Samsung’s smartphone market share grows stronger on its home turf in Q2 2020

Samsung maintained its leading position in the global smartphone market during the second quarter of 2020 despite a sharp fall in sales. In South Korea, it managed to grow its market share even further, a new report showed earlier today. The company launched the Galaxy S20 series and various Galaxy A series devices in South Korea in Q2 2020. According to a new report from Counterpoint Research, Samsung’s market share in Q2 2020 improved by three...

Samsung Display wants to keep Huawei as a client, seeks US approval

Samsung Display is reportedly seeking approval from the US Department of Commerce to continue selling OLED panels to Huawei. Much like the company’s semiconductor arm, Samsung Display will be forced by new regulations set in place by the US government to cease supplying Huawei with parts that have been developed using software and technologies originating from the USA. This virtually includes any serious component needed for smartphone manufacturing....

Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition hits China, sells out in 4 minutes

In spite of countless successes, Samsung’s track record with smartphones is far from spotless – largely due to the company’s slow but steady decline into irrelevancy in China, the world’s largest smartphone market. Which makes any individual success in the Far Eastern country all the more significant – especially when it revolves around an exotic, bleeding-edge flagship with an eye-watering $3,300 price tag. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition...

RCS support reaches Galaxy A50 but global outlook remains bleak

The Galaxy A50 isn’t just one of Samsung’s best-selling smartphones from 2019, it’s also among the best-supported devices from the company’s mobile portfolio. Which is saying something, given how strong Samsung’s after-sales game has been in recent times. Yet a year and a half after its debut, the Galaxy A50 continues to impress – most recently due to the addition of RCS support to its feature set. The...

Samsung Galaxy M51 preview: Move aside, Galaxy A71

If you feel like Samsung launches a new Galaxy M series smartphone every day, you aren’t wrong. While the actual frequency isn’t that high, Samsung has brought quite a few new Galaxy M handsets to the market this year. Six, to be exact, with the Galaxy M51 being the latest addition to the constantly-expanding lineup and also the most expensive yet. The headline feature of the Galaxy M51 is no doubt...

Samsung making over 55% in profit on every Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

This year’s Galaxy S20 series won’t end up being Samsung’s best-ever flagship generation in terms of sales, but the Korean giant did manage to charge a healthy markup on it. And that tradition continued with the newly launched Galaxy Note 20 family. That’s according to mobile market experts at Counterpoint Research, who just estimated a single Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SKU with 128GB of storage costs $548...

Galaxy Watch Active 2 is getting some of the best Galaxy Watch 3 features

Samsung has a habit of bringing new features from its latest wearable to at least some existing models. That’s a habit that many of its customers quite like and they’ll be glad to see that it’s sticking with it. The company today confirmed that it’s bringing some of the best Galaxy Watch 3 features to the Galaxy Watch Active 2. The same courtesy has not been extended to the Galaxy Watch Active, though, even though it was also released in 2019. Perhaps...

Galaxy Z Fold 2, Z Flip 5G pre-orders to start in Korea from tomorrow

Samsung has announced that it will start accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5G in Korea starting September 11. South Korean customers would be able to pre-order the new foldable smartphones until September 15. The devices will start shipping the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5G from September 15. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is priced at KRW 2,398,000, and it will be...

Galaxy M51 is official in India, here are the availability and price details

Samsung’s so-called battery monster, the Galaxy M51, was officially introduced to India today ahead of hitting the shelves later this month. The company didn’t reveal any availability details for offline retail channels but the Galaxy M51 will be available online through the Samsung Shop, Amazon.in, and other major online stores. The Galaxy M51 will hit the virtual shelves in India on September 18...