Samsung names new chiefs for its foundry and memory businesses

As a part of its year-end reshuffle, Samsung has named new chiefs for its foundry and memory businesses. The company has announced that Choi Si-young will be the new chief of its foundry business, while Lee Jung-bae will be the new CEO of its memory business unit. Choi Si-young had earlier served as the head of Samsung’s memory manufacturing technology center, while Lee Jung-bae had previously led the company’s DRAM product and technology unit....

Here’s when your Galaxy device is scheduled to get One UI 3.0 stable update

Samsung had announced the One UI 3.0 beta program for developers four months ago. Since then, the company has released the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 beta update to various high-end smartphones. Last month, Samsung had promised that it will release the official roadmap for the One UI 3.0 stable update, and it has done just that. The company has now unveiled the official release schedule for the One...

Apple wants to hit Samsung where it hurts the most

As you’d probably expect, Samsung dominates the smartphone market in its home country of South Korea. Samsung is a force to be reckoned with in South Korea and enjoys exceptional brand loyalty among customers. LG, another Korean tech giant, doesn’t have that kind of dominance in the smartphone market. So it’s safe to say that Koreans’ appetite for Samsung phones is not entirely because of patriotism. Samsung would want to maintain this position for...

Samsung capitalizes on Huawei’s falloff in Gulf region, maintains Q3 lead

Samsung’s market influence is increasing and the company had registered positive Q3 results in numerous regions this year. Samsung is the most prolific smartphone brand in many markets, one of which is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. According to a new report by The Korea Herald citing industry watcher IDC, Samsung was the leading smartphone brand in the GCC region in Q3 2020. The company’s success in this market throughout the third quarter...

Extreme 2-stack technology makes next-gen 256-layer V-NAND possible

Samsung is now developing the 7th generation V-NAND solution and as you may recall, industry reports dating back to September were claiming that Samsung’s next-gen V-NAND will have 176 layers. This may very well still be true, however, according to Korean news outlets citing Samsung during its investors forum on Monday, it is technically possible for Samsung’s V-NAND to boast an impressive 256-layer...

Samsung India is launching new reward programs and WhatsApp Chatbot

Samsung’s push to capture the Indian smartphone market continues. As a result, the company recently introduced a handful of new programs to reward loyal customers and has extended the Referral Program to include Samsung Exclusive Stores. In addition, the company announced today that it has launched a WhatsApp Chatbot meant to help customers connect to the nearest SamsungCafé. Meanwhile, the company revealed that it is now rewarding repeat customers...

One UI 2.5 firmware update reaches the Galaxy M51 and Galaxy A31

One UI 3.0 may be just around the corner but that’s not to say One UI 2.5 has been abandoned. On the contrary, Samsung continues to bring One UI 2.5 to more phones and the latest two additions to the family are the Galaxy A31 and the Galaxy M51. The Galaxy A31 is seemingly receiving the One UI 2.5 firmware update in South Korea. The update carries firmware version A315NKSU1BTK2 and it weighs...

Best Samsung Phones in December 2020 – Picked by experts

Given the sheer number of devices that it releases every year, finding the best Samsung phones can often prove to be a challenge for most customers. It doesn’t matter if you want a flagship or a budget device. Samsung offers plenty of options for all price ranges. To make it easier for you to find the one that best suits your needs, our expert reviewers have created this list of the best Samsung smartphones....

Galaxy S21 to offer hefty price cut over Galaxy S20 series: rumor

Samsung intends to make the Galaxy S21 considerably cheaper compared to the Galaxy S20 price tag, according to a new rumor out of South Korea. The lowest-end member of the next Galaxy S generation is said to retail at between $849 and $899, down from $999 (1.24 million won) for the most affordable Galaxy S20. A similar price cut awaits the Galaxy S21+, rumored to debut at between $1049 and $1099, whereas the Galaxy S20+ was introduced with a $1,199...

Best Samsung Galaxy Tablets in December 2020

Nobody makes Android tablets the way Samsung does. The company is an outlier as it still comes out with a flagship Android tablet every year. As part of the company’s vision to offer something for everyone, Samsung’s lineup also includes mid-range and affordable options. Its flagship tablets have really come into their own over the past few years. This variety can often present a challenge to those...

Best Samsung Watch in 2020

Samsung releases new smartwatches every year. They’re much loved by its customers across the globe. The company went in a different direction for its smartwatches when it decided to embrace the circular design, allowing it to offer customers a more natural user experience. It also uses its own Tizen platform for these devices so that it can offer more functionality. It has taken Samsung some time...

What is the newest Samsung phone? – December 2020

It has often been difficult to keep track of the newest Samsung phone given that the company releases so many throughout the year. Samsung has dozens of models across different series which cater to all price ranges. This page will be updated on a monthly basis to ensure that you can always know what is the newest Samsung phone in each series. The latest Galaxy Phone in every series Galaxy Z Fold...