung emerged as the biggest tablet vendor in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The company’s tablet shipments increased by nearly 70% from Q2 2019. According to a new report from market analysis firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Samsung shipped around 3.37 million tablets in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions...

Samsung Korea rewards Galaxy Fold 5G users upgrading to Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G

Samsung has announced that it is launching a special rewards program in South Korea that offers benefits to Galaxy Fold 5G users who upgrade to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G. The company said that its ‘Galaxy Fold 5G Special Rewards Program’ offers a reward of KRW 1 million (around $840) in full if a customer who purchased the Galaxy Fold 5G returns it and buys the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G. The Galaxy Fold 5G...

Pentastic Good Lock module redesigns the S Pen Air Command menu

Samsung has released a new Good Lock module that was created specifically for S Pen devices running One UI 2.5, so that includes the Galaxy Note 20 series. It’s called Pentastic and it doesn’t necessarily bring many new features as much as it brings fresh customization options. To begin with, Pentastic adds a new option to change the way the Air Command menu is displayed. As any S Pen user can let...

Original Galaxy Fit had its price cut in half by Best Buy

US retailer Best Buy has slashed the price of the original Galaxy Fit in half shortly after the Galaxy Fit 2 was officially unveiled yesterday. The original Galaxy Fit activity tracker is now available at Best Buy for $50 off, meaning it costs $49.99 as opposed to $99.99. The price reduction is valid for both color options, black or white, but it’s unclear if this is a permanent price drop or a limited-time deal. A 50% price cut is nothing to...

These are Samsung’s nineteen 5G-enabled device models launched so far

Samsung is one of the few OEMs that have embraced the transition to 5G early on and have already pushed numerous 5G-enabled devices to the market at a time when the technology was reaching only a limited number of customers. At present Samsung offers numerous 5G devices in various categories, and as to remind customers of how many 5G options they have, the tech giant recently listed its entire 5G...

Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition sells out in Thailand overnight

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition was unveiled at Unpacked Part 2 along with the standard model and both variants became available for pre-order earlier this week. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition is available in only 7 countries, with Thailand being one of them, and it turns out that demand for the device is very high, at least in the aforementioned market. Samsung Thailand claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition was sold...

One UI 2.5 starts reaching Galaxy Note 10/10+ and co.

The latest iteration of Samsung’s custom mobile OS, One UI 2.5, is now rolling out to the international variants of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+, as well as the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. It hence appears that the entirety of last year’s flagship range is now transitioning to this particular implementation of Android 10. And yes, that includes the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, whereas the Galaxy S10 series...

[Poll Results!] Would the S Pen convince you to buy the Galaxy S21 Ultra?

South Korean media is abuzz with rumors that Samsung is planning to discontinue the Galaxy Note series next year. It’s also claimed that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will come with an S Pen. It could be the only model out of the three Galaxy S21 handsets released next year to feature the stylus. This might not bring a lot of comfort to Galaxy Note loyalists who can’t imagine that their beloved series would be discontinued. Samsung might try to appeal to...

Early Galaxy Z Fold 2 impressions: 3 things I don’t like about Samsung’s new foldable

Samsung only recently made the Galaxy Z Fold 2 fully official, and I’ve been using the device for a couple of days. The Galaxy Fold has been my daily driver for almost a year, and I’ve made it clear several times that Samsung’s foldables are the future and that the Fold has made it nigh impossible for me to go back to using a non-folding smartphone again. It shouldn’t come as a surprise then that I was incredibly excited for the Galaxy Z Fold 2....

Galaxy Note 10 Lite getting One UI 2.5 update – but it may take a while

The Galaxy Note 10 Lite started receiving the One UI 2.5 update, though the rollout appears to be a tightly controlled affair for now. More specifically, the new over-the-air release debuted in Spain on Tuesday, according to SamMobile‘s firmware archive, which also identify its build version as N770FXXU5CTH4. Nothing major happened ever since and it’s currently unclear how many Galaxy Note 10 Lite units the OTA managed to actually reach. What’s...

Infographic explains Samsung’s journey and achievements in the soundbar segment

Samsung entered the soundbar segment in 2008 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US. Since then, the company has released various groundbreaking products, soundbars with industry-first technologies, and went on to become the top soundbar brand in the world. Now, the company has published a new infographic that explains its journey and achievements in the soundbar segment. The company’s...