Samsung’s cheapest 5G smartphone will use a MediaTek processor

Samsung has big plans to make 5G even more accessible in 2021. After launching the Galaxy A42 5G a few weeks ago, the company seems to be preparing itself for the Galaxy A32 5G’s launch. The device has now appeared in benchmarks, revealing its hardware specifications. The Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326B) has now appeared in the Geekbench 5 results database, revealing that it uses a MediaTek Dimensity 720...

BREAKING: Galaxy S20 FE gets One UI 3.0 update!

This year, Samsung has been impressive with the rollout of the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update to its smartphones. The update has already been rolled out to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Now, the company is rolling it out to the Galaxy S20 FE. The Galaxy S20 FE (SM-G780F) has started receiving the One UI 3.0 update in Russia. The update carries firmware version G780FXXU1BTL1 and includes the December 2020 security...

Here’s Samsung’s Galaxy Book laptop lineup for 2021

Samsung has unveiled its 2021 laptop lineup, and it includes successors to the Galaxy Book Flex, Galaxy Book Ion, and the Notebook Plus. All new laptops use Intel’s 11th Gen. CPUs for improved performance and battery life. The company’s new laptop lineup includes the Galaxy Book Flex 2, Galaxy Book Flex 2 5G, Galaxy Book Ion 2, and the Notebook Plus 2. The South Korean tech giant’s new laptops will...

Every Phantom color option fits the Galaxy S21+ perfectly in these render

The Galaxy S21+ 5G hasn’t been left out the recent wave of leaks and, you guessed it, a handful of official press renders have now emerged to reveal the full design and color range. In case you’re just now catching up, the three color options below are said to be called Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, and Phantom Black. The high-resolution press renders were leaked minutes ago by @evleaks via Voice....

Exynos 2100 is Samsung’s most important chip in 5+ years: Here’s why

Just as we are entering the final stretch of the year, the much-anticipated announcement of the Exynos 2100 reported to be coming by mid-December still hasn’t happened. Possibly because Samsung has been busy doing its best impression of Pixar – still in the service of its chipmaking business, mind you. But even though we’re still waiting for an official launch, some recent developments pretty much confirmed one key suspicion regarding the Exynos...

Galaxy S21 Ultra in Phantom Silver is absolutely gorgeous, see for yourself

After the Galaxy S21, it’s now time for the Galaxy S21 Ultra to shine in the spotlight, thanks to a couple of new press renders that have made their way on the internet via WinFuture. The smartphone’s design features may look familiar thanks to all the previous CAD renders the media has produced in recent months. However, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, as seen in these official (leaked) press renders,...

Galaxy S21 series pricing is going to be both good and bad

The Galaxy S21 series’ exact launch price is one of the final pieces of the puzzle. Samsung’s flagship phones have been in an upwards launch price trajectory for a few years now, so perhaps many fans of the brand are expecting the Galaxy S21 to continue this trend. However, the upcoming flagship might break the cycle, at least to an extent. This is because two out of three Galaxy S21 models will...

Breaking the S Pen’s Galaxy Note exclusivity could lead to great things

There are plenty of reasons to get excited over the upcoming Galaxy S21 lineup. The new camera design looks fantastic and the company has been developing a fresh Exynos 2100 chipset that may finally be capable of matching the performance levels reached by Qualcomm’s solution. But perhaps the most exciting change, in my mind, is the addition of the S Pen, even if it might end up being sold as an optional accessory as opposed to an integral part of...

Leaked official renders reveal the Galaxy S21’s full range of colors

The first official press render portraying the Galaxy S21 got leaked a couple of days ago and much to our expectations, it didn’t take long for additional renders to show up through unofficial means and reveal the phone’s exterior design from more angles. Thanks to WinFuture, we now have a much richer gallery of leaked official Galaxy S21 renders. They show not one but all four color options expected...

Samsung turns to (parts of) Canada for latest 5G win

Samsung’s global 5G push continued this week as the company partnered with Videotron on the launch of the latter’s latest next-generation mobile network. The service is now available in Montreal and will gradually expand throughout the rest of Québec, the Canadian telecom giant said. Videotron opted for Samsung’s 5G RAN solutions in order to power the newly established network. In its current implementation, the service supports AWS,...

Samsung’s SmartThings IoT hub is growing, but how often do you use it?

SmartThings is a giant in the smart home space and, for millions of people, it’s become synonymous with smart living. Samsung continues to add new features to SmartThings while making the platform more inclusive. It will soon benefit from integration with Google Nest products, and users can already take advantage of the new Find feature for locating misplaced wearables, Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch smartwatches included. To top it all off, the...

Will the Galaxy S21 series have a curved display?

We’re still a month away from the official Galaxy S21 announcement, but there’s already enough information to know what to expect on the curved display front. To be more specific, it is all but confirmed that while the Galaxy S21 series won’t mark an end of Samsung’s curved smartphone displays, it will continue the trend of minimizing their adoption. This is something that’s been going on for over...

Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A90 are the latest phones to get One UI 2.5 update

Samsung is quickly expanding the rollout of its One UI 2.5 update to more mid-range smartphones. The Galaxy A50 and the Galaxy A90 5G are the latest devices to get the One UI 2.5 update. The new firmware update also brings these devices up to speed with the latest security patch. The Galaxy A50 is now receiving the One UI 2.5 update in India and Sri Lanka. The latest update with firmware version A505FDDU5BTL1 has...

Global Galaxy Note 20 One UI 3.0 update rollout is now underway

Samsung seems to have finally started pushing the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra to a global audience, following its debut in the US on AT&T’s network last week. As we write this, the update is rolling out to the two phones in Slovakia with firmware version N98xxXXU1CTL5. Other markets will likely be joining the party soon, if the Galaxy S20’s One UI 3.0 release is anything to go by. Of...

Galaxy S21 shames iPhone 12 Pro Max in benchmarks in latest leak

The Galaxy S21 hasn’t been made official yet, but its design and specifications have been leaked already. Now, the performance of the Galaxy S21+ has been compared to the iPhone 12 Pro Max in a new video. The Galaxy S21+ seems to have scored 634,461 points in the AnTuTu benchmark, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max has scored 441,227 points. However, as we all know, benchmarks don’t tell the whole story, and real-world performance is often different from...

New leak sheds light on Galaxy A72’s camera setup

The Galaxy A72 is Samsung’s upcoming premium mid-range smartphone, and it is expected to be unveiled alongside the Galaxy A52 in the coming weeks. The smartphone’s design was leaked yesterday, thanks to the company’s press renders. A new leak now sheds some light on the Galaxy A72’s camera setup and specifications. Our friends at GalaxyClub have managed to dig out some information about the Galaxy A72’s quad-camera setup. According to the new leak,...

Exynos 1080 approaching Snapdragon 888 levels of multi-core performance

Samsung’s newly-announced Exynos 1080 processor is not the company’s flagship chipset, but it still appears to be reaching flagship performance levels. The new Exynos processor is expected to debut inside the Vivo X60 and the Vivo X60 Pro on December 29, and a new leak shows how well the chipset can perform. The Vivo X60 with codename V2047A has appeared in Geekbench 5 results with the Exynos 1080...