Samsung wins multiple European Hardware Community Awards 2020

Samsung launches a lot of products every year, and some of them end up being the best in their respective categories. Now, the company has won multiple awards in the 2020 edition of the European Hardware Community Awards. The winners of these awards are chosen based on a survey, which reaches over 20 million consumers. The South Korean tech giant was chosen as the best smartphone brand of 2020. Samsung’s...

Galaxy M42’s battery capacity revealed, could launch soon in India

Last month, we had exclusively revealed that Samsung is working on two new Galaxy M series smartphones: Galaxy M12s and Galaxy M42. Both smartphones are expected it be launched by the end of this year. The Galaxy M42’s primary camera resolution and internal storage capacity were known. Now, its battery capacity has been revealed. The Galaxy M42’s (SM-M425F) battery with model number...

Galaxy S21 with Snapdragon 875 SoC beats Exynos model in benchmark

Nearly two months have passed since the Exynos-powered Galaxy S21 was benchmarked online but in case there was still any question about it, yes, there will be a Qualcomm-powered variant as well. The Galaxy S21 carrying model number SM-G996U was benchmarked on Geekbench earlier today and the results show a Snapdragon 875 chipset coupled with 8GB of RAM. The Snapdragon 875 SoC hasn’t been officially...

The best part of Samsung’s Scene Optimizer camera feature is also its worst

For the longest time, fans of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone had been asking the company to introduce a dedicated Night camera mode to its flagships. We finally got one last year with the Galaxy S10 series, and while it wasn’t a dedicated mode in the beginning, it turned into one later on. Night mode works by shooting a series of images of the scene at different exposure levels for a few seconds and combining them together to bring out as much detail...

Rugged Galaxy XCover Pro is now available through AT&T and FirstNet

Samsung customers in the USA who are looking to buy a rugged mobile solution now have the option of picking up the Galaxy XCover Pro from AT&T. More so, the device is now available at FirstNet which is a public-private endeavor formed by AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority. The phone is compatible with the dedicated FirstNet network core, FirstNet First Priority, and the Band 14 spectrum. The Galaxy XCover Pro is effectively available...

Battery details for upcoming Galaxy Buds Beyond partly revealed

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S21 series a month earlier than usual, which means that if the flagship phone will be joined on stage by a new pair of wireless earbuds then, obviously, the sequel to the Galaxy Buds Live should also be unveiled in January. Sure enough, Samsung is already getting ready for the product’s release, as evidenced by a certificate found in the database of China’s...

This is Samsung’s 2021 budget phone, the Galaxy M12 (F12), in renders

As far as unannounced Samsung smartphones go, the Galaxy S21 series will probably remain the hottest topic for the remainder of the year, but behind closed doors the Korean tech giant is preparing a slew of new devices for launch in the first half of 2021, ranging from the Galaxy S21 to what could be next year’s most affordable device, the Galaxy M12. The Galaxy M12’s exterior design has been fully...

The possibility of Samsung killing the Galaxy Note series hurts me

There have been rumors for some time now that Samsung may kill the Galaxy Note series. These rumors seemed more plausible as Samsung expanded its flagship offerings. In 2020 alone, the company has launched the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 series in addition to the Galaxy Z Fold 2. If there’s any device that needs an S Pen, it’s the Galaxy Z Fold. The internal foldable display is the perfect canvas for using a stylus. Perhaps the only reason why...

Galaxy Z Fold 2 vs Galaxy Z Flip: Which foldable has the best camera?

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip are both foldable devices, but the audiences they target are radically different. The Galaxy Z Flip is more of a fashion statement, and it’s especially great for women who want a compact phone that can fit in their jeans or purse. The Z Fold 2, meanwhile, is for people looking for a phone that can turn into a tablet in the blink of an eye, giving them large screen...

Samsung’s revolutionary QNED tech ready for mass production: report

Following years of aggressive investments, Samsung Display is all but ready to commercialize quantum dot nanorod (QNED) technologies on a massive scale, industry analysts at UBI Research report. That claim is based on their analysis of nearly 100 new display patents Samsung secured over the course of this year. More specifically, it would appear the company made some extraordinary progress in the segment over the last several months. With that said,...

Samsung UK reveals Black Friday deals and massive BTS Edition discount

Samsung UK is gearing up for Black Friday and so are many British customers who will be hunting for bargains. Samsung will be kicking off its Black Friday event on November 18 and customers have two weeks at their disposal to take advantage of great deals on wearables, smartphones, tablets, and even notebooks. Samsung UK has revealed a handful of upcoming Black Friday deals including a £50 discount on the Galaxy A51 and a £100 discount...

8GB Galaxy A42 5G goes on sale in Taiwan with attractive trade-in deal

Samsung didn’t provide an exact release date when it announced the Galaxy A42 5G for Taiwan almost a full month ago but the phone is finally available for purchase and the company is marking the occasion by introducing the 8GB model. Last month Samsung didn’t make any mentions of the Galaxy A42 5G 8GB variant but customers can now buy it in exchange for an additional NT$ 1,000 ($35) on top of the phone’s entry price. The Galaxy A42 5G equipped with...

Samsung’s historic hiring spree and investments continue in Q3 2020

Samsung is not letting this year’s uncertainty affect its long-term hiring and R&D investment strategy, both of which remain at historic heights. The company today revealed its research and development investments for the first three quarters of the year hit the equivalent of $14.3 billion. Compared to the same period in 2019, that’s a $541 million increase. For added context, Samsung estimates this latest R&D budget to be equivalent to 9.1%...

Private Share is Samsung’s new blockchain-based secure file transfer app

There are a number of ways through which you can transfer files between mobile devices. You can use Bluetooth, NFC, Nearby Share, Samsung’s Quick Share or just shoot your recipient an email if it’s not a big file. The question remains, how do you go about ensuring the security of what you’ve just shared? Samsung seems to have been thinking along the same lines. We hear that the company has been developing a new app called Private Share. This app...

Will Samsung put an end to all its Exynos woes with Exynos 2100?

Samsung’s Exynos chipsets have been criticized a lot this year, especially the Exynos 990 that was used in the Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy Note 20. The Exynos 990’s performance was sub-par and its power efficiency was low. Many loyal fans even wrote a petition to Samsung to stop using Exynos chipsets in high-end Galaxy devices. However, things could change dramatically next year. The Exynos 1080 chipset, which was announced a couple of days ago, can...